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Aircraft Carriers
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Aircraft carriers provide a wide range of possible response for the National Command Authority. The mission of the aircraft carrier is to provide a credible, sustainable, independent forward presence and conventional deterrence in peacetime, to operate as the cornerstone of joint/allied maritime expeditionary forces in times of crisis, to operate and support aircraft attacks on enemies, to protect friendly forces, and to engage in sustained independent operations in war. 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 operations in support of other forces. Aircraft carriers are deployed worldwide in support of U.S. interests and commitments. They can respond to global crises in ways ranging from peacetime presence to full scale war. Together with their on-board air wings, the carriers have vital roles across the full spectrum of conflict. The carrier is the heart of the naval fleet and is protected by destroyers and other screening ships to stop enemy craft from threatening it. The carrier's onboard fighters may engage aerial, as well as surface targets. |
