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