News & Announcements
NOAA personnel help with boater emergency
On a recent Friday afternoon in Yaquina Bay, Oregon, a loud boom drew the attention of NOAA personnel at the Marine Operations Center-Pacific pier. Thick smoke was spotted billowing from a nearby recreational vessel, the result of a fire on board.

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.

Uncrewed systems experimentation advances NOAA science
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.
A new floating pier being built for NOAA reaches a milestone
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 Corps Officer Profile: Lt. Cmdr. Priti Bhatnagar
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.

How Knauss Fellows are shaping the NOAA fleet
Get to know the Knauss Fellows from the 2025 cohort in NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations.
