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The Master-at-Arms ( MA) rating is responsible for law enforcement and force protection in the United States Navy —equivalent to the United States Army Military Police, the United States Marine Corps Military Police, the United States Air Force Security Forces, and the United States Coast Guard 's Maritime Law Enforcement Specialist. [ 2]
The James River Reserve Fleet consists of a small number of decommissioned U.S. Navy auxiliaries and warships anchored in Virginia 's James River near Newport News . The fleet originally comprised approximately 60 ships, most of which were gradually towed away for scrapping. From 2012 to 2016, among its few remaining vessels was MV Freedom Star ...
The United States Navy Reserve (USNR), known as the United States Naval Reserve from 1915 to 2005, [1] is the Reserve Component (RC) of the United States Navy.Members of the Navy Reserve, called Reservists, are categorized as being in either the Selected Reserve (SELRES), the Training and Administration of the Reserve (TAR), the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR), or the Retired Reserve.
A master-at-arms (US: MA; UK and some Commonwealth: MAA) may be a naval rating, responsible for law enforcement, regulating duties, security, anti-terrorism/force protection (AT/FP) for a country's navy; an army officer responsible for physical training; or a member of the crew of a merchant ship (usually a passenger vessel) responsible for security and law enforcement.
U.S. Navy ribbons, pin insignias, and badge worn on the uniform of a Command Master Chief.. Insignias and badges of the United States Navy are military badges issued by the United States Department of the Navy to naval service members who achieve certain qualifications and accomplishments while serving on both active and reserve duty in the United States Navy.
Beginning in June 2016, then Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, Michael D. Stevens, oversaw a review of the Navy's existing enlisted rating system. [4] After Stevens's retirement, a group of senior enlisted leaders came to the conclusion that the Navy needed to replace its current enlisted system and announced the changes on 29 September 2016 with the release of NAVADMIN 218/16.
Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 126 (VAW-126) ( NS Norfolk, VA) Electronic Attack Squadron 137 (VAQ-137) ( NAS Whidbey Island, WA) Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40, Detachment 2 (VRC-40, Det. 2) ( NS Norfolk, VA) Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 11 (HSC-11) ( NS Norfolk, VA) Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 72 (HSM-72) ( NAS ...
Mk 5 SOC. M2 Browning .50 cal Heavy Machine Gun and M240 General Purpose Machine Gun. Transportable by Lockheed C-5 Galaxy only. SOC-R. GAU-17 minigun, M2 Browning .50 cal Heavy Machine Gun, M240 General Purpose Machine Gun, and 40mm Mk 19 grenade launcher. Transportable by CH-47, C-130, and larger aircraft.