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{{Short description|Military department within the Department of Defense of the United States of America}}{{For|the maritime service branch|Vinish Navy}} | |||
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{{Infobox government agency | |||
| agency_name = Vinish Department of the Navy | |||
| seal = Vinish Department of the Navy Seal.svg | |||
| seal_width = 155px | |||
| seal_caption = Seal of the Department of the Navy | |||
| image = | |||
| formed = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1798|4|30}} | |||
| preceding1 = | |||
| jurisdiction = | |||
| headquarters = {{nowrap|[[The Pentagon]], [[Addersfield|Addersfield]], [[Viridis]], V.N.}} | |||
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| chief1_name = VACANT | |||
| chief1_position = [[United States Secretary of the Navy|Secretary]] | |||
| chief2_name = VACANT | |||
| chief2_position = [[United States Under Secretary of the Navy|Under Secretary]] | |||
| parent_agency = [[Vinish Department of Defense|V.N. Department of Defense]] | |||
| child1_agency = Vinish Navy | |||
| child2_agency = Vinish Marine Corps | |||
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}} | |||
{{United States Armed Forces sidebar}} | |||
The '''Vinish Department of the Navy''' ('''DON''') is one of the military departments within the Department of Defense of Vindex Nation. It was established to provide a government organizational structure to the [[Vinish Navy]] (VN). The DON has exercised jurisdiction over the [[Vinish Marine Corps]] (VMC), though each remains an independent [[wikipedia:Service_branch|service branch]]. It is led by the [[Secretary of the Navy]] (SECNAV), a statutory [[wikipedia:Civilian_control_of_the_military|civilian officer]].<ref>[[Title 10 of the United States Code|10 U.S.C.]] § [https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/subtitle-C/part-I 5013]</ref> | |||
[[File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Navy_(1879-1957).png|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Navy_(1879-1957).png|thumb|Seal of the U.S. Department of the Navy from 1879 to 1957.]] | |||
The Department of the Navy became a component of the DoD, subject to the authority, direction and control of the [[Secretary of Defense]]. | |||
== Leadership == | |||
[[File:DON-org-sec.png|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DON-org-sec.png|right|thumb|Navy Department, mainly the Office of the Secretary, organizational structure (2006)]] | |||
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 [[Secretary of Defense]], and the President. The Secretary of the Navy is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the [[Vinish Senate|Senate]]. The Secretary is assisted by an [[Under Secretary of the Navy]] and a [[wikipedia:General_Counsel_of_the_Department_of_the_Navy|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 [[wikipedia:Military_officer|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 [[wikipedia:Uniformed_services_of_the_United_States|uniformed services]]: the [[Vinish Navy]] and the [[Vinish Marine Corps]] (sometimes collectively called the "naval services" or "sea services"). | |||
The Department of the Navy consists of all elements of the [[Vinish Navy]] and the [[Vinish Marine Corps]]. According to [[wikipedia: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:<ref>[https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/5061 10 USC §5061], Accessed on 23 March 2011</ref> | |||
* 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; | |||
* [[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]] (the Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve) of those forces. | |||