Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Jose Pinon-Sanchez fills out an answer sheet for the second class petty officer advancement exam aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).
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ARABIAN SEA (Mar. 08, 2007) Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Jose Pinon-Sanchez fills out an answer sheet for the second class petty officer advancement exam aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The advancement exam is a semi-annual exam required to advance to the next rank and pay grade. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations (MSO). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman John Wagner File# 070308-N-3038W-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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