Capt. Chip Miller, right, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) speaks with Deputy Chief of Mission Minh Tien Nguyen of Vietnam.
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NORFOLK (Jun. 30, 2010) Capt. Chip Miller, right, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) speaks with Deputy Chief of Mission Minh Tien Nguyen of Vietnam during a visit to the ship marking the 15th anniversary of the reestablishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and the Vietnam. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brent Thacker) File# 100630-N-7908T-047
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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