21 November 2022 USNS Mary Sears Hosts U.S Ambassador to Australia Pathfinder-class oceanographic survey ship USNS Mary Sears (T-AGS 65) hosts U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy during the ship’s scheduled visit to Sydney, Australia, on Nov 8, 2022.The port visit highlighted the strong U.S. commitment to the region built on shared values and principles and helped
18 November 2022 Don't Be a Turkey When Hitting the Roads There were 440 fatal crashes and an estimated 33,000 crashes resulting in injuries that occurred in wintry conditions in 2019, according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Association (NHTSA). Additionally, an estimated 182,000 police-reported crashes also occurred in freezing conditions.
31 October 2022 Nimitz Carrier Strike Group & SGOT-SD Complete COMPTUEX Carrier Strike Group Eleven (CSG 11) and Strike Group Oceanography Team - San Diego (SGOT-SD) Detachment returned to homeport Oct. 28, after completing Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), its final training period before a scheduled deployment later this year.COMPTUEX is designed to fully
28 October 2022 New Satellite Data Aids DOD’s Typhoon Forecasters Data from two novel satellite instruments have recently been made available to forecasters at the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) to evaluate the instruments’ ability to aid in the analysis and prediction of tropical cyclones, Oct. 28. The Temporal Experiment for Storms and Tropical Systems
20 October 2022 C7F and CSG 7 Staffs Tour Oceanographic Survey Ship, USNS Mary Sears, in Yokosuka Staff assigned to Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet’s Meteorology and Oceanography cell and from Submarine Group (CSG) 7/Task Force (CTF) 74 toured Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) Pathfinder-class oceanographic survey ship USNS Mary Sears (T-AGS 65) in Yokosuka, Japan, October 20, 2022.
14 October 2022 NPS Meteorology Professor Awarded Buchan Prize for Seminal Work in Hurricane Prediction Expanding the theoretical knowledge of hurricanes and tropical cyclones is essential to improving early warning systems, especially in a changing climate with increasing potential to fuel the severity of these weather events and their impact on military operations.
23 September 2022 USMC and CNMOC Increase Force Readiness During Latest Visit Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command hosted personnel from Headquarters, Marine Corps (HQMC), Office of the Deputy for Information (DC-1), Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC), Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), and Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) for a familiarization of
16 September 2022 Change of Command for Strike Group Oceanography Team Norfolk CDR Matthew Cushanick was relieved by CDR Kristine Bench as Commanding Officer, Strike Group Oceanography Team Norfolk (SGOT-N), in a ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, September 16, 2022. The Change of Command ceremony is not prescribed specifically by U.S. Navy Regulations, but rather is a
16 September 2022 Japanese Delegation Visits Naval Oceanography U.S. Naval Oceanography hosted a delegation from the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Oceanography and Antisubmarine Warfare Support Command (OAC) for a comprehensive two-day tour of its global-reaching,
09 September 2022 Chaplains at Stennis Space Center Starting September 2022, U.S. Navy Chaplains from Gulfport, Mississippi started providing religious services and counseling to all U.S. Navy personnel stationed at Stennis Space Center, Mississippi.The effort is being led by LT Wileslie Wint, command chaplain, NCBC Gulfport, as a way to support the