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Damage Controlman 3rd Class Letitia Gwathney participates in a fire drill in aircraft intermediate maintenance department's jet engine repair shop aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).
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PERSIAN GULF (Jun. 30, 2007) Damage Controlman 3rd Class Letitia Gwathney participates in a fire drill in aircraft intermediate maintenance department's jet engine repair shop aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Fire drills are conducted to maintain Sailors proficiency to respond to any type of fire or incident that could occur aboard an aircraft carrier. Stennis and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 are on a scheduled deployment in support of the global war on terrorism and maritime operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jon Hyde File# 070630-N-3729H-061
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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