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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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed forces service branch
military branch
naval force
abbreviation United States Navy self-linksurface differs
surface form: USN
allianceMember ANZUS
NATO
surface form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization

United States–Japan security alliance
civilianLeaderDepartment Department of the Navy
surface form: 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 United States flag
surface form: 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
surface form: United States Marine Corps (historically under Department of the Navy)

United States Navy Reserve
headquartersCity Arlington, Virginia
headquartersCountry United States of America
headquartersLocation Pentagon
surface form: 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 United States Navy self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Navy

United States Navy self-linksurface differs
surface form: U.S. Navy
notableConflict American Civil War
American Revolutionary War
Gulf War
Iraq War
Korean War
Vietnam War
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
surface form: 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 Department of Defense
surface form: United States Department of Defense

Department of the Navy
surface form: 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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Medal of Honor (posthumous) branchCoverage United States Navy
Battle of Balikpapan (1942) belligerent United States Navy
Royal Jordanian Navy cooperatesWith United States Navy
Battle of Santiago de Cuba belligerent United States Navy
World War II American cemeteries haveBurialsFrom United States Navy
this entity surface form: U.S. Navy
Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont militaryBranch United States Navy
subject surface form: Samuel Francis Du Pont
United States military representatives employedBy United States Navy
this entity surface form: U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy systems commands partOf United States Navy
Hughes Aircraft Company notableClient United States Navy
Joshua Barney militaryBranch United States Navy
PUC serviceBranch United States Navy
subject surface form: Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid militaryBranch United States Navy
subject surface form: Thomas C. Kinkaid
Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid employer United States Navy
subject surface form: Thomas C. Kinkaid
USS Honolulu (CL-48) operator United States Navy
M151 MUTT usedBy United States Navy
Naval Postgraduate School operatedBy United States Navy
Naval Postgraduate School foundedBy United States Navy
Joint Light Tactical Vehicle usedBy United States Navy
Bell Aircraft producedFor United States Navy
Edwin McMillan militaryBranch United States Navy
Norman Brinker militaryService United States Navy
Teddy Ballgame militaryService United States Navy
subject surface form: Ted Williams
Misawa Air Base operator United States Navy
President's Hundred brassard usedBy United States Navy
this entity surface form: U.S. Navy
Distinguished Rifleman Badge presentedBy United States Navy
Ross Perot militaryBranch United States Navy
Tom Bosley militaryService United States Navy
Army of the Republic of Vietnam supportedBy United States Navy
Douglas C-54 Skymaster primaryUser United States Navy
reserve officers training corps operatedBy United States Navy
subject surface form: Reserve Officers' Training Corps
F-35C Lightning II primaryUser United States Navy
F-35C Lightning II enteredServiceWith United States Navy
F-35C Lightning II operator United States Navy
Office of Naval Reactors jurisdiction United States Navy
Office of Naval Reactors collaboratesWith United States Navy
Naval Air Station Oceana operator United States Navy
Naval Air Station Oceana militaryBranch United States Navy
David M. Brown militaryBranch United States Navy
Battle of Roi-Namur attacker United States Navy
this entity surface form: U.S. Navy
Battle of Roi-Namur militaryBranchInvolved United States Navy
Joint Meritorious Unit Award serviceBranch United States Navy
Defense Superior Service Medal serviceBranch United States Navy
Brigadier General equivalentService United States Navy
this entity surface form: U.S. Navy
John Griffith Chaney militaryBranch United States Navy
Sargent Shriver militaryBranch United States Navy
Gary Owen militaryBranch United States Navy
General Electric F404 operator United States Navy
M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon usedBy United States Navy