Fleet Week is one of the Bay Area's biggest celebrations especially with the Parade of Ships, ship tours and, of course, the legendary Blue Angels. But what is the fleet in its gigantic, worldwide entirety?
Fleet Week is one of the Bay Area's biggest celebrations especially with the Parade of Ships, ship tours and, of course, the legendary Blue Angels. But what is the fleet in its gigantic, worldwide entirety? The Navy, along with the Army, are founding pillars of the American experience. The then-Continental Navy with 15 ships, six of them battle frigates, dates back 249 years to 1775.
, but in conjunction with our allies and partners to provide the opportunity for all nations to be able to continue to engage," said Meyer.Why is the Navy such a threat to adversaries? The Navy has some 335,000 active-duty personnel, 58,000 reservists and employs about 280,000 civilians. It has 480 ships total, 300 of which are ready to deploy. It also has 2,600 aircraft.The Navy's fleet of aircraft alone constitutes the world's fourth-largest air force.
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