An F/A-18 Hornet launches from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during the morning flight operations cycle.
Summary
ARABIAN SEA (Aug. 26, 2010) An F/A-18 Hornet launches from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during the morning flight operations cycle. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike group is deployed supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kilho Park) File# 100826-N-6003P-196
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.
