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Crew members assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 32 the stand by on the flight deck aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) waiting for their old and new commanding officers as they return from a change-of-command ceremony.
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PERSIAN GULF (Dec. 18, 2007) Crew members assigned to the "Swordsmen" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 32 the stand by on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) waiting for their old and new commanding officers as they return from a change-of-command ceremony held in the air. Truman and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3 are underway on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Matthew Bookwalter File# 071218-N-1688B-347
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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