Yeoman Seaman Michael Barnes, assigned to the administration department of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), dons a MCU-2P gas mask.
Summary
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sep. 25, 2010) Yeoman Seaman Michael Barnes, assigned to the administration department of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), dons a MCU-2P gas mask during a chemical, biological, and radiological (CBR) drill in the ship's hangar bay. This is the first time the crew of George H.W. Bush has trained for a CBR attack. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tony Curtis) File# 100925-N-3374C-032
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.
