An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron One Three One (VFA-131) launches off the deck of USS George Washington (CVN 73) during late afternoon flight operations.

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An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron One Three One (VFA-131) launches off the deck of USS George Washington (CVN 73) during late afternoon flight operations.

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Arabian Gulf (Mar. 20, 2004) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron One Three One (VFA-131) launches off the deck of USS George Washington (CVN 73) during late afternoon flight operations. The Norfolk, Va.-based nuclear powered aircraft carrier is on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 1st Class Brien Aho. File# 040320-N-5319A-003

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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.