Capt. Ronald Reis, commanding officer of the the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), addresses the crew during an awards and frocking ceremony.

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Capt. Ronald Reis, commanding officer of the the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), addresses the crew during an awards and frocking ceremony.

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ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 21, 2011) Capt. Ronald Reis, commanding officer of the the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), addresses the crew during an awards and frocking ceremony. John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate) File# 111221-N-OY799-489

Carriers

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.