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Executive Officer of USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), says farewell to his children before departing
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Naval Station Everett, WA (Jul. 20, 2002) Capt. Kevin O'Flaherty, Executive Officer USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), says farewell to his children before departing on a scheduled six-month deployment. Lincoln and her embarked carrier air wing (CVW) will be conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Julie Matyascik. File# 020720-N-5292M-008
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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