he guided missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) cruises in the Pacific Ocean as a C-2A Greyhound assigned to the Providers of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron Three Zero (VRC-30), prepares to land
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Pacific Ocean (Jan. 18, 2005) The guided missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) cruises in the Pacific Ocean as a C-2A Greyhound assigned to the Providers of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron Three Zero (VRC-30), prepares to land on the flight deck aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is currently underway in the Pacific Ocean conducting routine carrier operations. U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 3rd Class Kitt Amaritnant File# 050118-N-8148A-021
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.