An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to the
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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 27, 2016) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to the "Tridents" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9 carries supplies to the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) during a vertical replenishment with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO 195). Bush is underway conducting training and completing qualifications in preparation for an upcoming deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan Seelbach) File# 160827-N-XI307-012
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.