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The amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) patrols the Arabian Gulf.
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Arabian Gulf (Jun. 28, 2003) The amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) patrols the Arabian Gulf. Iwo Jima is assigned to the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and is currently deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). OIF is the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. U.S. Navy photo by Airman Joshua Tyree File# 030629-N-4284T-002
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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