Navy

The U.S. Navy was founded on October 13, 1775, with the Department of the Navy established in 1798. The Navy's mission is to “maintain, train and equip combat-ready naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression and maintaining freedom of the seas," and it does so with warfare specialities that include aviation, surface warfare, nuclear submarines, special forces, and support services.

There are approximately 326,000 sailors serving actively in the U.S. Navy today with an additional 110,000 reserve personnel.

Navy News

An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the Fighting Redcocks of Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VFA) 22, flies above the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), May 3, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo/Michael A. Colemanberry)

Navy Super Hornet Catches Fire During Training Flight

A Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet made an emergency landing earlier this month after a fire broke out in its right engine.

An HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 15 lifts off from the flight line at Naval Air Station North Island in 2012. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Trevor Welsh)

Pair of Navy Helicopters Collide on Runway in Japan

Navy officials are investigating what led two HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopters to run into each other on a runway in Japan.

The newly refurbished R/V Thomas G. Thompson on its way back to its home dock at the University of Washington School of Oceanography, May 1, 2018. (University of Washington via DVIDS)

US Navy Research Vessel Docks in Taiwan amid China Tensions

Taiwan's official Central News Agency says the Thomas G. Thompson arrived in the southern port of Kaohsiung on Monday.

Actor Gerard Butler speaks to reporters at the Pentagon on Oct. 15, 2018, promoting his new movie, "Hunter Killer." Navy Vice Adm. Fritz Roegge stands to his right. Photo by Oriana Pawlyk/Military.com

Gerard Butler: Americans Are Ready for a New High-Stakes Sub Movie

The Navy provided access to a Los Angeles-class submarine and signed off on the script.

Force Master Diver Scott Brodeur, Naval Expeditionary Combat Command, watches as Chief Navy Diver Marshall Goble tries out the Office of Naval Research (ONR) TechSolutions-sponsored Scuba Binary Dive Application (SBDA 100) during a demonstration and evaluation off the coast of Panama City, Fla., Aug. 7, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo/Bobby Cummings)

Navy Master Diver's Idea Seeks to Digitize Diving

A prototype application now seeks to digitize diving, from start to finish.

A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew takes off at Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii, Aug. 25, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Matthew West)

Coast Guard, Navy Rescue Cruise Ship Passenger off Kaneohe Bay

The U.S. Coast Guard and Navy medevaced an 83-year-old male Canadian passenger from a cruise ship.

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Get Navy Fit

Navy Physical Readiness Test (PRT) Overview

Navy Physical Readiness Test (PRT) Overview

The Navy Physical Readiness Test consists of push-ups, curl-ups (sit-ups), and either running or swimming.

Navy Body Composition Assessment

Navy Body Composition Assessment

Navy EOD - Diver Training

Navy EOD - Diver Training

Navy Physical Fitness Program

Navy Physical Fitness Program

Creating a Circuit Training Routine

Creating a Circuit Training Routine

Navy Equipment

NU-1B Otter

F-5 Tigershark

Join the Navy

Sexy Navy Seals

U.S. Naval History and Roles

Sailors on the USS Essex

U.S. Navy's Values and Missions

Navy Jobs At a Glance

Navy Officer Explained

Recruits at Navy Recruit Training Command

Navy Weight Requirements At a Glance

U.S. Navy Sailors in Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL Class

Navy Boot Camp Timeline At a Glance

Navy Special Pay

Navy Aviation Continuation Pay

Career Enlisted Flyer Incentive Pay

A U.S. Navy diver uses a scrubber to clean the hull of the Key West

Diving Duty Pay

Nuclear Officer Career Bonus

Navy Sea Pay

Virginia Class Attack Submarine SSN

Submarine Pay