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Damage Controlman 2nd Class Gift N. Chombwe, attached to the aircraft carrier Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78).
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Mar. 21, 2014) Damage Controlman 2nd Class Gift N. Chombwe, attached to the aircraft carrier Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), trains Sailors in proper hose-handling techniques during damage control training in the PCU's training classroom. In partnership with Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding, the crew of Gerald R. Ford is developing a technologically advanced, adaptable and proficient crew for the Navy's future aircraft carrier platform. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua J. Wahl) File# 140321-N-KK576-182
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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