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NOAA Hurricane Hunters collect data on Hurricane Melissa
NOAA Hurricane Hunters flew over 100 hours for Hurricane Melissa, deploying more than 250 dropsondes and 12 uncrewed aircraft systems. Afterward, NOAA’s King Air supported Jamaica’s recovery with high-res aerial imagery.
Safety at sea depends on consistent training
NOAA Corps officers and professional mariners must maintain high levels of readiness when operating NOAA vessels at sea. Their preparation for underway missions is met through Operational Readiness Training where they gain familiarity with general ship operations and emergency response procedures.
NOAA holds keel-laying ceremony for new charting and mapping vessel
NOAA leadership was joined by partners today to celebrate the keel-laying for Surveyor, a new charting and mapping vessel being constructed for NOAA. The vessel is being built by Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, LLC., in Houma, Louisiana.
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NOAA Corps billet locations.
Front row (left to right): Lt.j.g. Garett Smith, Lt. Cmdr. Dylan Kosten, Cmdr. Christopher Skapin, Lt.
Recovery of passive acoustic monitor-equipped gliders for marine mammal assessments off Hawaii.
A pilot operates a DriX at sea.
Map of planned operations during the 2024 Dual DriX Project.
A DriX uncrewed surface vehicle transits at sunset in the Gulf of Maine.