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Chief of Naval Operation (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead dons flight gear aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68).
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NORTH ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 07, 2010) Chief of Naval Operation (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead dons flight gear at the conclusion of his visit to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nichelle Whitfield) File# 100107-N-7939W-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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