verb (used with object) 1. to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid. 2. to remove (dirt, stains, paint, or any matter) by or as by the action of water (usually followed by out, off, etc.): to wash grime out of clothing.
NAVFAC Headquarters (HQ) is an Echelon II Systems Command (SYSCOM) reporting to the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) through the Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO).
NAVFAC is headquartered at the Washington Navy Yard and is under the command of the Chief of Civil Engineers, as of 4 November 2015, RADM Bret J. Muilenburg. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command is the oldest of the Navy's system commands, having been established as the Bureau of Yards and Docks in August 1842.