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An F-14D Tomcat from the Tomcatters of Fighter Squadron Three One (VF-31) launches from one of four steam driven catapults during night operations on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).
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Pacific Ocean (Jul. 12, 2004) An F-14D Tomcat from the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron Three One (VF-31) launches from one of four steam driven catapults during night operations on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The ship and Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are taking part in the multi-national maritime exercise "Rim of the Pacific 2004" (RIMPAC). RIMPAC is the largest international maritime exercise in the waters around the Hawaiian Islands. This year's exercise includes seven participating nations; Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, South Korea, United Kingdom and United States. RIMPAC is intended to enhance the tactical proficiency of participating units in a wide array of combined operations at sea, while enhancing stability in the Pacific Rim region. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Mark J. Rebilas For more information go to: www.cpf.navy.mil/RIMPAC2004/ File# 040712-N-6213R-206
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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