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The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations and is one of seven uniformed services. The Navy is administratively managed by the Department of the Navy, which is headed by the civilian Secretary of the Navy. The Department of the Navy is, itself, a division of the Department of Defense, which is headed by the Secretary of Defense. The highest ranking Naval officer is the Chief of Naval Operations.

Seal of the United States Navy

Organisation

The US Navy falls under the Department of the Navy. The US Navy's senior civilian official is the Secretary of the Navy, and its most senior military officer is the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), who is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. CNO is directly responsible to the Secretary of the Navy, who is in turn responsible to the Secretary of Defense. The US Navy has nine operating forces:

• United States Atlantic Fleet
  • United States Second Fleet
• United States Pacific Fleet
  • United States Third Fleet
  • United States Seventh Fleet
• United States Naval Forces Europe
  • United States Sixth Fleet
• United States Naval Forces Central Command
  • United States Fifth Fleet
• United States Naval Forces Southern Command
• United States Naval Network Warfare Command
• United States Navy Reserve
• United States Naval Special Warfare Command
• United States Naval Operational Test and Evaluation Forces
• Military Sealift Command

Ships

Aircraft Carriers

• 10 Nimitz class Aircraft Carriers (CVN)
• 1 Enterprise class Aircraft Carrier (CVN)
• 1 Kennedy-class Aircraft Carrier (CV)
• 3 Kitty Hawk class Aircraft Carriers (CV)
• 1 Forrestal class Training Aircraft Carrier (AVT)

Battleships

• 4 Iowa class Battleships (BB)

Cruisers

• 28 Ticongeroga class Guided Missile Cruisers (CG)
• 4 Virginia class Guided Missile Cruisers (CGN)
• 2 California class Guided Missile Cruisers (CGN)

Destroyers

• 51 Arleigh Burke class Guided Missile Destroyers (DDG)
• 16 Spruance class Destroyers (DD)

Frigates

• 60 Oliver Hazard Perry class Guided Missile Frigates (FFG)

Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarines

• 18 Ohio class Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarines (SSBN)

Attack Submarines

• 3 Shark class Attack Submarines (SSN)
• 6 Seawolf class Attack Submarines (SSN)
• 51 Los Angeles class Attack Submarines (SSN)
• 4 Ohio class Guided Missile Submarines (SSGN)

Amphibious Ships

• 7 Wasp class Amphibious Assault Ships (LHD)
• 5 Tarawa class Amphibious Assault Ships (LHA)
• 4 Iwo Jima class Amphibious Assault Ships (LPH)
• 2 San Antonio class Amphibious Transport Docks (LPD)
• 3 Raleigh class Amphibious Transport Docks (LPD)
• 11 Austin class Amphibious Transport Docks (LPD)
• 5 Harpers Ferry class Dock Landing Ships (LSD)
• 8 Whidbey Island class Dock Landing Ships (LSD)
• 20 Newport class Tank Landing Ships (LST)

Mine countermeasures ship

• 1 Iwo Jima class Mine Countermeasures Command and Support Ship (MCS)
• 14 Avenger class Mine Countermeasures Ships (MCM)
• 12 Osprey class Coastal Minehunters (MHC)

Patrol boat

• 14 Cyclone class Patrol Ships (PC)

Auxiliaries

• 4 Supply class Fast Combat Support Ships (AOE)
• 4 Sacrimento class Fast Combat Support Ships (AOE)
• 18 Henry J. Kaiser class Oilers (AO)
• 8 Kilauea class Ammunition Ships (AE)

Aircraft

Carrier Aircraft

• Northrop Grumman F4T-1 Black Widow II
• Grumman F13F-4 Tomcat
• McDonnell Douglas A3H-1 Avenger II
• Grumman A2F-5 Intruder
• Lockheed Martin F4V-1 Lightning II (not yet carrier-deployed)
• McDonnell Douglas F5H-2/F5H-2T Wraith
• Grumman A2F-4Q Prowler
• Lockheed SV-2 Viking
• Lockheed SV-1E Shadow
• Grumman A2F-2K Intruder
• Northrop Grumman W2F-3 Hawkeye
• Grumman R2F-1 Greyhound
• Sikorsky HS3S-2 Oceanhawk
• Sikorsky HS3S-3H Rescue Hawk

Surface Fleet Aircraft

• Sikorsky HS3S-1 Seahawk
• Sikorsky HS3S-6U Knighthawk
• Sikorsky HS3S-7 Seahawk
• Sikorsky HR3S-4 Sea Stallion
• Sikorsky HR3S-5M Sea Dragon

Land-based Aircraft

• Lockheed P3V-3 Orion
• Lockheed P3V-3E Aries II
• Boeing RB-1F Mercury
• Lockheed GV-3U/GV-4U Hercules
  • Lockheed GV-3L Hercules (Polar transport)
  • Lockheed GV-1D Hercules (Drone controller)
• Boeing R2B-1 Clipper
• Gulfstream R5Y-1 Gulfstream III
• Beech RA-1 Huron
• Northrop F3T-1T Tiger II (Aggressor)
• Lockheed Martin F4Y-1T/F2V-1T Fighting Falcon (Aggressor)
• McDonnell Douglas F5H-1/F5H-1T Wraith (Aggressor)
• Beech TA-1 Mentor
• Raytheon T2A Texan II
• Rockwell T2J-3 Buckeye
• McDonnell Douglas/BAe TH-1 Goshawk
• Rockwell T3J-1 Sabreliner
• Beech RA-2T Pegasus

Special Operations

• Naval Special Warfare Group ONE (Pacific Fleet)
  • SEAL Team ONE
  • SEAL Team THREE
  • SEAL Team FIVE
  • SEAL Team SEVEN
• Naval Special Warfare Group TWO (Atlantic Fleet)
  • SEAL Team TWO
  • SEAL Team FOUR
  • SEAL Team EIGHT
  • SEAL Team TEN
• Naval Special Warfare Group THREE
  • SDV Team ONE
  • SDV Team TWO
• Naval Special Warfare Group FOUR

Special Boat Teams TWELVE Special Boat Teams TWENTY Special Boat Teams TWENTY-TWO

• Naval Special Warfare Logistics Support Group ONE/TWO: Consisting of all Combat Service Support;
• Naval Special Warfare Support Activity ONE/TWO: Consisting of all intelligence collection (HUMINT/SIGINT), cryptological support as well as linguist, canine teams and environmental assessment teams.
• United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group

Military Sealift Command

• 27 Sealift Ships
• 35 Prepositioning Ships
• 19 Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force Ships

Uniforms

Service Dress Uniform

Officers

Chief Petty Officers

Enlisted

Service Uniform

Officers

Chief Petty Officers

Enlisted

Working Uniform

Officers

Chief Petty Officers

Enlisted

New Working Uniform

Other Uniforms

USMC Uniform

Naval personnel deployed to United States Marine Corps units may wear USMC uniforms with US Navy insignia. These are mainly medical, JAG Corps and Chaplain's Corps personnel. US Navy personnel wearing USMC uniform must meet USMC appearance and grooming standards (more strict than those for the US Navy)

US Mavy personnel may not wear USMC blue or white dress uniforms.

Aviation

Naval Aviators, Naval Flight Officers, and Naval Aircrewmen are authorised to wear olive drab, or tan Nomex flight coveralls. Personnel handling/servicing aircraft on the flight deck of an Aircraft Carrier (or amphibious ships designated LHD, LHA, or LPH) wear colour-coded flightdeck jerseys. The following colours are used:

• Purple - Aviation Fuel Handlers
• Blue - Plane Handlers, Tractor Drivers, Elevator Operators
• Yellow - Flight Deck Officers and Plane Directors
• Green - Operations Personnel, Catapult and Arresting Gear Personnel, Ground Support Equipment Maintenance Personnel, Squadron Maintenance Personnel, Cargo handling personnel, Hook runners, Landing Signalmen Enlisted (LSE)
• White - Safety Observers, Squadron Trouble Shooters, Landing Signal Officers (LSO), Medics, LOX Handlers, Air Transfer Officers and visitors
• Red - Ordnance Handlers, EOD Personnel, Crash and Salvage Crews
• Brown - Plane Captains (Crew Chiefs and Mechanics)

Battle Dress Uniform/Desert Combat Uniform

Battle Dress Uniform/Desert Combat Uniform is also worn by Navy SEAL teams, along with SWCC crews (the "Brown Water Navy") who transport SEAL platoons to and from combat operation areas. The Battle Dress Uniform (BDUs) are typically worn by Master at Arms or other security personnel both ashore and afloat, and are authorized for those in the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and Fleet Diver communities. Combat utilities are also authorized for those attached to Navy Construction (Seabee) battalions, although they, as well as other selected units, currently wear the old-style BDU camouflage. Sailors attached to the Navy's Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) also wear the old-style BDU camouflage uniform. Also, Navy personnel assigned to some joint headquarters units, like Central Command in Qatar and Iraq wear combat utility uniforms.

USS Constitution

Personnel assigned to the USS Constitution, the oldest warship in continuous commission, and only one of six original United States sail frigates still in existance, wear US Navy uniforms according to regulations posted in 1815 on public occasions.

Rank Insignia

Officers

Warrant Officers

Enlisted Men

Flag

Naval Jack of the United States

United States Naval Flag