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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Battle of Manus militaryBranchInvolved United States Navy
Seeadler Harbor usedBy United States Navy
Operation Brewer militaryBranch United States Navy
Edward Albert Heimberger militaryBranch United States Navy
Benjamin Stoddert militaryBranch United States Navy
Silas Talbot militaryBranch United States Navy
USS Boston vs Le Berceau combatant United States Navy
Battle of Empress Augusta Bay belligerent United States Navy
James L. Buckley militaryBranch United States Navy
Nellie Forbush employer United States Navy
Nellie Forbush militaryBranch United States Navy
Thomas Truxtun militaryBranch United States Navy
Lucy Ann Shaler spouseMilitaryBranch United States Navy
Edgar D. Mitchell militaryBranch United States Navy
Chesapeake–Leopard affair belligerent United States Navy
Iraqi Campaign Streamer usedBy United States Navy
M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle usedBy United States Navy
William Jones militaryBranch United States Navy
Strategic Trust Territory administeredBy United States Navy
Exercise Malabar isAssociatedWith United States Navy
World War II Aleut relocation organizer United States Navy
Seabees partOf United States Navy
Seabees foundedBy United States Navy
Operation Hastings navalSupport United States Navy
Gus Hall militaryBranch United States Navy
Issur Danielovitch militaryBranch United States Navy
Elizabeth Champlin Mason associatedWith United States Navy
Chitose sunkBy United States Navy
this entity surface form: United States Navy forces
Expansion of the U.S. Navy militaryBranch United States Navy
United States occupation of Nicaragua supportedBy United States Navy
this entity surface form: U.S. Navy
Chu Lai, South Vietnam usedBy United States Navy
Siboney, Cuba usedByMilitaryForce United States Navy
Charles Dwight Sigsbee militaryBranch United States Navy
U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart supportsComponent United States Navy
this entity surface form: Navy
United States military culture appliesTo United States Navy
NAVAF serviceBranch United States Navy
Joseph R. Tanner militaryBranch United States Navy
New Georgia Sound usedBy United States Navy
Ranger class operatedBy United States Navy
Ranger class serviceBranch United States Navy
this entity surface form: U.S. Navy
Essex class operator United States Navy
subject surface form: Essex-class aircraft carrier
John H. Newton militaryBranch United States Navy
SOPAC serviceBranch United States Navy