Tenant Commands
The Washington Navy Yard currently is home to a variety of activities including the Regional Headquarters Naval District Washington, which functions as the coordinator for most of the Navy units in the Washington, Northern Virginia and Maryland areas.
Commander, Navy Installations Command
CNIC's mission is to enable the Navy's Operating Concept through Enterprise alignment of all shore installation support to the Fleet, Fighter and Family.
The Navy's Operating Concept or "NOC" is essentially "Big" Navy's mission statement of how DOD's maritime component will execute its mission.
The Enterprises are those warfighting domains (Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE), Undersea Enterprise (USE), etc.) which oversee the procurement, use and sustainment of all the ships, aircraft, submarines and their associated operating concepts, so the Navy can execute the NOC.
CNIC's job as an "enabler" is to thread a needle across these Enterprises, with the needle and thread equating to all the services our installations provide on a daily basis in support of the Enterprises. These services (Ports, Airfields, MWR and Housing, to name just a few) are how we support the "Fleet, Fighter and Family."
Field Support Activity
The mission of FSA is to establish, maintain and provide a system of financial services as the BSO/PAO for assigned unified commands, Navy Headquarters and activities; to initiate action in matters pertaining to the provision of funds and manpower and to evaluate the utilization of such resources and initiate or recommend appropriate corrective action. To plan and program for current and future resource requirements for activities within Director, Navy Staff (DNS) Resource Sponsorship; to establish, maintain and provide a system of financial services for the OPNAV staff; and to provide funds and evaluate utilization of Official Representation Funds (ORF) for DNS and CNO activities.
The Budget Submitting Office (BSO) and Principal Administering Office (PAO) for non-Base Operating Support (non-BOS) funding for CNO Echelon II commands that are not BSOs, and for the OPNAV Staff, and for Joint Commands where Navy is assigned Executive Agent responsibilities, and for numerous centrally paid Navy bills. Phone: (202) 685-1503 DSN 325-1503 FAX: (202) 685-1541
Office of the Naval Inspector General
The mission of NAVINSGEN is to be "the conscience of the Navy" - providing sound and impartial advice to senior Naval leadership.
An advocate for Quality of Service throughout the Navy, the Naval Inspector General provides assistance to organizations and individuals so that the Navy and Marine Corps can maintain the highest levels of readiness, effectiveness, discipline, efficiency, integrity and public confidence. NAVINSGEN also is charged with inquiring into and reporting on matters affecting military efficiency or discipline, and conducting inspections and investigations. For more information on the Office of the Naval Inspector General, please call (202) 433-2000. The Navy Hotline can be reached toll free at 1-800-522-3451 or (202) 433-6842.
Office of the Judge Advocate General
The mission of the Office of the Judge Advocate General (OJAG) is extensive, embracing virtually all aspects of Department of the Navy activities, and is grounded in both law and regulation.
A staff office within SECNAV, OJAG's primary mission is to support the Judge Advocate General GAG) in providing legal and policy advice to the Secretary of the Navy. This mission extends to all legal matters (except for Board of Contract Appeals and Board for Correction of Naval Records) not under cognizance of the General Counsel. OJAG also supports JAG in advising and assisting the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) in formulating and implementing policies and initiatives pertaining to the provision of legal services within the Navy.
Military Sealift Command
The mission of Military Sealift Command (MSC) is to provide ocean transportation of equipment, fuel, supplies and ammunition to sustain U.S. forces worldwide during peacetime and in war for as long as operational requirements dictate.
During a war, more than 95 percent of all the equipment and supplies needed to sustain the U.S. military are carried by sea. MSC is one of three component commands of the United States Transportation Command, providing the sea transportation leg of the worldwide defense transportation system. In addition to the continuing global war on terrorism, MSC has also participated in humanitarian missions such as tsunami and hurricane relief. When it comes to ocean transportation for the Department of Defense, MSC delivers!
Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station
The Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station operates and maintains global information technology systems and services through assigned worldwide telecommunications activities. The command is an integral part of the Navy's operational and support infrastructure to manage, process and transfer information for the command, control and administration of the Navy, and to perform such other functions and tasks as may be directed by higher authority.
Naval Facilities Engineering Command
The Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) is the Navy's facilities engineering professionals committed to Navy and Marine Corps combat readiness. We are global organization that is Fleet focused, innovative, a surge enabler, ever faster and committed to continuous cost reduction.
NAVFAC delivers best value facilities engineering and acquisition for the Navy and Marine Corps, Unified
Commanders, and Department of Defense agencies through our six business lines: Capital Improvements, Environmental, Real Estate, Public Works, Base Development, Contingency Engineering. Their annual volume of business is in excess of $7.6 billion. In addition, NAVFAC provides program management for all aspects of the Naval Construction Force, the Seabees, and equipment/materiel management for the Naval Beach Group and other Naval Special Operating Units.
NAVFAC Headquarters and Component Commands
NAVFAC Headquarters is located at the historic Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. NAVFAC's component commands (Engineering Field Divisions, Engineering Field Activities, Officers in Charge of
Construction, and Public Works Centers) are completing a major consolidation into Facilities Engineering Commands that report to two NAVFAC Commands, NAVFAC Atlantic in Norfolk, Va., and NAVFAC Pacific in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
NAVFAC Specialty Centers
The Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center provides specialized engineering, scientific and technical products and services on a worldwide basis. The Expeditionary Logistics Center provides a structured approach to global management of Naval Construction Force assets and focuses on improving war-fighting readiness. The Navy Crane Center leads the Navy shore-based crane program through engineering, procurement, technical direction and evaluation. The Naval Facilities Institute provides administrative and support services to NAVFAC component commands.
Naval Sea Systems Command
The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) is the largest of the U.S. Navy's five systems commands, relying on more than 36,700 civilians and Sailors, along with thousands of private industry contractors, to design, engineer, integrate, build and procure ships, shipboard weapons and shipboard combat systems.
NAVSEA's team of engineers, naval architects, scientists, technicians, craftsmen and staff manage 109 acquisition programs through five Program Executive Offices, various headquarters operations, and 34 subordinate shore activities and 30 detachments in the United States. NAVSEA's foreign military sales program involves 68 countries and four North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) organizations, with annual sales in the billions of dollars. NAVSEA's true beginning can be traced to Commodore John Barry's 1794 appointment as superintendent in charge of overseeing the construction of a 44-gun frigate. The command's rich history also dates back to 1842 as the Bureau of Construction, Equipment and Repair & Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography, and in 1940 as the Bureau of Ships. In 1974, the command was formally established as NAVSEA and moved to the Washington Navy Yard in 2001.
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command -- National Capital Region
The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command's (SPAWAR) mission is the delivery of FORCNet and to provide the warfighter with knowledge superiority by developing, delivering and maintaining effective, capable and integrated command, control, communications, computer, intelligence, surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems.
And, while their name and organizational structure have changed several times over the years, their basic mission of helping the Navy communicate and share critical information has not. SPAWAR provides information technology and space systems for today's Navy and Defense Department activities while planning and designing for the future. SPAWAR's workforce is comprised of about 7,500 military and civilian employees, of which 2,300 are on the east coast, including those in Washington, D.C., who are working to develop, deliver, and maintain the C4ISR, Information Technology and Space Systems for the Navy and Defense Department's future.
Naval Historical Center
The Naval Historical Center is the official history program of the Department of the Navy. Its lineage dates back to 1800, with the founding of the Navy Department Library by President John Adams. The Center now includes a museum, art gallery, research library, archives and curator as will as research and writing programs.
The Mission of the Naval Historical Center is to enhance the Navy's effectiveness by preserving, analyzing and interpreting its hard-earned experience and history for the Navy and the American people. The Center is organized into branches according to specialized subject areas:
- The Navy Museum, relating to U.S. Naval history from 1775 to the present day.
- Navy Department Library, with collections relating to Navy and maritime history.
- Operational Archives, a collection of U.S. Navy records on operations, policy and strategy from 1939 to the present, as well as personal papers.
- Curator Branch and Photographic Section, maintaining Naval artifacts including uniforms, armament, photographs and artworks.
- Navy Art Collection, displaying and sponsoring traveling exhibitions on naval combat artists.
- Ships History Branch, with histories of individual Navy ships from 1775 to the present.
- Naval Aviation History, with documents and collections relating to naval aviation from 1911to the present.
- Publishers of Naval Aviation News magazine, the professional magazine for active-duty naval aviation personnel.
- Early History, a branch maintaining research and writing on U.S. Naval history from 1945 to the present.
- Underwater Archaeology Branch, which advises on underwater archeology issues.
- Naval Historical Center Detachment Boston, which plans and performs all maintenance, repair and restoration of USS Constitution as close to its 1812 configuration as possible.