Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command

120418-N-TX154-215 YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 18, 2012) Aerographer's Mate 3rd Class Michelle Spicer, assigned to the Naval Oceanographic Anti-submarine Warfare Center (NOAC), discusses the capabilities of weather monitoring equipment with students from the Yokosuka Middle School during the first Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) mentorship program event held outside the continental United States. The STEM program offers young people the opportunity to explore possible future careers in various technical fields. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Paul Kelly/Released)

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120403-N-ZS026-264 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 3, 2012) Mineman 1st Class Burel Jones, from Boston, assigned to Mine Countermeasures Squadron, Detachment 1, embarked aboard the littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2), and Aerographer's Mate 2nd Class Joshua Washington, from El Paso, Texas, stationed aboard Independence, hammer nails into the roof of a Habitat for Humanity project house. Seven Sailors from Independence volunteered with Habitat for Humanity as part of a community service project to help build houses in the local community. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Trevor Welsh/Released)

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120130-N-RR571-627 CARTAGENA, Columbia (Jan. 30, 2012) Fleet Survey Team's Lt. j.g. Jon Lagrew, foreground coxswain, and Aerographer's Mate 1st Class Thomas Folds, background coxswain, demonstrate the use of the sonar & GPS equipment of an expeditionary survey vessel to members of the Colombian navy's Centro De Investigaciones Oceanograficas e Hidrograficas during Oceanographic Southern Partnership Station 12. Oceanographic Southern Partnership Station is a joint project to demonstrate current technologies and capabilities of the U.S. Navy and to share information on conducting military oceanographic surveys in various environments. (U.S. Navy photo by Aerographer's Mate 2nd Class Christopher Kyall/Released)

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120213-N-ZZ999-031 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 13, 2012) Boatswain's mates aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) hoist a rigid hull inflatable boat after recovering a SLOCUM Ocean Glider. The SLOCUM provides critical, real time oceanographic volume measurements. The Iwo Jima Amphibious Readiness Group is underway participating in a certification exercise in preparation for an upcoming deployment. (Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Jonathan L. Correa/Released)

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120209-N-ZI635-256 ARABIAN SEA (Feb. 9, 2012) Meteorology and oceanography officers Lt. Cmdr. Shane Stoughton, left, and Lt. Cmdr. Ana Tempone deploy a drifting buoy used to measure ocean currents from the fantail aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman George M. Bell/Released)

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120209-N-DR144-754 ARABIAN SEA (Feb. 9, 2012) Meteorology and oceanography officers Lt. Cmdr. Shane Stoughton, left, Lt. Cmdr. Ana Tempone, along with Cmdr. Dan Van Meter, a strike operations officer, assemble a drifting buoy used to measure ocean currents before deploying it from the fantail of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans/Released)

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120112-N-ZZ999-005 Gulfport, Miss. (Jan 12, 2012) Service members attend the Riverine Analysis Forecasting Course (RAFC) at the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Professional Development Center. (U.S. Navy photo by Staff Sgt. Omar Benavides/Released)

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111129-N-PO203-114 NORFOLK (Nov 29, 2011) Aerographer's Mate 3rd Class Zachery Hoglund inspects the Office of Naval Research TechSolutions-funded automated shipboard weather observation system (ASO) temporarily installed aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The ASO accurately measures wave height, and automatically sends uniformly formatted weather data to the Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanographic Center. (U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams/Released)

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111108-O-ZZ999-002 VERACRUZ, Mexico (Nov. 8, 2011) Rear Adm. Jonathan White, commander of Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, director of the U.S. Naval Academy, and Eric Villalobos, of the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, talk during a visit to Veracruz, Mexico. The visit was in support of a port visit by the Military Sealift Command oceanographic survey ship USNS Pathfinder (T-AGS 60). (Photo courtesy of Mexican navy by Lt. Cmdr. Jose Guillermo Sandoval Valcarcel/Released)

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111102-N-IN890-002 MAYPOORT, Fla. (Nov. 2, 2011) Fleet Survey Team civilian surveyor Jediah Bishop configures the sonar interface on his expeditionary survey vehicle as Aerographer's Mate Airman Clinton Boyle prepares to escort him into the surf. Both are conducting expeditionary survey vehicle ocean surf and survey training in Mayport, Fla. Expeditionary survey vehicles are jet skis equipped with sonar and global position systems, and are designed to be deployed quickly and perform littoral water hydrographic surveys. They are used for harbor clearing, amphibious operations, and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief missions. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. J.g. Rino Guerrero/Released)

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111012-N-UT935-648 NORFOLK (Oct. 12, 2011) Capt. Paul Oosterling, commanding officer of the Naval Oceanographic Office, right, and Rear Adm. Jonathan White, commander of Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, provide Adm. John C. Harvey Jr., commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command, with a tour and overview of the capabilities of oceanographic surveys aboard the Military Sealift Command oceanographic survey ship USNS Pathfinder (T-AGS 60). (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

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110829-N-OY473-017 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 29, 2011) Aerographer's Mate 3rd Class Christopher Young monitors weather radar aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). Wasp departed Naval Station Norfolk Aug. 25 to avoid damage from Hurricane Irene and is prepared to assist with hurricane recovery operations if requested. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kristin L. Grover/Released)

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110827-N-TU894-059 ARABIAN SEA (Aug. 27, 2011) Aerographer's Mate 3rd Class Joshua C. Nelson, left, and Aerographer's Mate Airman Drew K. Kelly take weather observations to determine ceiling visibility and sea state aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility on its first operational deployment conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kasey Krall/Released)

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110723-N-YQ852-060 GULF OF ADEN (July 23, 2011) Aerographer's Mate 3rd Class Anthony Stanley, from Beaufort, S.C., and Airman James Matthews, from Los Angeles, prepare to launch a weather balloon off the fantail of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is conducting operations supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Shawnte Bryan/Released)

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110508-N-MD252-244 INDIAN OCEAN (May 8, 2011) Chief Aerographer's Mate Matthew Malone supervises Aerographer's Mate 3rd Class Zachariah Carrothers during a weather report in the meteorological center aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher K. Hwang/Released)

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100907-N-5538K-014 SEA OF JAPAN (Sept. 7, 2010) Aerographer's Mate 3rd Class Bonita M. Edwards reviews satellite imagery in the meteorological office of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex is part of the forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is on patrol in the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey H. Kyhl/Released)

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