Lt. Wes Vinyard, right, of Mableton, Ga., and Lt. Pamela Nickrand, of Jacksonville, Fla., give the signal to launch an EA-6B Prowler .

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Lt. Wes Vinyard, right, of Mableton, Ga., and Lt. Pamela Nickrand, of Jacksonville, Fla., give the signal to launch an EA-6B Prowler .

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Atlantic Ocean (Jun. 13, 2004) Lt. Wes Vinyard, right, of Mableton, Ga., and Lt. Pamela Nickrand, of Jacksonville, Fla., give the signal to launch an EA-6B Prowler assigned to the Rooks of Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron One Three Seven (VAQ-137) aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65). Enterprise is one of seven aircraft carriers involved in Summer Pulse 2004. Summer Pulse 2004 is the simultaneous deployment of seven aircraft carrier strike groups (CSGs), demonstrating the ability of the Navy to provide credible combat power across the globe, in five theaters with other U.S., allied, and coalition military forces. Summer Pulse is the Navy's first deployment under its Fleet Response Plan (FRP). The strike group will conduct a scheduled training exercise followed by overseas Pulse operations. The strike group will conduct a scheduled training exercise followed by overseas Pulse operations. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Marcel A. Barbeau For more information go to: www.cffc.navy.mil/summerpulse04.htm File# 040613-N-6293B-024

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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