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Cmdr. Ken Whitwell conducts an eye examination on Chief Logistics Specialist Charline McDonel, from Hillard, Ohio, assigned to the Red Lions of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 15.
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Sep. 17, 2014) Cmdr. Ken Whitwell conducts an eye examination on Chief Logistics Specialist Charline McDonel, from Hillard, Ohio, assigned to the Red Lions of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 15, in medical aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17, are on deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Valiant Shield. Valiant Shield is a U.S.-only biennial exercise in which participation will focus on the integration of joint training among U.S. forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Scott Fenaroli) File# 140917-N-HD510-047
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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