The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) launches aircraft.

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The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) launches aircraft.

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PACIFIC OCEAN (May. 01, 2015) The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) launches aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9. The ships comprising the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group are participating in a group sail exercise designed to develop coordinated capabilities. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Christopher Frost) File# 150501-N-IK337-501

Aircraft carriers are warships that act as airbases for carrier-based aircraft. In the United States Navy, these consist of ships commissioned with hull classification symbols CV (aircraft carrier), CVA (attack aircraft carrier), CVB (large aircraft carrier), CVL (light aircraft carrier), CVN (aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion) and CVAN (attack aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion). The first aircraft carrier commissioned into the United States Navy was USS Langley (CV-1) on 20 March 1922.

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01/05/2015 - 01/05/2015
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PACIFIC OCEAN
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U.S. NAVY
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