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Mike, beemer biemiller, on board the uss constellation, cv64. Since its commissioning, nearly 120,000 sailors and marines have served aboard the ship. Uss constellation cv64 photos and history a us navy usn f14d tomcat, fighter squadron two vf2, bounty hunters, makes a hard landing on the deck of the usn kitty hawk class aircraft carrier uss constellation after returning from a mission in support of operation iraqi freedom. It is the only naval vessel ever given the right to display red, white, and blue designation numbers.
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