Those images of us aircraft carriers evacuating thousands in the wake of flooding stick in my mind.

美国的航空母舰在洪水爆发之后抢救疏散成千上万民众的景象仍然在冲击着我的头脑。

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The USSR were never able to compete with US aircraft carriers, and at their peak were 30 years behind in carrier technology.

苏联的航母从来都不是美国的对手，即便在他们的全盛时期，航母技术也落后了美国30年。

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Those images of the us aircraft carriers and transport ships evacuating thousands in the wake of the flooding still stick in my mind.

美国的航空母舰和运输舰在洪水爆发之后抢救疏散成千上万民众的景象仍然在冲击着我的头脑。

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Northrop had seen supplying the US Navy with ships and aircraft carriers as core to their business, but they are reviewing that strategy as the Pentagon has said it will focus priorities on smaller, more nimble weaponry.

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It and the seven other operational Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are the core of the US's world conventional military reach.

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In general, carriers such as American and US Airways allocate 30 minutes to board a narrowbody aircraft.

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