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Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) Andrew Howard observes the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) conduct flight operations in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 21, 2017) Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) Andrew Howard observes the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) conduct flight operations in support of Operation Inherent Resolve from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Tridents" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel Gaither) File# 170221-N-OX430-175
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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