Rear Adm. John Alexander, Commander, Battle Force 7th Fleet, has a bucket of water poured on him in celebration of his final arrested landing aboard the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).
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SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jul. 16, 2016) Rear Adm. John Alexander, Commander, Battle Force 7th Fleet, has a bucket of water poured on him in celebration of his final arrested landing aboard the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan, the Carrier Strike Group Five (CSG 5) flagship, is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan McFarlane) File# 160716-N-IN729-126
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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