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.

Naval Criminal Investigative Service → parentOrganization → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Naval Research Laboratory → parentOrganization → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals → parentOrganization → Department of the Navy ⓘ

ONR Global → parentOrganization → Department of the Navy ⓘ

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

Office of Naval Research → parentOrganization → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Selected Reserve → parentOrganization → Department of the Navy ⓘ

Surface Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet → parentOrganization → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Training and Education Command → parentOrganization → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

United States Marine Corps Forces, Pacific → parentOrganization → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

United States Marine Corps Reserve → parentOrganization → Department of the Navy ⓘ

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

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Assistant Secretaries of the Navy (subject-matter portfolios) → partOf → Department of the Navy ⓘ

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

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

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

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

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

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition → partOf → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Chief of Navy Reserve → partOf → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Commandant of the Marine Corps → partOf → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

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

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms → partOf → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Naval Air Systems Command → partOf → Department of the Navy ⓘ

Naval Education and Training Command → partOf → Department of the Navy ⓘ

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

Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command → partOf → Department of the Navy ⓘ

Naval Intelligence Activity → partOf → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Naval Supply Systems Command → partOf → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Office of Naval Intelligence → partOf → Department of the Navy ⓘ

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

U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command → partOf → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Under Secretary of the Navy → partOf → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

UNSECNAV → partOf → Department of the Navy ⓘ

subject surface form: Under Secretary of the Navy

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

United States Marine Corps → partOf → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

United States Naval War College → partOf → Department of the Navy ⓘ

President of the General Board of the United States Navy → positionHeldInOrganization → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Department of Defense → precededBy → Department of the Navy ⓘ

subject surface form: United States Department of Defense

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Air Medal → presentedBy → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Bronze Star Medal → presentedBy → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Navy Cross → presentedBy → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Navy Distinguished Service Medal → presentedBy → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Navy Unit Commendation → presentedBy → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

NUC → presentedBy → Department of the Navy ⓘ

subject surface form: Navy Unit Commendation

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

Navy and Marine Corps Medal → presentedBy → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

World War II Victory Medal → presentedBy → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Purple Heart → presenter → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual → publisher → Department of the Navy ⓘ

Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 → relatedTo → Department of the Navy ⓘ

NME → replaced → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Navy Department

Board of Admiralty (Continental Congress) → replacedBy → Department of the Navy ⓘ

Navy Distinguished Service Medal → serviceBranch → Department of the Navy ⓘ

United States Navy → serviceBranchOf → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy

Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet → subordinateTo → Department of the Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of the Navy