as of
October 5, 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 | ||||
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Officers: 52,694 | |||
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Enlisted: 263,892 | |||
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Midshipmen: 4,467 | |||
| Ready Reserve: 107,832 [As of Aug 2012 ] | ||||
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Selected Reserves: 64,379 | |||
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Individual Ready Reserve: 43,453 | |||
| Reserves currently mobilized: 4,464 [As of 2 Oct 2012] | ||||
| Personnel on deployment: | ||||
| Navy Department Civilian Employees: | ||||
| Ships and Submarines | ||||
| Deployable Battle Force Ships: 287 | ||||
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Ships Deployed: 115 (40%) | |||
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Ships Underway - Not Deployed: 108 (38%) | |||
| Ships Underway | ||||
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Aircraft Carriers: | |||
| USS Enterprise (CVN 65) - 5th Fleet | ||||
| USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - port visit San Diego | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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Amphibious Assault Ships: | |||
| USS Peleliu (LHA 5) - 7th Fleet | ||||
| USS Wasp (LHD 1) - Atlantic Ocean | ||||
| USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) - 7th Fleet | ||||
| USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) - 5th Fleet | ||||
| USS Makin Island (LHD 8) - Pacific Ocean | ||||
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Aircraft (operational): 3700+ |
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