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Tag: Meteorology and Oceanography

Naval Oceanography: Pathfinders of the American Military – Part 1
January 9, 2023 — The modern U.S. Navy operates some of the most technologically advanced systems ever created. These include much heralded programs such as the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) aircraft carrier, the F-35C Lightning II fifth-generation multirole combat jet, and Virginia-class attack submarines. Icons of national power and the culmination of decades of innovation, rigorous testing, and trials by fire, these and other key American military assets can only function to their full capabilities with the backing of myriad support elements. One of the most important of these is the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, COMNAVMETOCCOM, typically shortened to METOC, pronounced “me-tock.” It is referenced throughout the Navy and the Department of Defense by its umbrella term “Naval Oceanography.” The command, headquartered at NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center in Mississippi... MORE

NPS Meteorology Professor Awarded Buchan Prize for Seminal Work in Hurricane Prediction
October 14, 2022 — 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... MORE

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Visits Naval Oceanography
December 8, 2021 — Naval Oceanography hosted Mr. James Griffith, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Director, Source Operations and Management Directorate—along with other NGA personnel—for a detailed overview of Commander Naval Meteorology ad Oceanography Command (CNMOC) for operational briefs and in-person engagements with subject matter experts, Nov. 17, 2021. The cohort toured various Naval Oceanography facilities with focus on Naval Oceanographic Office’s (NAVO) program offices, and operational equipment from Fleet Survey Team (FST) and Naval Oceanography Mine Warfare (NOMWC) used to collect data, then transformed into detailed, multispectral charts and maps by NGA. ... MORE

SGOT Norfolk Celebrates Command Establishment
October 1, 2020 — Strike Group Oceanography Team Norfolk (SGOT-N) held a virtual ceremony Oct.1 to formally recognize its establishment as an Echelon V command, reporting to Fleet Weather Center Norfolk (FWC-N)... MORE

New Stennis-based Vessel has Special Namesake
August 17, 2020 — Fleet Survey Team (FST) launched a new Hydrographic Survey Vessel (HSV), the 'Norma May,' which went underway for the first time on the Pearl River on Aug. 6, 2020, for testing and training... MORE

Fleet Synthetic Training Gets the Fleet Ready in a Virtual Battlespace
January 23, 2020 — For a decade, Sailors in all of the Navy’s carrier strike groups (CSG), expeditionary strike groups (ESG), and amphibious readiness groups (ARG) have prepared for deployments with an exercise in a virtual environment called Fleet Synthetic Training... MORE

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