Naval Criminal Investigative Service

United States Naval Criminal Investigative Service
The NCIS logo
Seal of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service
Badge of an NCIS Special Agent
Abbreviation	NCIS
Agency overview
Formed	December 14, 1993; 30 years ago (1993-12-14)
Preceding agencies	Naval Investigative Service (1966–1985) Naval Security and Investigative Command (1985–1988) Naval Investigative Service Command (1988–1993)
Employees	2,500
Annual budget	US$460 million (2009) [1]
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency	United States
Operations jurisdiction	United States
General nature	Federal law enforcement
Operational structure
Headquarters	Russell-Knox Building, MCB Quantico, Virginia, U.S.[2]
Special agents	1,250
Agency executives	Omar R. Lopez, Director[3] Christopher J. McMahon, Deputy Director of Operations[3] Elizabeth L. Pierri, Deputy Director of Operational Support[3]
Parent agency	United States Department of the Navy
Units	Units Behavioral Science Group Cold Case Homicide Unit Law Enforcement Information Exchange Major Case Response Team Multiple Threat Alert Center Office of Forensic Support Office of Military Support Office of Special Projects Office of Strategic Support Polygraph Services Division Technical Services Division Technical Surveillance Countermeasures
Field offices	17 Carolinas Central Contingency Response Cyber Operations Europe & Africa Far East Hawaii Marine West Middle East Norfolk Northeast Northwest Protective Operations Southeast Southeast Asia Southwest Washington
Facilities
Cars	Dodge Chargers, Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptors, Cadillacs (Protective Operations)
Website
ncis.navy.mil

The United States Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is the primary investigative law enforcement agency of the U.S. Department of the Navy. Its primary function is to investigate major criminal activities involving the Navy and Marine Corps, though its broad mandate includes national security, counterintelligence, counterterrorism, cyberwarfare, and the protection of U.S. naval assets worldwide. NCIS is the successor organization to the former Naval Investigative Service (NIS), which was established by the Office of Naval Intelligence after the Second World War.

One half of NCIS personnel are civilian, with the other half being US government investigators — 1811 series special agents. NCIS agents are armed federal law enforcement investigators, who frequently coordinate with other U.S. government agencies and have a presence in more than 41 countries and on U.S. Navy vessels. NCIS special agents are supported by analysts and other experts skilled in disciplines such as forensics, surveillance, surveillance countermeasures, computer investigations, physical security, and polygraph examinations.