The official party salutes the colors at the historical decommissioning ceremony of the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67).

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The official party salutes the colors at the historical decommissioning ceremony of the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67).

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MAYPORT, Fla. (Mar. 23, 2007) The official party salutes the colors at the historical decommissioning ceremony of the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67). Kennedy served its country with more than 38 years of service and 18 official deployments. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Susan Cornell File# 070323-N-8544C-038

Carriers

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.