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Capt. Andrew Loiselle speaks to Sailors and distinguished guests after relieving Capt. Brian Luther.
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NORFOLK, Va. (Jun. 20, 2013) Capt. Andrew Loiselle speaks to Sailors and distinguished guests after relieving Capt. Brian Luther as the commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ernest R. Scott) File# 130620-N-ZN152-096
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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