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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Military Intelligence Program beneficiary United States Navy
this entity surface form: U.S. Navy
John Barry militaryBranch United States Navy
Doolittle Raid plannedBy United States Navy
Naval jack of the United States usedBy United States Navy
Naval jack of the United States usedOn United States Navy
this entity surface form: U.S. Navy craft
Gerald Ford militaryBranch United States Navy
USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) operator United States Navy
William T. Sampson militaryBranch United States Navy
Battleship Row, Pearl Harbor usedBy United States Navy
Battleship Row, Pearl Harbor militaryBranch United States Navy
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force allies United States Navy
Bill Cosby militaryBranch United States Navy
Red Holzman militaryService United States Navy
Coral Sea battleInvolved United States Navy
USS Yorktown (CV-5) operator United States Navy
USS Missouri operator United States Navy
Raymond A. Spruance militaryBranch United States Navy
Lyndon B. Johnson militaryBranch United States Navy
USS Enterprise (CV-6) operator United States Navy
Battle of Savo Island belligerentSide United States Navy
Paveway series guided bombs usedBy United States Navy
Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam operator United States Navy
Battle of Bladensburg combatant United States Navy
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton usedBy United States Navy
Ted Williams militaryService United States Navy
Rear Admiral Harold G. Bowen Sr. militaryBranch United States Navy
subject surface form: Harold G. Bowen Sr.
Rear Admiral Harold G. Bowen Sr. employer United States Navy
subject surface form: Harold G. Bowen Sr.
NRL Materials Science and Technology Division supports United States Navy
this entity surface form: U.S. Navy
Pratt & Whitney F135 engine usedBy United States Navy
subject surface form: Pratt & Whitney F135
George Dewey militaryBranch United States Navy
Philippine–American War combatant United States Navy
USS Hornet (CV-8) operator United States Navy
Operation Hailstone belligerent United States Navy
Yogi Berra militaryService United States Navy
Battle of Pusan Perimeter supportedBy United States Navy
this entity surface form: U.S. Navy
Jimmy Carter (associated via Carter Center) militaryBranch United States Navy
subject surface form: Jimmy Carter
Flying Tigers recruitedFrom United States Navy
Donald Rumsfeld militaryBranch United States Navy
Navy Distinguished Service Medal branch United States Navy
Samuel Francis Du Pont militaryBranch United States Navy
Inchon Landing involvedBranch United States Navy
Joint Base Andrews operator United States Navy
Pascual Cervera y Topete facedOpponent United States Navy