The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United Statesarmed forces responsible for conducting naval operations. The U.S. Navy currently has over 340,000 personnel on active duty and nearly 128,000 in the Navy Reserve. It operates 279 ships in active service and more than 4,000 aircraft.The United States Navy traces its origins to the Continental Navy, which was established during the American Revolutionary War and was disbanded shortly thereafter. The United States Constitution, though, provided the legal basis for a seaborne military force by giving Congress the power "to provide and maintain a navy." Depredations against American shipping by Barbary Coastcorsairs spurred Congress to employ this power by passing the Naval Act of 1794 ordering the construction and manning of six frigates. The U.S. Navy came into international prominence in the 20th century, especially during World War II. It was a part of the conflict from the onset of American military involvement — the Attack on Pearl Harbor — to Japan's official surrender on the deck of the USS Missouri. In the subsequent Cold War, the U.S. Navy evolved into a nuclear deterrent and crisis response force while preparing for a possible global war with the Soviet Union.
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Noun 1. the navy of the United States of America; maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces (synonym) United States Navy, USN (hypernym) navy, naval forces (part-holonym) Department of Defense, Defense Department, United States Department of Defense, Defense, DoD (part-meronym) Naval Research Laboratory, NRL
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