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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 03, 2017) Cmdr. Kevin Robb, left, commanding officer of the"Blacklions" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213, and United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group commander Commodore Andrew Betton await orders before launching in an F/A-18F Super Hornet aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) during exercise Saxon Warrior 2017. The U.S. and United Kingdom co-hosted carrier strike group exercise demonstrates interoperability and capability to respond to crises and deter potential threats. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Grant P. Ammon) File# 170803-N-OH194-140
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.