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Sailors man the rails of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) as the ship departs San Diego.
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SAN DIEGO (Feb. 02, 2011) Sailors man the rails of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) as the ship departs San Diego. Ronald Reagan is getting underway to conduct joint task force exercises and a deployment to the western Pacific Ocean in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dylan McCord) File# 110202-N-5684M-137
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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