Personnelman 2nd Class Dewitt Washington, left, is assisted by Yeoman Seaman Zion Johnson, right, in donning his fire gear to participate in a General Quarters (GQ) drill.

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Personnelman 2nd Class Dewitt Washington, left, is assisted by Yeoman Seaman Zion Johnson, right, in donning his fire gear to participate in a General Quarters (GQ) drill.

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Gulf of Mexico (Sep. 14, 2005) Personnelman 2nd Class Dewitt Washington, left, is assisted by Yeoman Seaman Zion Johnson, right, in donning his fire gear to participate in a General Quarters (GQ) drill aboard the Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Truman is currently deployed to the Gulf Coast in support of Hurricane Katrina operations. The Navy's involvement in the Hurricane Katrina humanitarian assistance operations are led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in conjunction with the Department of Defense. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Kathaleen A. Knowles File# 050914-N-6495K-007

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.