as of
May 24, 2012

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:   321,053
		Officers:   52,694
		Enlisted:   263,892
		Midshipmen:   4,467
Ready Reserve:   105,957 [As of Apr 2012 ]
		Selected Reserves: 64,059
		Individual Ready Reserve: 41,898
Reserves currently mobilized:   4,506 [As of 15 May 2012]
Personnel on deployment:   47,943
Navy Department Civilian Employees:   203,609
Ships and Submarines
Deployable Battle Force Ships: 285
		Total Ships Underway: 85 (30% of total)
		Deployed Ships Underway: 58 (20% of total)
		Attack Submarines Underway: 28
		Other Underway: 27 (09% of total)
		Total Ships Deployed/Underway: 131 (46% of total)
Ships Underway
				Aircraft Carriers:
USS Enterprise (CVN 65) - 5th Fleet
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - Atlantic Ocean
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) - 5th Fleet
				Amphibious Assault Ships:
USS Wasp (LHD 1) - port visit NY
USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) - 5th Fleet
USS Makin Island (LHD 8) - 5th Fleet
Aircraft (operational): 3700+