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Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class John Coughlin relaxes for a moment on a C-2A Greyhound aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).
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SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sep. 02, 2011) Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class John Coughlin, from Houston, Texas, relaxes for a moment on a C-2A Greyhound assigned to the Providers of Fleet Logistics Combat Squadron (VRC) 30 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled western Pacific Ocean and Arabian Gulf deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Will Tyndall) File# 110902-N-GC412-198
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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