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F/A-18 Hornets join a formation of aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17.
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ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 25, 2012) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22, right, flown by Lt. Cmdr. Warren Tomlinson and Lt. j.g. Josh Raymond, an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to VFA-81, flown by Lt. Daniel Solfelt, an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to VFA-113, flown by Cmdr. Craig Sicola, and an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to VFA-25 flown by Lt. Taylor Hesse, join a formation of aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 during a mission flown from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and CVW 17 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans) File# 120225-N-DR144-611
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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