[United States Government Manual] [May 31, 1996] [Pages 217-221] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]United States Navy Chief of Naval Operations In the performance of his duties within the Department of the Navy, the Chief of Naval Operations takes precedence above all other officers of the naval service. He is the Navy member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Chief of Naval Operations, under the Secretary of the Navy, exercises command over certain central executive organizations, assigned shore activities, and the Operating Forces of the Navy. The Chief of Naval Operations plans for and provides the manpower, material, weapons, facilities, and services to support the needs of the Navy, with the exception of the Fleet Marine Forces; maintains water transportation services, including sea transportation services for the Department of Defense; directs the Naval Reserve; and exercises authority for matters of naval administration, including matters related to customs and traditions of the naval service, security, intelligence, discipline, naval communications, and naval operations. The Chief of Naval Operations exercises area coordination authority over all shore activities of the Department of the Navy to ensure that total efforts afford adequate support to the combatant forces and are coordinated among themselves to assure economy and efficiency of operation. Operating Forces of the Navy The Operating Forces of the Navy are responsible for naval operations necessary to carry out the Department of the Navy's role in upholding and advancing the national policies and interests of the United States. The Operating Forces of the Navy include the several fleets, seagoing forces, Fleet Marine Forces and other assigned Marine Corps forces, the Military Sealift Command, and other forces and activities as may be assigned by the President or the Secretary of the Navy. The Chief of Naval Operations is responsible for the command and administration of the Operating Forces of the Navy. The Pacific Fleet is composed of ships, submarines, and aircraft operating throughout the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The Atlantic Fleet is composed of ships, submarines, and aircraft that operate throughout the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. The Naval Forces, Europe, includes forces assigned by the Chief of Naval Operations or made available from either the Pacific or Atlantic Fleet to operate in the European theater. The Military Sealift Command provides ocean transportation (by Government-owned or commercial vessels) for personnel and cargo of all components of the Department of Defense and as authorized for other Federal agencies; operates and maintains underway replenishment ships and other vessels providing mobile logistic support to elements of the combatant fleets; and operates ships in support of scientific [[Page 218]] projects and other programs for Federal agencies. Other major commands of the Operating Forces of the Navy are the Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command; Commander, Operational Test and Evaluation Force; Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command; and Commander, Naval Reserve Force. Navy Command Structure The Chief of Naval Operations manages and supports the Operating Forces of the Navy through the following executive and functional organization structure. Chief of Naval Operations The Office of the Chief of Naval Operations is the headquarters of the Navy which advises and assists the Secretary, the Under Secretary, the Assistant Secretaries, and the Chief of Naval Operations in the discharge of their responsibilities. The Office of the Chief of Naval Operations was established basically in its present structure by Executive Order 9635 of September 29, 1945, and later by act of March 5, 1948 (10 U.S.C. 141, 171, 5036(b), 5081-5088); and by act of October 1, 1986 (10 U.S.C. 111 note). Sea Systems The Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, provides material support to the Navy and Marine Corps, and for mobilization purposes to the Department of Defense and Department of Transportation, for ships, submarines, and other sea platforms, shipboard combat systems and components, other surface and undersea warfare and weapons systems, and ordnance expendables not specifically assigned to other system commands. (Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, DC 20362-5101. Phone, 703-602-3328.) Air Systems The Commander, Naval Air Systems Command, provides for the material support to the Navy and Marine Corps for aircraft, airborne weapon systems, avionics, related photographic and support equipment, ranges, and targets. (Commander, Naval Air Systems Command, Washington, DC 20361-0001. Phone, 703-692-2260.) Space and Naval Warfare Systems The Commander, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, provides technical and material support to the Department of the Navy for space systems; command, control, communications, and intelligence systems; and electronic warfare and undersea surveillance. (Commander, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, Washington, DC 20363-5100. Phone, 703-602-8768.) Supply Systems The Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command, provides for the material support to the Navy and Marine Corps for materials, supplies, and supporting services by providing supply management policies and methods and administering related support service systems. (Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command, Washington, DC 20376-5000. Phone, 703-695-4009.) Naval Facilities The Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, provides for material and technical support to the Navy and Marine Corps for shore facilities, real property and utilities, fixed ocean systems and structures, transportation and construction equipment, energy, environmental and natural resources management, and support of the Naval Construction Forces. (Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, 200 Stovall Street, Alexandria, VA 22332-2300. Phone, 703-325-0589.) Strategic Systems The Director, Strategic Systems Programs, provides for the development, production, and material support to the Navy for fleet ballistic missile and strategic weapon systems, including the missiles, platforms, and associated equipment; security, training of personnel, and the installation and direction of necessary supporting facilities. (Director, Strategic Systems Programs, Department of the Navy, Washington, DC 20376-5002. Phone, 703-695-2158.) Naval Personnel The Chief of Naval Personnel directs the procurement, distribution, administration, and career motivation of the military personnel of [[Page 219]] the regular and reserve components of the United States Navy to meet the quantitative and qualitative manpower requirements determined by the Chief of Naval Operations. He also directs the management and administration of the Navy Civilian Personnel/Equal Employment Opportunity Programs and develops servicewide programs for improved human resources management. (Bureau of Naval Personnel, Department of the Navy, Federal Office Building No. 2, Washington, DC 20370-5000. Phone, 703-614-1271.) Naval Medicine The Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery: --directs the provision of medical and dental services for Navy and Marine Corps personnel and other persons authorized by law; --ensures that health care program policies are optimally executed through the acquisition and effective utilization of financial and manpower resources; --maintains all assigned activities in a proper state of material and personnel readiness to fulfill assigned peacetime and contingency mission taskings; --administers the execution and implementation of contingency support plans and programs that provide for an effective medical and dental readiness capability; --acquires, trains, and maintains a force of professional and technical personnel; --provides professional and technical medical and dental service to the Fleet, Fleet Marine Force, and shore activities of the Navy; --ensures that assigned activities are able to achieve successful accreditation and recognition by appropriate governmental and civilian agencies and commissions; and --ensures cooperation with civil authorities in matters pertaining to public health disasters and other emergencies, in conjunction with maintaining and safeguarding the health of Navy and Marine Corps personnel. (Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Department of the Navy, Twenty-third and E Streets NW., Washington, DC 20372-5120. Phone, 202-762-3701.) Oceanography The Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, and the Superintendent, U.S. Naval Observatory, are responsible for the science, technology, engineering, operations, and those personnel and facilities associated with each, which are essential to explore the ocean and the atmosphere and to provide astronomical data and time for naval and related national objectives. Oceanography examines how naval operations are influenced by the physical environment and applies its findings to the development of technology and methods for improving naval operations. The Naval Oceanographic Program embraces five major disciplines of physical science to investigate the nature and behavior of the ocean environment in which the Navy operates. They are: Hydrography--to collect data for the charting of the oceans and to establish geodetic references for navigation; Oceanography--to define the characteristics of the water volume for use in ocean reporting and prediction, and studies of underwater acoustics, water dynamics, corrosion, and other factors influencing the performance of naval systems; Meteorology--to define the characteristics of the atmosphere for use in weather reporting and prediction, and studies of upper atmosphere winds and currents, refractive indices for radar performance, and similar factors; Astrometry--to determine the position and motions of celestial bodies required for accurate navigation, operational support, and use in calculating precise geodetic positions and azimuth references on Earth; and Precise Time--to determine, provide, and manage the distribution of precise time and time interval (frequency), both atomic and astronomical, for use in electronic navigation and command, control, and communications. (Oceanographer of the Navy, U.S. Naval Observatory, Washington, DC 20392-1800. Phone, 202-762-1026. Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, Stennis Space Center, Bay St. Louis, MS 39529- 5002. Phone, 601-688-4726. Superintendent, Naval Observatory, Washington, DC 20392-5100. Phone, 202-653-1541.) [[Page 220]] Space Command The Commander, Naval Space Command, provides operational space systems support to naval forces worldwide and helps prepare the naval service for extended future involvement in space. The Command has operational responsibility for all Navy space-related systems, plus coordination responsibility with other operational activities so that the space capabilities are integrated into the Navy's operational plans. The Command identifies fleet operational requirements for space systems, which will be translated into specific program planning and budgeting. The Command has operational responsibility for the Navy Navigation Satellite System, the Naval Space Surveillance System, and elements supporting the Fleet Satellite Communications System. The Command has administrative responsibility for the Fleet Surveillance Support Command and the Relocatable Over-the-Horizon Radar System, a broad area surveillance high-frequency radar that will have the capability to be relocated to prepared global sites to support naval forces. (Commander, Naval Space Command, Department of the Navy, Dahlgren, VA 22448-5170. Phone, 703-663-7841.) Legal Services The Commander, Naval Legal Service Command, under the command of the Chief of Naval Operations, is responsible for administering the legal services program within the Navy and providing command direction for all Naval Legal Service Command activities and resources. (Commander, Naval Legal Service Command, 200 Stovall Street, Alexandria, VA 22332-2400. Phone, 703-325-9820.) Computers and Telecommunications The Commander, Naval Computer and Telecommunications Command, performs functions to provide, operate, and maintain all Navy ashore communications resources and all non-tactical information and resources for command, control, and administration of the Navy and those elements of the Defense Communications System assigned to the Navy. (Commander, Naval Computer and Telecommunications Command, 4401 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20390-5290. Phone, 202-282- 0357.) Cryptology The Commander, Naval Security Group Command, performs cryptologic functions; provides, operates, and maintains an adequate Naval Security Group; approves requirements for the use of existing Naval Security Group capabilities and resources; and coordinates the execution of approved cryptologic programs. (Commander, Naval Security Group Command, 3801 Nebraska Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20393-5210. Phone, 202-282-0272.) Intelligence The Director, Office of Naval Intelligence, ensures the fulfillment of the intelligence requirements and responsibilities of the Department of the Navy. (Director, Office of Naval Intelligence, Department of the Navy, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20389-5000. Phone, 202-763-3552; hotline, 301-763-3557.) Education and Training The mission of the Chief of Naval Education and Training is to: --provide assigned shore-based education and training for Navy, certain Marine Corps, and other personnel in support of the Fleet, Naval Shore Establishment, Naval Reserve, Interservice Training Program, and Security Assistance Program; --develop specifically designated education and training afloat programs for the Fleet; --execute the Navy's responsibility for voluntary education and dependents education; --participate with research and development activities in the development and implementation of the most effective teaching and training systems and devices for optimal education and training; and --perform such other functions as directed. (Chief of Naval Education and Training, Naval Air Station, Department of the Navy, Pensacola, FL 32508-5100. Phone, 904-452-4858.) [[Page 221]] Naval Doctrine Command The Commander, Naval Doctrine Command, is the primary authority for the development of naval concepts and integrated naval doctrine and is charged to: --serve as coordinating authority for the development and evaluation of Navy service-specific doctrine; --provide a coordinated Navy/Marine Corps naval voice in joint and combined doctrine development; and --ensure that Navy, naval, and joint doctrine are addressed in training and education curricula and in operations, exercises, and wargames. (Commander, Naval Doctrine Command, Suite 200, 8952 First Street, Norfolk, VA 23511-3790. Phone, 804-445-0555.)