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he aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) steams away from Mount Suribachi and the island of Iwo Jima
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The Pacific Ocean (May. 17, 2003) The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) steams away from Mount Suribachi and the island of Iwo Jima, Japan. During World War II this island was the site of a significant naval amphibious assault, where on February 19, 1945, over 30,000 U.S. Marines and Sailors went ashore facing heavily fortified Japanese forces. U.S. casualties included over 8,700 combat deaths and over 19,000 wounded. 22,000 Japanese perished during the heated battle. The Carl Vinson Srike force departed Bremerton in mid-January. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Inez Lawson. File# 030517-N-7265L-141
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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