U.S. Navy

U.S. NAVY

Founded

Oct. 13, 1775

Role

Naval warfare, power projection, nuclear deterrence, and sealift

Personnel

325,802 active-duty personnel 57,650 ready Reserve personnel

Headquarters

The Pentagon Arlington County, Virginia, United States

Motto

Semper Fortis (English: “Always Courageous”) (official), Non sibi sed patriae (English: “Not for self but for country”) (unofficial)

Colors

Blue, Gold

March

“Anchors Aweigh”

Anniversaries

Oct. 13

Engagements

American Revolutionary War Quasi-War First Barbary War War of 1812 Second Barbary War West Indies Anti-Piracy Operations Seminole Wars African Anti-Slavery Operations Aegean Sea Anti-Piracy Operations First Sumatran Expedition United States Exploration Expedition Patriot War Second Sumatran Expedition Ivory Coast Expedition Capture of Monterey Mexican–American War Bombardment of Greytown Battle of Ty-ho Bay First Fiji Expedition Filibuster War Second Opium War Second Fiji Expedition Reform War Paraguay Expedition American Civil War Bombardment of Qui Nhon Shimonoseki Campaign Formosa Expedition United States Expedition to Korea Egyptian Expedition (1882) Bering Sea Anti-Poaching Operations Kingdom of Hawaii Overthrowal Second Samoan Civil War Banana Wars Spanish–American War Negro Rebellion Occupation of Nicaragua Occupation of Haiti Occupation of the Dominican Republic (1916) Philippine–American War Boxer Rebellion World War I Bombardment of Samsun World War II Korean War 1958 Lebanon Crisis Vietnam War Occupation of the Dominican Republic (1965) Iranian Hostage Rescue Multinational Force in Lebanon Invasion of Grenada Bombing of Libya (1986) Tanker War Earnest Will Prime Chance Eager Glacier Nimble Archer Praying Mantis Invasion of Panama Gulf War Iraqi No-Fly Zones Somali Civil War Bosnian War Kosovo War International Force for East Timor Operation Enduring Freedom Afghanistan (2001–2014) Philippines Horn of Africa Pankisi Gorge Trans Sahara Caribbean and Central America Iraq War Operation Burnt Frost Operation Odyssey Dawn 2014 Intervention against ISIL Operation Inherent Resolve War in Afghanistan (2015–present) 2017 Shayrat Missile Strike