Officially Licensed US Navy Expeditionary Warfare Division N95 Patch — OPNAV N95 Embroidered Patch
Where Navy meets Marine Corps at the Pentagon—the Expeditionary Warfare Division, N95, the office that shapes amphibious and expeditionary warfare policy for the sea services.
The Expeditionary Warfare Division (N95) is a directorate within the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV) at the Pentagon, responsible for developing and advocating for the policies, requirements, and resources that support the United States Navy's amphibious and expeditionary warfare capabilities. N95 serves as the Navy's primary interface with the United States Marine Corps on matters of amphibious warfare, working at the nexus of naval and Marine Corps planning to ensure the Navy builds and maintains the ships, aircraft, and capabilities needed to project Marine Air-Ground Task Forces ashore from the sea.
N95's portfolio encompasses the full spectrum of expeditionary warfare—from amphibious assault ships (LHA/LHD), amphibious transport docks (LPD), and dock landing ships (LSD) to the Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC), Ship-to-Shore Connectors (SSC), Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV), and the Marines and sailors who operate them. The division works closely with the Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC), the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), and joint force planners to ensure that amphibious readiness remains a national priority, advocating for the maintenance and procurement of the 31-ship amphibious fleet that the Marine Corps requires to execute its crisis response and forcible entry missions.
The N95 staff includes both Navy officers and Marine Corps officers, reflecting the inherently joint nature of amphibious operations that require seamless integration between naval and Marine forces. From shaping the requirements for the next generation of amphibious warships to coordinating Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) deployment cycles with fleet schedules, N95 is the Pentagon office where the rubber meets the road for ensuring America retains the capability to put Marines ashore anywhere in the world on short notice.
Perfect For: OPNAV N95 staff members and veterans, Navy and Marine Corps amphibious warfare planners, expeditionary warfare officers, Pentagon-based naval strategists, amphibious ship community members, and supporters of Navy-Marine Corps integration.
N95—where the Navy and Marine Corps come together at the Pentagon to ensure America never loses the ability to project power from the sea.