Overview
The Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command mission is to define and apply the physical environment, from the bottom of the ocean to the stars, to ensure that the U.S. Navy has the freedom of action to deter aggression, maintain freedom of the seas and win wars. The Department of Defense’s authoritative source for characterization and applying data of the physical battlespace into winning decisions. The Command is comprised of 2900 personnel (1600 active duty and reserve military officers/enlisted and 1300 civil service and contractors), stationed at over 60 locations and deployed to every ocean around the world. Naval Oceanography has 13 subordinate commands that work in various scientific fields.
The Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command mission is to define and apply the physical environment, from the bottom of the ocean to the stars, to ensure that the U.S. Navy has the freedom of action to deter aggression, maintain freedom of the seas and win wars. In executing the mission, the Command is organized into four lines of effort:
• Oceanography — measuring, understanding and predicting to improve decision-making
• Meteorology — modeling and characterizing to ensure fleet safety and effectiveness
• Hydrography — surveying and charting the oceans for safety of navigation and tactical superiority
• Astrometry — precise time and astrometry provides foundational standards for navigation, targeting, communications and assured command and control