F-14 Night Launch from CVN 74 (CVN-74)
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At sea aboard USS John C. Stennis A timed photographic exposure of an F-14A "Tomcat" launching from the flight deck displays the afterburner trail of the aircraft as it accelerates away from the ship. John C. Stennis and Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) are conducting combat missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Michael Arteaga. File# 020301-N-7397A-001
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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