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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former FAA administrator Donald D. Engen branchOfService United States Navy
subject surface form: Donald D. Engen
White House Mess operatedBy United States Navy
Naval Support Facility Thurmont operator United States Navy
Constitution-class frigate operator United States Navy
Constitution-class frigate navalService United States Navy
this entity surface form: Early United States Navy
HMS Guerriere engagedBy United States Navy
Judge Advocate General of the Navy partOf United States Navy
Franklin Buchanan militaryBranch United States Navy
USS Alabama operator United States Navy
subject surface form: USS Alabama (BB-60)
U.S. intervention in the Dominican Republic (1965) militaryBranchInvolved United States Navy
this entity surface form: U.S. Navy
Operation Oboe participant United States Navy
Australian I Corps supportedBy United States Navy
Don Rickles militaryBranch United States Navy
Glenn L. Martin Company majorCustomer United States Navy
UH-60 Black Hawk operator United States Navy
John Gavin militaryBranch United States Navy
William Thomas Sampson militaryBranch United States Navy
USS Benson (DD-421) operator United States Navy
USS Benson (DD-421) serviceBranch United States Navy
USS Benson (DD-421) builtFor United States Navy
USS Benson (DD-421) armedForce United States Navy
USS Benson (DD-421) navy United States Navy
USS Benson (DD-421) usedBy United States Navy
USS Benson (DD-421) militaryBranch United States Navy
USS Benson (DD-421) service United States Navy
HMS Cyane capturedBy United States Navy
Battle of Balikpapan (1945) supportedBy United States Navy
Battle of the South China Sea combatant United States Navy
Slim Whitman militaryService United States Navy
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company servedBranch United States Navy
this entity surface form: U.S. Navy
Barton Myers militaryBranch United States Navy
Charles S. Thomas militaryBranchSupervised United States Navy
NCIS franchise setIn United States Navy
HMS Levant capturedBy United States Navy
DD-415 operator United States Navy
subject surface form: USS O'Brien (DD-415)
Rear Admiral John Henry Russell serviceBranch United States Navy
subject surface form: John Henry Russell
Rear Admiral John Henry Russell militaryBranch United States Navy
subject surface form: John Henry Russell
this entity surface form: U.S. Navy
Rear Admiral John Henry Russell militaryBranch United States Navy
subject surface form: John Henry Russell
Charleston Navy Yard ownedBy United States Navy
Charleston Navy Yard operatedBy United States Navy
Charleston Navy Yard militaryBranch United States Navy
Bagley class operator United States Navy
subject surface form: Bagley-class destroyer
Bagley class serviceBranch United States Navy
subject surface form: Bagley-class destroyer
this entity surface form: U.S. Navy
Japanese 35th Army primaryOpponent United States Navy