Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 2nd Class Andrew Battaglia and his family pose for a caricature aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during a friends and family day cruise.
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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jul. 08, 2017) Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 2nd Class Andrew Battaglia and his family pose for a caricature aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during a friends and family day cruise. The ship is underway during the sustainment phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Devin A. Lowe) File# 170708-N-FG807-238
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.