Public Affairs Officer 202-433-7880

The Command is organized according to specialized subject areas:

1. Senior Historian: Directs the Command's history programs and administers the Command's outreach programs, including conferences, seminars and scholarly awards



2. Navy Museums: Links to all 12 Navy Museums



3. Navy Department Library: Collections relating to naval and maritime history



4. Operational Archives: U.S. Navy records on operations, policy and strategy, from 1946-present, as well as personal papers 1900 to the present



5. Curator Branch and Photographic Section: Naval artifacts, including uniforms, armament, photographs and artwork



6. Navy Art Collection: Displays and traveling exhibitions on naval combat artists



7. Ships Histories: Histories of individual navy ships, 1775-present



8. Naval Aviation History: Documents and collections relating to naval aviation, 1911-present



9. Early History: Research and writing on U.S. naval history, 1775-1918



10. Contemporary History: Research and writing on U.S. naval history, 1945-present



11. Underwater Archaeology : Advises on underwater archeology issues; Conducts and oversees research on the Navy's historic ship and aircraft wreck sites; Establishes policy and ensures compliance with regulations and laws pertaining to the protection of wrecksites



12. Naval History & Heritage Command Detachment Boston: Plans and performs all maintenance, repair and restoration of USS Constitution as close to its 1812 configuration as possible