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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 24, 2009) Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 3rd Class David Bellows, assigned to the "Nightdippers" of Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron (HS) 5 performs maintenance on a .50-caliber crew-served weapon aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during the Carrier Strike Group 8 Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX). COMPTUEX is a training exercise to test capabilities and ensure readiness before a deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Holly Whitfill) File# 090124-N-4750W-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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