[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 5]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR700.203]

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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                   CHAPTER VI--DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
 
PART 700_UNITED STATES NAVY REGULATIONS AND OFFICIAL RECORDS--Table of 
Contents
 
                  Subpart B_The Department of the Navy
 
Sec. 700.203  Composition.

    (a) The Department of the Navy is separately organized under the 
Secretary of the Navy. It operates under the authority, direction and 
control of the Secretary of Defense.
    (b) The Department of the Navy is composed of the following:
    (1) The Office of the Secretary of the Navy;
    (2) The Office of the Chief of Naval Operations;
    (3) The Headquarters, Marine Corps;
    (4) The entire operating forces, including naval aviation, of the 
Navy and of the Marine Corps, and the reserve components of those 
operating forces;
    (5) All field activities, headquarters, forces, bases, 
installations, activities and functions under the control or supervision 
of the Secretary of the Navy; and
    (6) The Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Navy.