Naval Ships & Aircraft

All ships designed primarily for the purpose of conducting combat operations by aircraft that engage in attacks against airborne, surface, sub-surface, and shore targets

• Aircraft Carrier

• Surface Combatant

• Combat Logistics

• Patrol Combatant

• Support

Large, heavily armed, surface ships that are designed primarily to engage enemy forces on the high seas

• Surface Combatant

• Aircraft Carrier

• Patrol Combatant

• Support

• Amphibious Warfare

All self-propelled submersible types regardless of whether employed as combatant, auxiliary, or research and development vehicles that have at least a residual combat capability

• Submarine

• Amphibious Warfare

• Mine Warfare

• Support

• Mobile Logistics

Combatants whose mission may extend beyond coastal duties and whose characteristics include adequate endurance and sea keeping, providing a capability for operations exceeding 48 hours on the high seas without support

• Patrol Combatant

• Surface Combatant

• Amphibious Warfare

• Mine Warfare

• Support

All ships having organic capability for amphibious assault and characteristics enabling long duration operations on the high seas

• Amphibious Warfare

• Surface Combatant

• Patrol Combatant

• Support

• Aircraft Carrier

Ships that have the capability to provide underway replenishment to fleet units

• Combat Logistics

• Mobile Logistics

• Support

• Amphibious Warfare

• Surface Combatant

All ships whose primary function is mine warfare on the high seas

• Mine Warfare

• Amphibious Warfare

• Patrol Combatant

• Surface Combatant

• Submarine

A grouping of ships designed to operate in the open ocean in a variety of sea states to provide general support to either combatant forces or shore based establishments

• Support

• Patrol Combatant

• Aircraft Carrier

• Combat Logistics

• Mobile Logistics

Ships that have the capability to provide direct material support to other deployed units operating far from home base

• Mobile Logistics

• Combat Logistics

• Support

• Patrol Combatant

• Surface Combatant

A (Fixed Wing)

• Attack

• Aircraft

• Advisory

• Aerial