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The United States Navy Reserve (USNR), known as the United States Naval Reserve from 1915 to 2004, [1] 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 the Reserve (TAR), the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR), or the Retired Reserve.
Prior to the creation of CNIC, all of the Navy's major shore echelon II commanders (BUMED, NAVSEA, NAVSUP) operated their own installations independently.This led to a hodgepodge of operating procedures, that, when installations operated in close proximity to one another, resulted in sometimes incompatible and significant policy differences.
In January 2024, the US Navy requested a new permit for the installation and maintenance of mine training areas off the coasts of Hawaii and Southern California, as the Pacific Ocean, according to the command, is a priority theater of operations amid tensions with China.
Michael J. Steffen is a United States Navy rear admiral and naval aviator who serves as the commander of Navy Reserve Forces Command since July 11, 2022. [1] He most recently served as the 92nd Commandant of Naval District Washington and deputy commander of the Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region from June 22, 2021 to June 10, 2022.
U.S. Navy Numbered Fleets (2015) Numbered Fleet Status Parent Command Geographic Region Notes 1st Fleet: Inactive Pacific Fleet N/A The First Fleet was created as a clearinghouse for offensive submarine operations by Admiral Ernest J. King in 1943. [11]
Naval Station Norfolk is a United States Navy base in Norfolk, Virginia, that is the headquarters and home port of the U.S. Navy's Fleet Forces Command.The installation occupies about 4 miles (6.4 km) of waterfront space and 11 miles (18 km) of pier and wharf space of the Hampton Roads peninsula known as Sewell's Point.
The U.S. Naval Forces Japan/Navy Region Japan (CNFJ/CNRJ) is a dual-hatted command with command and control authority of all shore installations and assigned forces of the United States Navy in Japan as well as the responsibility to liaise with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
The Electronic Key Management System (EKMS) is a United States National Security Agency led program responsible for Communications Security key management, accounting, and distribution.