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PACFIC OCEAN (Jun. 29, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Megan Lynch directs an aircraft while Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Kevin Williams observes on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is participating in fleet replacement squadron carrier qualifications while transiting to San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate) File# 120629-N-OY799-073
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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