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Sailors rinse USS John C. Stennis' (CVN 74) flight deck during a scheduled wash-down.

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Sailors rinse USS John C. Stennis' (CVN 74) flight deck during a scheduled wash-down.

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 20, 2015) Sailors rinse USS John C. Stennis' (CVN 74) flight deck during a scheduled wash-down. Stennis' crew is currently preparing for fleet replacement squadron carrier qualifications and sustainment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Rodriguez Santiago) File# 151020-N-GZ947-069

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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20/10/2015 - 20/10/2015
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