12 June 2023 Navy Makes Impact at World Oceans Day, NOLA Aquarium Grand Re-Opening “I wanted to emphasize the importance of the METOC community’s efforts not only presently, but in years to come, by highlighting the work of Federal-Civilian employees and how we play a vital role in the continuity of mission readiness and execution,” said Bodin...
05 June 2023 Naval Oceanography Welcomes New Chief of Staff “The Naval Oceanography workforce here [Stennis Space Center] is highly-talented, so I am sure whatever is on-the-horizon for our operations is nothing but success,” Acosta said. “I am honored to act in a leadership capacity and to be a part of this team.”...
19 May 2023 Retired Navy Captain Joins Naval Oceanography Workforce-Family Recently, Alabama-native (Mobile) and U.S. Naval Academy graduate, Todd Monroe, joined the U.S. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (Naval Oceanography) as the new Deputy Maritime Operations Center Director.Monroe’s outstanding Navy career is full of invaluable experiences that have allowed...
18 May 2023 Assistant Secretary of the Navy Berger Visits FNMOC Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, & Environment and Chief Sustainability Officer Meredith Berger visited Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Command (FNMOC) in Monterey, California, April 26, 2023.Berger met with Sailors and Civilians, toured command facilities and...
16 May 2023 The U.S. Naval Observatory: Providing Precision Time and Location Data for the U.S. Department of Defense—and the Entire World The U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO), the historic origin of METOC, today performs some of the American Military’s most technical, far-reaching, and critically-important work. While not directly involved in meteorological and oceanographic observation and prediction, the USNO provides precise time and...
10 May 2023 Fleet Weather Center Norfolk Change of Command Fleet Weather Center Norfolk (FWC-N) held a Change of Command ceremony at The Brashear Conference Center on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, Virginia Beach, Virginia on April 21, 2023 where Captain Mark Murnane, Syracuse, New York native, relieved Captain Erin E. O. Acosta, a Mechanicsburg,...
15 August 2022 Italy Visits Naval Oceanography 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...
03 August 2022 Naval Oceanography Visits Philippine Navy, Supporting Free and Open Indo-Pacific Dr. John Edward Murray Brown from Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command visited the Philippine Navy (PN) headquarters (HQ) and other commands reinforcing the U.S-Philippine partnership and efforts to support a free and open Indo-Pacific—following the 31st U.S.-Philippine Hydrographic Survey...
10 June 2022 JTWC Int’l Roadshow Strengthens U.S.-Japanese Alliance Naval Oceanography’s Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) visited the Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) during JTWC’s 2022 International Roadshow, June 10.JTWC’s Director, Mr. Brian Strahl and its Training Department Head, Dr. Owen Shieh executed the visit, offering training to JMA’s...