Status of the Navy

Status of the Navy

as of
October 19, 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:   108,718 [As of Sep 2012 ]
  Selected Reserves Selected Reserves: 64,715
  Individual Ready Reserve Individual Ready Reserve: 44,003
Reserves currently mobilized:   4,535 [As of 16 Oct 2012]
Ships and Submarines
Deployable Battle Force Ships: 287
  Total Ships Deployed/Underway Ships Deployed: 114 (40%)
  Ships Underway for Local Ops / Training (USFF / 3rd Fleet) Ships Underway for Local Ops / Training (USFF / 3rd Fleet): 45 (15%)
Ships Underway
  Underway Aircraft Carriers:
              USS Enterprise (CVN 65) - port visit Naples, IT
              USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - Pacific Ocean
              USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - 5th Fleet
              USS George Washington (CVN 73) - West Pacific
              USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) - 5th Fleet
              USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - Atlantic Ocean
  Underway Amphibious Assault Ships:
              USS Peleliu (LHA 5) - 5th Fleet
              USS Bataan (LHD 5) - Atlantic Ocean
              USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) - port visit Subic Bay, RP
              USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) - 5th Fleet

Aircraft (operational):
3700+