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{{US Navy infobox
|align="center" colspan="2"|[[Image:USN seal.JPG|200px]]
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| image        =ABdestroyers.jpg
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| warships    =167
!colspan="2" align="center" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy  no-repeat scroll top left;"|United States Navy
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| subs        =70
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| auxilliaries =46
|Created
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| aircraft    =3700+  
|13 October 1775
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| officers    =51,328 (2009)  
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| enlisted    =276,424 (2009)
|Deployable battle-force ships
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| reserves    =108,389
|278
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| midshipman  =4,472  
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| civilians    =190,988 (2009)
|Submarines
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| ocs          =[[United States Naval Academy]]<br/>Annapolis, Maryland
|70
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| bootcamp    =[[Great Lakes Naval Training Center]]<br/>Waukeegan, Illinois
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| secnav      =Ray Mabus
|Aircraft
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| cno          =Admiral Gary Roughead
|4,000 +
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| vcno        =Vice Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert
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| cnp          =Vice Admiral Mark E. Ferguson, III
|Auxiliary vessels
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| mcpon        =MCPON (SS/SW) Rick D. West
|100
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}}
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!colspan="2" align="center" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy no-repeat scroll top left;"|Personnel
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|-
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|Active Duty total
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|341,053
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|Officers
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|52,436
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|Enlisted
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|284,145
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|Midshipmen
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|4,472  
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|Reserves
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|127,850
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|Civilian employees
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|176,547
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!colspan="2" align="center" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy  no-repeat scroll top left;"|Leadership
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|Secretary of the Navy
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|Donald C. Winter
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|Chief of Naval Operations
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|Admiral Michael Mullin
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|Master Chief Petty Officer  of the Navy
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|MCPON(SW/FMF) Joe R. Campa
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The '''United States Navy''' is one of the four branches of the [[Department of Defense]] which has the mission to maintain, train and equip combat-ready Naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression and maintaining freedom of the seas.  
 
The '''United States Navy''' is one of the four branches of the [[Department of Defense]] which has the mission to maintain, train and equip combat-ready Naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression and maintaining freedom of the seas.  
  
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===The Secretary of the Navy ===
 
===The Secretary of the Navy ===
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The Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) is responsible for, and has the authority under Title 10 of the United States Code, to conduct all the affairs of the Department of the Navy, including: recruiting, organizing, supplying, equipping, training, mobilizing, and demobilizing. The Secretary also oversees the construction, outfitting, and repair of naval ships, equipment and facilities. SECNAV is responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies and programs that are consistent with the national security policies and objectives established by the President and the Secretary of Defense. The Department of the Navy consists of two uniformed Services: the United States Navy and the [[United States Marine Corps]].  
 
The Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) is responsible for, and has the authority under Title 10 of the United States Code, to conduct all the affairs of the Department of the Navy, including: recruiting, organizing, supplying, equipping, training, mobilizing, and demobilizing. The Secretary also oversees the construction, outfitting, and repair of naval ships, equipment and facilities. SECNAV is responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies and programs that are consistent with the national security policies and objectives established by the President and the Secretary of Defense. The Department of the Navy consists of two uniformed Services: the United States Navy and the [[United States Marine Corps]].  
  
 
===Chief of Naval Operations===
 
===Chief of Naval Operations===
[[Image:Chart3a-cno.gif|200px|right|]]
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[[Image:Chart3a-cno.gif|200px|right]]
 
The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) is the senior military officer in the Navy. The CNO is a four-star admiral and is responsible to the Secretary of the Navy for the command, utilization of resources and operating efficiency of the operating forces of the Navy and of the Navy shore activities assigned by the Secretary.
 
The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) is the senior military officer in the Navy. The CNO is a four-star admiral and is responsible to the Secretary of the Navy for the command, utilization of resources and operating efficiency of the operating forces of the Navy and of the Navy shore activities assigned by the Secretary.
  
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===The Shore Establishment===
 
===The Shore Establishment===
[[Image:Org shore.gif|200px|right|]]  
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[[Image:Org shore.gif|200px|right]]  
 
The shore establishment provides support to the operating forces (known as "the fleet") in the form of: facilities for the repair of machinery and electronics; communications centers; training areas and simulators; ship and aircraft repair; intelligence and meteorological support; storage areas for repair parts, fuel, and munitions; medical and dental facilities; and air bases.
 
The shore establishment provides support to the operating forces (known as "the fleet") in the form of: facilities for the repair of machinery and electronics; communications centers; training areas and simulators; ship and aircraft repair; intelligence and meteorological support; storage areas for repair parts, fuel, and munitions; medical and dental facilities; and air bases.
 
*[http://www.npc.navy.mil/channels Bureau of Naval Personnel]
 
*[http://www.npc.navy.mil/channels Bureau of Naval Personnel]
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===The Operating Forces===
 
===The Operating Forces===
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The operating forces commanders and fleet commanders have a dual chain of command. Administratively, they report to the Chief of Naval Operations and provide, train, and equip naval forces. Operationally, they provide naval forces and report to the appropriate Unified Combatant Commanders. Commander Fleet Forces Command commands and controls fleet assets on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts for interdeployment training cycle purposes. As units of the Navy enter the area of responsibility for a particular Navy area commander, they are operationally assigned to the appropriate numbered fleet. All Navy units also have an administrative chain of command with the various ships reporting to the appropriate Type Commander.
 
The operating forces commanders and fleet commanders have a dual chain of command. Administratively, they report to the Chief of Naval Operations and provide, train, and equip naval forces. Operationally, they provide naval forces and report to the appropriate Unified Combatant Commanders. Commander Fleet Forces Command commands and controls fleet assets on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts for interdeployment training cycle purposes. As units of the Navy enter the area of responsibility for a particular Navy area commander, they are operationally assigned to the appropriate numbered fleet. All Navy units also have an administrative chain of command with the various ships reporting to the appropriate Type Commander.
 
*[https://www.cni.navy.mil/cnic_hq_site/index.htm Commander, Naval Installations Command]
 
*[https://www.cni.navy.mil/cnic_hq_site/index.htm Commander, Naval Installations Command]
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===Type Commands===
 
===Type Commands===
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[[Image:Tycoms.gif|200px|right]]
 
All ships are organized into categories by type. Aircraft carriers, aircraft squadrons, and air stations are under the administrative control of the appropriate Commander Naval Air Force. Submarines come under the Commander Submarine Force. All other ships fall under Commander Naval Surface Force. Forces under the control of the Atlantic Fleet are mirrored similarly within the Pacific Fleet.  Normally, the type command controls the ship during its primary and intermediate training cycles and then it moves under the operational control of a fleet commander.
 
All ships are organized into categories by type. Aircraft carriers, aircraft squadrons, and air stations are under the administrative control of the appropriate Commander Naval Air Force. Submarines come under the Commander Submarine Force. All other ships fall under Commander Naval Surface Force. Forces under the control of the Atlantic Fleet are mirrored similarly within the Pacific Fleet.  Normally, the type command controls the ship during its primary and intermediate training cycles and then it moves under the operational control of a fleet commander.
 
*[http://www.cpf.navy.mil/Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPAC)]
 
*[http://www.cpf.navy.mil/Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CINCPAC)]
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====Principle combatant warships====
 
====Principle combatant warships====
[[Image:USS Enterprise CVN65.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ''Enterprise'' (CVN-65)]]
 
 
*[[Aircraft Carrier]]s - allowing the mobile projection of Naval Air Power across the globe.  
 
*[[Aircraft Carrier]]s - allowing the mobile projection of Naval Air Power across the globe.  
*[[Amphibious Assault Ship]]s - deploy and support U.S. ground forces in remote locations  
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*Amphibious Assault Ships - deploy and support U.S. ground forces in remote locations  
 
*[[Battleship]]s - heavily armed and armored warships designed to engage other warships and provide shore bombardment  
 
*[[Battleship]]s - heavily armed and armored warships designed to engage other warships and provide shore bombardment  
 
*[[Cruiser]]s - multi-mission warships capable of engaging multiple simultaneous targets and employed in force support or independent action  
 
*[[Cruiser]]s - multi-mission warships capable of engaging multiple simultaneous targets and employed in force support or independent action  
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==Personnel==
 
==Personnel==
 
===Officers===
 
===Officers===
Officers receive their commissions upon completion of a bachelors degree in a major accepted by the Navy, from training and education via Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps on many college campuses, and the United States Naval Academy.  Those personnel who already have a bachelors degree and wish to join go through Officer Candidate School for twelve weeks in Pensacola, Florida.  Enlisted personnel who wish to gain a commission have several programs to choose from, such as the Seaman-to-Admiral Program.   
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Officers receive their commissions upon completion of a bachelor's degree in a major accepted by the Navy, from training and education via Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps on many college campuses, and the United States Naval Academy.  Those personnel who already have a bachelor's degree and wish to join go through Officer Candidate School for twelve weeks in Pensacola, Florida.  Enlisted personnel who wish to gain a commission have several programs to choose from, such as the Seaman-to-Admiral Program.   
  
 
Line officers are identified by a star on their uniform sleeve and shoulder board.  These officers serve within the warfighting element, and command ships and submarines, fly aircraft, and operate within special warfare units.  Other (restricted) line officers concentrate in fields not related to combat, such as engineering and maintenance.   
 
Line officers are identified by a star on their uniform sleeve and shoulder board.  These officers serve within the warfighting element, and command ships and submarines, fly aircraft, and operate within special warfare units.  Other (restricted) line officers concentrate in fields not related to combat, such as engineering and maintenance.   
  
Staff officers are commissioned officers within a specialist field not related to combat, such as law and medicine. They are identified by the appropriate symbol (in place of the line officer's star) on their uniform sleeve and shoulder board.  In certain fields, such as the Chaplain Corps, a candidate must have earned a masters degree prior to commissioning.
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Staff officers are commissioned officers within a specialist field not related to combat, such as law and medicine. They are identified by the appropriate symbol (in place of the line officer's star) on their uniform sleeve and shoulder board.  In certain fields, such as the Chaplain Corps, a candidate must have earned a master's degree prior to commissioning.
 
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||'''Fleet Admiral'''
||Fleet Admiral
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||Admiral
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The grade of ''fleet admiral'' is only in use during wartime, and most recently awarded to four admirals during [[World War II]]:
 
The grade of ''fleet admiral'' is only in use during wartime, and most recently awarded to four admirals during [[World War II]]:
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''Fleet admiral'' is a five-star rank, equivalent to a five-star general in the Army or Air Force, and considered equivalent to the rank of ''field marshal'' in many European countries.
 
''Fleet admiral'' is a five-star rank, equivalent to a five-star general in the Army or Air Force, and considered equivalent to the rank of ''field marshal'' in many European countries.
  
The title of ''commodore'' is, by tradition, held by a senior Navy captain who is in command of a squadron of Naval vessels.  For a short period in the early 1980s, the rank of O-7 was called ''commodore admiral'', before the title was reverted back to the senior captains, and the grade of O-7 changed to ''rear admiral (lower half)''.
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The title of ''commodore'' is, by tradition, held by a senior captain who is in command of a squadron of Naval vessels.  For a short period in the early 1980s, the rank of O-7 was called ''commodore admiral'', before the title was reverted to the senior captains, and the grade of O-7 changed to ''rear admiral (lower half)''.
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Chief warrant officers are former enlisted personnel appointed to that rank by reason of his or her specialty in a given field.  Prior to commissioning, a warrant officer must have been a chief petty officer or higher.
 
Chief warrant officers are former enlisted personnel appointed to that rank by reason of his or her specialty in a given field.  Prior to commissioning, a warrant officer must have been a chief petty officer or higher.
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!colspan=11| '''Chief Warrant Officers'''
 
!colspan=11| '''Chief Warrant Officers'''
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===Enlisted===
 
===Enlisted===
 
Enlisted personnel are divided into three groups: E-3 and below; E-4 to E-6 (petty officers); and E-7 to E-9 (chief petty officers).  All petty officers regardless of rank are considered non-commissioned officers, and are given greater responsibilities commensurate with rank.   
 
Enlisted personnel are divided into three groups: E-3 and below; E-4 to E-6 (petty officers); and E-7 to E-9 (chief petty officers).  All petty officers regardless of rank are considered non-commissioned officers, and are given greater responsibilities commensurate with rank.   
 
Chief petty officers are the only members in the U.S. military who are appointed to that rank, and can only be punitively reduced in rank following conviction by court marshal only.
 
  
 
All enlisted personnel go through recruit training (boot camp) at [[Great Lakes Naval Training Center]], north of [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]].  Training lasts eight weeks, in which recruits learn about Navy life in general, small arms familiarization, military customs and drilling, as well as shipboard firefighting and damage control.  At the end of boot camp, each new sailor reports either to a Naval training center for more advanced training ("A" school, where they learn about their new rating), or to their first duty station to begin as a designated striker.
 
All enlisted personnel go through recruit training (boot camp) at [[Great Lakes Naval Training Center]], north of [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]].  Training lasts eight weeks, in which recruits learn about Navy life in general, small arms familiarization, military customs and drilling, as well as shipboard firefighting and damage control.  At the end of boot camp, each new sailor reports either to a Naval training center for more advanced training ("A" school, where they learn about their new rating), or to their first duty station to begin as a designated striker.
  
 
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!'''Pay grade'''||E-9||E-9||E-8||E-7||E-6||E-5||E-4||E-3||E-2||E-1
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|- align=center
 
|- align=center
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||Sleeve patch<br/>Collar / cap device
|| [[Image:MCPON.png|80px]]
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|| [[Image:MCPON.png|80px]][[Image:MCPON collar.PNG|80px]]
|| [[Image:MCPO GC.png|80px]]
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|| [[Image:MCPO GC.png|80px]][[Image:MCPO collar.PNG|80px]]
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||'''Title'''
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||'''Master Chief Petty Officer<br/>of the Navy'''
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||'''Master Chief Petty Officer'''
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||'''Senior Chief Petty Officer'''
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Chief petty officers are the only members in the U.S. military who are appointed to that rank, and can only be punitively reduced in rank following conviction by court marshal only.
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''Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy'' (MCPON) is a single individual who acts as liaison to the Chief of Naval Operations in all matters pertaining to the Navy's enlisted personnel, and is identified by the three stars at the top of his insignia.  Other fleet/force master chiefs do not have that third star, but like the MCPON, have their rating symbol replaced by a star within the chevron of their sleeve patch.
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!'''Pay grade'''||E-6||E-5||E-4||E-3||E-2||E-1
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||Sleeve patch<br/>Collar / cap device
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|| [[Image:PO1 NOGC.png|80px]][[File:PO1 collar.png|80px]]
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|| [[Image:PO2 NOGC.png|80px]][[File:PO2 collar.png|80px]]
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|| [[Image:PO3 NOGC.png|80px]][[File:PO3 collar.png|80px]]
 
|| [[Image:E3 SM USN.png|80px]]
 
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|| [[Image:E2 SM USN.png|80px]]
 
||  
 
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|- align=center
||Collar and cap devices
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||'''Title'''
|| [[Image:MCPON collar.png|80px]]
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||'''Petty Officer, 1st Class'''
|| [[Image:MCPO collar.png|80px]]
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||'''Petty Officer, 2nd Class'''
|| [[Image:SCPO collar.png|80px]]
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||'''Petty Officer, 3rd Class'''
|| [[Image:CPO collar.png|80px]]
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||'''Seaman'''
|| [[Image:PO1 collar.png|80px]]
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||'''Seaman Apprentice'''
|| [[Image:PO2 collar.png|80px]]
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||'''Seaman Recruit''' (no insignia)
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||Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
 
||Master Chief Petty Officer
 
||Senior Chief Petty Officer
 
||Chief Petty Officer
 
||Petty Officer, 1st Class
 
||Petty Officer, 2nd Class
 
||Petty Officer, 3rd Class
 
||Seaman
 
||Seaman Apprentice
 
||Seaman Recruit (no insignia)
 
 
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Enlisted personnel of pay grades E-4 and above have a specific symbol identifying their job specialty (called a "rate") above their chevrons (the rating pictured is that of ''boatswain mate'').  Sailors E-3 and below who have successfully struck for a rating also have their rating symbol above their stripes.  In addition, E-3 and below are identified by color as to which of the five definable groupings they belong to: Seaman (deck and weapons systems fields, white color), Fireman (engineering, red), Airman (air-related groupings, green), Constructionman (the ''SeeBees'', blue), and Hospitalman (medical fields, white).
 
Enlisted personnel of pay grades E-4 and above have a specific symbol identifying their job specialty (called a "rate") above their chevrons (the rating pictured is that of ''boatswain mate'').  Sailors E-3 and below who have successfully struck for a rating also have their rating symbol above their stripes.  In addition, E-3 and below are identified by color as to which of the five definable groupings they belong to: Seaman (deck and weapons systems fields, white color), Fireman (engineering, red), Airman (air-related groupings, green), Constructionman (the ''SeeBees'', blue), and Hospitalman (medical fields, white).
 
''Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy'' (MCPON) is a single individual who acts as liaison to the Chief of Naval Operations in all matters pertaining to the Navy's enlisted personnel, and is identified by the three stars at the top of his insignia.  Other fleet/force master chiefs do not have that third star, but like the MCPON, have their rating symbol replaced by a star within the chevron of their sleeve patch.
 
  
 
The chevrons of all petty officers are normally red in color; they change to gold when that sailor has past twelve consecutive years of good conduct on his/her service record.  In addition, the color change is also reflected in the service striping on the lower-left sleeve of the service dress blue uniform.
 
The chevrons of all petty officers are normally red in color; they change to gold when that sailor has past twelve consecutive years of good conduct on his/her service record.  In addition, the color change is also reflected in the service striping on the lower-left sleeve of the service dress blue uniform.
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*VH-60N Night Hawk helicopter
 
*VH-60N Night Hawk helicopter
  
===Guns, Weapon Systems===  
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===Guns, Weapon Systems===
 
*5-inch Mark 45 54-caliber lightweight gun  
 
*5-inch Mark 45 54-caliber lightweight gun  
 
*Aegis Weapons System   
 
*Aegis Weapons System   
 
*AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW)  
 
*AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW)  
 
*Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM)  
 
*Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM)  
*Mark 38 - 25 mm machine gun system  
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*Mark 38 25&nbsp;mm machine gun system  
 
*Mark 75 - 76mm/62 caliber 3" gun  
 
*Mark 75 - 76mm/62 caliber 3" gun  
 
*U.S. Navy Mines   
 
*U.S. Navy Mines   
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*Torpedo - Mark 46  
 
*Torpedo - Mark 46  
 
    
 
    
===Missiles===  
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===Missiles===
 
*[[AIM-120 AMRAAM|AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range, Air-to-Air Missile]] (AMRAAM)  
 
*[[AIM-120 AMRAAM|AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range, Air-to-Air Missile]] (AMRAAM)  
 
*[[AGM-84 Harpoon]] Missile  
 
*[[AGM-84 Harpoon]] Missile  
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*Vertical Launch ASROC (VLA) Missile  
 
*Vertical Launch ASROC (VLA) Missile  
 
    
 
    
===People===  
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===People===
 
*Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron ([[Blue Angels]])  
 
*Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron ([[Blue Angels]])  
 
*Navy Rank Structure   
 
*Navy Rank Structure   
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*Task Force Simulation and Modeling   
 
*Task Force Simulation and Modeling   
 
    
 
    
===Submarines===  
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===Submarines===
 
[[Image:USS AshvilleSSN758.jpg|thumb|200px|right|''Los Angeles''-class submarine USS ''Ashville'' (SSN-758)]]  
 
[[Image:USS AshvilleSSN758.jpg|thumb|200px|right|''Los Angeles''-class submarine USS ''Ashville'' (SSN-758)]]  
 
*Attack Submarines - SSN  
 
*Attack Submarines - SSN  
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*Large Scale Vehicle - LSV 2  
 
*Large Scale Vehicle - LSV 2  
 
    
 
    
===Surface Ships===  
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===Surface Ships===
 
*[[USS Constitution]]   
 
*[[USS Constitution]]   
 
*Aircraft Carriers - CV, CVN  
 
*Aircraft Carriers - CV, CVN  
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*Battleships - BB  
 
*Battleships - BB  
 
*Command Ship - AGF
 
*Command Ship - AGF
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[[Image:USS Enterprise CVN65.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ''Enterprise'' (CVN-65)]]
 
[[Image:USS PrebleDDG88.jpg|thumb|200px|right|''Arliegh Burke''-class destroyer USS ''Preble'' (DDG-88)]]
 
[[Image:USS PrebleDDG88.jpg|thumb|200px|right|''Arliegh Burke''-class destroyer USS ''Preble'' (DDG-88)]]
 
[[Image:USS Cape St George.jpg|thumb|200px|right|''Ticonderoga''-class cruiser USS ''Cape St. George'' (CG-71)]]  
 
[[Image:USS Cape St George.jpg|thumb|200px|right|''Ticonderoga''-class cruiser USS ''Cape St. George'' (CG-71)]]  
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*Yard Patrol Craft - YP
 
*Yard Patrol Craft - YP
  
===Underwater Search and Recovery Equipment===  
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===Underwater Search and Recovery Equipment===
 
*Deep Drone 7200 Remotely Operated Vehicle   
 
*Deep Drone 7200 Remotely Operated Vehicle   
 
*Mini Remotely Operated Vehicles   
 
*Mini Remotely Operated Vehicles   
 
*Shallow Water Intermediate Search System (SWISS)
 
*Shallow Water Intermediate Search System (SWISS)
  
==Military Sealift Command==  
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==Military Sealift Command==
 
The Military Sealift Command operates more than 110 ships around the world. These ships carry the designation "USNS" (United States Naval Ships) and are not commissioned ships. Also, they are crewed by civilians. Some MSC ships have small military departments assigned to carry out specialized military functions such as communications and supply operations. MSC ships carry the prefix "T" before their normal hull numbers.
 
The Military Sealift Command operates more than 110 ships around the world. These ships carry the designation "USNS" (United States Naval Ships) and are not commissioned ships. Also, they are crewed by civilians. Some MSC ships have small military departments assigned to carry out specialized military functions such as communications and supply operations. MSC ships carry the prefix "T" before their normal hull numbers.
 
[[Image:USNS Comfort.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Hospital ship USNS ''Comfort'']]
 
[[Image:USNS Comfort.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Hospital ship USNS ''Comfort'']]
 
[[Image:USNS BigHorn.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Fleet oiler USNS ''Big Horn'' (T-AO 198)]]   
 
[[Image:USNS BigHorn.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Fleet oiler USNS ''Big Horn'' (T-AO 198)]]   
===Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force (NFAF)===  
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===Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force (NFAF)===
 
*Ammunition Ships T-AE  
 
*Ammunition Ships T-AE  
 
*Combat Stores Ships - T-AFS  
 
*Combat Stores Ships - T-AFS  
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*Rescue and Salvage Ships - ARS  
 
*Rescue and Salvage Ships - ARS  
 
    
 
    
===Special Missions Ships===  
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===Special Missions Ships===
 
*Acoustic Survey Ships - T-AG  
 
*Acoustic Survey Ships - T-AG  
 
*Cable Repair Ship T-ARC  
 
*Cable Repair Ship T-ARC  
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*Large, Medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off Ships - T-AKR  
 
*Large, Medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off Ships - T-AKR  
 
    
 
    
===Sealift Force===  
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===Sealift Force===
 
*Fast Sealift Ships - T-AKR  
 
*Fast Sealift Ships - T-AKR  
 
*Transport Tankers - T-AOT  
 
*Transport Tankers - T-AOT  
 
    
 
    
===Ready Reserve Force===  
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===Ready Reserve Force===
 
*Auxiliary Crane Ships - T-ACS
 
*Auxiliary Crane Ships - T-ACS
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== U.S. Navy vs. China's navy ==
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Naval power is part of power projection which is the capacity of a country to deploy and sustain forces outside its territory.
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The United States has most powerful navy in the world.<ref>[https://fairbd.net/most-powerful-navies-in-the-world/ THE 10 MOST POWERFUL NAVIES IN THE WORLD - 2023]</ref><ref>[https://www.militarytoday.com/navy/top_10_navies.htm Top 10 Navies in the World], Military Today</ref>
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=== Videos on the U.S. Navy having the most powerful navy in the world ===
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfyRo32r9aA Why the US is NOT afraid of the largest Navy in the world, yet]
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv-CW85a14M World's Most Powerful Navies Right Now 2023]
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKWbRGM3KGY Top 10 Most Powerful NAVY In the World 2022]
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B134Fmtw9x8 Scary U.S. Navy Military Power | MOST POWERFUL Navy in Human History], Military Channel, 2023
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SATN-KJDrlY How Did the US Navy Get So Powerful? - Evolution from the 13 Colonies to WWII]
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8TX5hlzgf4 The most powerful navies in the world]
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6dM5SaUQGY How America Grew The Most Powerful Navy In The World | War Factories | Timeline]
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'''Videos: U.S. Navy vs. China's navy:'''
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrDCSd1OjKQ What Aircraft Carriers Reveal About the Military Tech Race | WSJ U.S. vs. China], Wall Street Journal, 2022
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGVwaJbNwes 350 STRONG CHINESE NAVY FLEET AGAINST 293 WARSHIPS LOADED U.S NAVY FORCE - ITS QUANTITY vs QUALITY!], Defense Updates channel, 2020
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cu-ceD6xD38 China's Navy vs The US Navy - Who Would Win the South Pacific Sea]
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNUScUjmySM US Navy vs. Chinese Navy: The Genius Technique US Aircraft Carriers Against China]
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*[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/P7V9JdGs76g Why China's Navy is a JOKE] by Colonel Douglas Macgregor
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teW5fEhGGsY Gravitas: Is the Chinese Navy a hollow force?]
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEc5hsWNsCQ Is the Navy ready? How the U.S. is preparing amid a naval buildup in China]
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'''China's hypersonic missiles and U.S. aircraft carriers:'''
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*[https://archive.md/6k8HF No, Chinese hypersonic missiles have not made US aircraft carriers obsolete], ''The Telegraph'', 2023
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*[https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2019/3/22/incoming-can-aircraft-carriers-survive-hypersonic-weapons Incoming: Can Aircraft Carriers Survive Hypersonic Weapons?], National Defense Magazine
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*[https://theconversation.com/chinas-hypersonic-missiles-threaten-us-power-in-the-pacific-an-aerospace-engineer-explains-how-the-weapons-work-and-the-unique-threats-they-pose-206271#:~:text=Hypersonic%20missiles%20with%20conventional%2C%20non,outcome%20of%20a%20major%20conflict. China’s hypersonic missiles threaten US power in the Pacific – an aerospace engineer explains how the weapons work and the unique threats they pose], The Conversation, 2023
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Videos:
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0hVynkTJIE This is How US Aircraft Carriers Survive Russian Hypersonic Missile Attacks], Fortress Defense, 2023
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIz1cPMkciQ Can Aircraft Carriers be Protected from Hypersonic Weapons], Military Television
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'''U.S. hypersonic missiles:'''
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zCZ9SsNxGI The U.S. Just Admitted They Created A Hypersonic Missile So Advanced It Can't Be Stopped]
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==See also==
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*[[World naval powers]]
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*[[The Soviet/ U.S naval confrontation]]
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
 
*[http://www.navy.mil United States Navy official website]
 
*[http://www.navy.mil United States Navy official website]
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*http://www.rescue007.org/photo_essay.htm  Unclassified Naval photos of Soviet harassment of Task Force 71 in search of downed [[KAL 007]]
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Latest revision as of 14:55, October 3, 2023

United States Navy
ABdestroyers.jpg
"Non sibi sed patriae"
USNseal.jpg
Created
13 October 1775
Material
Active-duty surface warships 167
Submarines 70
Auxilliary vessels 46
Aircraft 3700+
Personnel
Officers 51,328 (2009)
Enlisted 276,424 (2009)
Reserves 108,389
Midshipman 4,472
Civilian employees 190,988 (2009)
Chief officer candidate school United States Naval Academy
Annapolis, Maryland
Enlisted bootcamp Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Waukeegan, Illinois
Leadership
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus
Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Gary Roughead
Vice Chief of Naval Operations Vice Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert
Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Admiral Mark E. Ferguson, III
Master Chief Petty Officer
of the Navy
MCPON (SS/SW) Rick D. West


The United States Navy is one of the four branches of the Department of Defense which has the mission to maintain, train and equip combat-ready Naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression and maintaining freedom of the seas.

History

see American naval history

Organization

The Department of the Navy has three principal components: The Navy Department, consisting of executive offices mostly in Washington, D.C.; the operating forces, including the Marine Corps, the reserve components, and the shore establishment. In time of war, the United States Coast Guard, normally a component of the Department of Homeland Security, is absorbed within the Navy Department.

The Secretary of the Navy

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The Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) is responsible for, and has the authority under Title 10 of the United States Code, to conduct all the affairs of the Department of the Navy, including: recruiting, organizing, supplying, equipping, training, mobilizing, and demobilizing. The Secretary also oversees the construction, outfitting, and repair of naval ships, equipment and facilities. SECNAV is responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies and programs that are consistent with the national security policies and objectives established by the President and the Secretary of Defense. The Department of the Navy consists of two uniformed Services: the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps.

Chief of Naval Operations

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The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) is the senior military officer in the Navy. The CNO is a four-star admiral and is responsible to the Secretary of the Navy for the command, utilization of resources and operating efficiency of the operating forces of the Navy and of the Navy shore activities assigned by the Secretary.

A member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the CNO is the principal naval adviser to the President and to the Secretary of the Navy on the conduct of war, and is the principal adviser and naval executive to the Secretary on the conduct of naval activities of the Department of the Navy. Assistants are the Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), the Deputy Chiefs of Naval Operations (DCNOs) and a number of other ranking officers. These officers and their staffs are collectively known as the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OpNav).

The Shore Establishment

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The shore establishment provides support to the operating forces (known as "the fleet") in the form of: facilities for the repair of machinery and electronics; communications centers; training areas and simulators; ship and aircraft repair; intelligence and meteorological support; storage areas for repair parts, fuel, and munitions; medical and dental facilities; and air bases.

The Operating Forces

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The operating forces commanders and fleet commanders have a dual chain of command. Administratively, they report to the Chief of Naval Operations and provide, train, and equip naval forces. Operationally, they provide naval forces and report to the appropriate Unified Combatant Commanders. Commander Fleet Forces Command commands and controls fleet assets on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts for interdeployment training cycle purposes. As units of the Navy enter the area of responsibility for a particular Navy area commander, they are operationally assigned to the appropriate numbered fleet. All Navy units also have an administrative chain of command with the various ships reporting to the appropriate Type Commander.

Type Commands

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All ships are organized into categories by type. Aircraft carriers, aircraft squadrons, and air stations are under the administrative control of the appropriate Commander Naval Air Force. Submarines come under the Commander Submarine Force. All other ships fall under Commander Naval Surface Force. Forces under the control of the Atlantic Fleet are mirrored similarly within the Pacific Fleet. Normally, the type command controls the ship during its primary and intermediate training cycles and then it moves under the operational control of a fleet commander.

Commander, Naval Air Force, Pacific Fleet
Commander, Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet (SUBPAC)
Commander, Naval Surface Force, Pacific (COMNAVSURFPAC)
Commander, Naval Air Force, Atlantic Fleet
Commander, Submarine Force, Atlantic Fleet (SUBLANT)
Commander, Naval Surface Force, Atlantic (COMNAVSURFLANT)

Principle combatant warships

  • Aircraft Carriers - allowing the mobile projection of Naval Air Power across the globe.
  • Amphibious Assault Ships - deploy and support U.S. ground forces in remote locations
  • Battleships - heavily armed and armored warships designed to engage other warships and provide shore bombardment
  • Cruisers - multi-mission warships capable of engaging multiple simultaneous targets and employed in force support or independent action
  • Destroyers - fast warships providing multi-mission offensive and defensive capability, independently or in fleet support
  • Frigates - warships designed to protect other ships and as anti-submarine warfare combatants
  • Submarines - capable of underwater operations and designed to carry out research, rescue, or specific wartime missions

Personnel

Officers

Officers receive their commissions upon completion of a bachelor's degree in a major accepted by the Navy, from training and education via Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps on many college campuses, and the United States Naval Academy. Those personnel who already have a bachelor's degree and wish to join go through Officer Candidate School for twelve weeks in Pensacola, Florida. Enlisted personnel who wish to gain a commission have several programs to choose from, such as the Seaman-to-Admiral Program.

Line officers are identified by a star on their uniform sleeve and shoulder board. These officers serve within the warfighting element, and command ships and submarines, fly aircraft, and operate within special warfare units. Other (restricted) line officers concentrate in fields not related to combat, such as engineering and maintenance.

Staff officers are commissioned officers within a specialist field not related to combat, such as law and medicine. They are identified by the appropriate symbol (in place of the line officer's star) on their uniform sleeve and shoulder board. In certain fields, such as the Chaplain Corps, a candidate must have earned a master's degree prior to commissioning.

Flag Officers
Pay grade O-11 O-10 0-9 O-8 O-7
Rank insignia
shoulder board
sleeve stripes
collar device
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Title Fleet Admiral Admiral Vice Admiral Rear Admiral (UH) Rear Admiral (LH)

The grade of fleet admiral is only in use during wartime, and most recently awarded to four admirals during World War II:

Fleet admiral is a five-star rank, equivalent to a five-star general in the Army or Air Force, and considered equivalent to the rank of field marshal in many European countries.

The title of commodore is, by tradition, held by a senior captain who is in command of a squadron of Naval vessels. For a short period in the early 1980s, the rank of O-7 was called commodore admiral, before the title was reverted to the senior captains, and the grade of O-7 changed to rear admiral (lower half).

Commissioned Officers
Pay grade O-6 O-5 O-4 O-3 O-2 O-1
Rank insignia
shoulder board
sleeve stripes
collar device
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Title Captain Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Lieutenant JG Ensign

Chief warrant officers are former enlisted personnel appointed to that rank by reason of his or her specialty in a given field. Prior to commissioning, a warrant officer must have been a chief petty officer or higher.

Chief Warrant Officers
Pay grade W-5 W-4 W-3 W-2
Rank insignia
collar device
shoulder board
sleeve stripes
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Title CWO Five CWO Four CWO Three CWO Two

The grade of W-1 was at one time used within the Navy until discontinued in 1975.


Enlisted

Enlisted personnel are divided into three groups: E-3 and below; E-4 to E-6 (petty officers); and E-7 to E-9 (chief petty officers). All petty officers regardless of rank are considered non-commissioned officers, and are given greater responsibilities commensurate with rank.

All enlisted personnel go through recruit training (boot camp) at Great Lakes Naval Training Center, north of Chicago, Illinois. Training lasts eight weeks, in which recruits learn about Navy life in general, small arms familiarization, military customs and drilling, as well as shipboard firefighting and damage control. At the end of boot camp, each new sailor reports either to a Naval training center for more advanced training ("A" school, where they learn about their new rating), or to their first duty station to begin as a designated striker.

Chief Petty Officers
Pay grade E-9 E-9 E-8 E-7
Sleeve patch
Collar / cap device
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Title Master Chief Petty Officer
of the Navy
Master Chief Petty Officer Senior Chief Petty Officer Chief Petty Officer

Chief petty officers are the only members in the U.S. military who are appointed to that rank, and can only be punitively reduced in rank following conviction by court marshal only.

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) is a single individual who acts as liaison to the Chief of Naval Operations in all matters pertaining to the Navy's enlisted personnel, and is identified by the three stars at the top of his insignia. Other fleet/force master chiefs do not have that third star, but like the MCPON, have their rating symbol replaced by a star within the chevron of their sleeve patch.

Junior Enlisted
Pay grade E-6 E-5 E-4 E-3 E-2 E-1
Sleeve patch
Collar / cap device
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Title Petty Officer, 1st Class Petty Officer, 2nd Class Petty Officer, 3rd Class Seaman Seaman Apprentice Seaman Recruit (no insignia)

Enlisted personnel of pay grades E-4 and above have a specific symbol identifying their job specialty (called a "rate") above their chevrons (the rating pictured is that of boatswain mate). Sailors E-3 and below who have successfully struck for a rating also have their rating symbol above their stripes. In addition, E-3 and below are identified by color as to which of the five definable groupings they belong to: Seaman (deck and weapons systems fields, white color), Fireman (engineering, red), Airman (air-related groupings, green), Constructionman (the SeeBees, blue), and Hospitalman (medical fields, white).

The chevrons of all petty officers are normally red in color; they change to gold when that sailor has past twelve consecutive years of good conduct on his/her service record. In addition, the color change is also reflected in the service striping on the lower-left sleeve of the service dress blue uniform.

Uniforms

All officers and chief petty officers where similarly-styled uniforms, the obvious difference being the rank insignia and striping. Service dress blues are composed of a navy blue suit coat and trousers, white shirt, and a four-in-hand black tie. The men's jacket is double-breasted with six gold buttons, and the women's jacket has a single row of four gold buttons. This uniform is generally worn in winter.

In summer, the uniform is called "summer whites", and consists of a white, short sleeve shirt with trousers of a matching material, called "certified Navy twill".

In the junior enlisted ranks, the service dress blues and dress whites, are the familiar "crackerjacks", which is the billowy top with the sailor's flap in the back of the neck, the wide-bottom trousers, and the cotton "Dixie cup" hat. Summer whites, which are a cotton set similar to officer's and chief's summer whites, are also worn.

Fact file

Aircraft, Fixed Wing

FA-18 Super Hornet fighter/bomber, landing onboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)
  • C-2A Greyhound logistics aircraft
  • C-9 Skytrain logistics aircraft
  • C-12 Huron logistics aircraft
  • C-20 Gulfstream logistics aircraft
  • C-26
  • C-37A (Gulfstream V) and C-37B (Gulfstream 550)
  • C-130 Hercules logistics aircraft
  • C-40A Clipper logistics aircraft
  • E-2 Hawkeye early warning and control aircraft
  • E-6B Mercury airborne command post
  • EA-6B Prowler electronic warfare aircraft
  • EP-3E (ARIES II) signals intelligence reconnaissance aircraft
  • F-5N/F Adversary aircraft
  • F-14 Tomcat fighter
  • F-16F-16A/B Fighting Falcon fighter
  • F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter
  • Learjet 35/36
  • NU-1B Otter light cargo transport
  • P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA)
  • P-3C Orion long range ASW aircraft
  • S-3B Viking detection and attack of submarines aircraft
  • T-2C Buckeye jet trainer
  • T-6A Texan II turboprop trainer
  • T-34C Turbomentor training aircraft
  • T-38 Talon supersonic trainer
  • T-39D radar-navigational trainer
  • T-39N/G Sabreliner training aircraft
  • T-45A Goshawk training aircraft
  • U-6A Beaver all-purpose utility transport
  • RQ-2A Pioneer Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
  • RQ-8A and MQ-8B Fire Scout Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
  • X-26A high performance glider

Aircraft, Rotary Wing

Marine Corps V-22 Osprey lifting off from USS Wasp (LHD-1)
16"/50 (40.6 cm) Mark 7 rifled naval gun, onboard USS Missouri (BB-63)
  • HH/UH-1N Iroquois helicopter
  • CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter
  • H-3 Sea King helicopter
  • MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter
  • SH-60 Seahawk helicopter
  • TH-57 Sea Ranger helicopter
  • TH-6B helicopter
  • VH-3D Sea King helicopter
  • V-22A Osprey tilt rotor aircraft
  • VH-60N Night Hawk helicopter

Guns, Weapon Systems

  • 5-inch Mark 45 54-caliber lightweight gun
  • Aegis Weapons System
  • AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW)
  • Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM)
  • Mark 38 – 25 mm machine gun system
  • Mark 75 - 76mm/62 caliber 3" gun
  • U.S. Navy Mines
  • Phalanx Close-In Weapons System
  • Torpedo - Mark 46

Missiles

People

Submarines

Los Angeles-class submarine USS Ashville (SSN-758)
  • Attack Submarines - SSN
  • Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarines - SSBN
  • Guided Missile Submarines - SSGN
  • Deep Submergence Craft - NR 1
  • Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle - DSRV
  • Research Submarine USS Dolphin (AGSS 555)
  • Large Scale Vehicle - LSV 2

Surface Ships

  • USS Constitution
  • Aircraft Carriers - CV, CVN
  • Aircraft Carriers – CVN 21 Program
  • Ammunition Ships - AE
  • Amphibious Assault Ships - LHA/LHD/LHA(R)
  • Amphibious Command Ships - LCC
  • Amphibious Transport Dock - LPD
  • Battleships - BB
  • Command Ship - AGF
Nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65)
Arliegh Burke-class destroyer USS Preble (DDG-88)
Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG-71)
  • Cruisers - CG
  • Destroyers - DDG
  • Dock Landing Ship - LSD
  • Fast Sea Frame - FSF
  • Frigates - FFG
  • High-Speed Vessel - HSV
  • Landing Craft, Air Cushioned - LCAC
  • Landing Craft, Mechanized and Utility - LCM/LCU
  • Littoral Combat Ships - LCS
  • Mark V Special Operations Craft
  • Coastal Mine Hunters - MHC
  • Mine Countermeasures Ships - MCM
  • Patrol Coastal Ships - PC
  • Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats - RHIB
  • Sea Shadow Experimental Ship
  • Submarine Tenders - AS
  • Yard Patrol Craft - YP

Underwater Search and Recovery Equipment

  • Deep Drone 7200 Remotely Operated Vehicle
  • Mini Remotely Operated Vehicles
  • Shallow Water Intermediate Search System (SWISS)

Military Sealift Command

The Military Sealift Command operates more than 110 ships around the world. These ships carry the designation "USNS" (United States Naval Ships) and are not commissioned ships. Also, they are crewed by civilians. Some MSC ships have small military departments assigned to carry out specialized military functions such as communications and supply operations. MSC ships carry the prefix "T" before their normal hull numbers.

Hospital ship USNS Comfort
Fleet oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198)

Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force (NFAF)

  • Ammunition Ships T-AE
  • Combat Stores Ships - T-AFS
  • Fast Combat Support Ships T-AOE
  • Hospital Ships - T-AH
  • Dry Cargo/Ammunition Ships - T-AKE
  • Underway Replenishment Oilers - T-AO
  • Fleet Ocean Tugs - T-ATF
  • Rescue and Salvage Ships - ARS

Special Missions Ships

  • Acoustic Survey Ships - T-AG
  • Cable Repair Ship T-ARC
  • Missile Range Instrumentation Ships, Navigation Test Support T-AGM
  • Ocean Surveillance Ships T-AGOS
  • Oceanographic Survey Ships - T-AGS

Prepositioning Program/Maritime Prepositioning Program

  • Container Ships - T-AK
  • Maritime Prepositioning Ships - T-AK
  • Transport Tankers T-AOT
  • Aviation Logistics Ships T-AVB
  • Large, Medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off Ships - T-AKR

Sealift Force

  • Fast Sealift Ships - T-AKR
  • Transport Tankers - T-AOT

Ready Reserve Force

  • Auxiliary Crane Ships - T-ACS

U.S. Navy vs. China's navy

Naval power is part of power projection which is the capacity of a country to deploy and sustain forces outside its territory.

The United States has most powerful navy in the world.[1][2]

Videos on the U.S. Navy having the most powerful navy in the world

Videos: U.S. Navy vs. China's navy:

China's hypersonic missiles and U.S. aircraft carriers:

Videos:

U.S. hypersonic missiles:

See also

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