Airman John Lujan of Marfa, Texas, takes time out of his day for fitness to ensure he is ready for the upcoming semi-annual physical fitness assessment (PFA).
Summary
Atlantic Ocean (Apr. 29, 2006) Airman John Lujan of Marfa, Texas, takes time out of his day for fitness to ensure he is ready for the upcoming semi-annual physical fitness assessment (PFA) aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Eisenhower and embarked Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) are participating in their Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Andrew Geraci File# 060429-N-9174G-002
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.