Chief petty officers and chief petty officer selectees assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) participate in a community service event at Dog Beach.
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OCEAN BEACH, Calif. (Sep. 01, 2010) Chief petty officers and chief petty officer selectees assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) participate in a community service event at Dog Beach, a pet friendly area of San Diego's Ocean Beach. More than 70 Ronald Reagan chiefs and chief selects participated in the 7th Annual San Diego CPO Pride Day, which began at the museum and continued with community service activities throughout the San Diego Country area. Ronald Reagan is at homeport in San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kyle W. Carlstrom) File# 100901-N-3178C-478
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.