Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead salutes during the presentation of colors during the change of command ceremony for U.S. Fleet Forces Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert and Adm. John C. Harvey, Jr.
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NORFOLK (Jul. 24, 2009) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead salutes during the presentation of colors during the change of command ceremony for U.S. Fleet Forces Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert and Adm. John C. Harvey, Jr. aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) at Naval Station Norfolk. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tiffini Jones Vanderwyst) File# 090724-N-8273J-014
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.