An MH-60S Seahawk, assigned to the
Summary
PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 17, 2007) An MH-60S Seahawk, assigned to the "Blackjacks" of Helicopter Support Command Squadron (HSC) 21, transfers cargo from Military Sealift Command fast-combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7) to nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz Strike Group and embarked Carrier Air Wing 11 are deployed to 7th Fleet. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman David L. Smart File# 070817-N-0890S-021
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.