Sailors prepare an F/A-18C Hornet for launch on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).
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Indian Ocean (Feb. 15, 2006) Sailors prepare an F/A-18C Hornet for launch on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Reagan is currently underway on its maiden deployment in support of the global war on terrorism and maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Aaron Burden File# 060215-N-7130B-066
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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