Capt. Ronald H. Henderson, Commanding Officer of the USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67), re-enlists Aviation Administrationman 1st Class Jimmy Nolen and Electronic's Technician 1st Class Charles Lackey, during a visit by NASCAR's Casey Atwood
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Mayport, Fla. (Jul. 03, 2003) Capt. Ronald H. Henderson, Commanding Officer of the USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67), re-enlists Aviation Administrationman 1st Class Jimmy Nolen and Electronic's Technician 1st Class Charles Lackey, during a visit by NASCAR's Casey Atwood, driver for the Navy sponsored car belonging to the Fitz-Bradshaw racing team. U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 3rd Class Joshua Karsten. File# 030702-N-8704K-032
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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