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An F/A-18C Hornet completes a launch from the number one catapult aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).
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Pacific Ocean (Aug. 28, 2006) An F/A-18C Hornet completes a launch from the number one catapult aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). This all-weather fighter/attack aircraft is aboard Reagan to train junior aviators in carrier flight operations. Reagan is currently underway conducting Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualifications (FRS-CQ). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron Burden File# 060828-N-7130B-356
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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