Objective To study the guiding significance of reverse logistics system construction in the Equipment Support of US Navy for our army. Methods The pipeline of reverse logistics, the advanced traceability and control system, and the electronic retrograde management system in US Navy equipment support were analyzed, and the inspirations for the reverse logistics system construction in the Equipment Support of our army were discussed combining with the current situation of our army. Results The successful experience of US Navy is referable for our army in five aspects: system improvement, theory research, pipeline planning, mechanism and information construction. Conclusion We should use the experience of US Navy as reference to accelerate the construction of our reverse logistics system in the equipment support.