Status of the Navy

Status of the Navy

as of
September 27, 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)

Status of the Navy


Navy Personnel
Active Duty:   321,053
  Officers Officers:   52,694
  Enlisted Enlisted:   263,892
  Midshipmen Midshipmen:   4,467
Ready Reserve:   107,832 [As of Aug 2012 ]
  Selected Reserves Selected Reserves: 64,379
  Individual Ready Reserve Individual Ready Reserve: 43,453
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: 287
  Total Ships Deployed/Underway Total Ships Deployed/Underway: 153 (53% of total)
Ships Underway
  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) - 7th Fleet
              USS Harry S Truman (CVN 75) - Atlantic Ocean
  Underway Amphibious Assault Ships:
              USS Peleliu (LHA 5) - 7th Fleet
              USS Boxer (LHD 4) - Pacific Ocean
              USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) - 7th Fleet
              USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) - 5th Fleet

Aircraft (operational):
3700+