Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Phillip Washington unravels a firefighting hose during a flight deck fire drill.
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ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 13, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Phillip Washington unravels a firefighting hose during a flight deck fire drill aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Benjamin Crossley) File# 120113-N-BT887-638
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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