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Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 2nd Class Nick Hoffman greets his wife and daughter after returning to Naval Air Station Jacksonville.
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Jacksonville, Fla. (Mar. 10, 2006) Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 2nd Class Nick Hoffman greets his wife and daughter after returning to Naval Air Station Jacksonville from deployment aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Roosevelt and Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) are returning from a six-month deployment in support of maritime security operations and the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by PhotographerUs Mate 3rd Class David Didier File# 060310-N-6936D-006
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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