Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert speaks to Lt. Sara Donnelly, from Norfolk, Va., during a visit aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).
Summary
ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 08, 2011) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert speaks to Lt. Sara Donnelly, from Norfolk, Va., during a visit aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Greenert and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Rick D. West spent the day touring spaces, meeting Sailors and observing shipboard operations. John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Walter M. Wayman) File# 111008-N-VN693-168
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.