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The U.S. Navy introduced the identification system of tail and wing letter codes for its aircraft in July 1945. This system was intended to replace the set of geometrical symbols employed for the similar purpose since January 1945.
From left to right: the service dress blue rating badge for a special warfare operator first class and a boatswain's mate second class. United States Navy ratings are general enlisted occupations used by the U.S. Navy since the 18th century, which denote the specific skills and abilities of the sailor.
A United States Navy F/A-18F with the code "AB" (representing CVW-1) being painted vertically on its tail.. The U. S. Navy's aircraft visual identification system uses tail codes and modex to visually identify the aircraft's purpose and organization.
Many of the symbols listed here are not presently in use. The Naval Vessel Register maintains an online database of U.S. Navy ships. The 1975 ship reclassification of cruisers, frigates, and ocean escorts brought U.S. Navy classifications into line with other nations' classifications, and eliminated the perceived "cruiser gap" with the Soviet Navy.
The United States Navy, like any organization, produces its own acronyms and abbreviations, which often come to have meaning beyond their bare expansions. United States Navy personnel sometimes colloquially refer to these as NAVSpeak. Like other organizational colloquialisms, their use often creates or reinforces a sense of esprit and closeness ...
Navy Air Colors, United States Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard Aircraft Camouflage and Markings Vol.1. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications, 1983. ISBN 0-89747-143-1. Thomas E. Doll, Berkley R. Jackson, William A. Riley. Navy Air Colors, United States Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard Aircraft Camouflage and Markings Vol.2.
Multi-Service Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Multi-Service Brevity Codes (PDF). ATP 1-02.1, MCRP 3-30B.1, NTTP 6-02.1, AFTTP 3-2.5. Air Land Sea Space Application Center. March 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 March 2023 – via United States Army Publishing Directorate.
The list of United States naval aircraft contains types currently used by the United States Navy.For a complete list of naval aircraft designated under pre-1962 United States Navy designation systems, see List of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962); for aircraft without formal designations, see List of undesignated military aircraft of the United States.