The Department of the Navy

• Role of the Navy• Organization of the Navy• Naval Doctrine

Overview

Role of the Navy

• Mission– Title 10, US Code: Be prepared to conduct prompt

and sustained combat operations at sea in support of our national interest.

– National Security Objective: Maintaining, training, and equipping combat-ready Naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression, and maintaining freedom of the seas.

Role of the Navy

• Maritime Strategy’s Strategic Imperatives– Forward Presence– Deterrence– Sea Control– Power Projection–Maritime Security– Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Response

Organization of the Navy

• Department of the Navy– Headed by Secretary of the Navy– Comprised of Navy and Marine

Corps– Chief of Naval Operations (CNO)– Naval Component Commanders– Type Commanders

• Shore Establishment

Organization of the Navy

• Operating Forces– US Fleet Forces Command (formerly

Atlantic Fleet)– The Pacific Fleet– Military Sealift Command– Naval Special Warfare Command– US Naval Forces Europe/Africa– Naval Network Warfare Command– US Naval Forces Central Command– US Naval Forces Southern Command– Naval Reserves Forces– Operational Test and Evaluation Forces

Organization of the Navy

• Numbered Fleet Commander

• Naval Task Force

• Naval Task Group

• Naval Task Unit

• Naval Task Element

Naval Doctrine

• Framework in which the organization of the Navy accomplishes the mission of the Navy– Surface Warfare– Air Warfare– Undersea Warfare– Amphibious Warfare–Mine Warfare– Strike Warfare

• Role of the Navy• Organization of the Navy• Naval Doctrine

Summary