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Vice President Mike Pence shakes hands with Chief Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Christopher Fiske upon his arrival to Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka.

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Vice President Mike Pence shakes hands with Chief Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Christopher Fiske upon his arrival to Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka.

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YOKOSUKA, Japan (Apr. 19, 2017) Vice President Mike Pence shakes hands with Chief Master-at-Arms Christopher Fiske upon his arrival to Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka. Pence's visit to Yokosuka Wednesday is part of an official trip to the Asia-Pacific region reinforcing the United States' full commitment to its security alliances. During the Vice President's visit he spoke with military leaders and later with Sailors aboard USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76). Fleet Activities Yokosuka provides, maintains, and operates base facilities and services in support of 7th Fleet's forward-deployed naval forces, 71 tenant commands, and 26,000 military and civilian personnel. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter Burghart) File# 170419-N-XN177-227

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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19/04/2017 - 19/04/2017
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