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Capt. David H. Buss assists Capt. James A. Mcdonell with his sword prior to a Change of Command ceremony aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).
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San Diego, Calif. (Dec. 10, 2003) Capt. David H. Buss assists Capt. James A. Mcdonell with his sword prior to a Change of Command ceremony aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Capt. Buss will relieve Capt. McDonell as Commanding Officer of the nuclear powered aircraft carrier at Naval Air Station, North Island, Calif. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Mark J. Rebilas. File# 031210-N-6213R-081
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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