[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: 32CFR700.204]

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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. 700.204  The principal elements of the Department of the Navy.

    (a) The Department of the Navy consists of three elements; the Navy 
Department, the Operating Forces of the Navy and the Marine Corps, and 
the Shore Establishment.

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    (b) The Navy Department refers to the central executive offices of 
the Department of the Navy located at the seat of Government. The Navy 
Department is organizationally comprised of the Office of the Secretary 
of the Navy, the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, and the 
Headquarters, Marine Corps. In addition, the Headquarters, Coast Guard, 
is included when the Coast Guard is operating as a service in the Navy.
    (c) The operating forces of the Navy and the Marine Corps comprise 
the several fleets, seagoing forces, Fleet Marine Forces, other assigned 
Marine Corps Forces, the Military Sealift Command and other forces and 
activities that may be assigned thereto by the President or the 
Secretary of the Navy.
    (d) The shore establishment is comprised of shore activities with 
defined missions approved for establishment by the Secretary of the 
Navy.