Players from the National Football League (NFL) Tennessee Titans are greeted by Sailors from the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71).
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Nashville, Tenn. (Oct. 12, 2003) Players from the National Football League (NFL) Tennessee Titans are greeted by Sailors from the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), as they take the field during week six of the regular season against the Houston Texans. Crewmembers were invited by the Titans and the city of Nashville as guests to enjoy the game and participate in opening ceremonies. U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 3rd Class Jamie L. Mills. File# 031012-N-0987M-504
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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