as of
September 14, 2012
The Navy Fact File
contains descriptions of the roles and characteristics of Navy ships.
The make-up of a Carrier Strike Group (CSG)
The make-up of a Carrier Air Wing (CVW)
The make-up of an Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG)
Navy Personnel | ||||
Active Duty: 321,053 | ||||
Officers: 52,694 | ||||
Enlisted: 263,892 | ||||
Midshipmen: 4,467 | ||||
Ready Reserve: 107,062 [As of July 2012 ] | ||||
Selected Reserves: 64,164 | ||||
Individual Ready Reserve: 42,898 | ||||
Reserves currently mobilized: 4,262 [As of 29 Aug 2012] | ||||
Personnel on deployment: 47,943 | ||||
Navy Department Civilian Employees: 203,609 | ||||
Ships and Submarines | ||||
Deployable Battle Force Ships: 286 | ||||
Total Ships Underway: 107 (37% of total) | ||||
Deployed Ships Underway: 72 (25% of total) | ||||
Attack Submarines Underway: 33 | ||||
Other Underway: 35 (12% of total) | ||||
Total Ships Deployed/Underway: 143 (50% of total) | ||||
Ships Underway | ||||
Aircraft Carriers: | ||||
USS Enterprise (CVN 65) - 5th Fleet | ||||
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - 5th Fleet | ||||
USS George Washington (CVN 73) - 7th Fleet | ||||
USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) - Pacific Ocean | ||||
Amphibious Assault Ships: | ||||
USS Wasp (LHD 1) - Atlantic Ocean | ||||
USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) - 7th Fleet | ||||
USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) - 5th Fleet | ||||
Aircraft (operational): 3700+ |