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Navy Commands' Harbor Survey Aids in Maritime Security Ops

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Story Number: NNS081024-04
Release Date: 10/24/2008 6:25:00 AM

From Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command Public Affairs

STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. (NNS) -- The Naval Oceanography Mine Warfare Center (NOMWC) and the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO), in conjunction with the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC), completed a harbor survey of the Hampton Roads area.

The survey, which started Sept. 10, included marking the location of underwater objects and potential hazards to ship traffic through data collection, analysis and processing.

The information will support port security and a rapid, effective response to maritime contingencies. A similar survey was conducted in Groton, Conn. NAVOCEANO personnel are now processing the data for charts and other navigation products.

"The Navy oceanography community has always been charged with keeping the fleet safe, and this project affirms that role," said Capt. Bob Kiser, commanding officer the Naval Oceanography Operations Command (NOOC), NOMWC's higher echelon command.

Military and civilian personnel with NMOWC and NAVOCEANO, augmented with military personnel from NECC, conducted the surveys.

NOMWC, NAVOCEANO and NOOC are based at Stennis Space Center, Miss. NECC is based at Little Creek, Va. NOOC and NAVOCEANO are fourth echelon commands under the Stennis-based Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (NMOC). NMOC forecasts atmospheric and ocean conditions, maintains the Navy's atomic clock and measures the positions and movement of celestial bodies worldwide for U.S. Navy operations.

For more news from Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, visit www.navy.mil/local/cnmoc/.