The U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) sits pier-side at Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka.
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YOKOSUKA, Japan (Feb. 22, 2016) The U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) sits pier-side at Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka. FLEACT Yokosuka provides, maintains, and operates base facilities and services in support of 7th Fleet's forward-deployed naval forces, 83 tenant commands, and 24,000 military and civilian personnel. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Peter Burghart) File# 160222-N-XN177-173
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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