as of
October 18, 2016
The Navy Fact File
contains descriptions of the roles and characteristics of Navy ships.
Navy Demographics as of 31 March 2015
Navy Personnel | ||||
Active Duty: 327,099 | ||||
Officers: 54,561 | ||||
Enlisted: 268,104 | ||||
Midshipmen: 4,434 | ||||
Ready Reserve: 108,820 [As of Aug 2016 ] | ||||
Selected Reserves: 58,013 | ||||
Individual Ready Reserve: 50,807 | ||||
Reserves currently mobilized: 2,973 [As of Sep 2016] | ||||
Navy Department Civilian Employees: 211,018 | ||||
Ships and Submarines | ||||
Deployable Battle Force Ships: 272 | ||||
Ships Deployed: 52 (19%) | ||||
Ships Underway for Local Ops / Training (USFF / 3rd Fleet): 84 (31%) | ||||
Ships Underway | ||||
Aircraft Carriers: | ||||
USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - 3rd Fleet | ||||
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - 5th Fleet | ||||
USS George Washington (CVN 73) - Atlantic | ||||
Amphibious Assault Ships: | ||||
USS Wasp (LHD 1) - 6th Fleet | ||||
USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) - Atlantic | ||||
USS Makin Island (LHD 8) - Pacific | ||||
Aircraft (operational): 3700+ |