Content Editor posted on July 03, 2012 17:03
On any given day, in your Navy, our team of more than 600,000 professional Sailors and Civilians are working together around the globe to perform our mission: deter aggression and, if deterrence fails, win our Nation’s wars. It is not possible to share every aspect of this global team but, through this blog, we offer you a glimpse of what these men and women do.
Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) heave line during a replenishment at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Declan Barnes/Released)
The Pride of Baltimore, left, and the Lynx, two privateer vessels, reenact a battle of the War of 1812 in Boston Harbor during Boston Navy Week 2012. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Elisandro T. Diaz/Released)
The Floating Instrument Platform, or FLIP, is partially submerged in the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams/Released)
A close-in weapons system (CIWS) mount fires rounds during a live-fire exercise aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kathleen L. Church/Released)
The submarine USS Virginia (SSN 774) returns to her homeport of Groton, Conn., after completing a scheduled underway period. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jason J. Perry/Released)
The guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) conducts helicopter operations in support of Exercise FRUKUS 2012. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stephen Oleksiak/Released)
| Navy Personnel |
| Active Duty: 321,053 |
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Officers: 52,694 |
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Enlisted: 263,892 |
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Midshipmen: 4,467 |
| Ready Reserve: 106,188 [As of May 2012 ] |
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Selected Reserves: 63,888 |
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Individual Ready Reserve: 42,300 |
| Reserves currently mobilized: 4,270 [As of 12 Jun 2012] |
| Personnel on deployment: 47,943 |
| Navy Department Civilian Employees: 203,609 |
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| Ships and Submarines |
| Deployable Battle Force Ships: 286 |
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Total Ships Underway: 93 (33% of total) |
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Deployed Ships Underway: 65 (23% of total) |
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Attack Submarines Underway: 32 |
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Other Underway: 28 (10% of total) |
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Total Ships Deployed/Underway: 140 (49% of total) |
| Ships Underway |
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Aircraft Carriers: |
| USS Enterprise (CVN 65) – 5th Fleet |
| USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) – 6th Fleet |
| USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) – 5th Fleet |
| USS George Washington (CVN 73) – 7th Fleet USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) – 3rd Fleet |
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Amphibious Assault Ships: |
| USS Peleliu (LHA 5) – 3rd Fleet |
| USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) – 5th Fleet |
| USS Bonnhomme Richard (LHD 6) – 7th Fleet |
Aircraft (operational): 3700+ |
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