An F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the Marauders of Strike Fighter Squadron Eight Two (VFA-82) prepares to receive fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker assigned to 380th Aerial Refueling Wing.
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Central Command Area of Responsibility (Jan. 07, 2004) An F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the Marauders of Strike Fighter Squadron Eight Two (VFA-82) prepares to receive fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker assigned to 380th Aerial Refueling Wing. Visible under the Hornets starboard wing pylon is a laser-guided bomb. VFA-82 is deployed with Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) aboard USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Carrier Strike Group (CSG), conducting missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and the continued war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Perry Solomon. File# 040107-N-3799S-004
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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