Washington Navy Yard
The Washington Navy Yard is the oldest shore facility in the U.S. Navy.

Throughout our nation's history it has played an important part in the defense of our country and, in recognition of that fact, the National Park Service has designated it as a National Historical Landmark. Currently it 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.

Tenants on the Washington Navy Yard include:

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 (JAG) 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 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. In wartime, 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 providing support for the continuing Global War on Terrorism, MSC also participates in humanitarian missions such as tsunami and hurricane relief.

When it comes to ocean transportation for the Department of Defense, MSC delivers!

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 a 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; and 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 on 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 warfighting 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 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: Exhibits relating to U.S. naval history. 1775 - present.
• Navy Department Library: Collections relating to naval and maritime history.
• Operational Archives: U.S. Navy records on operations, policy and strategy. 1939 - present, as well as personal papers.
• Curator Branch and Photographic Section: Naval artifacts including uniforms, armament, photographs and artworks.
• Navy Art Collection: Displays and traveling exhibitions on naval combat artists.
• Ships History Branch: Histories of individual Navy ships. 1775 - present
• Naval Aviation History: Documents and collections relating to naval aviation. 1911- present.
• Naval Aviation News magazine: Publishes professional magazine for active-duty naval aviation personnel.
• Early History: Research and writing on U.S. naval history. 1945 - present.
• Underwater Archaeology Branch: Advises on underwater archeology issues.
• Naval Historical Center Detachment Boston: The Detachment plans and performs all maintenance, repair and restoration of USS Constitution, keeping it as historically close to its 1812 configuration as possible.

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 36,000 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 Support Facility Anacostia
Naval Support Facility Anacostia is located across the river from the Washington Navy Yard and adjacent to Bolling Air Force Base in southeast Washington, D.C. It has a long history of support and was a key site in the development of naval aviation.

In 1918, this is where the Navy began to test its new seaplanes. It served the aviation community for forty years until the functions of the air station were transferred to nearby Andrews Air Force Base. NSF Anacostia currently serves as the personnel support base for Naval activities in the National Capitol Region.

Some tenant commands include:

• Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC)
• Construction Battalion Unit 422
• D.C. National Army Guard
• DOD Inspector General
• Helicopter Squadron HMX-1
• Marine Corps Reserve Center
• Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center
• Naval Media Center
• Office of Chief of Information
• White House Communications

Naval Research Laboratory
The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is the corporate research laboratory for the Navy and Marine Corps and conducts a broad program of scientific research, technology and advanced development.

National Maritime Intelligence Center
The National Maritime Intelligence Center (NMIC) is home of the Office of Naval Intelligence and functions as a “one-stop shopping“ site for national-level maritime intelligence.

Located at the Suitland Federal Center in Suitland, Md., NMIC supports joint operational commanders with a worldwide organization and an integrated workforce of active duty, reserve and civilian personnel. NMIC supports the Navy's acquisition activities by providing scientific and technical analysis of naval weapons systems.

The Office of Naval Intelligence was established in 1882 to seek and report on the technological advancements of other world-class navies to ensure that our Navy would share in this maritime revolution. It began as a small group of borrowed offices from other naval staffs and has grown into a key player in war planning of today's Navy.