Naval Vessel Mottos: United States

*US Navy Vessels
**Aircraft Carriers
*** "Ready on Arrival", "The First, the Finest" and "Eight Reactors, None Faster"
*** Date Nolite Rogare (Give, be unwilling to ask) -- From President John F. Kennedy's Inaugural speech
*** Shall Not Perish—From the Gettysburg Address
*** Spirit of Freedom
*** The Buck Stops Here—From Truman's personal motto
*** Peace Through Strength—From a Reagan slogan
**Battleships
*** Firepower for Freedom
*** Vis Ad Libertatem (Power to liberate)
*** Forward for Freedom
**Cruisers
*** Defender of the Republic
**Destroyers
*** Professionalism, Perseverance, & Preparedness
*** Proud To Serve
*** Beyond The Call
**Frigates
*** Tenacity
*** Nunquam Non Paratus (Never Unprepared)
**Attack Submarines
*** Cave Lupum (Beware the Wolf)
*** Arsenal of the Nation
*** Semper Optima (Always the Best)
*** Illegitimi Non Carborundum (Don't let the Bastards Get You Down)
*** Magni Nominus Umbra (In the Shadow of a Great Name)
*** Fortes Fortuna Juvat (Fortune favors the bold)
*** Thoroughbred of the Fleet
*** Steel True and Blade Straight
*** Vis Tacita (Silent Strength)
*** Evil is our Middle Name
*** Volunteers Defending Frontiers
*** Sic Semper Tyrannis (Ever So to Tyrants) -- From Virginia state motto
*** Don't Mess with Texas!
**Fleet Submarines
*** Primus in Pace (First in Peace) -- From Lighthorse Harry Lee's eulogy for George Washington: "First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen."
*** Liberty or Death—From Patrick Henry's famous speech in the Virginia House of Burgesses
*** Try Me—From famous Sam Houston quote
*** Potentia Tenebras Repellendi (Power to push away the darkness) -- From invention of the light bulb
*** Veritas Vincit (Truth Conquers)
*** Hostility Against Tyranny
*** One Man with Courage is a Majority—From Andrew Jackson quote
*** Watchful Waiting
*** Liberty and Union—From famous speech by Webster in the Webster-Hayne debate
*** United for Freedom
*** New Trails to Blaze—From Daniel Boone's occupation
*** For Peace Ready
*** Strength Mobility
*** Without Fear, Without Reproach
*** Pax Per Scientiam (Peace Through Knowledge)
*** Patience not Weakness(Unofficial/crew: Patience my ass)
*** Strength Through Knowledge
*** Defender of Freedom
*** Alert, Confident, Able
*** America at its Best
**Mine Warfare Craft
*** Secure the Course
*** Sentinel of the Sea—From name
*** We Accept the Challenge—From name
*** Fortune Favors the Brave
*** Pathfinders - We Lead the Way—From name
*** Full Speed Ahead
*** Momentum Consultum (Deliberate Urgency)
*** Igneus et Fervens (Fiery and Fervent)
*** Honor, Tradition, Valor
**Auxiliary Ships
*** Service to the Fleet
*** Ready, Willing, Able
*** Anytime, Anywhere
*** Exitus acta probat (Action Produces Results)
**Squadrons
***VA-176 Thunderbolts
***VF-1 Wolfpack
***VF-21 Freelancers
***VF-24 Fighting Renegades
***VF-33 Starfighters, Fighting-33
***VF-51 Screaming Eagles
***VF-74 Be-Devilers
***VF-101 Grim Reapers
***VFA-2 Bounty Hunters
***VFA-14 The Oldest and the Boldest, Tophatters
***VFA-41 Fighting Fort One, Black Aces
***VFA-213 Blacklions

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