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The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and French nuclear powered surface vessel, FS Charles de Gaulle (R-91) conduct joint operations in the Persian Gulf.
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Persian Gulf (Apr. 27, 2006) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and French nuclear powered surface vessel, FS Charles de Gaulle (R-91) conduct joint operations in the Persian Gulf as part of a passing exercise (PASSEX). Both the U.S. and France are part of the coalition effort currently conducting Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in the region. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Spike Call File# 060427-N-5961C-002
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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