Rear Adm. Nora Tyson, Commander, Carrier Strike Group 2, shakes hands with Jose Allegrini, the Deputy Mayor of Marseille, France.
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MARSEILLE, France (Nov. 25, 2011) Rear Adm. Nora Tyson, Commander, Carrier Strike Group 2, shakes hands with Jose Allegrini, the Deputy Mayor of Marseille, France, during a reception ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kevin J. Steinberg) File# 111125-N-TB177-144
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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