NOAA Corps Officer Profile: Lt. j.g. Anna Gordon
The NOAA Corps is one of the nation’s eight uniformed services and supports nearly all of NOAA’s programs and missions. Meet NOAA Corps officer Lt. j.g. Anna Gordon.

The NOAA Corps is one of the nation’s eight uniformed services and supports nearly all of NOAA’s programs and missions. Meet NOAA Corps officer Lt. j.g. Anna Gordon.
Research and experimentation with uncrewed systems allows NOAA to improve and expand the ways that critical, accurate and time-sensitive data can be gathered and used. NOAA researchers and their partners use simulated and real-world experiments to assess the impact of uncrewed systems technologies and the data they collect. This information is then used to integrate uncrewed systems into NOAA operations.
Learn what it takes to operate uncrewed aircraft for NOAA
Last week, Rear Adm. Amanda Goeller joined regional partners in Hollywood, South Carolina, to mark a milestone in the construction of a new floating pier being built for NOAA. The 360-foot by 62-foot (110-meter by 19-meter) floating pier, expected to be one of the largest in the county, will support NOAA ships Ronald H.
NOAA’s mission stretches from space to the seafloor. In order to access the underwater world, NOAA is supported by a network of about 400 divers managed through the NOAA Diving Program.
Get to know the Knauss Fellows from the 2025 cohort in NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations.
The NOAA Corps is one of the nation’s eight uniformed services and supports nearly all of NOAA’s programs and missions. Meet NOAA Corps officer Lt. Cmdr. Priti Bhatnagar.
The NOAA Corps gained 20 new officers on Apr. 3. The first NOAA Corps Basic Officer Training Class (BOTC) of 2025 graduated after spending 12 weeks learning skills needed to become leaders in one of the nation’s eight uniformed services.