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The U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) returns to Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka following its 2017 patrol.
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YOKOSUKA, Japan (Dec. 04, 2017) The U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) returns to Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka following its 2017 patrol. FLEACT Yokosuka provides, maintains, and operates base facilities and services in support of 7th Fleet's forward-deployed naval forces, 71 tenant commands, and 24,000 military and civilian personnel. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter Burghart) File# 171204-N-XN177-103
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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