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EA-6B, US Navy Photogrpah, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)
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At sea aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt A safety observer watches an EA-6B "Prowler" from the "Rooks" of Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron One Three Seven (VAQ-137) launch from the flight deck of USS Theodore Roosevelt. The Rooks are part of Carrier Air Wing One (CVW 1) currently deployed with the Roosevelt in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy Photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Amy DelaTorres. File# 020120-N-6626D-006
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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