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The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) make a turn after the completion another cycle of flight operations.
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Persian Gulf (Apr. 14, 2006) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) make a turn after the completion another cycle of flight operations. Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike group has worked around the clock supporting forces on the ground in both Afghanistan and Iraq. Reagan is currently deployed as part of a routine rotation of U.S. maritime forces in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, as well as conducting Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in the region. MSO set the conditions for security and stability in the maritime environment as well as complement the counter-terrorism and security efforts of regional nations. MSO deny international terrorists use of the maritime environment as a venue for attack or to transport personnel, weapons, or other material. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Spike Call File# 060414-N-5961C-004
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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