Mission and Ethos
Operational Mission Areas
National Command
Chains of Command
Fleets and COCOMS
100

The U.S. Navy's mission is to defend freedom, preserve economic prosperity, and keep the seas _______

Open and Free

100

This is the mission to deny the enemy the effective use of submarines.

Antisubmarine Warfare

100

The SECDEF's three priorities are restoring the warrior ethos, rebuilding our military, and this

reestablishing deterrence

100

The two distinct chains of command and control (C2) are the operational chain and this one

administrative chain of command

100

There are six of these types of Combatant Commands, including USINDOPACOM and USEUCOM

Geographic Combatant Commands (GCCs)

200

According to the Navy Ethos, this is the "foundation of our conduct".

Integrity

200

This mission involves destroying or neutralizing enemy naval surface forces and merchant vessels

Surface Warfare

200

This 1947 act established the National Security Council.

National Security Act

200

The administrative chain of command is tasked with manning, training, and _____ forces.

 equipping

200

USSOCOM and USCYBERCOM are examples of this type of Combatant Command

Functional Combatant Commands

300

The Navy's three core values as stated in the ethos.

Honor, Courage, Commitment

300

This mission, involves launching military operations from the sea to put a landing force ashore

Amphibious Warfare

300

This person serves as the chairperson for the National Security Council.

President

300

The operational chain of command is tasked with using forces to carry out the orders of this authority, consisting of only the POTUS and SECDEF.

National Command Authority (NCA)

300

Headquartered in Naples, Italy, this fleet operates in the Mediterranean Sea.


Sixth Fleet

400

The ethos states this is "crucial to our success".

Decisive Leadership

400

This involves naval operations to destroy or neutralize enemy targets ashore

Strike Warfare

400

Two of the four statutory Secretary positions on the National Security Council.

Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Defense, or Secretary of Energy

400

The administrative chain runs from the President and SECDEF to these individuals

Secretaries of the Military Departments  

400

The Seventh Fleet, which operates in the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean, supports this Combatant Command.

USINDOPACOM

500

The first sentence of the Navy Ethos describes the Navy as our nation's sea power and these two things

ready guardians of peace, victorious in war"

500

This mission area involves the detection, tracking, and destruction of enemy air platforms and airborne weapons.

Air Warfare

500

This person is the statutory military adviser to the National Security Council.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS)

500

 In the administrative chain for the Navy, the Chief of Naval Operations reports directly to this person.

 Secretary of the Navy

500

Headquartered at Fort Meade, MD, this fleet is responsible for Cyber Warfare.

Tenth Fleet

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