A navy is the branch of the armed forces of a nation that operates primarily on water.
Most nations which have coastlines have their own navies; a few landlocked countries also possess navies, often as a matter of national prestige. The navy is almost always distinct from the army and the air force, in terms of organizations, uniforms, and traditions. Naval personnel usually wear navy blue or black uniforms in winter, and white uniforms in summer. Unlike the army and the air force, naval uniforms often make clear distinctions between officers and ratings.
Some navies include amphibious forces (marines) to fight on land and defend sea craft. In some countries, the navy is the oldest branch of the armed services. Hence, for example, the British term "the Senior Service." In Russia, by contrast, the navy is traditionally considered "the junior service".
Merchant navy is a British and Commonwealth term for the civilianseafaring industry, recognizing both the shared hazards of seafaring activity during wartime, as well as the expectation that civilian vessels may be put under various kinds of control by military authorities. In the USA the equivalent term is merchant marine.
The word navy came via Old French from Latin "navigium".
For a list of the prefixes used with ship names (HMS, USS, &c.) see ship prefix.
External links
NOSI (Naval Open Source Intelligence) - a digital library of world naval operational news, curated from open source intelligence, and intended to serve as a source of continuing education on naval and military affairs (http://www.nosi.org)
A Naval Flight Officer in the United States Navy and Marine Corps is an officer rated for command in the naval aviation community.
In the Fleet, Naval Flight Officers are assigned to Navy and Marine squadrons flying the F/A-18F Super Hornet, F/A-18D Hornet (Marines Only), EA-6B Prowler, E-6B Mercury, E-2C Hawkeye, C-130 Hercules, EP-3 Aries, F-14 Tomcat, and P-3 Orion.
In larger aircraft, like the P-3 and C-130, the Naval Flight Officer is the flight engineer or navigator, in the EA-6B, they are the Electronic Countermeausres Operators (ECMO's) and navigator.
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