Rear Adm. John Alexander, Commander, Battle Force 7th Fleet, is on approach for his final arrested landing on the flight deck of the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in an E/A-18 Growler.
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SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jul. 16, 2016) Rear Adm. John Alexander, Commander, Battle Force 7th Fleet, is on approach for his final arrested landing on the flight deck of the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in an E/A-18 Growler assigned to the "Shadowhawks" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141. 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 Eduardo Otero) File# 160716-N-KH151-016
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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