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NOAA Corps officers and professional mariners must maintain high levels of readiness when operating NOAA vessels at sea. Their preparation for underway missions is met through Operational Readiness Training where they gain familiarity with general ship operations and emergency response procedures.
NOAA leadership was joined by partners today to celebrate the keel-laying for Surveyor, a new charting and mapping vessel being constructed for NOAA. The vessel is being built by Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, LLC., in Houma, Louisiana.
Uncrewed systems are a rapidly emerging tool for NOAA in hurricane research and forecasting as they allow researchers to gather data from otherwise inaccessible regions of the storm.
NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations will hold a hiring event in August in Norfolk, Virginia to recruit professional mariners to work aboard NOAA’s ocean research ships.
The NOAA Corps gained 21 new officers on July 10. The second NOAA Corps Basic Officer Training Class (BOTC) of 2025 graduated after spending 12 weeks as officer candidates and learning skills needed to become leaders in one of the nation’s eight uniformed services.
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 Ensign Kyanna Cadwallader.
This past spring, NOAA Ship Fairweather conducted an underwater survey in Alaska at the request of the U.S. Coast Guard. The survey supported the Coast Guard’s efforts to locate the wreckage of the F/V Wind Walker, which sank on Dec.
NOAA Uncrewed Systems Operations Center is recognized for leadership in uncrewed systems work.
