Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Gary Armstrong, front, from Rockford, Ill., and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Michael Cross, from Halifax, Pa., guide an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Mar. 24, 2014) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Gary Armstrong, front, from Rockford, Ill., and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Michael Cross, from Halifax, Pa., guide an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the "Sidewinders" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86 to a catapult on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is underway, conducting tailored ship's training availability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jonathan Nelson) File# 140324-N-WO404-222
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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