United States Navy Reserve
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. They are enrolled in the Selected Reserve (SELRES), the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR), the Full Time Support (FTS), or the Retired Reserve program.
P-3C Orion aircraft of Patrol Squadron 62 (VP-62) over downtown Jacksonville, Florida. A combat coded Navy Reserve squadron with unit-owned aircraft, VP-62 is under the operational control of Commander, Maritime Support Wing. VP-62 retired its last P-3C in June 2022 and is transitioning to the P-8A Poseidon, utilizing Regular Navy P-8A aircraft until delivery of its first P-8A in Spring 2023.
An F/A-18B of the Navy Reserve's Fighter Composite Squadron 12 (VFC-12) lands aboard the USS Ronald Reagan in 2005. Assigned to the operational control of Commander, Tactical Support Wing, VFC-12 is now equipped with the F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet.
Navy Reservists from the USS Frederick visiting an Oregon hospital in June 2002
U.S. Navy admirals participate in the ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of the new headquarters for Commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command, at Naval Support Activity Norfolk, Virginia in 2008.
Navy Reserve Navy Diver Seaman Jesse Kole, assigned to Naval Experimental Diving Unit, does an inspection dive of the interior of the wreck of the former Russian submarine Juliett 484
References
- ↑ "Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense". georgewbush.whitehouse.archives.gov. 29 April 2005. Retrieved 3 May 2011.