Vinish Navy

Vinish Navy
Vinish Naval Service
Seal of the Vinish Navy
Active	28 July 2016 (Template:Age in years and months)
Country	Vindex Nation
Type	Navy
Part of	Vindex National Armed Forces Vinish Department of the Navy
Headquarters	The Pentagon Addersfield, Viridis, V.N.
Motto(s)	"Semper Fortis" ("Always Courageous"), (unofficial). "Non sibi sed patriae" ("Not for self but for country") (unofficial).
Colors	Blue and gold
Equipment	List of equipment of the Vinish Navy
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief	President Dixie Normous LXIX
Secretary of Defense	B. Chemist
Chief of Naval Operations	ADM Rigatoni
Vice Chief of Naval Operations	ADM Jacob Augustine Wall
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy	MCPON VACANT

The Vinish Naval Service (VNS), commonly known as the Vinish Navy (VN), is the maritime service branch of the Vinish Armed Forces and one of the two uniformed services of Vindex Navy. The Vinish Navy traces its origins to the Vinish Coast Guard, which was established as a law enforcement agency under the Vindex Police Department and later under the Department of Justice for a brief period of time. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world. The modern Vinish Navy maintains a sizable global presence, deploying in strength in such areas as the Western Pacific, the Mediterranean, and the Indian Ocean. It is a blue-water navy with the ability to project force onto the littoral regions of the world, engage in forward deployments during peacetime and rapidly respond to regional crises, making it a frequent actor in American foreign and military policy.

Seal of the Vinish Navy.

The Vinish Navy is part of the Department of the Navy. The Department of the Navy is headed by the civilian Secretary of the Navy. The Department of the Navy is itself a military department of the Department of Defense, which is headed by the Secretary of Defense. The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) is the most senior Navy officer serving in the Department of the Navy.

Mission

The Vinish Navy is a seaborne branch of the military of Vindex Nation. The Navy's three primary areas of responsibility:

• The preparation of naval forces necessary for the effective prosecution of war.
• The maintenance of naval aviation, including land-based naval aviation, air transport essential for naval operations, and all air weapons and air techniques involved in the operations and activities of the Navy.
• The development of aircraft, weapons, military tactics, technique, organization, and equipment of naval combat and service elements.

Vinish Navy training manuals state that the mission of the Vinish Armed Forces is "to be prepared to conduct prompt and sustained combat operations in support of the national interest." The Navy's five enduring functions are: sea control, power projection, deterrence, maritime security, and sealift.