U.S. Navy SEAMAN DeAsia Jackson scans the horizon through the"Big Eyes"binoculars while standing watch as the starboard forward lookout onboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) on Nov. 16, 2006. The REAGAN is currently conducting training squadron carrier qualifications off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 1ST Class (AW/SW/NAC) James Thierry) (Released)
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Base: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)
Scene Camera Operator: MC1 James Thierry, USN
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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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Date
16/11/2006
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The U.S. National Archives
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