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Aviation Machinist Mate Airman Jeremy Fortaleza, left, and Aviation Support Equipment Technician Airman John Sexton pressure wash the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN73).
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Jun. 13, 2009) Aviation Machinist Mate Airman Jeremy Fortaleza, left, and Aviation Support Equipment Technician Airman John Sexton pressure wash the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN73). George Washington is underway supporting security and stability in the western Pacific Ocean during her first summer deployment since becoming the U.S. Navy's only forward deployed aircraft carrier. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Adam K. Thomas) File# 090613-N-6720T-040
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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