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A U.S. Navy Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 138 (VAQ-138, the"Yellowjackets"), Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW-9), EA-6B Prowler electronic warfare aircraft moves to launch position aboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74) on March 28, 2007. The STENNIS Carrier Strike Group is in the Persian Gulf working together with the EISENHOWER Carrier Strike Group in a joint exercise while deployed to the U.S. Navy 5th Fleet Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Apprentice Kyle Steckler) (Released)

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A U.S. Navy Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 138 (VAQ-138, the"Yellowjackets"), Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW-9), EA-6B Prowler electronic warfare aircraft moves to launch position aboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74) on March 28, 2007. The STENNIS Carrier Strike Group is in the Persian Gulf working together with the EISENHOWER Carrier Strike Group in a joint exercise while deployed to the U.S. Navy 5th Fleet Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Apprentice Kyle Steckler) (Released)

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Base: USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)

Scene Camera Operator: MCSA Kyle Steckler, USN

Release Status: Released to Public
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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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28/03/2007
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