The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States...
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The United States Navy has approximately 475 ships in both active service and the reserve fleet; of these approximately 50 ships are proposed or scheduled...
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The United States Navy Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) Teams, commonly known as Navy SEALs, are the U.S. Navy's primary special operations force and a component...
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Navy, a military department within the United States Department of Defense. By law, the secretary of the Navy must be a civilian at least five years removed...
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The United States Department of the Navy (DON) is one of the three military departments within the Department of Defense of the United States of America...
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The structure of the United States Navy consists of four main bodies: the Office of the Secretary of the Navy, the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations...
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warships that act as airbases for carrier-based aircraft. In the United States Navy, these ships are designated with hull classification symbols such...
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The uniforms of the United States Navy include dress uniforms, daily service uniforms, working uniforms, and uniforms for special situations, which have...
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The United States Navy Reserve (USNR), known as the United States Naval Reserve from 1915 to 2005, is the Reserve Component (RC) of the United States Navy...
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A United States Navy diver may be a restricted fleet line (Engineering Duty) officer, Civil Engineer Corps (CEC) officer, Medical Corps officer, an Unrestricted...
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In the United States Navy, officers have various ranks. Equivalency between services is by pay grade. United States Navy commissioned officer ranks have...
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ships of the United States Navy all start with USS, for United States Ship. Non-commissioned, primarily civilian-crewed vessels of the U.S. Navy under the...
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The United States Navy began the construction of battleships with USSÂ Texas in 1892, although its first ship to be designated as such was USSÂ Indiana....
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the United States Department of the Navy are the military awards and decorations which are presented to members of the United States Navy and United States...
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The equipment of the United States Navy have been subdivided into: watercraft, aircraft, munitions, vehicles, and small arms. Commissioned surface ships...
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List of United States Navy ships is a comprehensive listing of all ships that have been in service to the United States Navy during the history of that...
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the United States Navy: ballistic missile submarines, attack submarines, and cruise missile submarines. All submarines currently in the U.S. Navy are...
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the United States Navy, listed by hull number and by name. Submarines in the United States Navy List of current ships of the United States Navy List...
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The history of the United States Navy divides into two major periods: the "Old Navy", a small but respected force of sailing ships that became notable...
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Radio Station United States Naval Observatory Naval Support Facility Anacostia Washington Navy Yard United States Naval Research Laboratory Navy Information...
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In the United States Navy, a rate is the military rank of an enlisted sailor, indicating where the sailor stands within the chain of command, and also...
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United States Navy ratings are general enlisted occupations used by the U.S. Navy since the 18th century, which denote the specific skills and abilities...
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Service. United States Navy. 2019. Archived from > the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2021. "The Navy Rate". United States Military...
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This list of United States Navy SEALs includes both current and former notable members of the Naval Special Warfare teams, known as "SEALs" for "SEa",...
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The jack of the United States, referred to as the Union Jack by the U.S. Navy, is a maritime jack flag flown on the bow of U.S. vessels that are moored...
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Insignias and badges of the United States Navy are military badges issued by the United States Department of the Navy to naval service members who achieve...
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have served in the United States Navy for over a century. As of 2020, there were 69,629 total women on active duty in the US Navy, with 11,076 serving...
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The United States Navy Birthday is an annual celebratory ball and ceremony held by the Navy League of the United States (NLUS) in Washington, D.C., and...
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The United States Navy Band, based at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., has served as the official musical organization of the U.S. Navy since...
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Admiral of the Navy was the highest-possible rank in the United States Navy, prior to the creation of fleet admiral in 1944. The rank is considered to...
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