United States Navy

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The United States Navy is the maritime service branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, responsible for naval warfare, power projection, and maintaining freedom of navigation across the world’s oceans.


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instanceOf armed forces service branch
military branch
naval force
abbreviation USN
allianceMember ANZUS
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States–Japan security alliance
civilianLeaderDepartment United States Department of the Navy
civilianLeaderTitle Secretary of the Navy
commanderInChief President of the United States
coreCapability amphibious warfare
anti-submarine warfare
ballistic missile defense
carrier strike operations
sea-based nuclear deterrent
country United States of America
doctrine forward presence
global reach
sea power
enlistedLeaderTitle Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
ensign Naval ensign of the United States
flag Naval jack of the United States
formationDate 1775-10-13
foundedBy Second Continental Congress
hasComponent United States Marine Corps (historically under Department of the Navy)
United States Navy Reserve
headquartersCity Arlington, Virginia
headquartersCountry United States of America
headquartersLocation The Pentagon
historicalPrecursor Continental Navy
language English
legalBasis Title 10 of the United States Code
mission maintain freedom of navigation on the world’s oceans
motto Non sibi sed patriae
mottoLanguage Latin
nickname The Navy
U.S. Navy
notableConflict American Civil War
American Revolutionary War
Gulf War
Iraq War
Korean War
Vietnam War
War in Afghanistan
War of 1812
World War I
World War II
operatesIn Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Pacific Ocean
Persian Gulf
partOf United States Armed Forces
primaryDomain maritime
role deterrence
maritime security
naval warfare
power projection
sea control
strategic sealift
secondaryDomain aerospace
cyberspace
seniorMilitaryOfficerTitle Chief of Naval Operations
serviceBranchOf United States Department of Defense
United States Department of the Navy
translationOfMotto Not for self but for country
uses aircraft carriers
amphibious assault ships
cruisers
destroyers
littoral combat ships
naval aircraft
submarines
unmanned systems

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Armed Forces Security Agency
Battle of Baltimore
Battleship Row, Pearl Harbor
Bear Bryant
Benjamin A. Smith II
Bill Cosby
Bob Barker
Bob Kerrey
Bull Halsey
Byron R. White
Charles Hammann
Chester W. Nimitz
Chester W. Nimitz
Chester W. Nimitz
Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet ("U.S. Navy")
Commander, South Pacific Area
Commander, Third Fleet
Commodore John Barry
Corry Station ("U.S. Navy")
David C. Acheson
David Farragut
Don Walsh
Donald Rumsfeld
Douglas Dillon
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
E. Howard Hunt
Earl Butz
Eddie Albert
Edmund Muskie
Edward O'Hare
Ernest King
Force Master Chief Petty Officer
Frank Jack Fletcher
Frank Wisner
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr.
George Dewey
George Dewey
George H. W. Bush
Gerald Ford
Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
Goodwin Knight
Grace Hopper
Harold Brown
Harold G. Bowen Sr.
Henry Fonda
Henry Ford II
Henry Wade
Herbert W. Kalmbach
Herman Talmadge
Howard Baker
Jack Kerouac
Jack Lemmon
Jack London
James A. Michener
James A. Van Allen
James Fenimore Cooper
James V. Forrestal
James V. Forrestal
Jason Robards
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
John Aspinwall Roosevelt
John Barry
John Connally
John F. Kennedy
John Kerry
John McCain
John McCain III
John Paul Stevens
John Warner
Johnny Carson
Joint Special Operations Command
Jon Morrow Lindbergh
Joseph Metcalf III
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.
Ken Mattingly
Laurel B. Clark
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Leslie Lynch King Jr.
Lewis L. Strauss
Lisa M. Franchetti
Lyndon B. Johnson
Marc A. Mitscher
Mark O. Hatfield
Martin J. Sherwin
Michael J. Smith
Mike Wallace
Naval Air Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet
Naval Air Station Jacksonville ("U.S. Navy")
Naval Base Point Loma
Naval Base San Diego
Naval Special Warfare Command
Naval Supply Systems Command
Navy Unit Commendation
Neil A. Armstrong
Norris Bradbury
Norris Bradbury
Oliver Hazard Perry
Operation Cottage
Operation Gothic Serpent
Operation Linebacker
Operation Power Pack
Operation al-Fajr
Pacific Ocean Areas
Pacific theater commands
Paul Sarbanes
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Raymond A. Spruance
Raymond A. Spruance
Richard Nixon
Richmond K. Turner
Richmond K. Turner
Robert Byrd
Robert E. Peary
Robert F. Kennedy
Roger Staubach
Roger Staubach
Ron DeSantis
Russell B. Long
Samuel Francis Du Pont
Silver Star
Special Operations Command Europe
Stephen Decatur
Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet
Theodore Samuel Williams
Thomas Macdonough
Thomas S. Gates Jr.
Treasure Island Naval Station (former)
U.S. Central Command
U.S. Fleet Forces Command
USS Milwaukee
United States Seventh Fleet
Vice Chief of Naval Operations
Weeb Ewbank
Wesley L. McDonald
William A. Moffett
William C. McCool
William D. Leahy
William F. Halsey Jr.
William H. P. Blandy
William Halsey Jr.
William Halsey Jr.
William J. Casey
William P. Rogers
William S. Benson
William S. Parsons
William Sims
William T. Sampson
William T. Sampson
Yogi Berra
militaryBranch
Ben Bradlee
Bill Bidwill
Bob Woodward
Butch van Breda Kolff
Charles 'Buddy' Rogers
George Allen
Harry Belafonte
Hugh Rodham
Humphrey Bogart
Jack Benny
John Ford
John Ford
Jon Lindbergh
Mickey Cochrane
Pete Newell
Pete Rozelle
Raymond Burr ("United States Navy (disputed)")
Red Holzman
Rock Hudson
Rod Steiger
Roy O. Disney
Stan Musial
Ted Williams
Ted Williams
Ted Williams
Wellington Mara
William Clay Ford Sr.
William Shockley
Yogi Berra
militaryService
Battle of Cape Esperance
Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle of Lake Erie
Battle of Manila Bay
Battle of Rennell Island
Battle of Surigao Strait
Battle of Tarawa
Battle of Tassafaronga
Battle of Tulagi
Battle of the Badung Strait
Battle of the Eastern Solomons
Battle of the Makassar Strait
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
Battle of the Stewart Islands
Battle off Cape Engaño
Battle off Samar
Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War
Invasion of Tinian
Moro Rebellion
Operation Desert Fox
Operation Hailstone
Operation Iceberg
Operation Rolling Thunder
Siege of Veracruz
defense of Manila Bay
belligerent
Ernest King
Grace Hopper
Harold G. Bowen Sr.
Henry Stellwagen
Jim Lovell
Joseph Metcalf III
Ken Mattingly
Laurel B. Clark
Michael J. Smith
Nora Stanton Blatch ("United States Navy (civilian engineer)")
Robert E. Peary
Stephen Decatur
Weeb Ewbank
Wesley L. McDonald
William A. Moffett
William D. Leahy
William H. P. Blandy
William S. Parsons
employer
Catherine Vance Freeman
Hangar Three ("U.S. Navy")
LOM
Navy Goat
New England Shipbuilding Corporation
Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum
Pensacola Beach Air Show ("U.S. Navy")
Pensacola Lighthouse and Museum ("U.S. Navy")
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
Runway 14R/32L
Semper Fortis
Semper Fortis ("U.S. Navy sailors")
Test Charlie
The American Soldier
Theme from "Victory at Sea" (revised)
USS Hammann (DD-412) ("United States carrier task forces")
associatedWith
Joint Task Force-Bravo
Meritorious Unit Commendation
Naval Air Station Pensacola
Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Navy SEALs ("U.S. Navy")
Special Operations Command South
Task Force 17
Task Force 67
U.S. Navy Task Force 58
United States Armed Forces in World War II
branch
Assistant Secretaries of the Navy (subject-matter portfolios)
Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958
Executive Order 9981 ("U.S. Navy")
General Counsel of the Navy
John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
Manual for Courts-Martial ("U.S. Navy")
Munitions Board
National Military Strategy ("U.S. Navy")
Public Law 99-433
appliesTo
Bill the Goat
Lulie Swanson
NRL Acoustics Division
NRL Electronics Science and Technology Division
NRL Monterey detachment
Nimitz Library at the U.S. Naval Academy
ONR Global
United States Naval Academy
affiliation
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy, Installations and Environment)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition
Chief of Naval Operations
Commander of the Asiatic Squadron
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
President of the General Board of the United States Navy
Under Secretary of the Navy
appliesToJurisdiction
Battle of Bladensburg
Battle of Edson's Ridge
Battle of Manila (1945)
Battle of the Java Sea
Battle of the Sunda Strait
Philippine–American War
Spanish–American War
combatant
ASN(RD&A)
General Counsel of the Navy
Naval Criminal Investigative Service
Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals ("U.S. Navy")
Office of Naval Intelligence
Secretary of the Navy
Under Secretary of the Navy
jurisdiction
Battle of Saipan
California Campaign
Operation Downfall
Operation Freedom’s Sentinel
Operation Toenails
Prompt Global Strike
militaryBranchInvolved
Fort Barrancas
Naval Air Station Jacksonville ("U.S. Navy")
Naval Air Station North Island
Naval Station Norfolk
U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
controlledBy
Black May 1943
Caribbean theater of the Spanish–American War
October Crisis
Quasi-War
Urgent Fury
hasParticipant
Argentine Navy
Qatar Emiri Naval Forces
South Korean Navy
United Arab Emirates Navy
cooperatesWith
NRL
National Museum of the United States Navy
Naval Research Laboratory
United States Third Fleet
foundedBy
Allied Combined Operations Headquarters
Chesapeake campaign
Operation Postern
Ulchi Freedom Guardian
involves
BB-39
DD-412
Pennsylvania-class battleship
USS Hammann (DD-412)
navy
Betio
Chuuk Lagoon
Truk Lagoon
attackedBy
Sims-class destroyer
USS Astoria
USS Maryland
builtFor
Defense Communications Agency
Jacques Piccard
National Defense Research Committee ("U.S. Navy")
collaboratedWith
Aerojet Rocketdyne ("U.S. Navy")
Convair
JSF program
customer
A-4 Skyhawk
Boeing P-8 Poseidon
F/A-18 Hornet
enteredServiceWith
Inchon Landing
Operation Desert Shield
Siege of Veracruz
involvedBranch
Number One Observatory Circle ("U.S. Navy")
Number One Observatory Circle ("U.S. Navy")
Vice President's Residence
maintainedBy
General Dynamics
Pratt & Whitney
Raytheon Company ("U.S. Navy")
majorCustomer
United Nations Trust Territory
United States rocket program ("U.S. Navy")
administeredBy
Military Justice Act of 2016 ("Navy")
National Defense Authorization Acts
affects
Saudi Arabian Navy
Western Approaches Command
alliedWith
Egyptian Navy
United States Marine Corps
alliesWith
Japanese battleship Nagato
U-505
capturedBy
Maritime Administration
United States Missile Defense Agency ("U.S. Navy")
collaboratesWith
Operation Crossroads
Test Able
conductedBy
Joint Interagency Task Force South ("U.S. Navy")
MCCDC
coordinatesWith
BB-37
USS Oklahoma
countryOfOperator
VH-92A Patriot
Vanguard TV-4
developedFor
5th Carrier Division
First Air Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy
engagedAgainst
ONI
Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet
establishedBy
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Treasure Island
formerOwner
NRL Space Science Division
Naval Research Laboratory
fundedBy
AM General
Integrated Defense Systems ("U.S. Navy")
hasCustomer
Chester W. Nimitz ("USN")
William C. McCool ("USN")
hasHonorificSuffix
NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps
U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officers
hasRankStructureSimilarTo
Admiral of the Navy
Chief of Naval Operations
highestRankIn
Battle of Plattsburgh ("U.S. Navy")
Cartwheel
involvedForce
Operation Forager ("U.S. Navy")
Operation Watchtower ("U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet elements")
involvedUnit
Navy Midshipmen
Virginia Military Institute
militaryBranchAffiliation
BB-38
USS Maryland
navalForce
United States Navy ("U.S. Navy")
United States Navy ("The Navy")
nickname
United States Navy ("USN")
abbreviation
government of American Samoa ("U.S. Navy (early 20th century)")
administeredByHistorically
NRL Materials Science and Technology Division
affiliatedWith
Marc A. Mitscher
allegiance
Philippine Navy
alliance
HMAS Canberra
alliedForce
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
allies
Station HYPO ("Fleet Radio Unit, Pacific (FRUPAC)")
alsoKnownAs
flexible response doctrine ("U.S. Navy")
appliedBy
Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
appliesBranch
Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual
appliesToBranch
USS Astoria ("U.S. Navy")
armedForce
United States Naval Vessel Register (stricken after sinking)
authority
Navy Unit Commendation
awardedBy
American Defense Service Medal
awardingBranch
Silver Star Medal
awardingBranches
Manila Bay
battleBelligerent
Coral Sea
battleInvolved
The New American Practical Navigator
becameStandardFor
Battle of Savo Island
belligerentSide
Military Intelligence Program ("U.S. Navy")
beneficiary
USNS Sally Ride (T-AGOR-28)
branchOfService
United States Army Institute of Heraldry
client
Operation Watchtower
codenameUser
United States Naval Forces Africa
commandStructure
USS Silversides Submarine Museum ("United States Navy veterans")
commemorates
USS Chicago
commissionedInto
RAF Coastal Command
cooperatedWith
Advisory Commission to the Council of National Defense
coordinateWith
Battle of the Philippine Sea
country
Ryukyu Islands campaign
countryInvolved
Battleship USS Iowa Museum ("United States Navy veterans")
dedicatedTo
Aegis radar components
developedBy
Vanguard series ("U.S. Navy")
developer
Navy Unit Commendation ("United States Navy units")
eligibility
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
eligibleServiceBranches
United States territorial waters ("U.S. Navy")
enforcedBy
United States Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves 1807 ("United States naval forces")
enforcementBy
Japanese submarine I-168 ("United States Navy ships")
engagedTarget
Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
enteredOperationalServiceWith
District of Alaska ("U.S. Navy")
executiveBranch
Pascual Cervera y Topete
facedOpponent
Tokugawa shogunate
facedPressureFrom
NCIS ("U.S. Navy")
focusesOn
Continental Navy
followedBy
Operation Detachment
forceType
Armed Forces Security Agency
formedBy
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference ("Navy")
formerMember
Channel Islands of California
governingBody
CAAF ("U.S. Navy")
hasAuthorityOver
Gulf of Tonkin incident
hasBelligerent
Joint Task Force One
hasBranch
NRL
hasClient
United States Armed Forces
hasComponent
United States of America
hasMilitaryBranch
Yerba Buena Island ("U.S. Navy")
hasMilitaryHistory
Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force
hasPart
Joe Rosenthal
hasPhotographicSubject
Natick Labs
hasPrimaryUser
The Pilot
hasSubject
Department of the Navy
headOfGovernmentBody
Naval Air Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet
higherFormation
Placentia Bay
historicallyUsedBy
US War Memorial Honiara ("US Navy")
honors
Stennis Space Center ("U.S. Navy")
hostsTenant
Allied convoy system
implementedBy
Military Justice Act of 1968
implementedIn
U.S. Forces Japan
includesBranch
Total Force of the United States Armed Forces ("Navy Active Component")
includesComponent
M240 ("U.S. Navy")
inServiceWith
Lockheed Martin X-35
intendedOperators
Expeditionary Strike Group
introducedBy
Operation Olympic
involvedBranchPlanned
Operation Urgent Fury
involvedMilitaryBranch
Joint Task Force-Guantanamo
involvesBranch
Mayaguez incident
involvesOrganization
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
isHighestEnlistedRankIn
Navy Distinguished Service Medal
isMilitaryDecorationOf
Naval Air Station Whiting Field
isTrainingBaseFor
U-505
laterOperator
Fort McHenry
laterUsedBy
Vanguard TV-4
launchAgency
USS Oklahoma
launchedBy
Second Seminole War
mainBelligerent
Battle of the Atlantic
mainCombatant
Atlantic theatre of World War I
mainOpponent
Banana Wars
mainParticipant
The Discoverers (U.S. Navy Memorial reliefs)
mainSubject
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
majorClient
Admiral's House ("U.S. Navy")
managedBy
Lisa M. Franchetti
memberOf
NATO naval forces
memberStatesContribute
Hospital Point, Pearl Harbor
militaryAssociation
attack on Pearl Harbor
militaryBranchAttacked
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
militaryBranchEligibility
Naval Support Facility Arlington
militaryBranchServed
Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms ("United States Navy units")
militaryBranchTrained
Naval Air Station Pensacola
militaryBranchUsers
Big Stick diplomacy ("U.S. Navy")
militaryComponent
Dreadnought-class submarine
missileCompartmentPartner
Taiwan Strait
monitoredBy
Grace Hopper College
namedAfterAffiliation
BB-31
navalBranch
USS Walke (DD-416)
navalFleet
Mayaguez incident
navalSupport
Operation Goodtime
navalSupportBy
Operation Dracula
navalSupportFrom
USS Maryland
navyBranch
Secretary of War ("United States Navy (after creation of separate Navy Department)")
notResponsibleFor

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