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USS John C. Stennis Enduring Freedom
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Operation Enduring Freedom (Feb. 20, 2002) USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) turns out of the wind and picks up speed to reset its course in preparation for the next cycle of flight operations. John C. Stennis and Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) are conducting missions over Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Tina Lamb. File# 020220-N-9312L-548
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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