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An F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Two Three (VX-23), piloted by Lt. Cmdr. Gerald Hanson, makes the first trap.

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An F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Two Three (VX-23), piloted by Lt. Cmdr. Gerald Hanson, makes the first trap.

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Atlantic Ocean (Jul. 24, 2003) An F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the Salty Dogs" of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Two Three (VX-23), piloted by Lt. Cmdr. Gerald Hanson, makes the first "trap" aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) as part of the ships initial flight deck certification process. Ronald Reagan is currently underway off the coast of Virginia. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Frankie Bridges. File# 030724-N-2700B-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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24/07/2003 - 24/07/2003
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Atlantic Ocean
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