Structure of the United States Navy
The structure of the United States Navy consists of four main bodies: the Office of the Secretary of the Navy, the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, the operating forces, and the Shore Establishment.
Members of Inshore Boat Unit 24 patrol near Kuwait Naval Base.
A Marine F/A-18 from VMFA-451 prepares to launch from the USS Coral Sea (CV-43)
United States Secretary of the Navy
The secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) is a statutory officer and the head of the Department of the Navy, a military department within the United States Department of Defense.
United States Secretary of the Navy
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