Status of the Navy

Status of the Navy

as of
July 1, 2013

The Navy Fact File contains descriptions of the roles and characteristics of Navy ships.

The make-up of a Carrier Strike Group (CSG)
The make-up of a Carrier Air Wing (CVW)
The make-up of an Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG)

Status of the Navy


Navy Personnel
Active Duty:   319,950
  Officers Officers:   53,902
  Enlisted Enlisted:   262,695
  Midshipmen Midshipmen:   3,353
Ready Reserve:   109,686 [As of May 2013 ]
  Selected Reserves Selected Reserves: 63,186
  Individual Ready Reserve Individual Ready Reserve: 46,500
Reserves currently mobilized:   4,673 [As of 18 Jun 2013]
Navy Department Civilian Employees:   201,000
Ships and Submarines
Deployable Battle Force Ships: 286
  Total Ships Deployed/Underway Ships Deployed: 94 (33%)
  Ships Underway for Local Ops / Training (USFF / 3rd Fleet) Ships Underway for Local Ops / Training (USFF / 3rd Fleet): 24 (9%)
Ships Underway
  Underway Aircraft Carriers:
              USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - 5th Fleet
              USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - Atlantic Ocean
              USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - Pacific Ocean
              USS George Washington (CVN 73) - West Pacific
  Underway Amphibious Assault Ships:
              USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) - 5th Fleet
              USS Bataan (LHD 5) - Atlantic Ocean
              USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) - 7th Fleet

Aircraft (operational):
3700+