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Fleet Carriers ... Light Fleet Carriers ... Merchant Aircraft Carriers...
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www.hazegray.org/navhist/carriers/uk_index.htm
www.hazegray.org/navhist/carriers/uk_index.htm
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Aircraft carrier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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An aircraft carrier is a warship designed with a primary mission of deploying and recovering aircraft, acting as a seagoing airbase. Aircraft carriers thus allow a naval force to project air power g...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_carrier
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Since World War II, the U.S. Navy's carriers have been the national force of choice. In over 80% of the times when the World was faced with international violence, the United States has responded with one or more carrier task forces. ... Aircraft Carriers — Navy Fact File page ... Aircraft Carriers — Digital Images...
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www.navy.mil/navydata/ships/carriers/carriers.asp
www.navy.mil/navydata/ships/carriers/carriers.asp
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Aircraft Carriers - CVN ... Aircraft Carriers support and operate aircraft that engage in attacks on airborne, afloat and ashore targets that threaten free use of the sea; and engage in sustained power projection operations in support U.S. and coalition ground forces in Operation Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.
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www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4200&tid=200...
www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4200&tid=200&ct=4
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When the U.S. Navy really needs to impress people, it flies them out to one of its super aircraft carriers. Standing 20 stories above the water and stretching 1,092 feet (333 meters) from bow to stern (about as long as the 77-story Chrysler...
http://www.howstuffworks.com/aircraft-carrier.htm
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Aircraft carriers are routinely forward deployed around the world, engaging in joint (U.S. Navy, Marines, Army and Air Force) and combined (with other allied nations) exercises. These exercises hone combat skills as well as providing valuable experience in operating with other forces.
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www.fas.org/programs/ssp/man/uswpns/navy/aircraftcarrie...
www.fas.org/programs/ssp/man/uswpns/navy/aircraftcarriers/carriers.html
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NOTE: This monograph, Evolution Of Aircraft Carriers, has been out of print for many years and paper copies are no longer available through the Naval Aviation History Branch or the Government Printing Office.
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www.history.navy.mil/branches/car-toc.htm
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