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A damage control team from USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) prepares to enter a flooded training compartment during the 5th Annual Damage Control (DC) Olympics at Farrier Fire Fighting School.
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NORFOLK, Va. (Jun. 27, 2007) A damage control team from USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) prepares to enter a flooded training compartment during the 5th Annual Damage Control (DC) Olympics at Farrier Fire Fighting School. The DC Olympics brings together damage controlmen from various fleet commands to compete in a variety of events designed to test their professional skills. The competition allows Sailors to compare techniques and hone their fire fighting abilities. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kitt Amaritnant File# 070627-N-8148A-157
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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