US/Department/The Navy

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Parent organizationUS/Department/Defense
HeadquartersThe Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
LeaderSecretary of the Navy
One of the three military departments within the Department of Defense

See also United States Department of Defense, US/Military, US/Navy, US/Marine Corps, or US/Coast Guard

The United States Department of the Navy (DON) is one of the three military departments within the Department of Defense of the United States of America.

The Department is headed by the Secretary of the Navy, also known as the SECNAV in naval jargon, who has the authority to conduct all of the affairs of the department, subject to lawful authority, the secretary of defense, and the president. The secretary of the Navy is appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate

Established in 1798 to provide a government organizational structure to the United States Navy (USN);[1] since 1834, it has exercised jurisdiction over the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) and, during wartime, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), though each remains an independent service branch.[2]


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