An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Indians of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HCS) 6 takes off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68).
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Apr. 06, 2013) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Indians of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HCS) 6 takes off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway for a sustainment training exercise in preparation for an upcoming deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Raul Moreno Jr.) File# 130406-N-LP801-095
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.