Adm. Robert J. Natter, Commander, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, speaks during his Change of Command ceremony.
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Norfolk, Va. (Oct. 03, 2003) Adm. Robert J. Natter, Commander, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, speaks during his Change of Command ceremony on the flight deck of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Adm. Natter relinquished command of the Navy's Fleet Forces Command and U.S. Atlantic Fleet to Adm. William J. Fallon. U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 1st Class Brien Aho. File# 031003-N-5319A-003
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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