The Unitit States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch o the Unitit States Airmed Forces an ane o the seven uniformed services o the Unitit States. It is lairger nor the next 13 lairgest navies combined in terms o battle fleet tonnage, accordin tae ane estimate.[5][6] The U.S. Navy an aa haes the warld's lairgest carrier fleet, wi 10 in service, ane unner construction (twa planned), an twa in reserve. The service haes 317,054 personnel on active duty an 109,671 in the Navy Reserve. It operates 283 ships in active service an mair nor 3,700 aircraft.[3]
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Unitit States Navy
Active
13 October 1775– present[1][2] (249years, 9months) or 27 Mairch 1794– present[1][2] (231years, 3months) or 30 Aprile 1798– present[1][2] (227years, 2months)
Revolutionary War Quasi-War First an Seicont Barbary Wars War o 1812 Mexican-American War American Ceevil War Spainyie-American War Warld War I Warld War II Korean War 1958 Lebanon crisis Vietnam War Iranian Hostage Rescue Multinaitional Force in Lebanon 1983 Beirut barracks bombin Invasion o Grenada Bombin o Libie (1986) Invasion o Panama Persian Gulf War Somali Ceevil War Bosnie War Kosovo War War in Afghanistan Iraq War Bombin o Libie (2011)
Decorations
Presidential Unit Citation Navy Unit Commendation Meritorious Unit Commendation