Control of the seas is essential in wartime to protect the shores from bombardment and ______., blockade, occupation, invasion, Ships of various kinds are used to launch amphibious assaults and sometimes to support ______ operations., land, air, naval, The ships of the US Navy may be listed under three main classifications: combatant, auxiliary, and ______., transport, service, support, Combatant ships include battleships, aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, and ______., submarines, barges , tankers, Auxiliary ships make up the supply line from rear bases to the ______., front, sea, port, Transports are used to move men, fuel, ammunition, tanks, vehicles, and ______., aircraft, provisions, missiles, Service ships are small vessels used for local delivery and ______ tasks at an operating base., housekeeping, combat, repair, The Operating Forces are composed of the several fleets, sea frontier forces, and the ______., Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Army, The military part of the Department of the Navy consists of the Naval Staff headed by the ______., Secretary of the Navy, Chief of Naval Operations, Commandant of the Marine Corps, Some MSTS ships are naval vessels, while others are chartered from commercial shipping companies and manned by ______ crews., civilian , military, reserve.

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