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United States Department of the Navy ' United States Navy | |
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Motto: Semper Fortis | |
| Establishment | |
• Formation | 13 October 1775 |
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime arm of U.S. imperialism, a global blue‑water force that projects its imperialist and military power internationally. As of 2026, it is the only navy capable of projecting itself globally simultaneously. [1]
It mainly functions to project military power, occupy sea lanes, and ensure its economic and strategic interests remain untouched, though its main function is to set the stage for large-scale war. It comprises surface vessels (carriers, destroyers, cruisers), submarines, and various forms of aviation. The USN is typically used as a center of preparation for imperialist advances; for example, the confrontation with China in the South China Sea regarding Taiwan, alongside the provocative Malabar War Games.[2]
Structure[edit | edit source]
Adminstrative Structure[edit | edit source]
The Department of the Navy is a department within the Department of Defense, responsible for the Navy and Marine Corps, tasked with the maintenance of naval forces to ensure they are combat-ready, alongside organizing, training, and equipping their forces. This department is typically stationed at Navy bases and installations. [3]
The Chief of Naval Operations is the highest-ranking military officer in the U.S. Navy, who advises the President and NSC on naval matters. The current Chief is Daryl Caudle and is typically tasked with being responsible for the efficiency of the U.S. Navy in projecting its imperialist ambitions.[3]
Operational Structure[edit | edit source]
The U.S. Navy divided the world into seven active fleets, with each fleet simultaneously maintaining the U.S. imperial presence.
| The 1st Fleet | The 1st Fleet - is an inactive fleet that was responsible for the Pacific, serving as a submarine force from 1945 to 1973. This fleet has been inactive since 1973. It was first established after World War II as a command center for reorganizing and managing submarines. It served as a force provider, training and maintaining naval forces during the Cold War. There have been proposals to re-establish it, particularly to strengthen attempts to weaken China in the Indo-Pacific region.[4] | Inactive |
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| The 2nd Fleet | The 2nd Fleet - is an active fleet responsible for the North Atlantic and the Arctic, covering the area between the North Pole and the South Pole, and operating alongside NATO. It was formed after World War II and currently functions to attack Russian naval activity in the Atlantic and the Arctic. It was reactivated in 2018 after the U.S. reassessed Russia’s naval and submarine capabilities as part of the Great Power Competition between Russia, China, and the U.S. Its main function is to enable NATO to enforce sanctions and blockades and to restructure markets in favor of the imperial core through controlling chokepoints and maritime supply routes between North America, Europe, and the Arctic.[5] | Active |
| The 3rd Fleet | The 3rd Fleet - is an active fleet responsible for the Eastern Pacific, operating across the Eastern and Northern Pacific Ocean, including the Bering Sea, Alaska, and the Arctic. It is typically used for RIMPAC (Rim of the Pacific), the largest international maritime war exercise, held every two years alongside Australia, Japan, South Korea, Canada, and many more; RIMPAC exists to threaten China. Its main function is to control the maritime chokepoints that move raw resources vital for transnational capital, pressuring and threatening China while ensuring that commodity flows remain uninterrupted and provide corporate profits[6] | Active |
| The 4th Fleet | The 4th Fleet - is an active fleet responsible for the Caribbean and South and Central America, alongside surrounding Atlantic and Pacific waters. It is mainly tasked with putting pressure on and attacking South American countries such as Venezuela through carrier deployments, strikes, and kidnappings. It was reactivated in 2008. Its main function is U.S. imperial intervention in Latin America. All of this is built upon the Monroe Doctrine and the Roosevelt Corollary, which are tools that allowed the U.S. kidnapping of Maduro to occur with impunity. Trump’s actions further created a Donroe Doctrine or Trump Corollary, evidenced by the seizure of Venezuelan oil tankers bound for China, as well as blockades, strikes, and kidnappings against Venezuela.[7] | Active |
| The 5th Fleet | The 5th Fleet - is an active fleet responsible for West Asia (the Middle East), covering the Arabian Gulf, Red Sea, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and parts of the Indian Ocean. It is headquartered in Manama, Bahrain. It is tasked with patrolling and enforcing U.S. and broader imperial core interests within the region, particularly in important shipping lanes such as the Strait of Hormuz, alongside surveillance and the provision of intelligence to the entity. Like all other fleets, it is an instrument of U.S. imperialism, used to steal resources while controlling the Persian Gulf and its sea lanes in order to assert American dominance.[8] | Active |
| The 6th Fleet | The 6th Fleet - is an active fleet responsible for Europe and Africa, covering the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, and the Atlantic Ocean. It is headquartered in Naples, Italy, and operates closely with NATO. The Sixth Fleet has historically been tasked with encirclement and aggression toward the USSR during the Cold War and present-day Russia, alongside control over the Mediterranean, which enables it to sanction, embargo, and conduct operations against the imperial periphery, specifically Africa and West Asia.[9] | Active |
| The 7th Fleet | The 7th Fleet - is an active fleet responsible for East Asia, covering the Western Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. It is headquartered in Yokosuka, Japan, and operates around Japan, the Korean Peninsula, the Taiwan Strait, the South China Sea, and the East China Sea. It is the center of Washington’s preparation for war with China. It is tasked with securing sea lanes within the region in order to protect access to markets and resources, though the primary motive is the encirclement of China through the buildup of AUKUS, with patrols and provocations in the South China Sea now routine.[10] | Active |
| The 8th Fleet | The 8th Fleet - is an inactive fleet that has now been absorbed by the Second Fleet. It served as a temporary command used by the U.S. to organize large naval forces for specific campaigns. It was formed in 1943 in response to Axis forces in the Mediterranean. Its main purpose was the seizure of maritime chokepoints in the Mediterranean in order to reshape the political map of Europe of Allied capitalist interest during World War II.[11] | Inactive |
| The 9th Fleet | The 9th Fleet - is an inactive fleet that served as a temporary organizational tool and was more administrative than an offensive or operational force. This fleet was active in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans during World War II as a tool for organizing and managing the Naval Transportation Service, the present-day Military Sealift Command. In practice, it coordinated the delivery of personnel, equipment, and supplies.[12] | Inactive |
| The 10th Fleet | The 10th Fleet - is an active fleet responsible for cyberwarfare, space operations, and surveillance. It was originally created in 1943 as an anti-submarine command during World War II; its main function was countering the German submarine campaign in the Atlantic. After the war ended, it was disbanded and rendered inactive until 2010, when it was re-established as a digital warfare fleet. The 10th Fleet works alongside U.S. universities, as the universities provide personnel, research, and infrastructure that are modified for the fleet’s offensive and defensive cyber operations.[13] | Active |
History[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Julian Go (2007). Waves of Empire: US Hegemony and Imperialistic Activity.
- ↑ Keitaro Ushirogata (2025). Global Maritime Military Strategy, 1980–2023: 'The Maritime Strategy of the United States: Dependence on Sea Control and Power Projection.'.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Objectives and functions of the Department of the Navy". U.S. Department of Defense.
- ↑ "SECNAV calls for standing up new numbered fleet in the Indo-Pacific" (2020). NAVY Times.
- ↑ "Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress" (2020). Congressional Research Service.
- ↑ John B. Hattendorf (2004). The Evolution of the U.S. Navy’s Maritime Strategy. [PDF]
- ↑ Maclay, J. D., Potter, M., Scott, R. R., & Sibley, M. W (2009). The Fourth Fleet: A Tool of U.S. Engagement in the Americas. [PDF]
- ↑ "U.S. to Increase International Coordination, Presence in Strait of Hormuz" (2023). U.S. Naval Forces Central Command.
- ↑ "U.S. Sixth Fleet and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO Staffs Complete Operations in the Mediterranean and Black Seas" (2021). America's Navy.
- ↑ "Carrier Strike Group Abraham Lincoln Operating in Philippine Sea, USS Tripoli in East China Sea". U.S Naval Institute.
- ↑ "Command History". U.S. Second Fleet.
- ↑ Thomas J. Cutler (2020). "Organizing for the Fight" U.S Naval Institute.
- ↑ "Honoring the Legacy and Mission of U.S. TENTH Fleet" (2025). America's Navy.