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Congratulations to BOTC 146, NOAA Corps’ newest officers

The NOAA Corps gained 21 new officers on July 10. The second NOAA Corps Basic Officer Training Class (BOTC) of 2025 graduated after spending 12 weeks as officer candidates and learning skills needed to become leaders in one of the nation’s eight uniformed services. 

NOAA Corps BOTC Class 146 Graduation

Uncrewed systems experimentation advances NOAA science

Research and experimentation with uncrewed systems allows NOAA to improve and expand the ways that critical, accurate and time-sensitive data can be gathered and used. NOAA researchers and their partners use simulated and real-world experiments to assess the impact of uncrewed systems technologies and the data they collect. This information is then used to integrate uncrewed systems into NOAA operations.

Two people in orange life jackets with their backs to the camera stare out at the ocean as a red uncrewed surface vehicle drives by.