Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Holly Degroot, left, and Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Joshua Best.
Summary
STRAIT OF MALACCA (Oct. 06, 2012) Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Holly Degroot, left, and Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Joshua Best, assigned to the Eightballers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8, run out to chalk and chain an MH-60S Knighthawk returning to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. John C. Stennis is returning to U.S. 7th and 5th Fleet areas of responsibility four months ahead of schedule in order to maintain combatant commander requirements and Navy assets in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Charlotte C. Oliver) File# 121006-N-HV737-026
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.