United States Navy Reserve

United States Navy Reserve
Emblem of the United States Navy Reserve
Founded3 March 1915 (1915-03-03) (as the Naval Reserve Force)
2005 (as the U.S. Navy Reserve)
Country United States
Branch United States Navy
TypeReserve military component
Size59,152 personnel
Part ofU.S. Department of the Navy
Reserve components of the United States Armed Forces
Garrison/HQNaval Support Activity Hampton Roads
Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Motto(s)"Ready Now, Anytime, Anywhere"
ColorsBlue and gold   
March"The Naval Reserve March"
Engagements
Commanders
Current
commander
VADM Nancy S. Lacore
Insignia
Wordmark

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.

  1. ^ "Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense". georgewbush.whitehouse.archives.gov. 29 April 2005. Retrieved 3 May 2011.

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