A Naval Aviator assigned to the Seahawks of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One Two Six (VAW-126) looks out over the flight deck.
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Atlantic Ocean (Oct. 17, 2005) A Naval Aviator assigned to the "Seahawks" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One Two Six (VAW-126) looks out over the flight deck just before climbing aboard an E-2C Hawkeye during preparations for flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Truman is currently conducting carrier qualifications and sustainment training with embarked Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) off the East Coast. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Kristopher Wilson File# 051017-N-5345W-078
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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