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USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) conducts flight operations while underway in the Arabian Gulf.

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ARABIAN GULF (Apr. 04, 2011) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) conducts flight operations while underway in the Arabian Gulf. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are conducting maritime security operations and close-air support missions in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Timothy A. Hazel) File# 110404-N-6505H-537

Carriers

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.