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Rear Adm. T. K. Shannon, commander of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, salutes as Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)
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PERTH, Australia (Apr. 25, 2012) Rear Adm. T. K. Shannon, commander of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, salutes as Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) pass the reviewing stand while marching in the Australia and New Zealand Army Corps Day March through downtown Perth. The national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand honors those who died and served in military operations for their countries. Carl Vinson is anchored in Perth, Australia, for a port visit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans) File# 120425-N-DR144-395
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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