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Interior Communications Electrician 2nd Class Alexander Manygoats explains the significance and symbolism of a Native American marriage basket at a presentation given by USS Carl Vinson�s American Heritage Observance Committee.
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Newport News, Va. (Nov. 22, 2006) Interior Communications Electrician 2nd Class Alexander Manygoats explains the significance and symbolism of a Native American marriage basket at a presentation given by USS Carl Vinsons American Heritage Observance Committee during an observance of American Indian and Alaskan Native Heritage Month. USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) is currently undergoing a scheduled refueling complex overhaul (RCOH) at Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Amanda L. Bruechert File# 061122-N-4707B-023
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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