The United States Navy Reserve, known as the United States Naval Reserve from 1915 to 2004, is the Reserve Component of the United States Navy. Members of the Navy Reserve, called reservists, are cate
P-3C Orion aircraft of Patrol Squadron 62 (VP-62) over downtown Jacksonville, Florida in 1991. A combat coded Navy Reserve squadron with unit-owned aircraft, VP-62 is under the operational control of Commander, Maritime Support Wing. VP-62 retired its last P-3C in June 2022 and commenced transition to the P-8A Poseidon, utilizing Regular Navy P-8A aircraft until the squadron received its first P-8A in Spring 2023.
An F/A-18B of the Navy Reserve's Fighter Composite Squadron 12 (VFC-12) lands aboard the USS Ronald Reagan in 2005. Assigned to the operational control of Commander, Tactical Support Wing, VFC-12 is now equipped with the F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet.
Navy reservists from the USS Frederick visiting an Oregon hospital in June 2002
A U.S. Navy Reserve optometrist uses a retina scope and lens rack to check the eyes of 9-year-old Honduran boy during the Beyond the Horizon humanitarian assistance exercise in Honduras
The United States Navy is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and is designated as the navy of the United States in the Constitution. With 290 combat vessels, it is the world
United States Navy Reserve
…The United States Navy Reserve (USNR), known as the United States Naval Reserve from 1915 to 2004, is the Reserve Component (RC) of the United States Navy. Members of the Navy Reserve, called reservists, are categorized as being in either the Selected Reserve (SELRES), the Training and Administration of…
USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere during the War of 1812
The Great White Fleet demonstrating U.S. naval power in 1907; it was proof that the U.S. Navy had blue-water capability.
Battleship USS Idaho shelling Okinawa on 1 April 1945
On Navy Day, 27 October 1945, the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp in honor of the Navy and the end of WW2.