The Navy was found under the authority of George Washington in 1775 as a means to disrupt British Supply ships. For decades to follow their necessity was a question in terms of being a financially sound investment, even after their successful engagement during the American Revolution. In 1794, pirate ambushes on trade routes and growing international conflicts, the Navy’s value was then understood. The Navy guards the Nation’s interested both abroad and at home, reaching the furthest depths of the ocean and conquering the waters, above and below the sea.
The Navy has a full set of service units (air, ground, and sea). The reach of the Navy can be seen as they are spread out to over 100 international ports and control over 285 deployable ships at any one time.
- Bahrain (2)
- California (14)
- Connecticut (1)
- Cuba (1)
- Washington DC (2)
- Florida (11)
- Georgia (2)
- Greece (1)
- Guam (2)
- Hawaii (3)
- Illinois (1)
- Indian Ocean (1)
- Indiana (1)
- Italy (4)
- Japan (4)
- Louisiana (2)
- Maine (2)
- Maryland (5)
- Mississippi (3)
- Nevada (1)
- New Hampshire (1)
- New Jersey (2)
- New York (1)
- Pennsylvania (2)
- Rhode Island (1)
- Singapore (1)
- South Carolina (3)
- South Korea (1)
- Spain (1)
- Tennessee (1)
- Texas (4)
- Virginia (11)
- Washington (4)
Today, the U.S. Navy still has the greatest global reach and firepower of any other naval force in the world – by a long shot.