News & Announcements
There’s more than meets the eye to NOAA’s newest pier
Charleston’s waterfront has welcomed a major new addition as a state-of-the-art floating pier for NOAA was successfully launched and precisely positioned. This marked a significant milestone in NOAA’s investment in mission-ready maritime infrastructure.
Hiring event in Pascagoula, Mississippi for NOAA research ship jobs
NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations will hold a hiring event in April in Pascagoula, Mississippi to recruit professional mariners to work aboard NOAA’s ocean research ships.
Precision from propellers: How NOAA aircraft collect data above, around and in a hurricane
Hunting for hurricane data above, around and in the storm requires the right equipment–and NOAA has it.
NOAA’s Uncrewed Systems Operations Center expands environmental observation footprint
In 2025, NOAA’s Uncrewed Systems Operations Center funded six projects totaling roughly $10.1 million to increase the reliability, capacity, efficiency and safety of NOAA missions through the use of uncrewed systems.
Aircraft and uncrewed systems team up to forecast, study tropical cyclones, setting new records
Specialized scientific tools, whether aboard or deployed from an aircraft, or on the water, collected important data and set new records.
Cold-stunned sea turtles make holiday trip south for rehabilitation and release
Holiday travel comes with delays, heavy traffic, overbooked flights and other complications — but for 12 cold-stunned sea turtles, the timing was just right to fly south after an upgrade from standby status.