Sailors stationed aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) wave good-bye to family and friends on the pier at Naval Air Station (NAS) North Island.
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San Diego, Calif. (May. 07, 2005) Sailors stationed aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) wave good-bye to family and friends on the pier at Naval Air Station (NAS) North Island. The Nimitz and her crew are deploying for six-months in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 3rd Class Stefanie Broughton File# 050507-N-5621B-048
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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