060811-N-0555B-147 (Aug. 11, 2006)San Diego Chargers football player LaDanian Tomlinson (56), a running back, signs autographs for US Navy (USN) Sailors on the flight deck aboard USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) during his visit on the ship. The Chargers held practice on the flight deck of the Navy's newest aircraft carrier in preparation for their first pre-season game against the Green Bay Packers.U.S. Navy official photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 3rd Class (AW) Christopher D. Blachly (RELEASED)
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Base: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)
Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Christopher Blachly, USN
Release Status: Released to Public
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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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