F/A-18 Night Launch, US Navy Photogrpah
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At sea aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (Oct. 27, 2001) An F/A-18 Hornet from the "Sidewinders" of Strike Fighter Squadron Eight Six (VFA-86) prepares for launch from the flight deck of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). VFA-86 is part of Carrier Air Wing One (CVW 1) that is deployed on USS Theodore Roosevelt and conducting missions in support of operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy Photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jeremy Hall. File# 011027-N-3896H-002
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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