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The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) makes final preparations to provide fuel to the Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155) during a fueling at sea (FAS) evolution.
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Persian Gulf (Apr. 21, 2006) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) makes final preparations to provide fuel to the Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155) during a fueling at sea (FAS) evolution. Reagan is currently deployed as part of a routine rotation of U.S. maritime forces in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, as well as conducting Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in the region. MSO set the conditions for security and stability in the maritime environment as well as complement the counter-terrorism and security efforts in regional nations. MSO deny international terrorists use of the maritime environment as a venue for attack or to transport personnel, weapons, or other material. U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 3rd Class Aaron Burden File# 060421-N-7130B-015
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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