Lt. Cmdr. Joseph Greenslade, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213, hugs his twin daughters.

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Lt. Cmdr. Joseph Greenslade, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213, hugs his twin daughters.

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NAVAL AIR STATION OCEANA (Dec. 07, 2011) Lt. Cmdr. Joseph Greenslade, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213, hugs his twin daughters after the squadron returned from six-month deployment aboard USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Indra Bosko) File# 111207-N-IE405-279

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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.