Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Adm. John B. Nathman walks through the ceremonial quarterdeck as the a .40-caliber 17-gun salute is conducted from the flight deck prior to the decommissioning ceremony of USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67).
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MAYPORT, Fla. (Mar. 23, 2007) Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Adm. John B. Nathman walks through the ceremonial quarterdeck as the a .40-caliber 17-gun salute is conducted from the flight deck prior to the decommissioning ceremony of USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67). More than 4,000 people were in attendance to honor Kennedys 18 deployments and nearly 39 years of distinguished service. The historic warship was placed in inactive state. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tommy Gilligan File# 070323-N-4565G-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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