The Unitit States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch o the Unitit States Airmed Forces an ane o the seven uniformed services o the Unitit States. It is lairger nor the next 13 lairgest navies combined in terms o battle fleet tonnage, accordin tae ane estimate.[5][6] The U.S. Navy an aa haes the warld's lairgest carrier fleet, wi 10 in service, ane unner construction (twa planned), an twa in reserve. The service haes 317,054 personnel on active duty an 109,671 in the Navy Reserve. It operates 283 ships in active service an mair nor 3,700 aircraft.[3]
| Unitit States Navy | |
|---|---|
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| Active | 13 October 1775 – present[1][2] (249 years) or 27 Mairch 1794 – present[1][2] (230 years, 7 months) or 30 Aprile 1798 – present[1][2] (226 years, 6 months) |
| Kintra |  Unitit States o Americae |
| Allegiance | Constitution o the Unitit States |
| Teep | Navy |
| Size | 323,951 active duty personnel[3] 109,738 reserve personnel[3] 283 ships[3] 3,700+ aircraft 10 aircraft carriers 9 amphibious assault ships 10 amphibious transport docks 12 dock landin ships 22 cruisers 62 destroyers 17 frigates 3 littoral combat ships 71 submarines |
| Pairt o | U.S. Depairtment o the Navy |
| Heidquarters | Arlington Coonty, Virginie, U.S. |
| Motto(s) | "Non sibi sed patriae" (["Nae for self but for kintra"] error: {{lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)) (unoffeecial)[4] |
| Colours | Blue, Gowd |
| Mairch | "Anchors Aweigh"  Play (help·info) |
| Engagements | Revolutionary War Quasi-War First an Seicont Barbary Wars War o 1812 Mexican-American War American Ceevil War Spainyie-American War Warld War I Warld War II Korean War 1958 Lebanon crisis Vietnam War Iranian Hostage Rescue Multinaitional Force in Lebanon 1983 Beirut barracks bombin Invasion o Grenada Bombin o Libie (1986) Invasion o Panama Persian Gulf War Somali Ceevil War Bosnie War Kosovo War War in Afghanistan Iraq War Bombin o Libie (2011) |
| Decorations |  Presidential Unit Citation  Navy Unit Commendation _Streamer.jpg){kind=small} Meritorious Unit Commendation |
| Commanders | |
| Commander-in-Chief | Donald Trump |
| Secretar o Defence | James Mattis |
| Secretar o the Navy | Sean Stackley (Actin) |
| Chief o Naval Operations | ADM John M. Richardson |
| Vice Chief o Naval Operations | ADM William F. Moran |
| Master Chief Petty Officer | MCPON Steven S. Giordano |
| Insignia | |
| Flag | .svg) |
| Jack |  |
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