Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Dalia Ignacio folds her laundry aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during a break in her schedule.
Summary
U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Jun. 28, 2010) Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Dalia Ignacio folds her laundry aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during a break in her schedule. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kilho Park) File# 100628-N-6003P-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.