Sailors practice donning protective gear during a chemical, biological and radiological (CBR) attack drill on the mess decks of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68).
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PACIFIC OCEAN (May. 10, 2014) Sailors practice donning protective gear during a chemical, biological and radiological (CBR) attack drill on the mess decks of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway after successfully completing flight deck certifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Siobhana R. McEwen) File# 140510-N-MX772-061
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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