The Honorable Richard H. Jones (second from left), United States Ambassador to Kuwait, and guests observe flight operations aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), America�s oldest active warship
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The Arabian Gulf (Mar. 07, 2003) The Honorable Richard H. Jones (second from left), United States Ambassador to Kuwait, and guests observe flight operations aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), Americas oldest active warship. Kitty Hawk is deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 3rd Class Todd Frantom. File# 030307-N-1810F-003
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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