Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Angela Crabtree, from San Diego, directs an F/A-18E Hornet.
Summary
PACIFIC OCEAN (May. 04, 2013) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Angela Crabtree, from San Diego, directs an F/A-18E Hornet assigned to the Sidewinders of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is underway conducting flight deck certifications and carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Black) File# 130504-N-AV746-037
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.