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F-14 Tomcat on Flight Deck, operation Enduring Freedom
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At sea aboard USS John C. Stennis An F-14 Tomcat from the "Checkmates" of Fighter Squadron Two One One (VF-211) maneuvers the flight deck while taxiing prior to positioning for launch. The Stennis is on a scheduled six-month deployment, and is conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 1st Class Kevin H. Tierney File# 020108-N-6077T-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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