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Ships from seven different nations steam alongside USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) while conducting a multi-national task force group photo exercise marking the conclusion of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2004.
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Pacific Ocean (Jul. 22, 2004) Ships from seven different nations steam alongside USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) while conducting a multi-national task force group photo exercise marking the conclusion of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2004. The ship and Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are taking part in RIMPAC 2004. RIMPAC is the largest international maritime exercise in the waters around the Hawaiian Islands. This year's exercise included seven participating nations; Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, South Korea, United Kingdom and United States. RIMPAC is intended to enhance the tactical proficiency of participating units in a wide array of combined operations at sea, while enhancing stability in the Pacific Rim region. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Richard Waite For more information go to: http://www.cpf.navy.mil/RIMPAC2004/ File# 040722-N-1513W-189
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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