Admiral John B. Nathman, far right, and Admiral William J. Fallon salute during honors arrival of Secretary of the Navy, Gordon R. England.

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Admiral John B. Nathman, far right, and Admiral William J. Fallon salute during honors arrival of Secretary of the Navy, Gordon R. England.

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Naval Station Norfolk, Va. (Feb. 18, 2005) Admiral John B. Nathman, far right, and Admiral William J. Fallon salute during honors arrival of Secretary of the Navy, Gordon R. England, during a change of command ceremony for Commander, Fleet Forces Command held aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Adm. Fallon relinquished command to Adm. Nathman, and is headed to Pacific Command, headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he will replace the retiring Adm. Thomas B. Fargo. U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate Airman Jonathan Hutto File# 050218-N-3333H-011

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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.