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At sea aboard USS Abraham Lincoln In response to the President's message, "Be Ready," USS Abraham Lincoln Sailors spell out "READY NOW" as the Lincoln Battle Group reports on station to conduct combat missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Lincoln and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW 14) are currently deployed and will join the Washington Battle Group, which is scheduled to return to its homeport of Norfolk, Va, in the near future. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Gabriel Piper. File# 020911-N-6020P-021

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Авианосцы - это военные корабли, которые служат авиабазами для авианосных самолетов. В ВМС США они состоят из кораблей с классификационными обозначениями корпуса CV (авианосец), CVA (ударный авианосец), CVB (большой авианосец), CVL (легкий авианосец), CVN (авианосец (ядерная силовая установка). и CVAN (авианосец-штурмовик (ядерная силовая установка). Первым авианосцем, введенным в эксплуатацию ВМС США, стал USS Langley (CV-1) 20 марта 1922 года.