The two support directorates are:
The Executive Directorate operations are directed by the Commander of the NRL, who typically is a US Navy Captain.
Scientific Development Squadron ONE (VXS-1), located at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, which provides airborne research facilities to NRL and other agencies of the US Government, is run out of the Executive Directorate.

The Business Operations Directorate provides program management for the business programs which support the scientific directorates of NRL.
It provides contracting, financial management and supply expertise to the scientific projects.
The two support directorates are:
The Executive Directorate operations are directed by the Commander of the NRL, who typically is a US Navy Captain. Scientific Development Squadron ONE (VXS-1), located at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, which provides airborne research facilities to NRL and other agencies of the US Government, is run out of the Executive Directorate.
The Business Operations Directorate provides program management for the business programs which support the scientific directorates of NRL. It provides contracting, financial management and supply expertise to the scientific projects.
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