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Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 1st Class James Webb, from Yokosuka, Japan, directs a C-2A Greyhound from the
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PACIFIC OCEAN (May. 06, 2009) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 1st Class James Webb, from Yokosuka, Japan, directs a C-2A Greyhound from the "Providers" of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30 before launching from the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 are on a scheduled six-month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Josue L. Escobosa) File# 090506-N-9928E-025
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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