An HH-60H Seahawk, bottom, assigned to the
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Jun. 05, 2008) An HH-60H Seahawk, bottom, assigned to the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4 passes an MH-60S Seahawk assigned to the "Blackjacks" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 while participating in an ammunition on-load between the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10). The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Scott File# 080605-N-1635S-005
Aircraft carriers are warships that act as airbases for carrier-based aircraft. In the United States Navy, these consist of ships commissioned with hull classification symbols CV (aircraft carrier), CVA (attack aircraft carrier), CVB (large aircraft carrier), CVL (light aircraft carrier), CVN (aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion) and CVAN (attack aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion). The first aircraft carrier commissioned into the United States Navy was USS Langley (CV-1) on 20 March 1922.