U.S.
NAVY ::
"The mission of the
Navy is to maintain, train and equip combat-ready Naval forces capable
of winning wars, deterring aggression and maintaining freedom of the
seas." The Navy has three principal components: the Navy
Department, consisting of executive offices mostly in Washington, D.C.;
the operating forces, including the Marine Corps, the reserve
components, and, in time of war, the U.S. Coast Guard (in peace, a
component of the Department of Transportation); and the shore
establishment. Spending $37.4 billion in 1999, the Navy has earned
the status of top
contracting agency in the Federal government.
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