[Truth666]

The United States Navy

as of

June 25, 2004

The Navy Fact File contains complete 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: 376,013 Officers: 55,803 Enlisted: 317,104 Midshipmen: 3,179	Ready Reserve: 147,672 [As of 31 May] Selected Reserves: 83,696 Individual Ready Reserve: 63,976 Reserves currently mobilized: 2,584 [as of 16 June]
Personnel on deployment: 45,092
Navy Department Civilian Employees: 181,152 [as of 31 May]
Ships and Submarines
Ships: 295
Ships Underway (away from homeport): 131 (44% of total) On deployment: 115 ships (39% of total)	Submarines underway (away from homeport): 21 submarines (40% of submarine force) On deployment: 12 submarines (21% of submarine force)
Ships Underway
Carriers: USS Enterprise (CVN 65) - North Atlantic Ocean USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) - Mediterranean Sea USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - Pacific Ocean USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) - Pacific Ocean USS George Washington (CVN 73) - Persian Gulf USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) - Pacific Ocean USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - Atlantic Ocean USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) - port visit, Valparaiso, Chile Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) Two USS Wasp (LHD 1)[22 MEU] - Persian Gulf USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) - Persian Gulf USS Yorktown (CG 48) - Red Sea USS Shreveport (LPD 12) - Persian Gulf USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) - Persian Gulf USS McFaul (DDG 74) - Persian Gulf	Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) Three [11th Marine Expeditionary Unit] USS Belleau Wood (LHA 3) - Indian Ocean USS Denver (LPD 9) - Indian Ocean USS Comstock (LSD 45) - Indian Ocean Amphibious Ships: USS Tarawa (LHA 1) - Pacific Ocean USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) - Mediterranean Sea USS Boxer (LHD 4) - Pacific Ocean USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) - Pacific Ocean USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) - Atlantic Ocean USS Austin (LPD 4) - port visit, Gloucester, Mass. USS Dubuque (LPD 8) - Pacific Ocean USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) - port visit, Brunei USS Tortuga (LSD 46) - Callao, Peru USS Rushmore (LSD 47) - Pacific Ocean
Aircraft (operational): 4,000+

[PokeyJoe]

Looking for results of the "training" exercise now. Thanks for reminding me.