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Damage to Sanibel Causeway as seen from a NOAA aircraft

NOAA aircraft surveying areas affected by Hurricane Ian

October 2, 2022

New images are being posted daily.
Pilots in cockpit of NOAA's Gulfstream IV

NOAA and K-State Salina partner to create NOAA Corps pilot recruiting pipeline

October 1, 2021

Groundbreaking new program will help NOAA build its capacity to conduct science in the sky in service to the nation.
Lt. Cmdr. Copare at the controls of NOAA WP-3D Orion N43RF Miss Piggy in the eye of Category 4 Hurricane Ida August 29, 2021

NOAA aircraft gather data on Hurricane Ida before, during and after the storm

September 3, 2021

NOAA's hurricane hunter and emergency response aircraft provided data critical to storm forecasting and recovery efforts.
Ceremony participants with shovels during NOAA Ketchikan Port Facility groundbreaking event

NOAA breaks ground on project to rebuild the agency's Ketchikan, Alaska port facility

August 31, 2021
Federal, state and local officials joined NOAA on Aug. 31, 2021, at a groundbreaking ceremony marking the start of a project to revitalize the agency’s port facility in Ketchikan, Alaska. NOAA awarded an $18.7 million contract in April 2021 to Alaska-based Ahtna Infrastructure & Technologies, LLC to make major improvements to the facility. The project includes the construction of a new office building, floating pier and access bridge, and updated power and water utility systems for...
An autonomous surface vehicle is launched in the Port of Gulfport, Miss.

NOAA partners with University of Southern Mississippi on uncrewed systems

February 4, 2021

NOAA and the University of Southern Mississippi are teaming up on ways to improve how uncrewed systems are used to collect important ocean observation data.

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