Navy Chaplain, Lt. Kenneth Medve, prepares for communion during Roman Catholic service in the foc'sle aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).
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Persian Gulf (Feb. 26, 2006) Navy Chaplain, Lt. Kenneth Medve, prepares for communion during Roman Catholic service in the foc'sle aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Reagan and embarked Carrier Air Wing One Four (CVW-14) are currently deployed on her maiden deployment conducting Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in the region and participating in the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Dominique M. Lasco File# 060226-N-2959L-122
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.