A Day in the Life of the NAVY

On any given day, the Navy is involved in a range of missions from combat operations in the Persian Gulf to humanitarian relief operations in earthquake-devastated Pakistan. To give readers a sense of its global presence, we've depicted where Navy ships were on April 11. In addition to ship deployments, about 10,000 sailors were working on the ground in U.S. Central Command's area of operations, from the Horn of Africa through Central Asia, most directly supporting combat operations in Iraq or Afghanistan.

Personnel

• Active duty: 355,299
• • Officers: 51,977
  • Enlisted: 298,995
  • Midshipmen: 4,327
• Selected reserves: 72,315
• Civilian employees: 175,288

• Reserves mobilized: 5,510
• Personnel deployed: 35,492

Ships Under Way

In the Atlantic:

• USS George Washington carrier
• USS Kearsarge amphibious assault ship
• USS Iwo Jima amphibious assault ship
• USS Nashville amphibious transport dock
• USS Whidbey Island dock landing ship

In the Mediterranean Sea:

• USS Nassau amphibious assault ship
• USS Austin amphibious transport dock
• USS Carter Hall amphibious dock landing ship (on port visit in Croatia)

In the Persian Gulf:

• USS Ronald Reagan carrier
• USS Peleliu amphibious assault ship
• USS Ogden amphibious transport dock
• USS Germantown amphibious dock landing ship

In the Pacific:

• USS John C. Stennis carrier
• USS Tarawa amphibious assault ship
• USS Bonhomme Richard amphibious assault ship
• USS Cleveland amphibious transport dock (on port visit to Esquimalt, Canada)
• USS Denver amphibious transport dock
• USS Tortuga dock landing ship (on port visit to Sasebo, Japan)
• USS Rushmore dock landing ship

In the Indian Ocean:

• USS Oak Hill dock landing ship

In the East China Sea:

• USS Essex amphibious assault ship
• USS Juneau amphibious transport dock
• USS Harpers Ferry dock landing ship

In the South China Sea:

• USS Abraham Lincoln carrier

Deployable battle force ships: 281*

• Ships deployed: 91 (32 percent of total)
• Ships under way: 120 (43 percent of total)

Total attack submarines: 54

• Attack submarines under way: 14 (26 percent)
• Attack submarines deployed: 14 (26 percent)

*The Navy has about 4,000 operational aircraft that can be deployed from the sea

Carrier Strike Group

A carrier strike group generally includes:

• 1 aircraft carrier with
  -3 FA-18 squadrons
  -1 F-14 squadron
  -1 S-3 squadron
  -1 EA-6B squadron
  -E-2C squadron
  -1 helicopter squadron
  
• 1 guided missile cruiser
• 2 guided missile destroyers
• 1 attack submarine
• 1 combined ammunition, oiler and supply ship

Expeditionary Strike Group

An expeditionary strike group can include:

• 1 amphibious assault ship
• 1 amphibious transport dock ship
• 1 dock landing ship
• 1 guided missile cruiser
• 1 guided missile destroyer
• 1 frigate
• 1 attack submarine
• 1 Marine expeditionary unit
• The following aircraft:
  -AV-8B Harrier II jets
  -CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters
  -CH-46D Sea Knight helicopters
  -AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters