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USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) sails in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

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USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) sails in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

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U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Apr. 16, 2015) The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) are underway in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Anna Van Nuys) File# 150416-N-GR120-349

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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16/04/2015 - 16/04/2015
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U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS
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