Being There Matters How the Navy Protects America

Being There Matters: Around the World, Around the Clock AIRCRAFT FROM AIRCRAFT CARRIERS SUBMARINES SHIPSAMERICA’S BEST

Being There Matters: Ready to Defend America At All Times 288 Battle Force ships operational aircraft Ships and submarines underway from homeport or on deployment: 96 (33%) Exercises with allies In the North Sea Maritime Partnership exercises With allies in Africa Aircraft Carrier supporting Operation Enduring Freedom Operations in the Eastern Med Carrier Strike Group In pre-deployment training Expeditionary Strike Group Trans-Atlantic crossing Counter-Piracy Operations in the MidEast Ships visiting U.S. Ports Forward Deployed Naval Forces in the Western Pacific Counter-narcotics missions In the Caribbean Navy Hospital Ship conducting Humanitarian operations

Being There Matters: Our Blue Water Planet

Being There Matters: Power From the Sea ATTACK AIRCRAFT LAUNCHED FROM AIRCRAFT CARRIERS UNMANNED AIRCRAFT LONG- RANGE CRUISE MISSILES NAVY SEAL TEAMS

Being There Matters: Ensuring Global Free Trade Panama Canal Strait of Hormuz Suez Canal Strait of Malacca Strait of Gibraltar

Being There Matters: When Disaster Strikes

Being There Matters: Protecting America Close to Home

Being There Matters: The President’s National Security Strategy INCREASED COMMITMENT IN THE PACIFIC FOCUS ON THE MIDDLE EAST

Being There Matters: America’s Navy is Already There