| The United States Navy is a very integral part of the | | | | ships are used to carry men, vehicles, and planes, like |
| United States Armed Forces. The U.S. Navy has | | | | aircraft carriers, and amphibious assault ships. Other |
| played many crucial parts in our nations history. The | | | | ships are used to attack warships, and can even be |
| U.S. Navy has been the master of the seas for a | | | | used to launch attacks on land targets as well. These |
| very long time. Ever since World War I there has not | | | | types of ships include battleships, cruisers, |
| been a navy in the world that can compete with us. | | | | destroyers, and frigates. The U.S. Navy also has |
| However the U.S. Navy was dealt a tremendous blow | | | | submarines which can be used to carry out |
| during World War II when a naval base was attacked | | | | underwater missions that include research, rescue, |
| at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 8th, 1941. This | | | | and other specific wartime missions. |
| was a very brutal attack that the Japanese made on | | | | Many people realize that these ships are part of the |
| the U.S. Navy, but they did not cripple our forces. | | | | U.S. Navy, but quite a few people do not realize that |
| The U.S. Navy rebounded from that attack and went | | | | the Navy also has over 4,000 airplanes that it can |
| on to help defeat Japan, Germany, and Italy to end | | | | deploy. Probably the most famous squadron of |
| World War II. Many people think of the U.S. Navy as | | | | airplanes in the world is the U.S. Navys flight |
| just a bunch of ships that wait off shore and stop | | | | demonstration squadron known as the Blue Angels. I |
| the other countrys ships from doing anything. | | | | remember seeing the Blue Angels when I was a kid |
| However this is not the case, the U.S. Navy has a | | | | and being amazed that they could fly in a formation |
| wide array of equipment that help to support the | | | | so close to one another without crashing. The next |
| Armed Forces carry out the attack plan designed by | | | | time someone tells you that the U.S. Navy is just a |
| our country. | | | | bunch of ships; you can tell them the Navy is much |
| The U.S. Navy does have many different types of | | | | more than that. |
| ships that are used during wartime. Some of these | | | | |