Capt. Andres Brugal, Executive Officer aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), details the duties and responsibilities associated with this position.
Summary
Norfolk, Va. (Apr. 28, 2004) Capt. Andres Brugal, Executive Officer aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), details the duties and responsibilities associated with this position to Aviation Boatswain's Mate Handling 1st Class Darwin Soriano, of San Diego, Calif. Soriano is participating in Ronald Reagan's Executive Officer Shadow program, which provides an opportunity for individual crew members to work with the XO for a day. Ronald Reagan is conducting a 48-hour Fast Cruise to prepare for getting underway after completing a six-month Post Shakedown Availability period at Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Va. The ship will soon be transiting to its homeport of San Diego, Calif. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Stefanie Antosh. File# 040428-N-5621A-028
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.
Tags
Date
Location
Source
Copyright info