The Military Sealift Command (MSC) combat stores ship USNS Sirius (T-AFS 8) cruises along side USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a vertical replenishment evolution.
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Arabian Gulf (Mar. 06, 2004) The Military Sealift Command (MSC) combat stores ship USNS Sirius (T-AFS 8) cruises along side USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a vertical replenishment evolution while operating in the Arabian Gulf. The Norfolk, Va. based nuclear aircraft carrier and Carrier Strike Group (CSG) are on a scheduled deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 1st Class Brien Aho. File# 040306-N-5319A-004
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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