From the Dawn of Man, the sea has been both his greatest friend and his greatest enemy. It provides food in the form of fish, and it provides protection by creating a natural barrier between two landmasses, however, it also consumes lives as the unfortunate individuals fall victim to the ever-hungry clutches of the sea. Long has man dreamt of controlling and using the sea to his advantage, because then one of the two most powerful elements of this world would have become his ally. Today, we still cannot control the sea, but we can make it do some of our bidding, as it carries our ships from shore to shore. The Navy is one of the three irreplaceable components of our world, because as long as the sea exists, there will be craft that sail upon it.