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Sailors assigned to USS Enterprise (CVN 65) return to Naval Station Norfolk following operations in support of the global war on terrorism.
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Norfolk, Va. (Nov. 18, 2006) Sailors assigned to USS Enterprise (CVN 65) return to Naval Station Norfolk following operations in support of the global war on terrorism. Enterprise Carrier Strike Group is comprised of Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1), Destroyer Squadron Two (DESRON-2), nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65), guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74), guided-missile frigate USS Nicholas (FFG 47), and fast combat support ship USS Supply (T-AOE 6). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ash Severe File# 061118-N-1831S-083
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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