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PACIFIC OCEAN (Jun. 03, 2008) An Sailor gives the signal for an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Fist of the Fleet" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 25 to taxi forward on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). aviation boatswain's mate (handling) direct aircraft on the flight deck and in the hangar bays before launch and after recovery cycles. The Hornet is an all-weather, fighter and a refueling attack aircraft. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph M. Buliavac File# 080603-N-3659B-372
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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