Naval Organization

National Military Structure

-          Responsible to the citizens

-          Makes / executes defense policy

-          NCA (National Command Authority) (Pres, Sec. Def., their alternates / successors)

o        Constitutional auth to direct military

o        Directs inter-theater troops and all military action

-          Joint Chiefs of Staff

o        Advise CinC

o        Planners / advisors only (National Security Act of 1947)

-          National Security Council (Pres, VP, Sec State, Sec Def)

o        Advised by CJCS and CIA Director

 

Department of the Navy Leadershi[

-          Title 10 United States Code

o        Sec. Navy can: recruit, organize, supply, equip, train, (de)mobilize

-          CNO

o        *Command, use of resources, operating efficiency

o        Asst. by: VCNO, DCNOs

o        Office of the CNO (OpNav)

-          Command of USMC (CMC)

o        *

 

Admin Chain of Command

-          Man, train, equip forces for operational CDRs

-          Personnel management, supply, services, maintainence, training / certification

o        Pres à Sec of D à Sec of Navy à CNO à

o        Component CDRs – fleets in their geographic area

o        Type CDRs – est. policy, funds, admin funcs

o        Group CDRs – ships in homeport

o        Squadron CDRs –similar ships

o        Unit CDRs - ship

 

Ops Chain of Command

-          Carry out NCA orders

o        NCA à Unified CDRs à Component CDRs à Fleet CDRs à Task Force CDRs à Task Group CDRs à Task Unit CDRs à Task Element CDRs

 

Unified Cmds

-          Made of 2+ services

-          Broad, continuing mission

-          Organized on geo basis

o        Abbr                                                Theater                                   HQ                                          Fleets

o        EUCOM                           Europe                                    Naples                                     6th

o        PACOM                           Pacfic                                       Pearl Harbor; Yokosuka          3rd, 7th

o        USJFCOM                       US & Atlantic                            Norfolk                                     2nd                          

o        CENTCOM                      Middle East                              Bahrain                                    5th

o        SOUTHCOM                   S.A. / C. A.

o        SPACECOM                    Space

o        SOCOM                           Spec War

o        TRANSCOM                   Air/Sea Trans Res.

o        STRATCOM                    Nuclear Triad

o        NORTHCOM                   Homeland defense

-          MarForPac, MarForLant, MEF

 

 

Naval Reserve Forces

-          1915; CNR

o        Ready Reserve

§         Selected Reserve – 1st priority, paid training

§         Indiv Ready Reserve – 2nd; no reg training

o        Standby Reserve – only in war

o        Retired Reserve – retired but still SAT age and service req

-          MarForRes (1916)

 

 

Mission of the Naval Service

SEA POWER 21

-          Assurance & Deterence, Command of the Seas, Power Projection, Homeland Sec

-          Sea Strike (project off power), Sea Shield (project def power; inland too), Sea Basing (reduce deploy time)

 

ForceNet

-          Integrates navy

 

 

Etiquette

General

-          Represent ship, service, country

Common Courtesy

-          Greet, return greet

-          Remove glove to shake hands; eye contact

-          Seniors last; back of boat; right in car

-          Female then male; or highest rank first; man should pave way in crowded place; waitor first is restaurant

-          Stand when senior enters

Watchstanding

-          Attention on deck (O-1 +); salute; how may I help?

-          Attention when greet

-          Loud clear announcements

-          Check log IDs of workers, those not in uniform

-          CAPS when writing

-          Relieve watches early