Aircraft Carriers
A mind map about the Elements and Interactions of the USN Aircraft Carriers
1. Context
1.1. External Impacts
1.1.1. Social
1.1.1.1. Ship Builders
1.1.1.2. Aircraft Manufacturers
1.1.1.3. Military Families
1.1.1.3.1. Tiger Cruises
1.1.1.4. Voters
1.1.2. Politcal
1.1.2.1. Conflict Deterance
1.1.2.2. Show of Force
1.1.2.3. Multi-National Excersises
1.1.3. Techincal
1.1.3.1. Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL)
1.1.3.2. Naval Drones
1.1.3.3. Electromagnetic Catapults
1.1.4. Ethical
1.1.5. Environmental
1.1.5.1. Pollution
1.1.5.2. Ordinance Disposal
1.2. Current and Future Challenges
1.2.1. Mid-Life Refueling
1.2.2. Less Human Involvement
2. Interactions
2.1. With the Aircraft Carrier
2.1.1. Air Carrier Wings
2.1.2. Carrier Strike Groups
2.1.2.1. Battleships
2.1.2.2. Destroyers
2.1.2.3. Submarines
2.1.3. Allied Aircraft
2.1.4. Other Aircraft Carriers
2.2. By the Aircraft Carrier
2.2.1. Enemy Forces
2.2.1.1. Airstrikes
2.2.1.2. Insertion of Soldiers
2.2.2. Humanitarian Aid
3. Elements
3.1. Physical
3.1.1. Ships
3.1.1.1. USS Nimitz (CVN-68)
3.1.1.2. USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69)
3.1.1.3. USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)
3.1.1.4. USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)
3.1.1.5. USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)
3.1.1.6. USS George Washington (CVN-73)
3.1.1.7. USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74)
3.1.1.8. USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)
3.1.1.9. USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)
3.1.1.10. USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77)
3.1.2. Aircraft
3.1.2.1. Strike
3.1.2.1.1. F/A-18C/D Hornet
3.1.2.1.2. F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
3.1.2.2. Electronic Warfare
3.1.2.2.1. E/A-18G Growler
3.1.2.2.2. E-2C Hawkeye
3.1.2.3. Cargo
3.1.2.3.1. C-2 Greyhound
3.1.2.4. Helicopters
3.1.2.4.1. MH-60R/S Seahawk
3.1.3. Flight Deck
3.1.3.1. Catapults
3.1.3.2. Arresting Wires
3.1.3.3. Landing Systems
3.1.3.4. LSO
3.1.4. Defence System
3.1.4.1. Cruise Missiles
3.1.4.2. Surface to Air Missiles (SAM)
3.1.4.3. Close in Weapons
3.1.5. Propulsion System
3.1.6. Mechanical System
3.1.7. Electrical System
3.1.8. Radar System
3.2. Government
3.2.1. US Navy
3.2.1.1. Carrier Air Wing
3.2.1.2. Carrier Strike Group
3.2.1.3. SECNAV
3.2.2. US Marine Corps
3.2.3. White House
3.2.3.1. POTUS
3.2.3.2. Secretary of Defense
3.3. Human
3.3.1. Officers
3.3.2. Enlisted