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Tracking Super Typhoon Hinnamnor
September 1, 2022 — Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) was in the spotlight earlier this month as the first west Pacific super typhoon of the year, 12W (Hinnamnor) brought wide ranging impacts to the Department of Defense and other U.S. Government agencies operating throughout the region, September 1st... MORE

Stronger Indo-Pacific: Australian Geo-Spatial Intelligence Visits Naval Oceanography
August 24, 2022 — Naval Oceanography hosted representatives from the Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation (AGO) for an in-depth tour of Naval Oceanography’s global-reaching, environmental-information capabilities, Aug. 12, 2022. AGO’s visit to Naval Oceanography is in alignment with creation of the enhanced trilateral security partnership called “AUKUS”—referencing Australia, United Kingdom, and United States—focused on strengthening ability to support mutual security and defense interests in the Indo-Pacific region through information exchange. Recently, the U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Mike Gilday stated, “Australia is a great friend and our alliance is an anchor of peace and stability.” Considering the current Era of Great Power Competition, the Indo-Pacific is a contentious and contested region, where strong western allied-partnerships can be a solution. ... MORE

Naval Oceanography Visits France
August 19, 2022 — Rear Adm. Ron Piret, Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, and staff members visited the Naval Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service (SHOM) in France, June 27, 2022. US and French officials came together to discuss ways both organizations can cooperate further in the European theater and globally in hydrography and oceanography. ... MORE

U.S. National Ice Center Deploys Buoy in Data-Sparse’d Arctic
August 16, 2022 — U.S. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography (Naval Oceanography) representation from U.S. National Ice Center (USNIC) were part of personnel aboard the USCGC Healy (WAGB-20) to successfully deploy Sofar Ocean spotter-buoys during its patrol to the North Pole, this Summer. Currently, Chief Warrant Officer (CWO2) Mike Latin, Operations Officer at USNIC is deployed onboard the Healy—and will oversee execution of the buoys’ deployment. The first buoy was successfully deployed in early August, and the final buoy will deploy later in the month. "USNIC's role in the Healy's Arctic Patrol is an example of the 'Advantage at Sea' maritime strategy the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, and U.S. Marine Corps are working to achieve,” said Latin. “We leverage capabilities of one another to accomplish goals like weather and oceanographic sensing in a remote area like the Arctic….[t]his would be a much more difficult without the Healy’s icebreaking capability and professionalism of its crew.” ... MORE

Italy Visits Naval Oceanography
August 15, 2022 — U.S. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command hosted representatives from the Italian Hydrographic Institute (IIM) for a tour of U.S. Naval Oceanographic commands and familiarization of operational capabilities, July 22, 2022... MORE

Texas native serves with Fleet Survey Team at Stennis Space Center
August 4, 2022 — A Dallas, Texas, native serves with the Fleet Survey Team (FST) collocated with the Naval Oceanographic Office and the Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (CNMOC) at Stennis Space Center, Mississippi... MORE

Director of International Hydrographic Organization Visits Naval Oceanography
July 28, 2022 — Representatives from International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) and the Republic of Korea toured Naval Meteorology and Oceanographic Command for an overview of operational capacities, July 28, 2022. IHO’s visit reaffirms a partnership with the United States Navy spanning over 100-years, contributing to safe navigation of seas and oceans through oceanographic and hydrographic research. ... MORE

USNIC Receives Esri Special Achievement Award
July 13, 2022 — U.S. National Ice Center’s (USNIC) Information Technology Department Head, Mr. George Wachira, accepted an Esri Special Achievement award in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) at the 2022 Esri User Conference on behalf of USNIC’s workforce, July 13. USNIC was selected from more than 100,000 of Esri’s GIS mapping-software users for achievement in automation, analysis and product generation workflows. “We [USNIC] are proud to accept this award marking our workforce’s exceptional talent and expertise,” said USNIC Director, CDR Casey Gon. “This award is testament to our center’s hard-work and dedication to enhancing support of the U.S. Navy’s larger mission.” The Esri Special Achievement award is presented to worldwide user-sites in recognition of outstanding work with GIS technology. ... MORE

Into the Storm, Under the Ocean
June 27, 2022 — The U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) offers many summer internships and programs for midshipmen to take part in each year. One of those internship opportunities is a program called Training and Research in Oceanic and Atmospheric Processes in Tropical Cyclones (TROPIC), an internship program offered to rising first class (senior) and second class (junior) midshipmen during the third block of their summer training. The program, created by Navy Capt. Beth Sanabia, a permanent military professor in the oceanography department at USNA, began in 2011. During the months of July and August, Sanabia and her TROPIC team work directly with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, also known as the Hurricane Hunters, from Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi, to improve hurricane forecast accuracy by understanding what is happening under the storm during tropical disturbances in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The TROPIC team augments the Hurricane Hunters’ atmospheric measurements by collecting ocean data in and around the storm environment... MORE

Celebrating World Hydro Day 2022
June 21, 2022 — World "Hydro" Day 2022 marks the 101st anniversary establishing the International Hydrographic Organization, which sets the standard for hydrographic surveying and publication of safety of navigation products, June 21. World Hydro Day celebrations are designed to raise awareness about hydrography and how it plays a role in improved knowledge of the seas and oceans. The day provides opportunities to publicize work and services carried out by national hydrographic offices and stimulate technical collaboration on a global scale. Since 1830, the U.S. Navy has been conducting hydrographic surveys on the high seas, starting with Lt. Matthew Maury’s expedition. ... MORE

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