| MARINECORPS | Amphibious division of the US Navy (6,5) |
| MARINES | Troops of the US Navy |
| DEA | Division of the US Justice Department dealing with drug trafficking (3) |
| SENATE | Division of the US Congress (6) |
| CHEVROLET | A car brand and division of the US company General Motors (9) |
| TEDWILLIAMS | Hall of Fame Red Sox legend who served in the US Navy and Marine Corps during World War II: 2 wds. |
| ELITE | "On March 3, 1969, the United States Navy established an ___ school for the top one percent of its pilots. Its purpose was to teach the lost art of aerial combat and to ensure that the handful of men |
| MENOFHONOR | 2000 film starring Cuba Gooding Jr. which tells the story of the first African American Master Diver in the US Navy (3,2,5) |
| ENSIGN | Commissioned officer of the lowest rank in the US navy (6) |
| RATTLESNAKE | The first US Navy Jack (or flag) featured this reptile and the admonition 'Don't tread on me' |
| IMPECCABLE | USS ___, minesweeper used by the US Navy during World War II originally ordered as HMS Brutus for the Royal Navy |
| BOOTCAMPS | In the US, basic training stations for new recruits to the US Navy or Marine Corps (4,5) |
| SEAL | Member of an elite force within the US Navy (4) |
| SENECALAKE | Body of water in New York state used by the US Navy to test equipment such as transducers and sonar arrays and systems |
| BUSH | Which US president earlier joined the US Navy in 1942 as its youngest pilot? (4) |
| TOMAHAWK | Cruise missile used mainly by the US Navy and Royal Navy (8) |
| MORESBY | In a naval battle in the Coral Sea, the US Navy prevented Japanese landings at Port ... in Papua |
| BRIG | A two-masted squarerigged ship / a place (on the ship) for temporary confinement of offenders in the USA Navy |
| ADMIRAL | Highest peacetime rank in the US Navy |
| YEO | Petty officer in the US Navy briefly |
