Department of the Navy

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United States federal executive department military department of the United States

The Department of the Navy is a U.S. federal executive department responsible for organizing, training, and equipping the United States Navy and Marine Corps as key maritime components of the nation’s armed forces.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form	Occurrences
United States Department of the Navy	105
U.S. Department of the Navy	10
Office of the Secretary of the Navy	6
United States Navy Department	3
Navy Department	2
U.S. Navy Department	2

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal executive department ⓘ military department of the United States ⓘ
budgetFunction	defense ⓘ
componentOf	United States Armed Forces ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
dateFormed	1798-04-30 ⓘ
formedFrom	United States Department of War ⓘ
hasCivilianControl	Secretary of the Navy ⓘ
hasHead	Secretary of the Navy ⓘ
hasMilitaryAdvisor	Chief of Naval Operations ⓘ Commandant of the Marine Corps ⓘ
hasMotto	Semper Fortis (associated with the U.S. Navy) ⓘ
hasPosition	Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy, Installations and Environment) ⓘ Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller) ⓘ Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) ⓘ Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition ⓘ surface form: Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) General Counsel of the Navy ⓘ Under Secretary of the Navy ⓘ
headOfGovernmentBody	United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Arlington, Virginia ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
legalBasis	National Security Act of 1947 ⓘ Title 10 of the United States Code ⓘ
mission	maintain, train, and equip combat-ready naval forces ⓘ support national security and defense strategies of the United States ⓘ
oversees	Marine Corps Systems Command ⓘ Naval Air Systems Command ⓘ Naval Education and Training Command ⓘ Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command ⓘ Naval Sea Systems Command ⓘ Naval Supply Systems Command ⓘ Office of Naval Research ⓘ
partOf	Department of Defense ⓘ surface form: United States Department of Defense
positionInHierarchy	military department under the Secretary of Defense ⓘ
precededBy	Board of Admiralty (Continental Congress) ⓘ
reportsTo	United States Secretary of Defense ⓘ
responsibleFor	United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Marine Corps Reserve ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ United States Navy Reserve ⓘ
role	equipping the United States Marine Corps ⓘ equipping the United States Navy ⓘ organizing the United States Marine Corps ⓘ organizing the United States Navy ⓘ providing maritime forces for national defense ⓘ training the United States Marine Corps ⓘ training the United States Navy ⓘ
seat	Pentagon ⓘ surface form: The Pentagon
typeOfJurisdiction	civilian-led military organization ⓘ

Referenced by (160)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Department of Defense → hasPart → Department of the Navy ⓘ

subject surface form: United States Department of Defense

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

NME → includes → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller) → isPartOf → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Office of the Secretary of the Navy

Office of the Chief of Naval Operations → isSubordinateTo → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Office of the Secretary of the Navy

Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller) → jurisdiction → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) → jurisdiction → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Chief of Naval Personnel → jurisdiction → Department of the Navy ⓘ

General Counsel of the Navy → jurisdiction → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

MCRC → jurisdiction → Department of the Navy ⓘ

Marine Corps Installations Pacific → jurisdiction → Department of the Navy ⓘ

Naval Sea Systems Command → jurisdiction → Department of the Navy ⓘ

Secretary of the Navy → jurisdiction → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

UNSECNAV → jurisdiction → Department of the Navy ⓘ

subject surface form: Under Secretary of the Navy

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

United States Naval Vessel Register (stricken after sinking) → jurisdiction → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

JSF program → ledBy → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of the Navy

Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy, Installations and Environment) → memberOf → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Office of the Secretary of the Navy

Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) → memberOf → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Office of the Secretary of the Navy

UNSECNAV → memberOf → Department of the Navy ⓘ

subject surface form: Under Secretary of the Navy

this entity surface form: Office of the Secretary of the Navy

National Security Act of 1947 → merged → Department of the Navy ⓘ

United States Naval Academy → operatedBy → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

United States Navy shore establishment → operatedBy → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Navy One → operatedUnder → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

ONI → operatesUnder → Department of the Navy ⓘ

Capabilities Development Directorate → operatesWithin → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of the Navy

Secretary of the Navy → oversees → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Bethesda Naval Hospital → ownedBy → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune → ownedBy → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton → ownedBy → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Marine Corps Base Hawaii → ownedBy → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Marine Corps Base Quantico → ownedBy → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island → ownedBy → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego → ownedBy → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans → ownedBy → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

National Naval Aviation Museum → ownedBy → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Naval Air Station North Island → ownedBy → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Naval Station Norfolk → ownedBy → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division → ownedBy → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard → ownedBy → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Puget Sound Navy Yard → ownedBy → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Basic Research Challenge program → parentAgency → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of the Navy

NRL → parentAgency → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade → parentOrganization → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

ASN(RD&A) → parentOrganization → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Advisory Commission to the Council of National Defense → parentOrganization → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

General Counsel of the Navy → parentOrganization → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Office of the Secretary of the Navy

Joint Program Office → parentOrganization → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of the Navy

MCICOM → parentOrganization → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

MCSC → parentOrganization → Department of the Navy ⓘ

Marine Corps Logistics Command → parentOrganization → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division → parentOrganization → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy