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Fire Controlman 3rd Class Kenneth Breeden, left, is assisted by Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Tonee Barachina in folding the national ensign on the flight deck aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).

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Fire Controlman 3rd Class Kenneth Breeden, left, is assisted by Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Tonee Barachina in folding the national ensign on the flight deck aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).

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Pacific Ocean (Apr. 27, 2005) Fire Controlman 3rd Class Kenneth Breeden, left, is assisted by Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Tonee Barachina in folding the national ensign on the flight deck aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) after the call to shift colors. The Nimitz-class nuclear powered aircraft carrier is currently underway conducting routine carrier operations. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Aaron Burden File# 050427-N-7130B-099

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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27/04/2005 - 27/04/2005
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