Navy Organization - a look at the organization of the Navy

The Operating Forces

The operating forces commanders and fleet commanders have a dual chain of command. Administratively, they report to the Chief of Naval Operations and provide, train, and equip naval forces. Operationally, they provide naval forces and report to the appropriate Unified Combatant Commanders. Commander Fleet Forces Command commands and controls fleet assets on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts for interdeployment training cycle purposes. As units of the Navy enter the area of responsibility for a particular Navy area commander, they are operationally assigned to the appropriate numbered fleet. All Navy units also have an administrative chain of command with the various ships reporting to the appropriate Type Commander. You can learn more about some of the commands shown here by selecting those blocks hyperlinked to the command's web site.

U.S. Naval Forces Europe U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Type Commanders Type Commanders Pacific Fleet includes Fleet Marines Military Sealift Command Naval Reserve Forces Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Naval Special Warfare Command Operational Test & Evaluation Forces Atlantic Fleet includes Fleet Marines Naval Network Warfare Command Naval Installations The Operating Forces organization

Updated: 23 June 2004


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