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Rear Adm. Mark D. Guadagnini signals to launch an F/A-18C Hornet aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).
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ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 05, 2011) Rear Adm. Mark D. Guadagnini, commander of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, signals to launch an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Blue Blasters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brian Morales) File# 110105-N-4973M-106
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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