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NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler, a hyrdographic survey vessel, gets underway near Norfolk, Va

Join the first-ever InstaMeet aboard a NOAA ship!

July 8, 2016

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We're hosting our first-ever InstaMeet! Apply now to attend a change-of-command ceremony and tour NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler on June 21.

Coast Survey - Chincoteague Inlet

Allocation

December 7, 2015 to December 17, 2015

This is a NOAA Coast Survey project.

NOAA Corps Officer aboard NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler

May 3, 2012

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(left to right) Adm. Karo, Donald G. Popejoy, Rolland L. Lech, Eugene A. Jones, Robert A. Ganse, Jon W. Drosendahl, David V. Si

NOAA Basic Officer Training Class 8

June 15, 1962

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(left to right) Richard P. Williamson, Richard A. Rader, Allan Jenks, Stanley J. Ruden, Frank H. Branca, Bruce L. McCartney, Dav

NOAA Basic Officer Training Class 9

October 12, 1962

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LCDR Hal P. Demuth, ENS Kenneth V. Marovich, ENS Donald D. Chapman, ENS Edward P. Cline, ENS Jeffrey G. Carlen, ENS David L. Des

NOAA Basic Officer Training Class 10

December 1, 1962

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National Marine Sanctuary: Monitor

Facility

In 1972, exactly one hundred years after the first national park was created, the nation made a similar commitment to preserving its marine treasures by establishing the National Marine Sanctuary Program through the...

Marine Operations Center - Atlantic (MOC-A)

Facility

The NOAA Marine Operations Center-Atlantic (MOC-A) serves as a homeport for one NOAA survey ship and provides administrative, engineering, maintenance and logistical support to NOAA's Atlantic fleet.