The United States Department of the Navy (DON) is one of the three military departments within the Department of Defense of the United States of America...
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The Awards and decorations of the United States Department of the Navy are the military awards and decorations which are presented to members of the United...
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Department of the Navy, a military department within the United States Department of Defense. By law, the secretary of the Navy must be a civilian at least five...
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The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States...
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The Under Secretary of the Navy is the second-highest ranking civilian official in the United States Department of the Navy. The Under Secretary, called...
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The flag of the United States Navy consists of the seal of the U.S. Department of the Navy in the center, above a yellow scroll inscribed "United States...
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Insignias and badges of the United States Navy are military badges issued by the United States Department of the Navy to naval service members who achieve...
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Secretary of the Navy (ASN) is the title given to certain civilian senior officials in the United States Department of the Navy. From 1861 to 1954, the Assistant...
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The United States Department of Defense (DoD) has a complex organizational structure. It includes the Army, Navy, the Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force...
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The United States Department of the Navy Police (DoN Police) is the uniformed security police program of the United States Navy. It provides professional...
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The uniforms of the United States Navy include dress uniforms, daily service uniforms, working uniforms, and uniforms for special situations, which have...
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The Navy Cross is the United States Naval Service's second-highest military decoration awarded for Sailors and Marines who distinguish themselves for...
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under the direction of the Judge Advocate General of the Navy. The headquarters of the Judge Advocate General's Corps of the United States Department of the...
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The United States federal executive departments are the principal units of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States. They are...
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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...
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The systems commands, abbreviated as SysCom or SYSCOM, are the materiel agencies of the United States Department of the Navy, responsible for the design...
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those of the United States Marine Corps who had received the Navy Achievement Medal, the name of the decoration was officially changed to the "Navy and...
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Navy Department or Department of the Navy may refer to: United States Department of the Navy Navy Department (Ministry of Defence), in the United Kingdom...
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The United States Department of War, also called the War Department (and occasionally War Office in the early years), was the United States Cabinet department...
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Naval Criminal Investigative Service (redirect from The United States Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS))
The United States Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is the primary investigative law enforcement agency of the U.S. Department of the Navy. Its...
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The United States Department of Defense (DoD, USDOD, or DOD) is an executive branch department of the federal government of the United States charged...
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The United States Department of the Army (DA) is one of the three military departments within the Department of Defense of the U.S. The Department of...
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performed under the Department of Defense. The Commendation Medal was originally only a service ribbon and was first awarded by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast...
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The names of commissioned ships of the United States Navy all start with USS, for United States Ship. Non-commissioned, primarily civilian-crewed vessels...
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United States Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians render safe all types of ordnance, including improvised, chemical, biological, and nuclear...
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The Navy and Marine Corps Medal is the highest non-combat decoration awarded for heroism by the United States Department of the Navy to members of the...
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The United States Navy began the construction of battleships with USSÂ Texas in 1892, although its first ship to be designated as such was USSÂ Indiana....
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The Navy Distinguished Service Medal is a military decoration of the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps which was first created in 1919...
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Admiral of the Navy was the highest-possible rank in the United States Navy, prior to the creation of fleet admiral in 1944. The rank is considered to...
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In the United States Navy, officers have various ranks. Equivalency between services is by pay grade. United States Navy commissioned officer ranks have...
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