22 February 2023 As Climate Shifts, U.S. Navy Focuses on Bolstering Arctic Ocean Operations First in a two-part series on how the Navy and its partners are working to improve Arctic operations as the sea ice melts due to warming temperatures.The Arctic is the next frontier for U.S. military operations, where the physical environment poses a major threat to achieving strategic dominance,...
22 February 2023 WEST 2023: Naval Oceanography Answers Future Challenges Rear Adm. Ron Piret, Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (Naval Oceanography) and subordinate commands participated and attended AFCEA-USNI WEST (WEST) 2023 conference, Feb. 14-16.Considering global tensions, the premier naval conference and exposition—WEST—themed its 33rd...
15 February 2023 CNMOC Recognizes Oceanographic Pioneer Walter Munk Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command recognizes Walter Munk for his pioneering achievements in oceanography. Walter Munk, a physical oceanographer employed by the U.S. Navy, was an instrumental player in development of oceanographic data analysis. His work considerably advanced our...
14 February 2023 Naval Oceanography Fleet Weather Centers Increase Readiness, Centralize Operations “. . . it means that coordination across commands and services needs to be a reflex and not an afterthought." Secretary Of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Recently, Naval Oceanography’s Fleet Weather Centers (FWC), San Diego (SD) and Norfolk (N), announced publication of an electronic platform to share...
06 February 2023 U.S. Navy Collecting Surveillance Balloon Debris The U.S. military began collecting the remnants of a Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon shot down by an Air Force fighter over the weekend...
02 February 2023 FNMOC Hosts Undersea Warfare Commands, Meets About Submarine Information Flow Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (FNMOC) hosts Undersea Warfare Commands to discuss Meteorological and Oceanographic (METOC) data and information flow to the submarine community. “A deep understanding of the environment is critical for effectiveness at sea, said CAPT Christi...
01 February 2023 William Harkness – From Civil War Surgery to Astronomy Naval Meteorology and Oceanographic Command honors William Harkness for contributions to astronomy during many years spent at the U.S. Naval Observatory. William Harkness, a mathematics professor, inventor, hydrographer, medical doctor, astronomer, and meteorologist, was born in Scotland in 1837...
25 January 2023 Naval Oceanography Makes Impact at the U.S. Pacific Fleet Junior Officer Undersea Symposium and Training Event More than 50 junior officers gathered at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for the inaugural Commander, Submarine Force U.S. Pacific Fleet Junior Officer Undersea Symposium and Training (JOUST) event, Nov. 14-18, 2022. Among them were five junior officers from the Naval Oceanography enterprise.“This...
18 January 2023 Dean Bumpus: Tracking Ocean Currents Naval Meteorology and Oceanographic Command recognizes Dean Bumpus for his outstanding dedication and achievements in oceanography. Dean Franklin Bumpus (1912-2002), an oceanographer employed by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), presented an illustrious career with accomplishments...
17 January 2023 Naval Oceanography Showcases Capability-Improvements at 103rd AMS Annual Meeting Rear Admiral Ron J. Piret, Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (CNMOC) and other Naval Oceanography Sailors and Civilians—attended the 103rd annual American Meteorological Society (AMS) meeting at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Jan. 7-12.AMS is an opportunity for major...