Airman Apprentice Frank Baylon assigned to the Fist of the Fleet of Strike Fighter Squadron Two Five (VFA-25) cleans the canopy of an F/A-18C Hornet.
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Persian Gulf (Feb. 25, 2006) Airman Apprentice Frank Baylon assigned to the Fist of the Fleet of Strike Fighter Squadron Two Five (VFA-25) cleans the canopy of an F/A-18C Hornet on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Reagan is 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 Photographers Mate Airman Kathleen Gorby File# 060225-N-4776G-015
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.
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