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Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) render honors during a change of command ceremony.
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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Aug. 09, 2018) Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) render honors during a change of command ceremony. Capt. Kyle P. Higgins assumed command of the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier from Capt. Paul C. Spedero, Jr. Eisenhower is undergoing a Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) at Norfolk Naval Shipyard during the maintenance phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan (OFRP). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cole Keller) File# 180809-N-RX777-007
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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