Former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush arrive aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77).
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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jun. 10, 2012) Former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush arrive aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). The Navy's newest aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush hosted the ship's namesake and former President George H.W. Bush, along with his family and friends including former President George W. Bush, for a promotion and reenlistment ceremony in the ship's hangar bay during a scheduled underway-training evolution. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Carrel Regis) File# 120610-N-RH181-025
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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