The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is a Washington,D.C.–based scientific and regulatory agency within the United States Department of Commerce,a United States federal government department. The agency is charged with forecasting weather,monitoring oceanic and atmospheric conditions,charting the seas,conducting deep sea exploration,and managing fishing and protection of marine mammals and endangered species in the U.S. exclusive economic zone.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps,known informally as the NOAA Corps,is one of eight federal uniformed services of the United States,and operates under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),a scientific agency overseen by the Department of Commerce. The NOAA Corps is made up of scientifically and technically trained officers. The NOAA Corps and the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps are the only U.S. uniformed services that consist only of commissioned officers,with no enlisted or warrant officer ranks. The NOAA Corps' primary mission is to monitor oceanic conditions,support major waterways,and monitor atmospheric conditions.
Evan B. Forde is an American oceanographer at the Atlantic Oceanographic &Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) with the National Oceanic &Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). He was the first African-American scientist to perform research in a submersible. Forde is widely considered an expert on the formation of submarine canyons and his recent research uses satellite sensors to analyze atmospheric conditions related to hurricane formation.
Vice Admiral William Wohlsen Behrens Jr. was an American naval officer and oceanographer who was instrumental in establishing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The Environmental Science Services Administration (ESSA) was a United States Federal executive agency created in 1965 as part of a reorganization of the United States Department of Commerce. Its mission was to unify and oversee the meteorological,climatological,hydrographic,and geodetic operations of the United States. It operated until 1970,when it was replaced by the new National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
The under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere,or USC(OA),is a high-ranking official in the United States Department of Commerce and the principal advisor to the United States secretary of commerce on the environmental and scientific activities of the department. The under secretary is dual hatted as the administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration within the Commerce Department.
Conrad Charles Lautenbacher Jr. is a retired Navy Vice Admiral,was the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere within the United States Department of Commerce and the eighth administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. He was appointed to the position on December 19,2001 and resigned effective October 31,2008 in anticipation of a new White House administration. He was born in Philadelphia.
Barry Lee Myers is an American attorney and businessman who was the chief executive officer and general counsel for AccuWeather,a privately owned for-profit weather-forecasting company founded by his elder brother,Joel Myers. As an AccuWeather executive,Myers lobbied unsuccessfully to restrict or undermine the National Weather Service,a governmental service which provides free weather forecasting and thus competes with AccuWeather's business model.
The United States Coast and Geodetic Survey,known from 1807 to 1836 as the Survey of the Coast and from 1836 until 1878 as the United States Coast Survey,was the first scientific agency of the United States Government. It existed from 1807 to 1970,and throughout its history was responsible for mapping and charting the coast of the United States,and later the coasts of U.S. territories. In 1871,it gained the additional responsibility of surveying the interior of the United States and geodesy became a more important part of its work,leading to it being renamed the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1878.
The Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (COMNAVMETOCCOM) or CNMOC,serves as the operational arm of the Naval Oceanography Program. Headquartered at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi,CNMOC is an echelon three command reporting to United States Fleet Forces Command (USFLTFORCOM). CNMOC's clemency is globally distributed,with assets on larger ships,shore facilities at fleet concentration areas,and larger production centers in the US.
NOAAS Discoverer,originally USC&GS Discoverer,was an American Oceanographer-class oceanographic research vessel in service in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1966 to 1970 and in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from 1970 to 1996.
Donald James Baker is an American scientist who was trained as a physicist,practiced as an oceanographer,and has held science and management positions in academia,non-profit institutions,and government agencies. He a former Under Secretary of Commerce for Atmosphere and Oceans and Administrator of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),and currently Director,Global Carbon Measurement Program,William J. Clinton Foundation working with forestry programs in developing countries with the aim of reducing carbon dioxide emissions and at the same time helping alleviate poverty.
Michael S. Devany is a former vice admiral in the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps who last served as the deputy under secretary for operations at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from January 2,2014 to April 2016. He previously served as director of the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps from August 13,2012 to January 1,2014,succeeding RADM Jonathan W. Bailey. As deputy under secretary for operations,he was NOAA’s chief operating officer. VADM Devany was responsible for the day-to-day management of NOAA’s national and international operations for oceanic and atmospheric services,research,and coastal and marine stewardship. He is a key advisor to the under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere/NOAA administrator on NOAA program and policy issues. Devany was the first NOAA Corps officer to achieve the rank of vice admiral since VADM Henry A. Karo in 1965,and the second NOAA Corps officer overall. Devany retired from NOAA in April 2016 after over 30 years of combined uniformed service.
Karen Kohanowich is a retired U.S. Naval officer and ocean research and technology program manager for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER). She was NOAA's Acting Director of the National Undersea Research Program (NURP) from 2006 to 2009,and served in various roles at OER,including Acting Deputy and Undersea Technology director,until retiring in 2018. In July 2006,she became an aquanaut on the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations 10 crew.
Gerd F. Glang is a former NOAA Corps rear admiral who last served as the director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Coast Survey. In this position,he also concurrently served as the U.S. National Hydrographer and as one of the commissioners of the Mississippi River Commission. He was appointed by Acting Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank on August 13,2012,after nomination by President Barack Obama,and confirmation by the U.S. Senate. He retired from the NOAA Corps on August 26,2016 after over 32 years of combined uniformed service.
The NOAA Administrator's Award is an award of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The award is granted by the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere who serves concurrently as the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The award,which may go to an individual or a group,is presented in recognition of significant contributions to NOAA programs. The award is presented to civilian employees of NOAA as a plaque and as a medal set to members of the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps. Individual recipients of the award receive a monetary award of $5,000. Recipients of group awards split the monetary award evenly. Administrator's Award recipients are formally recognized at an award ceremony held annually.
Brian Bentley Brown is a retired United States Navy vice admiral and navigator who last served as commander of the U.S. Naval Information Forces from June 2018 to May 2021. Brian became the second naval officer to assume the NAVIFOR office since it was established. In 1990,he served as a surface warfare officer and was subsequently transferred to the navy's operational arm oceanography command. He was also appointed as the chief of the Navy Space Cadre. As a navigator and administrator,he served aboard aircraft carriers,including USS La Salle and USS Theodore Roosevelt.
Neil Andrew Jacobs,Jr. is an American scientist and former government official who served as the acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Nancy A. Hann is a rear admiral in the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps. She is the commanding officer of the corps and director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO). She previously served as the deputy director.
Richard William Spinrad is an American oceanographer and government official serving as the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. He also concurrently serves as Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.
