as of
November 21, 2006

The Navy Fact File contains descriptions of the roles and characteristics of Navy ships.

The make-up of a Carrier Strike Group (CSG)
The make-up of a Carrier Air Wing (CVW)
The make-up of an Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG)

Navy Personnel
Active Duty:    347,673
		Officers:   51,854
		Enlisted:   291,392
		Midshipmen:   4,427
Ready Reserve:    131,282 [As of 31 October]
		Selected Reserves: 70,128
		Individual Ready Reserve: 61,154
Reserves currently mobilized:    5,288 [As of 15 November]
Personnel on deployment:    30,834
Navy Department Civilian Employees:    175,503
Ships and Submarines
Deployable Battle Force Ships: 278
		Ships Underway (away from homeport): 101 ships (36% of total)
		On deployment: 95 ships (34% of total)
		Attack submarines underway (away from homeport): 22 submarines (42%)
		On deployment: 14 submarines (27%)
Ships Underway
				Carriers:
USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) - South China Sea
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - Arabian Sea
				Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG):
USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) - port visit, Toulon, France
USS Nashville (LPD 13) - port visit, Rota, Spain
USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) - port visit, Tunis, Tunisia
				Boxer Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG):
USS Boxer (LHD 4) - Persian Gulf
USS Dubuque (LPD 8) - Persian Gulf
USS Comstock (LSD 45) - Persian Gulf
				Essex Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG):
USS Essex (LHD 2) - Java Sea
USS Juneau (LPD 10) - South China Sea
USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) - East China Sea
				Amphibious Warfare Ships:
USS Saipan (LHA 2) - Gulf of Oman
USS Denver (LPD 9) - Pacific Ocean
USS Ponce (LPD 15) - Atlantic Ocean
USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) - Atlantic Ocean
USS Rushmore (LSD 47) - Pacific Ocean
USS Ashland (LSD 48) - Atlantic Ocean
Aircraft (operational): 4000+