Cmdr. John Hewitt, outgoing commanding officer of the Seahawks of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 126, top, and his relief, Cmdr. Przemyslaw Kaczynski, left, fly E-2C Hawkeyes while Capt. George Wikoff.

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Cmdr. John Hewitt, outgoing commanding officer of the Seahawks of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 126, top, and his relief, Cmdr. Przemyslaw Kaczynski, left, fly E-2C Hawkeyes while Capt. George Wikoff.

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GULF OF OMAN (Mar. 18, 2014) Cmdr. John Hewitt, outgoing commanding officer of the Seahawks of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 126, top, and his relief, Cmdr. Przemyslaw Kaczynski, left, fly E-2C Hawkeyes while Capt. George Wikoff, commander of Carrier Air Wing 3, flies an E/A18G Growler, assigned to the Zappers of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 130 in formation over the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during an aerial change of command ceremony. Harry S. Truman, flagship for the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, supporting theater security cooperation efforts and supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Karl Anderson) File# 140318-N-ZG705-051

Carriers

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.