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                            United States Navy (USN)

Vojenské námořnictvo Spojených států amerických (United States Navy, či US Navy) je námořní složka Ozbrojených sil USA. K 15. lednu 2010 v něm sloužilo 329 515 mužů, dále provozovalo 287 válečných lodí a ponorek všech typů a přes 3700 letadel.

The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most capable navy in the world and it has been estimated that in terms of tonnage of its active battle fleet alone, it is larger than the next 13 navies combined, which includes 11 U.S. allies or partner nations.

The U.S. Navy began to research the use of aircraft at sea in the 1910s, with Lieutenant Theodore G. “Spuds” Ellyson becoming the first naval aviator on 28 January 1911, and commissioned its first aircraft carrier, USS Langley (CV-1), in 1922. United States naval aviation fully came of age in World War II, when it became clear following the Attack on Pearl Harbor, the Battle of the Coral Sea, and the Battle of Midway that aircraft carriers and the planes that they carried had replaced the battleship as the greatest weapon on the seas. Leading navy aircraft in World War II included the Grumman F4F Wildcat, the Grumman F6F Hellcat, the Chance Vought F4U Corsair, the Douglas SBD Dauntless, and the Grumman TBF Avenger. Navy aircraft also played a significant role in conflicts during the following Cold War years, with the F-4 Phantom II and the F-14 Tomcat becoming military icons of the era. The navy’s current primary fighter and attack airplanes are the multi-mission F/A-18C/D Hornet and its newer cousin, the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. The F-35 Lightning II is presently under development and was scheduled to replace the C and D versions of the Hornet beginning in 2012. Initial operational capability of the F-35C is now expected to be February 2019.

United States Navy
Emblem of the United States Navy
Founded	13 October 1775 (243 years, 9 months)
Country	United States
Type	Navy
Role	Naval warfare, power projection, nuclear deterrence, and sealift

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Pennant
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Anchor, Constitution, and Eagle