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Aviation Boatswain's Mate Airman Michael Selvey signals that he has completed his job confirming the weight of an F/A-18F Super Hornet aboard nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68).
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PERSIAN GULF (May. 25, 2007) Aviation Boatswain's Mate Airman Michael Selvey signals that he has completed his job confirming the weight of an F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the "Black Aces" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, aboard nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and embarked Carrier Air Wing 11 are deployed to 5th Fleet conducting maritime operations and supporting the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joseph Pol Sebastian Gocong File# 070525-N-5484G-041
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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