Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) greet children from Saint Joseph School during a community service project.

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Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) greet children from Saint Joseph School during a community service project.

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KOTA KINABALU (Oct. 03, 2012) Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) greet children from Saint Joseph School during a community service project. John C. Stennis is returning to the U.S. 7th and 5th Fleet areas of responsibility four months ahead of schedule in order to maintain combatant commander requirements and Navy assets in the region. The U.S. Navy is constantly deployed to preserve peace, protect commerce, and deter aggression through forward presence. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Will Tyndall) File# 121003-N-GC412-003

Carriers

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.