U.S. Navy | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-05

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U.S. Navy


00:01:54 1 Mission
00:03:09 2 History
00:03:17 2.1 Origins
00:05:17 2.2 From re-establishment to the Civil War
00:09:38 2.3 20th century
00:10:42 2.3.1 World War I and interwar years
00:12:52 2.3.2 World War II
00:14:48 2.3.3 Cold War
00:16:21 2.4 21st century
00:19:56 3 Organization
00:20:54 3.1 Operating forces
00:22:41 3.2 Shore establishments
00:23:42 3.3 Relationships with other service branches
00:23:52 3.3.1 United States Marine Corps
00:25:54 3.3.2 United States Coast Guard
00:26:49 4 Personnel
00:28:03 4.1 Uniforms
00:28:34 4.1.1 Commissioned officers
00:29:19 4.1.1.1 Commissioned warrant officers
00:29:27 4.1.2 Enlisted
00:31:29 4.1.3 Badges of the United States Navy
00:33:04 5 Bases
00:33:36 5.1 Eastern United States
00:36:01 5.2 Western United States and Hawaii
00:37:45 5.3 United States territories
00:38:32 5.4 Foreign countries
00:39:41 6 Equipment
00:40:16 6.1 Ships
00:42:24 6.1.1 Aircraft carriers
00:43:24 6.1.2 Amphibious warfare vessels
00:45:53 6.1.3 Cruisers
00:46:58 6.1.4 Destroyers
00:47:53 6.1.5 Frigates and Littoral combat ships
00:50:25 6.1.6 Mine countermeasures ships
00:51:06 6.1.7 Patrol boats
00:51:52 6.1.8 Submarines
00:54:06 6.2 Aircraft
00:56:34 6.3 Weapons
00:59:49 7 Naval jack
01:01:07 8 Notable sailors
01:02:40 9 See also



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The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most capable navy in the world, with the highest combined battle fleet tonnage and the world's largest aircraft carrier fleet, with eleven in service, and two new carriers under construction. With 319,421 personnel on active duty and 99,616 in the Ready Reserve, the Navy is the third largest of the service branches. It has 282 deployable combat vessels and more than 3,700 operational aircraft as of  March 2018, making it the second largest and second most powerful air force in the world.The U.S. Navy traces its origins to the Continental Navy, which was established during the American Revolutionary War and was effectively disbanded as a separate entity shortly thereafter. The U.S. Navy played a major role in the American Civil War by blockading the Confederacy and seizing control of its rivers. It played the central role in the World War II defeat of Imperial Japan. The 21st century U.S. Navy maintains a sizable global presence, deploying in strength in such areas as the Western Pacific, the Mediterranean, and the Indian Ocean. It is a blue-water navy with the ability to project force onto the littoral regions of the world, engage in forward deployments during peacetime and rapidly respond to regional crises, making it a frequent actor in U.S. foreign and military policy.
The Navy is administratively managed by the Department of the Navy, which is headed by the civilian Secretary of the Navy. The Department of the Navy is itself a division of the Department of Defense, which is headed by the Secretary of Defense. The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) is the most senior naval officer serving in the Department of the Navy.