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Capt. Thom Burke, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) answers questions during an interview with local media.

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Capt. Thom Burke, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) answers questions during an interview with local media.

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SAN DIEGO (Jan. 06, 2012) Capt. Thom Burke, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) answers questions during an interview with local media prior to the ship's departure from its homeport of Naval Base Coronado to Naval Base Kitsap for scheduled docked planned incremental availability maintenance. Ronald Reagan will be homeported in Bremerton, Wash. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kyle Carlstrom) File# 120106-N-NB544-033

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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06/01/2012 - 06/01/2012
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U.S. NAVY
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