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Lt.j.g. Brandon Sheets performs a pre-flight inspection of an SH-60 Seahawk.
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Persian Gulf (Apr. 02, 2006) Lt.j.g. Brandon Sheets performs a pre-flight inspection of an SH-60 Seahawk assigned to the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Four (HS-4), aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Reagan is currently deployed as part of a routine rotation of U.S. maritime forces in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, conducting Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in the region. MSO helps deny international terrorists use of the maritime environment as a venue for attack or to transport personnel, weapons, or other material. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Christopher D. Blachly File# 060402-N-0555B-134
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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