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Piloting an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Stingers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113, Capt. Craig Williams performs a supersonic flyby of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during his aerial change of command.
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Mar. 01, 2007) Piloting an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Stingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113, Capt. Craig Williams performs a supersonic flyby of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during his aerial change of command. Capt. Richard Butler took over as the commander of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14 during the ceremony. Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is currently underway in support of operations in the western Pacific. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Scott File# 070301-N-1635S-003
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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