Capt. Jose. R. Corpus, right, Chief of Staff for Carrier Group 5, is presented the Bronze Star Medal.
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Aboard USS Kitty Hawk Capt. Jose. R. Corpus, right, Chief of Staff for Carrier Group 5, is presented the Bronze Star Medal by Vice Adm. Robert Willard, Commander Seventh Fleet during a ceremony aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Vice Adm. Timothy J. Keating, U.S. 5th Fleet commander, awarded the medal to Corpus for his role in providing combat air support to U.S. and coalition forces and for his instrumental contribution in the planning and execution of all aspects of air defense and strike planning for three carrier strike groups in the North Arabian Gulf. Corpus forceful leadership enabled the embarked air wing to fly more than 2,200 combat sorties during the operation.
U.S. Navy photo. File# 030712-N-9999K-009
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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