Various U.S. Navy aircraft fly in formation during a flyover demonstration for military officials from the People's Republic of China who are visiting aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68). The aircraft include, from foreground: F-14A Tomcat aircraft, A-6E Intruder aircraft, A-7E Corsair II aircraft, and an EA-6B Prowler aircraft leading a group composed of two S-3A Vikings and an A-6E Intruder

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Various U.S. Navy aircraft fly in formation during a flyover demonstration for military officials from the People's Republic of China who are visiting aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68). The aircraft include, from foreground: F-14A Tomcat aircraft, A-6E Intruder aircraft, A-7E Corsair II aircraft, and an EA-6B Prowler aircraft leading a group composed of two S-3A Vikings and an A-6E Intruder

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Country: Pacific Ocean(POC)

Scene Camera Operator: Unknown

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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.