This video illustrates CNMOC's 'From the bottom of the ocean to the stars...' mission. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command directs and oversees more than 2,500 globally-distributed military and civilian personnel who collect, process and exploit environmental information to assist Fleet and Joint Commanders in all warfare areas to make better decisions faster than the adversary.

Naval Oceanography in 12 Seconds

This video illustrates CNMOC's 'From the bottom of the ocean to the stars...' mission.
NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHY: At The Leading Edge of Unmanned Systems
One of the premier innovators of the fields of meteorology and oceanography, the Navy is also a trailblazer in unmanned systems, notably METOC’s use of air, sea surface, and under¬water craft. 
The U.S. Navy’s development of unmanned systems dates to the Pioneer Era of Aviation. In 1911, the Navy contracted Elmer Sperry, inventor of the gyroscope (critical for stabili¬zation of all aircraft, manned and unmanned), to begin work on systems that would be used to usher in the first controlled unmanned airplanes. In September 1917, during the height of World War I, the Hewitt-Sperry Automatic Airplane, which the Navy called an “aerial torpedo,” took flight. The craft was one of the first unmanned aerial vehicles in history to fly. Just a few years later, in 1921, the Navy repurposed the battleship USS Iowa (BB-4) as a remotely controlled craft. Officially designated “Coast Battleship No. 4,” the vessel, one of the world’s first military unmanned surface vehicles, was used as a target ship. Decades later, the Navy helped develop, fully funded, and operated the world’s first under¬water unmanned vehicle. Called the Self-Propelled Underwater Research Vehicle, or SPURV, the program began in 1957 and was used to gather hydrographic information.
March 13, 2023 - One of the premier innovators of the fields of meteorology and oceanography, the Navy is also a trailblazer in unmanned systems, notably METOC’s use of air, sea surface, and under¬water craft. The U.S. Navy’s development of...

JTWC Collaboration with International Space Station
COWVR, at center, and TEMPEST, not shown, were installed aboard the International Space Station in late 2021 and since then have provided valuable weather data to forecasters tracking tropical cyclones. The two instruments are part of the U.S. Space Force STP-H8 demonstration mission. 

Credit: NASA
March 13, 2023 - Joint Typhoon Warning Center is using data from NASA-Built weather sensors enlisted to track tropical cyclones via two newly installed sensors known as COWVR and TEMPEST. The duo is demonstrating that smaller, less expensive...

U.S. Naval Oceanography: Pathfinders of the American Military Part II
Weather’s Impact on Military Campaigns 

Historically, weather events have played key roles in outcomes of battles and entire campaigns. This happened famously during the Revolutionary War when George Washington moved much of his army across the East River under cover of fog after the Battle of Brooklyn (also called the Battle of Long Island). Outnumbered and outgunned by the British, fog allowed Washington to move roughly 9,000 of his Continental Army troops across the East River—a move that many historians claim set the stage for victory over the British, as had fog not emerged and had Washington not used it as a cloak, the British would have destroyed his army. The fog was an unpredicted, serendipitous event, one that Washington utilized to his advantage on the spot. In subsequent years, military environmental forecasts have evolved to become much more tightly involved in planning processes.
March 6, 2023 - Weather’s Impact on Military Campaigns Historically, weather events have played key roles in outcomes of battles and entire campaigns. This happened famously during the Revolutionary War when George Washington moved much of...

Naval Oceanography Expounds Its Sea Expertise at 2023 Oceanology Conference 2023
SAN DIEGO, Calif. —Rear Adm. Ron Piret, Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (CNMOC) gave an address as a co-keynote speaker and participated in an in-depth panel discussion during the San Diego-based ocean science, technology, and engineering conference—Oceanology International Americas (OiA) 2023, Feb. 14-16.

Piret highlighted challenges and successes of the Naval Oceanography workforce family, comprised of 2,500 Sailors and Civilians, who are experts on everything science from the ocean floor to the farthest known star;  using that expertise as a critical part of our nation’s Navy.

“At Sea, we are the subject matter experts to explain the environment and protect our naval forces,” said Piret. “[D]ata and discoveries made are collected by Naval Oceanography to inform strategic, operational, and tactical decision-makers to maximize lethality in the selection of platform, weapon, sensors, and area of engagement at the time and place of our choosing.”
March 2, 2023 - Rear Adm. Ron Piret, Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (CNMOC) gave an address as a co-keynote speaker and participated in an in-depth panel discussion during the San Diego-based ocean science, technology,...

Naval Oceanography Hosts Naval Information Forces for Operations Tour
STENNIS SPACE CENTER——Naval Information Forces (NAVIFOR) recently visited Naval Oceanography for a two-day tour of its facilities and familiarization with its current operations, plans and programs, Jan. 24-25.


Ms. Elizabeth Nashold, Deputy Commander, NAVIFOR and CAPT Dave Kuehn, Chief of Staff NAVIFOR attended the visit and tour, engaging Sailors and Civilians for an in-depth look at how the Naval Oceanography enterprise conducts business.
March 1, 2023 - Naval Information Forces (NAVIFOR) recently visited Naval Oceanography for a two-day tour of its facilities and familiarization with its current operations, plans and programs.Ms. Elizabeth Nashold, Deputy Commander, NAVIFOR...

Henry Melson Stommel: Ocean Currents and Western Intensification
Henry Stommel in his Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute office. (Photo courtesy of  Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute)
March 1, 2023 - Naval Meteorology and Oceanographic Command honors the work of Henry Melson Stommel for years spent in dedication to oceanography and meteorology. Henry Melson Stommel was an American oceanographer and meteorologist most...

Naval Oceanography, Naval Surface Warfare Center Collab to Advance Tech Innovations
Naval Oceanography hosted Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division  (NSWC PCD) for an operational tour, capitalizing on the NavalX Gulf Coast Tech Bridge partnership, outlined by a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the agencies involved, Mar. , 2023.

The MOA focuses on collaborative innovations in areas of: coastal sciences and technology (S&T); assured maritime access; and operational oceanography.

Reaffirming agency relationships and support of the MOA’s intent were representatives: Betty C. Jester, Chief Technology Officer at Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (CNMOC); Holly C. Gardner, NavalX Gulf Coast Tech Bridge Director and Director of Strategy and Engagement at NSWC PCD; and Todd Bowers, CNMOC’s Innovation and Experimentation Lead.
March 1, 2023 - Naval Oceanography hosted Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) for an operational tour, capitalizing on the NavalX Gulf Coast Tech Bridge partnership, outlined by a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)...

 
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