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Gen. David H. Petraeus visits USS Nimitz on Thanksgiving Day, 2009.
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GULF OF OMAN (Nov. 26, 2009) Gen. David H. Petraeus, center, commander, U.S. Central Command thanks Rear Adm. John Miller, left, commander Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11 and Capt. Bret Batchelder, right, commander Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 after a flight in an F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the "Black Aces" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 are currently deployed to the Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eduardo Zaragoza Class ) File# 091126-N-9760Z-148
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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