17 May 2023 Naval Oceanography Handles Space Business at California Summit EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Naval Oceanography attended the DoD Space Based Environmental Monitoring (SBEM) Summit─hosted by Air Force Colonel Dennis Birchenough, Senior Materiel Leader for the Environmental Monitoring & Tactical ISR Delta, Space Systems Command─ held at The Aerospace Corporation near
01 May 2023 Naval Oceanography Attended U.S. Hydrographic Conference MOBILE, Ala. - U.S. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (Naval Oceanography) was among the distinguished talent and capability of participants and attendees at the U.S. Hydrographic Conference, March 13-16, 2023.
21 April 2023 Foreign Attachés Visit Naval Oceanography STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. - Naval Oceanography hosted representatives from 13 countries, who saw firsthand the capabilities and missions that our 2500 Sailors and Scientists perform around the world, April 20, 2023. The visit provided an opportunity for the foreign attachés to tour our facilities
12 April 2023 Naval Oceanography Presents at DEPS Conference 2023 SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Naval Oceanography Officers attending the Naval Postgraduate School presented their thesis and participated in the Directed Energy Professional Society (DEPS) 2023 conference in San Antonio, Texas, April 3-6.
13 March 2023 Naval Oceanography: At The Leading Edge of Unmanned Systems STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. - One of the premier innovators of the fields of meteorology and oceanography, the Navy is also a trailblazer in unmanned systems, notably METOC’s use of air, sea surface, and under¬water craft.
06 March 2023 U.S. Naval Oceanography: Pathfinders of the American Military Part II Weather’s Impact on Military Campaigns Historically, weather events have played key roles in outcomes of battles and entire campaigns. This happened famously during the Revolutionary War when George Washington moved much of his army across the East River under cover of fog after the Battle of
27 February 2023 Iceberg A-80D Has Calved from Iceberg A-80A in the Weddell Sea SUITLAND, Md. - The U.S. National Ice Center (USNIC) has confirmed that iceberg A-80D (figure 1, below) calved from iceberg A-80A in the Weddell Sea. As of February 24, A-80A was centered at 72°02' South and 59°17' West and measured 12 nautical miles on its longest axis and 8
22 February 2023 As Climate Shifts, U.S. Navy Focuses on Bolstering Arctic Ocean Operations WASHINGTON - 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
22 February 2023 WEST 2023: Naval Oceanography Answers Future Challenges SAN DIEGO - 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.
01 February 2023 William Harkness – From Civil War Surgery to Astronomy STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. - Naval Meteorology and Oceanographic Command honors William Harkness for contributions to astronomy during many years spent at the U.S. Naval Observatory.