United States Navy Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Shore establishments=== [[File:USS Kitty Hawk at Yokosuka.jpg|thumb|{{USS|Kitty Hawk|CV-63|6}} docking at the U.S. Navy base in [[Yokosuka]], Japan]] Shore establishments exist to support the mission of the fleet through the use of facilities on land. Among the commands of the shore establishment, {{as of|2011|04|lc=y}}, are the [[Naval Education and Training Command]], the [[Commander, Navy Installations Command|Navy Installations Command]], the [[Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command|Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command]], the [[Naval Information Warfare Systems Command]], the [[Naval Facilities Engineering Command]], the [[Naval Supply Systems Command]], the [[Naval Air Systems Command]], the [[Naval Sea Systems Command]], the [[Bureau of Medicine and Surgery]], the [[Bureau of Naval Personnel]], the [[United States Naval Academy]], the [[Naval Safety Command]], the [[Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center]], and the [[United States Naval Observatory]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.mil/navydata/organization/org-shor.asp |title=The shore establishment |publisher=United States Navy |website=Navy Organization |date=28 November 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150423070709/http://www.navy.mil/navydata/organization/org-shor.asp |archive-date=23 April 2015}}</ref> Official Navy websites list the [[Office of the Chief of Naval Operations]] and the Chief of Naval Operations as part of the shore establishment, but these two entities effectively sit superior to the other organizations, playing a coordinating role.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xL0qAQAAMAAJ&q=us+military+guide|title=A Civilian's Guide to the U.S. Military: A Comprehensive Reference to the Customs, Language and Structure of the Armed Forces|last1=Schading|first1=Barbara|last2=Schading|first2=Richard|date=22 December 2006|publisher=F+W Media|isbn=978-1-58297-408-8|language=en}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page