| Secretary of the Navy
SECNAV | |
|---|---|
 Flag of the Secretary of the Navy | |
 Seal of the Department of the Navy Department of the Navy | |
| Department | Department of the Navy |
| Reports to |
Secretary of Defense Deputy Secretary of Defense |
| Style | Mister Secretary |
| Appointer |
The President with Senate advice and consent |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Inaugural holder | Benjamin Stoddert |
| Formation | June 18, 1798 |
| Succession | 3rd in SecDef succession |
| Deputy |
The Under Secretary (principal civilian deputy) Chief of Naval Operations (navy advisor and deputy) The Commandant (marine corps advisor and deputy) |
| Salary | Executive Schedule, level II |
| Website | Official Website |
The Secretary of the Navy (or SECNAV) is a statutory office (10 U.S.C. § 5013) and the head (chief executive officer) of the Department of the Navy, a military department (component organization) within the Department of Defense of the United States of America.
The Secretary of the Navy must by law be a civilian, at least 5 years removed from active military service, and is appointed by the President and requires confirmation by a majority vote of the Senate.
The Secretary of the Navy was, from its creation in 1798, a member of the President's Cabinet until 1949, when the Secretary of the Navy (and the Secretaries of the Army and Air Force) was by amendments to the National Security Act of 1947 made subordinate to the Secretary of Defense.
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Military Department (Department of Defense) 1947-[]
| No. | Image | Name | Term of Office | Served under: | |||
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| Began | Ended | Days of Service | Secretary | President | |||
| ?? | John Dalton | Bill Clinton | |||||
| ?? | Alexander Nelson | 2002 | Bill Clinton George W. Bush | ||||
| ?? | Edward Sheffield | 2002 | George W. Bush | ||||
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Phillip Davenport | 2011 | Barack Obama | |||
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Clayton Jarvis | 2011 | 2013 | |||
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Sarah Porter | 2013 | ||||
| ?? | File:Hattie Taylor in 2022 (NCIS Season 19 Episode 10).jpg | Hattie Taylor | Present | ||||
Behind the Scenes[]
Appearances[]
JAG - "A New Life" (Name only)- JAG - "Dangerous Game"
- JAG - "Need to Know"
- JAG - "Friendly Fire"
- JAG - "Fortunate Son"
- JAG - "Second Acts"
- JAG - "The Boast"
- JAG - "People vs. SecNav"
- JAG - "Fighting Words"
- JAG - "Retrial"
- JAG - "Whole New Ball Game"
- NCIS - "Cloak"
- NCIS - "Dagger"
- NCIS - "Semper Fidelis"
- NCIS - "Pyramid"
- NCIS - "Nature of the Beast"
- NCIS - "Safe Harbor"
- NCIS - "Engaged (Part 1)"
- NCIS - "Engaged (Part 2)"
- NCIS - "Housekeeping"
- NCIS - "The Tell"
- NCIS - "Extreme Prejudice"
- NCIS - "Shabbat Shalom" (mentioned only)
- NCIS - "Shiva"
- NCIS - "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" (corpse only)
- NCIS - "Past, Present, and Future"
- NCIS - "Oil & Water"
- NCIS - "Gut Check"
- NCIS - "Choke Hold"
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