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An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Tophatters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 takes off from USS John C. Stennis' (CVN 74) flight deck as Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force ship JS Akebono (DD 108) steams alongside.
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PHILIPPINE SEA (Mar. 29, 2016) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Tophatters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 takes off from USS John C. Stennis' (CVN 74) flight deck as Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force ship JS Akebono (DD 108) steams alongside. Providing a ready force supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific, John C. Stennis is operating as part of the Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled 7th Fleet deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andre T. Richard) File# 160329-N-XX566-024
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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