US Navy

USS stands for United States Ship.

Other countries have similar abbreviations. While studying the American Civil War there are many CSS- Confederate States Ship. HMS stands for Her/His Majesty's Ship, referring to the Queen of England (or King if there is one).

Heisman Trophy winner Roger Staubach played his first college year at New Mexico Military Institute, before transferring to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He got his first start in the 3rd game of his first year (sophomore) at Navy.

The US Army has 99 Major (2 star) Generals on active duty.

The commissioned U.S. Navy ships in the list below are sorted by type and hull number, for example New Orleans (CA-32) is found in hull number order under heavy cruisers. For the purposes of this list, yard craft assigned to the Fourteenth Naval District and other small non-commissioned craft are not included. In addition, Pearl Harbor is defined as the area inside the nets guarding the harbor entrance. Ships marked with an asterisk (*) were within twelve miles of the island of Oahu but were not actually within Pearl Harbor as defined above. Locations of these ships are indicated. Ships marked with a number symbol (#) were sunk or destroyed during the Pearl Harbor attack. All of these were later raised and rebuilt except for Arizona, Oklahoma, and Utah. Oklahoma was raised but not rebuilt. The U.S. carriers were not at Pearl Harbor. On 28 November, Admiral Kimmel sent USS Enterprise under Rear Admiral Willliam Halsey to deliver Marine Corps fighter planes to Wake Island. On 4 December Enterprise delivered the aircraft and on December 7 the task force was on its way back to Pearl Harbor. On 5 December, Admiral Kimmel sent the USS Lexington with a task force under Rear Admiral Newton to deliver 25 scout bombers to Midway Island. The last Pacific carrier, USS Saratoga, had left Pearl Harbor for upkeep and repairs on the West Coast. Battleships (BB) Pennsylvania (BB-38) (in drydock) # Arizona (BB-39) Nevada (BB-36) # Oklahoma (BB-37) Tennessee (BB-43) # California (BB-44) Maryland (BB-46) # West Virginia (BB-48) Heavy Cruisers (CA) New Orleans (CA-32) San Francisco (CA-38) Light Cruisers (CL) Raleigh (CL-7) Detroit (CL-8) Phoenix (CL-46) Honolulu (CL-48) St. Louis (CL-49) Helena (CL-50 Destroyers (DD) Allen (DD-66) Schley (DD-103) Chew (DD-106) * Ward (DD-139) (patrolling Channel entrance to Pearl Harbor) Dewey (DD-349) Farragut (DD-348) Hull (DD-350) MacDonough (DD-351) Worden (DD-352) Dale (DD-353) Monaghan (DD-354) Aylwin (DD-355) Selfridge (DD-357) Phelps (DD-360) Cummings (DD-365) Reid (DD-369) Case (DD-370) Conyngham (DD-371) Cassin (DD-372) (in drydock) Shaw (DD-373) (in floating drydock) Tucker (DD-374) Downes (DD-375) (in drydock) Bagley (DD-386) Blue (DD-387) Helm (DD-388) Mugford (DD-389) Ralph Talbot (DD-390) Henley (DD-391) Patterson (DD-392) Jarvis (DD-393) Submarines (SS) Narwhal (SS-167) Dolphin (SS-169) Cachalot (SS-170) Tautog (SS-199) Minelayer (CM) # Oglala (CM-4) Minesweeper (AM) Turkey (AM-13) Bobolink (AM-20) Rail (AM-26) Tern (AM-31) Grebe (AM-43) Vireo (AM-52) Coastal Minesweeper (Amc) Cockatoo (Amc-8) Crossbill (Amc-9) Condor (Amc-14) Reedbird (Amc-30) Destroyer Minelayer (DM) Gamble (DM-15) Ramsay (DM-16) Montgomery (DM-17) Breese (DM-18) Tracy (DM-19) Preble (DM-20) Sicard (DM-21) Pruitt (DM-22) Destroyer Minesweeper (DMS) Zane (DMS-14) Wasmuth (DMS-15) Trever (DMS-16) Perry (DMS-17) Patrol Gunboat (PG) Sacramento (PG-19) Destroyer Tender (AD) Dobbin (AD-3) Whitney (AD-4) Seaplane Tender (AV) Curtiss (AV-4) Tangier (AV-8) Small Seaplane Tender (AVP) Avocet (AVP-4) Swan (AVP-7) (on marine railway dock) Seaplane Tender, Destroyer (AVD) Hulbert (AVD-6) Thornton (AVD-11) Ammunition Ship (AE) Pyro (AE-1) Oiler (AO) Ramapo (AO-12) Neosho (AO-23) Repair Ship (AR) Medusa (AR-1) Vestal (AR-4) Rigel (AR-11) Submarine Tender (AS) Pelias (AS-14) Submarine Rescue Ship (ASR) Widgeon (ASR-1) Hospital Ship (AH) Solace (AH-5) Cargo Ship (AK) * Vega (AK-17) (at Honolulu) Stores Issue Ship (AKS) Castor (AKS-1) * Antares (AKS-3) (at Pearl Harbor entrance) Ocean Tug (AT) Ontario (AT-13) Sunnadin (AT-28) * Keosanqua (AT-38) (at Pearl Harbor entrance) * Navajo (AT-64) (12 miles outside Pearl Harbor entrance) Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) # Utah (AG-16) Argonne (AG-31) Sumner (AG-32)

Nobody for sure knows who or why the USS Maine exploded.

Witness reports say that she blew up out of no where. The U.S & Cuba blamed Spain as the responsible one for destroying the battleship.Possible reasons for the explosion a the sinking of the USS Maine is a mechanical error or a fire in one of the coal bunkers. There was an error in the engine room the set of an explosion on the ship which led to a chain reaction and it continued until the front of the ship was dismantled.

Officers are addressed either by rank (Captain, Commander, etc.), or by Sir or Ma'am as the case may be. If you know the officer, it's customary to address them by rank and name (e.g., Commander Lawless). It depends on the circumstances as well, if it's in passing, in private, or a formal meeting, unit gathering, off duty, etc.

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OS - Ordinary Seaman

AB - Able Seaman

LS - Leading Seaman

MS - Master Seaman

PO2 - Petty Officer 2nd Class

PO1 - Petty Officer 1st Class

CPO2 - Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class

CPO1 - Chief Petty Officer 1st Class

NCDT - Naval Cadet

ASLT - Acting Sub-Lieutenant

SLT - Sub-Lieutenant

Lt - Lieutenant

LCdr - Lieutenant-Commander

Cdr - Commander

Capt - Captain

Cmdr - Commodore

RAdm - Rear-Admiral

VAdm - Vice-Admiral

Adm - Admiral

Commanding Officer: Responsible for everything. Executive Officer: Second in command. Accountable to the commanding officer only. Department Heads, ie. Engineering , Admin Officer, Deck Officer, etc. Each department has junior officers that report to the department heads. It's called the chain of command. Orders travel down the chain from the CO and requests travel up the chain from the lowest man/woman.

For Commonwealth Navies (RN, RAN, RNZN, RCN) the nickname for Sailor in general is 'Jack' or 'Jack Tar' For Bosuns Mates 'Dibbies' as in those who dib and dab paint For Engineers ' Stokers' as in those who stoke the coal fire for the boilers For electronics Technicians 'Greenies' for those who fix the green steam (electical equipment) For Stores personnel 'Box packers' For Dentists 'Fang Bosun' For Chaplains 'Sky Pilot, God Botherer, Sin Bosun' For Medics 'Scab Lifter'

They are enlisted and officers in the US Navy. As such their pay scale is the same as all the rest of the personnel. You can pull up the pay chart and using their rank and time in service to find their base pay.

An E3 with less than 2 years of service will make $30,000 per year or more, depending on the location and if they have dependents. Military pay tables are readily available online, and military pay consists of Basic Pay, BAS, BAH, and COLA, as well as other allowances.

The actual quote is "Without a decisive naval force we can do nothing definitive.". It was quoted by General George Washington, prior to the Declaration of Independence and outset of the Revolutionary War.

There had been much debate in the Continental Congress as to whether or not having a Navy to go up against the British Royal Navy (considered foolish by many, who were after all, British colonists). Washington effectively ended that by commissioning 7 ocean going cruisers and capturing several British supply ships, later reporting it to Congress.

The United States is a Maritime Nation that relies on strategic imports (not just oil) that are not found on domestic soil in order to continue normal daily life. Without a strong Navy to keep the sea lanes open, we would be at the mercy of whoever did.

There have been other quotes over the course of U.S. history that are in line with Washington's:

"We ought to begin a naval power, if we mean to carry on our commerce."

- Thomas Jefferson

"Our ships are our natural bulwarks" - Woodrow Wilson

When a crisis confronts the nation, the first question often asked by policymakers is: 'What naval forces are available and how fast can they be on station?'

- Admiral Carlisle A.H. Trost, former CNO

At the end of August 2007, there were just under 52,000 officers serving in the US Navy.

Admiral Mike Mullen is Chief of Staff for the U.S. Navy, and is the current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

General James E. Cartwright is Chief of Staff for the U.S. Marine Corps, and is the Vice Chairman of the JCS.

General Martin E. Dempsey is the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army. He is currently the nominee (pending Senate confirmation) to replace retiring Admiral Mike Mullen as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. General Raymond T. Odierno is the nominee to replace Dempsey as the next Army Chief of Staff.

General Norton A. Schwartz is the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force.

They're not suited for Arctic weather, but for general cold/chilly weather, they're pretty good. Mine saved me when I was in Submarine school in Groton, CT, in the middle of February.

Of course just like anything else, what you're wearing under it is a big factor as well. If you're butt naked, it's not going to do much good, but if you're wearing dress blues or something else that's fairly good for cold weather they can be quite toasty.

A senior chief is a person who holds the enlisted (E) rank of E-8. They are one rank above Chiefs, and one below a Master Chief. Im my rate they generally serve as an SEL (senior Enlisted Leader).

project power ashore in the littoral regions of the world

Yes. I know several other service men who switched branches of service after they were discharged.

You can obtain a list from the National Archives; the link is below. You'll have to search through to find which record set it's in, then submit a request online if you don't live in the area.

The Navy SEAL emblem or rather the more correct term 'insignia' is made up of four different symbols; Anchor, Eagle, Trident and a Pistol. In each talon the eagle is holding something, in the eagles right talon it is holding a trident which symbolizes the 'sea king Neptune'. In its right talon the eagle is holding a cocked pistol which symbolizes both that they operate on land and that they are always prepared and ready. The anchor displays that the SEALS are a part of the Navy. Here is a detailed image of the Navy SEAL insignia: http:/patrioticseal.comTrident1.jpg Most correct is breast insignia. The Eagle symbolizes attack. We are totally offensive. The eagle is pouncing, if you will. The job: aquire intel, catch or kill bad guys.

Historically, astronauts were drawn from the ranks of pilots, so most of the current military astronauts are in the Air Force. The Navy and the Marines have also trained astronauts but not as many.

N.G. Kuznetsov Naval Academy was created in 1827.

The command authority established by a superior commander between subordinate commanders when one organization should aid, protect, complement, or sustain another force is called _____.