US Military Patches

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NUMBERED UNITSMost of the images in this category are of Naval aviation squadron patches. These organizations can be properly referred to by three different names: 1. Formal name (e.g., Strike Fighter Squadron EIGHT SIX), which indicates the mission. (An acronym format is often used to shorten a name; e.g., STKFITRON EIGHT SIX or STKFITRON 86.) 2. Informal name (e.g., VFA-86), in which each letter has a meaning; in this case, "V" stands for fixed wing, "F" stands for fighter, and "A" stands for attack. For a complete list of these informal designations, see "Navy Squadron Designations and Abbreviations" article online. 3. Nickname – e.g., "Sidewinders." In the albums that follow, formal names are used. Informal names (in parentheses) and nicknames (in quotes) may or may not be listed. Viewers should note that all-caps numerical spell-outs in the formal names have been changed to Arabic numerals in this gallery to facilitate proper sorting.
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USN 0001-5


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437 files, last one added on Nov 23, 2023
Album viewed 1636 times

USN 0006-10


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222 files, last one added on Oct 20, 2023
Album viewed 1225 times

USN 0011-19


CVW-15-1301-1988-10001-A.jpg

252 files, last one added on Nov 19, 2023
Album viewed 947 times

USN 0020-29


VP-26-1071-10-A.jpg

214 files, last one added on Aug 11, 2023
Album viewed 1104 times

USN 0030-39


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181 files, last one added on Jan 03, 2021
Album viewed 814 times

USN 0040-49


VF-49-10001-A.jpg

239 files, last one added on Aug 09, 2021
Album viewed 771 times

USN 0050-59


VF-53-10061.jpg

115 files, last one added on Nov 19, 2023
Album viewed 706 times

USN 0060-69


VS-64Y1-10001.jpg

196 files, last one added on May 18, 2021
Album viewed 815 times

USN 0070-79


HSM-71-1091-DET-2-A.jpg

78 files, last one added on Dec 03, 2021
Album viewed 572 times

USN 0080-89


VT-86-10001.jpg

77 files, last one added on Jun 01, 2021
Album viewed 672 times

USN 0090-99


VF-94-10001-A.jpg

104 files, last one added on Jul 09, 2022
Album viewed 716 times

USN 0100-119


ATU-107-10002-A.jpg

153 files, last one added on Aug 09, 2021
Album viewed 2670 times

22 albums on 2 page(s) 1

NAMED UNITSBroadly speaking, all organizations are named, but this section contains only those without numbers in their designations.
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USN UNITS A-M


FAWTULANT-1002.jpg

4 files, last one added on Jun 29, 2016
Album viewed 526 times

USN UNITS N


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7 files, last one added on Oct 20, 2023
Album viewed 408 times

USN UNITS O-Z


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7 files, last one added on Mar 02, 2022
Album viewed 441 times

3 albums on 1 page(s)

SHIPSThe names of commissioned ships of the U.S. Navy all start with USS, for "United States Ship." Non-commissioned (i.e., "in-service") vessels of the Navy under the Military Sealift Command have names that begin with USNS, standing for "United States Naval Ship," and are primarily civilian-manned. A letter-based hull classification symbol is used to designate a vessel's type (see Wikipedia article "List of hull classifications" for a complete list of symbols and their corresponding meaning). If a ship's hull classification symbol has "T-" preceding it, it is a ship of the Military Sealift Command, again with a primarily civilian crew. The system of symbols has changed a number of times since it was introduced in 1907, so ships' symbols sometimes change without anything being done to the ship itself. For images in this section, hull classification symbols are listed first, followed by the names. The names of ships are selected by the Secretary of the Navy. The names are those of states, cities, towns, important persons, important locations, famous battles, fish, and ideals.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Because the sorting software isn't as smart as humans, it sorts by the first digit in a number first rather than looking at the entire number, so for example, DDG-19 is displayed before DDG-2 rather than after it.
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USN AIRCRAFT CARRIERS


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182 files, last one added on Nov 23, 2023
Album viewed 562 times

USN BATTLESHIPS


BB-62-NEW_JERSEY-321.jpg

1 files, last one added on May 22, 2013
Album viewed 277 times

USN CRUISERS


CA-135-USS_LOS_ANGELES-1001-A.jpg

1 files, last one added on Nov 02, 2023
Album viewed 9 times

USN FRIGATES


FF-1076-USS_Fanning-1-A.jpg

3 files, last one added on Nov 04, 2023
Album viewed 4 times

USN DESTROYERS


DDR-878-VESOLE-1001-A.jpg

8 files, last one added on Nov 03, 2023
Album viewed 12 times

USN LITTORAL COMBAT SHIPS


LCS-12-USS_Omaha-1001-A.jpg

1 files, last one added on Nov 05, 2023
Album viewed 0 times

USN AMPHIBIOUS


LST-1189-SAN_BERNARDINO-1001-A.jpg

11 files, last one added on Oct 20, 2023
Album viewed 1321 times

USN MINE COUNTERMEASURES


MCM-9_USS_Pioneer-1-A.jpg

3 files, last one added on Nov 04, 2023
Album viewed 0 times

USN BOATS



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USN AUXILIARY


ager_2.jpg

4 files, last one added on Feb 13, 2021
Album viewed 255 times

USN OTHER SURFACE VESSELS


AS-19-USS_Proteus-1001-A.jpg

6 files, last one added on Nov 05, 2023
Album viewed 4 times

 

11 albums on 1 page(s)

SUBMARINESThere are two major types of submarines, attack and ballistic missile. Attack submarines (sometimes referred to as "hunter-killer" subs) have tactical missions, including locating and sinking other submarines, surface combatants, and merchant vessels. They are also used to protect friendly surface combatants and missile submarines. Some attack subs are also armed with cruise missiles, increasing the scope of their potential missions to include land targets. Some attack subs are also occasionally used for intelligence-gathering missions. Older attack subs were diesel-electric powered and used "SS" in their designations; current attack subs are nuclear powered and have "SSN" designations. Ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) primarily have the single strategic mission of nuclear deterrence by being hidden launching platforms for nuclear-armed SLBMs (originally Polaris, now Trident). However, some of these boats have been converted to launch standard (non-nuclear) cruise missiles and are designated SSGN.
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USN SUBS 1-99


21-1-SEAWOLF_1.jpg

4 files, last one added on Oct 18, 2023
Album viewed 215 times

USN SUBS 200-299


228-1-Drum~0.jpg

28 files, last one added on Aug 01, 2015
Album viewed 350 times

USN SUBS 300-399


SS-320-BERGALL-1.jpg

74 files, last one added on Feb 19, 2018
Album viewed 302 times

USN SUBS 400-499


400-1_Sea_Devil.jpg

57 files, last one added on Nov 05, 2023
Album viewed 187 times

USN SUBS 500-599


555-1-Dolphin.jpg

87 files, last one added on Nov 01, 2023
Album viewed 210 times

USN SUBS 600-699


SSN-613-FLASHER-1301-1973-1001-A.jpg

161 files, last one added on Nov 04, 2023
Album viewed 223 times

USN SUBS 700-799


705-1-City_Of_Corpus_Christi-999.jpg

115 files, last one added on Oct 30, 2023
Album viewed 5 times

USN SUBS 800-899



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8 albums on 1 page(s)

COMPETITIONS, WARGAMES & EXERCISES
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USN COMPETITONS (NON UNIT SECIFIC)


NAVAL-AIR-WEAPONS-MEET-1301-1959-1001-A.jpg

1 files, last one added on Nov 03, 2023
Album viewed 4 times

USN EXERCISES & WARGAMES (NON UNIT SPECIFIC)


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2 files, last one added on Jun 29, 2019
Album viewed 199 times

 

2 albums on 1 page(s)

WEAPONS SYSTEMS & AIRCRAFT
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USN AIRCRAFT (NON UNIT SPECIFIC)


F-8-1071-A.jpg

25 files, last one added on Nov 03, 2023
Album viewed 381 times

USN ARMAMENT, MISSILES & OTHER EQUIPMENT (NON UNIT SPECIFIC)


TRIDENT-UGM-96A-1006-A.jpg

2 files, last one added on Nov 04, 2023
Album viewed 63 times

 

2 albums on 1 page(s)

MISCELLANEOUS
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USN INSTALLATIONS (BASES/STATIONS/FACILITIES/FIELDS)


NRC-AKRON-1071-A.jpg

9 files, last one added on Nov 11, 2023
Album viewed 188 times

USN MORALE (NON UNIT SPECIFIC)


TONKIN-1006.jpg

3 files, last one added on Oct 29, 2023
Album viewed 7 times

USN UNKNOWNS


SKYWINDERS.jpg

2 files, last one added on Oct 29, 2023
Album viewed 239 times

3 albums on 1 page(s)


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