The United States Navy traces its origins to the Continental Navy, which the Continental Congress established on October 13, 1775, by authorizing the procurement, fitting out, manning and dispatch of two armed vessels to cruise in search of munitions ships supplying the British Army in America. The legislation also established a Naval Committee to supervise the work. All together, the Continental Navy numbered some fifty ships over the course of the war, with approximately twenty warships active at its maximum strength. 

After the American War for Independence, Congress sold the surviving ships of the Continental Navy and released the seamen and officers. 

The Constitution of the United States ratified in 1789, empowered Congress "to provide and maintain a navy." Acting on this authority, Congress ordered the construction and manning of six frigates in 1794, and the War Department administered naval affairs from that year until Congress established the Department of the Navy in 1798.

Today, The U.S. Navy is by far the largest, most powerful navy in the world and has the world's largest aircraft carrier fleet, with eleven in service, two in the reserve fleet, and two new class carriers under construction. The service has a combined strength of over 438,000 personnel on active duty and in the Navy Reserve. It has 290 deploy-able combat vessels and more than 3,700 aircraft in active service.

The Navy Motto:  "Not for self, but country". 

 The founder of KSQM:  Dennis "Rick" Perry,CMDR, USN (ret,). 

He saw the need for an emergency broadcaster in our area, damned the torpedoes...and went full speed ahead to build and provide the very best radio service in the world!

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