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The active carriers of the US Navy as of 2007 are as follows:
* Kitty Hawk (CV-63) (Kitty Hawk class)
* Enterprise (CVN-65)
Active Nimitz-class carriers:
* Nimitz (CVN-68)
* Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69),
* Carl Vinson (CVN-70),
* Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71),
* Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)
* George Washington (CVN-73),
* John C. Stennis (CVN-74),
* Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)
* Ronald Reagan (CVN-76).
Upcoming Changes:
2008 Kitty Hawk retires.
2009 George H. W. Bush enters Service.
There are nine components to the operating forces of the U.S. Navy: Atlantic Fleet, Pacific Fleet, Naval Forces Central Command, Naval Forces Europe, Naval Network Warfare Command, Navy Reserve, Naval Special Warfare Command, Operational Test and Evaluation Forces, and Military Sealift Command.
The United States Navy has five active numbered fleets — Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh — that are each led by a three-star Vice Admiral. These five fleets are further grouped under Fleet Forces Command (the former Atlantic Fleet), Pacific Fleet, Naval Forces Europe, and Naval Forces Central Command, whose commander also doubles as Commander Fifth Fleet; these four commands are led by four-star full Admirals. The First Fleet existed after the Second World War from 1947 at least, but it was redesignated Third Fleet in early 1973. Likewise, Fourth Fleet has not been in operation for some time and no other active fleet has been renamed as such.
Current aircraft:
* AV-8B Harrier II - VTOL strike aircraft used by the Marine Corps
* C-2 Greyhound - cargo plane designed to operate from aircraft carriers
* C-9 Skytrain - personnel and cargo transport
* C-12 Huron - transport aircraft for personnel and cargo between Naval air stations
* C-20 Gulfstream III - transport cargo and high-level personnel such as dignitaries and senior leaders
* C-40 Clipper - Navy version of the Boeing 737. Set to replace the C-9 Skytrain.
* C-130 Hercules - medium cargo and personnel transport
* E-2C Hawkeye - all-weather, carrier-based tactical battle management airborne early warning, command and control aircraft.
* E-6 Mercury - airborne command post
* EA-6B Prowler - electronic warfare and aircraft, set to be replaced starting in 2010 by the EA-18G Growler.
* EP-3E Aries II - signals reconnaissance
* F-5 Tiger II - used in the Navy as adversary aircraft for air combat training purposes
* F-16N Fighting Falcon - used in the Navy as adversary aircraft for air combat training purposes
* F/A-18 Hornet - all-weather fighter/attack aircraft
* F/A-18E/F Super Hornet - updated version of the Hornet (nicknamed "Rhino")
* P-3 Orion - Maritime patrol, anti-submarine warfare.
* RQ-2 Pioneer - unmanned aerial vehicle
* S-3 Viking - carrier-based anti-submarine warfare. To be phased out of service by 2009.
* T-2C Buckeye - North American Aviation jet trainer.
* T-6 Texan II - trainer
* T-34 Mentor - trainer
* T-39 Sabreliner - trainer
* T-44 Pegasus - trainer
* T-45 Goshawk - trainer
* Ilyushin Il-78 - air tanker (2 (s/n 0083485558 and 0083487598, registration UR-76759 and UR-76767) were purchaised from Ukraine to replace KC-135R)
Future aircraft:
* F-35 Lightning II - set to take over the strike fighter role from AV-8B Harrier II and F/A-18 Hornet.
* EA-18G Growler - a modified version of the F/A-18F Super Hornet set to replace the EA-6B Prowler
* P-8 Poseidon - modified Boeing 737 used for anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare