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Aviation Structural Mechanic Equipment 2nd Class Rurik Wagner, assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron One Three Seven (VAQ-137) walks his bride to an alter setup on a pier for a surprise wedding, planned by his fianc�.
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Coronado, Calif. (Aug. 04, 2006) Aviation Structural Mechanic Equipment 2nd Class Rurik Wagner, assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron One Three Seven (VAQ-137) walks his bride to an alter setup on a pier for a surprise wedding, planned by his fianc. Both met last year during a port call, the couple planned on getting married in Las Vegas, Nev., upon Wagner's return from deployment, but she decided to surprise him with friends and family from around the country with a wedding ceremony on the pier. VAQ-137 embarked aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) is returning from a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the global war on terrorism and maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tiffini M. Jones File# 060804-N-8273J-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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