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as of
November 20, 2009

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)

Navy Personnel
Active Duty:   328,466
		Officers:   51,543
		Enlisted:   272,417
		Midshipmen:   4,506
Ready Reserve:   108,655 [As of 09 Oct]
		Selected Reserves: 66,489
		Individual Ready Reserve: 42,166
Reserves currently mobilized:   6,516 [As of 17 Nov ]
Personnel on deployment:   38,519
Navy Department Civilian Employees:   194,562
Ships and Submarines
Deployable Battle Force Ships: 285
		Ships Underway (away from homeport): 149 ships (52% of total)
		On deployment: 112 ships (439 of total)
		Attack submarines underway (away from homeport): 41 subs (75%)
		On deployment: 28 subs (51%)
Ships Underway
				Carriers:
USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - 5th Fleet
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - Atlantic Ocean
USS George Washington (CVN 73) - East China Sea
USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) - visit San Diego
				Amphibious Warfare Ships:
USS Wasp (LHD 1) - 4th Fleet
USS Essex (LHD 2) - East China Sea
USS Bataan (LHD 5) - 5th Fleet
USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) - 5th Fleet
Aircraft (operational): 3700+