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*the united states navy (USN) is the ‘naval warfare service branch’ of the “united states armed forces” + 1 of the 8 uniformed services of the “united states”*
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(the ‘american navy’ is the ‘largest’ + ‘most capable’ navy in the world, with the highest combined battle fleet tonnage)
(the U.S. Navy has the world’s largest aircraft carrier fleet, with 10 in service, 2 in the reserve fleet, and 3 new carriers under construction)
(the service has 328,194 personnel on active duty and 101,199 in the “Navy Reserve”)
(it has 272 deployable combat vessels and more than 3,700 aircraft in active service as of February 2016)
(the U.S. Navy traces its origins to the “Continental Navy”, which was established during the “American Revolutionary War” and was effectively disbanded as a separate entity shortly thereafter)
(it played a major role in the “American Civil War” by blockading the “Confederacy” and seizing control of its rivers)
(it played the central role in the World War II defeat of Japan)
(the 21st century U.S. Navy maintains a sizable global presence, deploying in such areas as ‘East Asia’, the ‘Mediterranean’, and the ‘Middle East’)
(it is a “blue-water navy” with the ability to project force onto the ‘littoral regions’ of the world, engage in forward areas during peacetime, and rapidly respond to regional crises, making it an active player in U.S. foreign and defense policy)
(the ‘Navy’ is administratively managed by the “Department of the Navy”, which is headed by the civilian “Secretary of the Navy”)
(the “Department of the Navy” is itself a division of the “Department of Defense”, which is headed by the “Secretary of Defense”)
(the “Chief of Naval Operations” (CNO) is a 4-star admiral + the ‘senior naval officer’ of the ‘department of the navy’)
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(however, the CNO may not be the highest ranking naval officer in the armed forces if the “chairman” (or the “vice chairman”) of the “joint chiefs of staff” are ‘navy officers’, who (by law) out-rank the ‘CNO’)
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👈👈👈☜*“THE 8 AMERICAN UNIFORMED SERVICES”* ☞ 👉👉👉
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*🌈✨ *TABLE OF CONTENTS* ✨🌷*
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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥*we won the war* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥