US/Department/The Navy
 US/Department/The Navy    | |
|---|---|
| Parent organization | US/Department/Defense |
| Headquarters | The Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Leader | Secretary 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]
References
- ↑ Bernard C. Steiner and James McHenry, The life and correspondence of James McHenry (Cleveland: Burrows Brothers Co., 1907).
- ↑ Chap. XXXV. 1 Stat. 553 from "A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U. S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774–1875". Library of Congress, Law Library of Congress. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
