11 April 2023 Naval Oceanography Sets Sail for Milwaukee MILLINGTON, Tenn. - The U.S. Navy is preparing to bring a Navy Week to Milwaukee, Wisconsin during the week of July 17-23, as the eighth Navy Week of the calendar year...
10 April 2023 GPS Pioneer Inducted into Naval Oceanography Hall of Fame Dr. Dennis McCarthy─former Director of the Directorate of Time at the U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO) and GPS pioneer─was inducted into Naval Oceanography Hall of Fame in ceremony hosted by USNO, April 6, 2023.Considering McCarthy’s career as UNSO’s former Director of the Directorate of Time from 1996...
13 March 2023 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...
13 March 2023 JTWC Collaboration with International Space Station 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 science instruments can play an important role in weather forecasting. NASA...
06 March 2023 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...
02 March 2023 Naval Oceanography Expounds Its Sea Expertise at Oceanology Conference 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, and engineering conference—Oceanology International Americas (OiA) 2023,...
01 March 2023 Naval Oceanography Hosts Naval Information Forces for Operations Tour 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 and CAPT Dave Kuehn, Chief of Staff NAVIFOR attended the visit and tour,...
01 March 2023 Henry Melson Stommel: Ocean Currents and Western Intensification 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 recognized for work in identifying western intensification, advancing theories...
01 March 2023 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. 1, 2023.The MOA is focused on collaborative...
27 February 2023 Iceberg A-80D Has Calved from Iceberg A-80A in the Weddell Sea The U.S. National Ice Center (USNIC) has confirmed that iceberg A-80D (figure 1, below) calved from iceberg A-80A in the Weddell Sea. As of February 24, A-80A was centered at 72°02' South and 59°17' West and measured 12 nautical miles on its longest axis and 8 nautical miles on its widest axis...