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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 86 

Recognizing March 3, 2015, as the centennial of the Navy Reserve. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 25, 2015 

Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. WARNER, Mr. MCCAIN, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. 

KIRK, Mr. KING, and Mr. PETERS) submitted the following resolution; 

which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing March 3, 2015, as the centennial of the Navy 

Reserve. 

Whereas the roots of patriotic Americans serving in maritime 

service trace back to even before the existence of the 

Continental Navy, when residents from seaside towns engaged in combat with British warships in defense of their 

homes; 

Whereas the tradition of maritime service to the country continued through the robust United States merchant marine, and later the formation of State naval militias in 

the late 19th century to meet the need for additional 

naval support; 

Whereas during the Spanish-American War, the Navy augmented its force with 4,000 sailors from the State naval 

militias; 


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Whereas the emergence of the United States as a world 

power in the early 20th century required a more robust 

and multi-layered naval force; 

Whereas the Act of March 3, 1915 (38 Stat. 928, chapter 

83), established the Naval Reserve, which became the 

‘‘Navy Reserve’’ in 2006; 

Whereas by the end of World War I, there were 290,0000 

members of the Naval Reserve, more than half of the 

total manpower of the Navy, who fought valiantly during 

the war; 

Whereas 84 percent of the sailors serving in World War II 

were members of the Naval Reserve, a group that included 100,000 women; 

Whereas the more than 2,600,000 enlisted personnel and 

269,000 officers in the Naval Reserve in 1945 served in 

every theater of World War II and on every type of vessel 

and aircraft; 

Whereas 5 Presidents, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, and George H. 

W. Bush, served honorably in the Naval Reserve; 

Whereas in United States conflicts and national emergencies, 

including the Berlin Crisis, the Korean War, the Cuban 

Missile Crisis, the Vietnam War, Operation Desert 

Storm, and hurricanes and other natural disasters, the 

Navy Reserve has responded to calls promptly and effectively; 

Whereas following the attack on the Navy destroyer, USS 

Cole, on October 12, 2000, the Naval Reserve immediately responded with coastal warfare security; 

Whereas since the attacks on our homeland of September 11, 

2001, the Navy Reserve has mobilized more than 72,000 


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members of the Navy Reserve worldwide to counter 

threats to national security; 

Whereas the Navy benefits from the military experience, civilian skills, and diverse backgrounds of the members of the 

Navy Reserve; 

Whereas as the Senate recognizes the distinguished service of 

the members of the Navy Reserve, who are proud individuals of the United States, there are more than 2,000 

members of the Navy Reserve deployed around the world; 

and 

Whereas March 3, 2015, marks 100 years since the Act of 

March 3, 1915 (38 Stat. 928, chapter 83), establishing 

the Naval Reserve: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) recognizes March 3, 2015, as the centennial 

3 of the Navy Reserve; 

4 (2) recognizes the indispensable and valuable 

5 contributions and sacrifices that individual members 

6 of the Navy Reserve have made throughout the his7 tory of the United States and continue to make in 

8 2015; 

9 (3) celebrates the commitment and service of 

10 members of the Navy Reserve, their families, and 

11 their employers; and 

12 (4) encourages communities to seize the oppor13 tunity to honor and support these patriots in 2015, 

14 the centennial of the Navy Reserve. 

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