CV-CVN Aircraft Carriers
- Provide a broad range of response for the National Command Authority. Operate as the cornerstone of Joint/ allied maritime expeditionary forces in times of crisis.
- Operate and support aircraft attacks on enemies, protect friendly forces and engage in sustained independent wartime operations.
NIMITZ
-class aircraft carriers
- Largest warships in the world
- Eight operational, two under construction
KITTY HAWK
-class aircraft carriers
Destroyers DDG - DD
- Provide multi-mission offensive and defensive capabilities and operate independently or as part of carrier battle groups, surface action groups, amphibious ready groups and underway replenishment groups.
- Primarily perform anti-submarine warfare duty
Amphibious Transport Dock - LPD
- Embark, transport and land elements of a landing force for expeditionary warfare missions.
- Transport and land Marines, equipment and supplies in amphibious assault, special operations or expeditionary warfare missions.
Dock Landing Ship - LSD
- Support amphibious operations including landings via Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC), conventional landing craft an helicopters onto hostile shores.
- Transport and launch amphibious craft and vehicles with crews and personnel in amphibious assault operations.
Frigates FFG
Bring an anti-air warfare capability to the frigate mission of Protection of Shipping as Anti-Submarine Warfare combatants for amphibious expeditionary forces, underway replenishment groups and merchant convoys.
Cruiser CG, CGN
- Guided missile cruisers perform primarily in a Battle Force role.
- Multi-mission surface combatants capable of supporting carrier battle groups, amphibious forces or of operating independently and as flagships of surface action groups.
- Equipped with Tomahawk Cruise missiles affording long-range strike mission capability
Amphibious Assault Ships LHA/LHD
- Used in assault operations of Marine expeditionary units.
- Use Landing Craft Air Cushion.
- Perform sea control and limited power projection mission.
- Provide rapid build-up of combat power ashore. Fast Combat Support Ships – AOE (Sacramento Class)
- Primary landing ships, resembling small aircraft carriers, designed to put troops on hostile shores
- Replenishes Navy task forces with oil, ammunition, dry stores and refrigerated stores.
PATROL COAST SHIPS - PC
- Coastal Patrol and interdiction surveillance
- Suited for maritime homeland security
- Deployed jointly with the Coast Guard
- Assigned to Commander, Naval Special Forces
Salvage Ships - ARS
- Render assistance to disabled ships, provide towing, salvage, diving, fire fighting and heavy lift capabilities.
Mine Countermeasures Ships - MCM/MHC
- Clear mines from waterways
- Avenger class ships designed as mine hunter-killers capable of finding, classifying and destroying moored and bottom mines.
- Uses sonar and video systems, cable cutters and mine detonating device controlled by remote.
MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND
- MSC's largest combat logistics ships
- Replenishes Navy forces and can carry more than 177,000 barrels of oil
- Receives petroleum products, ammunition and stores from shuttle ships and redistributes these items simultaneously to carrier battle group ships.
MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND
- Provides fuel, food, ammunition, spare parts and other supplies
- Enables the Navy fleet to operate at the highest operational tempo possible
- Alleviates the need to constantly return to port
- Composed of ocean tugs, fast combat support ships, oilers, combat stores ships, ammunition ships, hospital ships
MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND
- Military equipment and supplies for a contingency already in place in key ocean areas before it is needed.
- Provides prepositioning support to the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Defense Logistics Agency
- Ships remain at sea, ready to deploy on short notice.
- All ships are crewed by civilians provide by companies under contract to MSC.
