▁as ▁the ▁Navy ' s ▁intellectual ▁property ▁policy . ▁ ▁The ▁Chief ▁of ▁Naval ▁Research ▁also ▁coordinates ▁with ▁other ▁research ▁and ▁development ▁ag encies ▁within ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁Navy , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Naval ▁War fare ▁Cent ers ▁of ▁the ▁Naval ▁Systems ▁Comm ands . ▁ ▁Other ▁positions ▁in ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁Naval ▁Research ▁leadership ▁include ▁the ▁Vice ▁Chief ▁of ▁Naval ▁Research ▁( a ▁one - star ▁adm iral ), ▁the ▁Ass istant ▁Chief ▁of ▁Naval ▁Research ▁and ▁Command ing ▁Officer ▁of ▁ON R ▁Global ▁( both ▁capt ains ), ▁and ▁the ▁Executive ▁Director ▁and ▁Ass istant ▁Vice ▁Chief ▁of ▁Naval ▁Research ▁( both ▁civ ili ans ). ▁ ▁The ▁Chief ▁of ▁Naval ▁Research ▁reports ▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁civil ian ▁Ass istant ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Navy ▁( Res earch , ▁Development , ▁and ▁Ac quisition ), ▁and ▁is ▁thus ▁not ▁organization ally ▁sub ordinate ▁to ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁Naval ▁Oper ations , ▁the ▁senior ▁military ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁entire ▁Navy . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁prede cess or ▁to ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁Naval ▁Research ▁was ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Co ordin ator ▁of ▁Research ▁and ▁Development , ▁an ▁institution ▁within ▁the ▁Navy ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁meant ▁to ▁coordinate ▁between ▁the ▁military - wide ▁Office ▁of ▁Scient ific ▁Research ▁and ▁Development ▁( OS R D ), ▁Navy ▁mater iel ▁b ure aus , ▁and ▁civil ian ▁research ▁organizations . ▁ ▁The ▁organization ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁and ▁was ▁nick named ▁the ▁" B ird ▁D ogs " ▁due ▁to