Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Apprentice Peter Cirincione subdues his attacker during a hand-to-hand combat training scenario on the fantail of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 02, 2010) Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Apprentice Peter Cirincione subdues his attacker during a hand-to-hand combat training scenario on the fantail of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) while working through the effects of the oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray in his eyes. Auxiliary forces from various departments aboard Abraham Lincoln receive in port security force training by the ship's Master-at-Arms during a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 7th and 5th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Luciano Marano) File# 101002-N-2218M-182
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.