Editor's Foreword

Naval reserve Forces 109,222 (total)
Selected reserve 66,455
individual ready reserve 42,767
Naval inactive Fleet
Under a minimum of 60–90 days notice for reactivation
PRINCIPAL SURFACE COMBATANTS 22
AIRCRAFT CARRIERS 6 CV
BATTLESHIP 1 BB
CRUISERS 3 CG
DESTROYERS 12: 4 DD 8 DDG
AMPHIBIOUS
LS 5 LKA
CRAFT 5 LCT
LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT 7: 5 AG 2 AO
Military Sealift command (MSc)
Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force
LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT 44
AFH 4: 2 Mars; 2 Sirius
AEH 5 Kilauea
AS 1 Emory S Land (Additional vessel to transfer
under MSC 2010)
ARS 2 Safeguard
AH 2 Mercy, with 1 hel landing platform
ATF 4 Powhatan
HSV 1
T-AO 14 Henry J. Kaiser
T-AOE RAS 4 Supply class
T-AKEH 7 Lewis and Clark (5 additional vessels in
build)
Maritime Prepositioning Program
LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT 32
T-AK 6
T-AKR 24:
LMSR T-AKR 11: 3; 8 Watson
T-AKRH 13
T-AVB 2
Strategic Sealift Force
(At a minimum of 4 days readiness)
LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT 17:
T-AOT 4 Champion
T-AK 2 (breakbulk)
T-AKR 11: 7 Bob Hope; 2 Gordon; 2 Shughart
Special Mission Ships
LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT 18:
HSV 1
T-AG 1 Hayes
T-AGM 3 (additional vessel in build)
T-ARC 1
T-AGOS 5: 1 Impeccable; 4 Victorious
T-AGS 7: 1 John McDonnell; 6 Pathfinder
US Maritime Administation Support • National
Defense reserve Fleet
LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT 18:
T-ACS 3 Keystone State
North America
T-AK 14: 11 T-AK (breakbulk); 3 T-AK (heavy lift)
T-AO 1
ready reserve Force
Ships at readiness up to a maximum of 30 days
LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT 49:
T-ACS 6 Keystone State
T-AK 6: 2 T-AK (breakbulk); 4 T-AK (heavy lift)
T-AKR 34: 26 Ro Ro; 8 Algol
T-AVB 2
T-AOT 1
Augmentation Force • Active
Cargo handling 1 bn
reserve
Cargo handling 12 bn
Naval Aviation 98,588
Operates from 11 carriers, 11 air wings (10 active 1 reserve).
Average air wing comprises 7 sqns: 4 each with 12
F/A-18 (2 with F/A-18C, 1 with F/A18-E, 1 with F/A18-F),
1 with 6 SH-60, 1 with 4 EA-6B, 1 with 4 E-2C. (Numbers
exclude Fleet Replacement Squadrons.)
35
FORCES BY ROLE
Air wing 10 wg
COMD 2 sqn with E-6B Mercury
FGA 10 sqn with F/A-18E Super Hornet; 10 sqn
with F/A-18F Super Hornet; 14 sqn with
F/A-18C Hornet; 1 sqn with F/A-18A+
ASW 9 sqn with SH-60B Seahawk; 7 sqn with
HH-60H Seahawk; SH-60F Seahawk; 3 sqn
with MH-60R Seahawk
ELINT 2 sqn with EP-3E Aries II
ELINT/ECM 12 sqn with EA-6B Prowler; 1 sqn with EA-
18G Growler
MP 12 (land-based) sqn with P-3C Orion*
AEW 12 sqn with total of E-2C Hawkeye
MCM 2 sqn with MH-53E Sea Dragon
Spt 9 sqn with MH-60S Knight Hawk
Tpt 2 sqn with C-2A Greyhound
Trg 1 (aggressor) sqn with F/A-18C Hornet/
F/A-18D Hornet / F/A-18E Super Hornet/
F/A-18F Super Hornet; 1 (aggressor) sqn
with F/A-18B Hornet/F/A-18 C Hornet /
F/A-18D Hornet; 1 sqn with F/A-18E/F
Super Hornet 3 sqn with T-6A/B Texan
II/T-39D/G/N Sabreliner; 5 sqn T-34C Turbo
Mentor; 2 sqn with T-44A Pegasus; 4 sqn
with T-45A/C Goshawk; 2 sqn with TH-57B
Sea Ranger/TH-57C Sea Ranger
EQUIPMENT BY TYPE
AIRCRAFT 900 combat capable
FGA 753: 33 F/A-18A Hornet; 24 F/A-18B Hornet; 268
F/A-18C Hornet; 41 F/A-18D Hornet; 171 F/A-18E Super
Hornet; 216 F/A-18F Super Hornet
ELINT 11 EP-3E Aries II
ELINT/ECM 99: 92 EA-6B Prowler; 7 EA-18G Growler
MP 147 P-3C Orion*
North America