Fight Lets Go Join the Navy Historic Art

Fight Lets Go Join the Navy Historic vintage style military aviation travel poster art by Squadron Posters!

The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and is designated as the navy of the United States in the Constitution. With 290 combat vessels, it is the world’s second largest navy, behind the People’s Liberation Army Navy, and by far the largest by displacement, at 4.5 million tons in 2021. It has the world’s largest aircraft carrier fleet, with eleven in service, one undergoing trials, two new carriers under construction, and six other carriers planned as of 2024. The Navy is a part of the Department of Defense and is one of six armed forces and eight uniformed services of the United States.

The Navy originates from the Continental Navy, established in the American Revolutionary War. The Naval Act of 1794 provided for constructing six heavy frigates, the first ships of the Navy, in the prelude to the Barbary Wars. The American Civil War saw the blockade of the Confederacy and seizing control of its rivers. In World War II, the Navy was central in defeating the Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific War and Kriegsmarine U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic, supplanting the Royal Navy as the world’s largest navy. During the Cold War, the Navy, rivalled by the Soviet Navy, began providing nuclear deterrence via its ballistic missile submarines. The Navy was a major participant in the Korean and Vietnam Wars, and later the Gulf War, Yugoslav Wars and war on terror. A global power projecting blue-water navy, current large deployments include the Western Pacific, the Mediterranean, and the Indian Ocean, and it can and rapidly respond to regional crises, making it a frequent actor in US foreign and military policy. Check out this stunning Fight Lets Go Join the Navy Historic Art by Squadron Posters!

Squadron Posters offers the world’s largest collection of Squadron Specific Art! Check out our stunning vintage style military aviation themed travel posters, honoring All Branches of Service. Our artwork not only represents aircraft, armored cavalry, or ships, it represents adventure and travel. This means we create posters featuring the Space Needle, New Orleans, the Golden Gate Bridge, Mt Rushmore and the National Mall. Of course, McChord AFB isn’t in Seattle but if you’re stationed there your adventure surely involves the Space Needle! (See our Facebook page HERE)

This is what makes Squadron Posters different–it’s about remembering where you’ve lived and what you’ve seen with a vintage themed travel poster. – Collect your travels and tell your story!