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Rear Admiral Haakon Bruun-Hanssen, Chief of Staff Royal Norwegian Navy, passes through the

Rear Admiral Haakon Bruun-Hanssen, Chief of Staff Royal Norwegian Navy, passes through the

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Apr. 30, 2009) Rear Admiral Haakon Bruun-Hanssen, Chief of Staff Royal Norwegian Navy, passes through the "rainbow" sideboys on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Truman is currently underway conducting Tailored Ships Training Availability (TSTA) and Final Evaluation Phase (FEP) in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daron Street) File# 090430-N-2844S-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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30/04/2009 - 30/04/2009
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