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The United States Department of the Navy (DoN) is one of the three military departments within the United States Department of Defense, Department of Defense of the United States of America. It was established by an Act of Congress on 30 April 1798, at the urging of United States Secretary of War, Secretary of War James McHenry, to provide a government organizational structure to the United States Navy (USN);Bernard C. Steiner and James McHenry,
The life and correspondence of James McHenry
' (Cleveland: Burrows Brothers Co., 1907). since 1834, it has exercised jurisdiction over the United States Marine Corps, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) and, during wartime, the United States Coast Guard, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), though each remains an independent service branch. It is led by the United States Secretary of the Navy, Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), a statutory Civilian control of the military, civilian officer.
The Department of the Navy was an United States federal executive departments, executive department, whose secretary served on the United States Cabinet, president's cabinet, until 1949, when amendments to the National Security Act of 1947 National Military Establishment, established the Department of Defense as a unified department for all military services; the DoN, along with the Department of the Army and Department of the Air Force, became a component of the DoD, subject to the authority, direction and control of the United States Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Defense.
From 2001 to 2019, proposals to rename the Department of the Navy to the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps were introduced with wide support in the United States Congress, but failed due to the opposition of Senator and former U.S. Navy officer John McCain.
The Department of the Navy 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 United States Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Defense, and the President. The Secretary of the Navy is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the United States Senate, Senate. The Secretary is assisted by an Under Secretary of the Navy, four Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Assistant Secretaries of the Navy and a General Counsel of the Department of the Navy, who are also appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.
The highest-ranking military officers in the Department of the Navy are the Chief of Naval Operations and the Commandant of the Marine Corps, who are the principal military advisors to the Secretary of the Navy. They supervise their respective military services of the Department of the Navy, and in a separate capacity serve as members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. They are assisted by a Vice Chief of Naval Operations and an Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps.
United States Navy Regulations
Accessed on 2011-03-23.
U.S. Marine Corps websiteDepartment of Defense websiteDepartment of the Navy
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The life and correspondence of James McHenry
' (Cleveland: Burrows Brothers Co., 1907). since 1834, it has exercised jurisdiction over the United States Marine Corps, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) and, during wartime, the United States Coast Guard, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), though each remains an independent service branch. It is led by the United States Secretary of the Navy, Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), a statutory Civilian control of the military, civilian officer.
The Department of the Navy was an United States federal executive departments, executive department, whose secretary served on the United States Cabinet, president's cabinet, until 1949, when amendments to the National Security Act of 1947 National Military Establishment, established the Department of Defense as a unified department for all military services; the DoN, along with the Department of the Army and Department of the Air Force, became a component of the DoD, subject to the authority, direction and control of the United States Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Defense.
From 2001 to 2019, proposals to rename the Department of the Navy to the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps were introduced with wide support in the United States Congress, but failed due to the opposition of Senator and former U.S. Navy officer John McCain.
Leadership
The Department of the Navy 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 United States Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Defense, and the President. The Secretary of the Navy is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the United States Senate, Senate. The Secretary is assisted by an Under Secretary of the Navy, four Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Assistant Secretaries of the Navy and a General Counsel of the Department of the Navy, who are also appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.
The highest-ranking military officers in the Department of the Navy are the Chief of Naval Operations and the Commandant of the Marine Corps, who are the principal military advisors to the Secretary of the Navy. They supervise their respective military services of the Department of the Navy, and in a separate capacity serve as members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. They are assisted by a Vice Chief of Naval Operations and an Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps.
Composition
The Department of the Navy comprises two Uniformed services of the United States, uniformed services: the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps (sometimes collectively called the "naval services" or "sea services"). The Department of the Navy consists of all elements of the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps. According to United States Navy Regulations, Navy Regulations Section 0204-2, the term "Navy Department" refers only to the executive offices at the seat of government. The Department of the Navy is composed of the following: * All field activities, headquarters, forces, bases, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of the Navy; and * When it is operating as a service in the Navy Department, the Coast Guard. (Ordinarily part of the United States Department of Homeland Security, Department of Homeland Security, federal law provides that the Coast Guard may be transferred to the Department of the Navy by the President at any time, or by United States Congress, Congress during time of war) * Headquarters Marine Corps; * Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, also known as OPNAV or the Navy Staff; * Office of the Secretary of the Navy, also known as the Secretariat; * The entire operating forces of the Navy (including naval aviation) and the Marine Corps, including both the active and Reserve components of the United States armed forces, reserve components (the United States Navy Reserve, Navy Reserve and United States Marine Corps Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve) of those forces.Proposed redesignation as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps
From 2001 until his death in 2019, Congressman Walter B. Jones Jr. introduced legislation to rename the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps. The legislation would have also renamed the Secretary of the Navy to the Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps. Congressman Jones put forward the legislation to give the Marine Corps equal recognition with the Navy as part of the Department of the Navy, stating in 2018, "The Marine Corps is an equal member of this department, and therefore, deserves equal recognition in its title." In 2013, the Congressional Budget Office estimated the cost of a name change to be only $500,000 over several years. His proposal had strong support in the United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives and United States Senate, Senate, with 98 percent of house members and 80 percent of senators supporting it in 2008. In 2010, it set a record number for cosponsors in the House, with 415 members. The redesignation has been endorsed by Marine Corps and Navy professional associations including the Marine Corps League, Fleet Reserve Association, and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Former Commandant of the Marine Corps, commandants of the Marine Corps Generals Alfred M. Gray Jr., Carl Epting Mundy Jr., Charles C. Krulak, James L. Jones, Michael Hagee, and James T. Conway have endorsed the change. Former famous marines have also voiced support including Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North and Gunnery Sergeant R. Lee Ermey, who stated in 2010 "When we die, when mama and dada get that letter of condolence, it would be kind of nice if the Marine Corps was mentioned...just change the letterhead. What's the harm in that? These young men and women are fighting and losing their lives for this country. We aren't asking for our own department. We are reasonable people. We are just asking for an honorable mention." Former United States Secretary of the Navy, secretaries of the Navy Paul Nitze and John Howard Dalton have also supported the change. Despite having consistent support in both the House of Representatives and Senate, the proposal consistently failed to pass due to the intervention of Senator and former Navy officer John McCain, who served as the chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee.See also
*The Bluejacket's Manual *Culture of the United States Marine Corps *Hull classification symbol *List of United States Marine Corps installations *List of United States Navy installations *NATOPS *Naval Criminal Investigative Service *Naval History and Heritage Command and United States Marine Corps History Division *Naval Reactors *Naval Vessel Register *OPNAV Instruction *Ship commissioning *Title 32 of the Code of Federal Regulations *United States ship naming conventionsReferences
Further reading
United States Navy Regulations
Accessed on 2011-03-23.
External links
*U.S. Marine Corps website
in the Federal Register * {{DEFAULTSORT:United States Department Of The Navy Former United States Executive Departments, Navy United States Navy United States Navy organization, + 1798 establishments in the United States 1949 disestablishments in the United States 1949 establishments in the United States United States Department of Defense