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Naval Air Crewman 2nd Class Thomas Fortney, from Knoxsville, Tenn., assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 6, lowers the hoist during a drill.
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Jun. 25, 2012) Naval Air Crewman 2nd Class Thomas Fortney, from Knoxsville, Tenn., assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 6, lowers the hoist during a drill as part of plane guard operations for the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway conducting carrier qualifications in preparation for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012, the world's largest international maritime exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael D. Cole) File# 120625-N-CV785-011
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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