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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Krag–Jørgensen rifles usedBy United States Navy
Spanish Pacific Squadron opponent United States Navy
Harry Hammond Hess militaryBranch United States Navy
2000 USS Cole bombing victimOrganization United States Navy
United States flag raising associatedWith United States Navy
Malcolm Wilson militaryService United States Navy
Rick Scott (attended Crummer Graduate School of Business) militaryBranch United States Navy
subject surface form: Rick Scott
Boeing E-6 Mercury operator United States Navy
Vietnamization involves United States Navy
Bay of Santiago de Cuba associatedWith United States Navy
Sam Rice militaryService United States Navy
Wally Schirra militaryBranch United States Navy
SEAL Team 6 militaryBranch United States Navy
NNMC operatedBy United States Navy
subject surface form: National Naval Medical Center
NNMC branch United States Navy
subject surface form: National Naval Medical Center
Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery partOf United States Navy
Mike Mansfield militaryBranch United States Navy
NOAA Ship Nancy Foster previousOperator United States Navy
this entity surface form: U.S. Navy
Gulfstream C-20 usedBy United States Navy
Operation Paukenschlag opponent United States Navy
Bud Grant militaryService United States Navy
Koh Tang involvedForce United States Navy
this entity surface form: U.S. Navy
North Pacific Area subordinateTo United States Navy
North Pacific Area serviceBranch United States Navy
Steve Belichick (grandfather) militaryBranch United States Navy
subject surface form: Steve Belichick
Macdonough militaryBranch United States Navy
subject surface form: Thomas Macdonough
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory collaboratesWith United States Navy
this entity surface form: U.S. Navy
Japanese destroyer Ayanami sunkBy United States Navy
this entity surface form: United States Navy forces
Spanish Army in Cuba opponent United States Navy
Naval Air Station Fallon operator United States Navy
Naval Air Station Fallon controlledBy United States Navy
Naval Air Station Fallon branch United States Navy
Paul Whiteman militaryService United States Navy
Earl Winfield Spencer Jr. militaryBranch United States Navy
Duc de Duras flagAfterConversion United States Navy
David Robinson militaryBranch United States Navy
Vought F4U Corsair primaryUsers United States Navy
Vought F4U Corsair serviceBranch United States Navy
Royal Bahraini Naval Force cooperatesWith United States Navy
Battle of Craney Island combatant United States Navy
Dry Dock No. 1 operator United States Navy
USS Wichita (CA-45) operator United States Navy
Balao class operatedBy United States Navy
subject surface form: Balao-class submarine
Balao class usedBy United States Navy
subject surface form: Balao-class submarine