NAVOCEANO Kicks Off Navy Week in Oklahoma City

Photo By Kaley Turfitt | Personnel from the Naval Oceanographic Office and Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command Deputy Commander and Technical Director Dr. Bill Burnett, who is attending as the Navy senior leader, helped kick off Navy Week Oklahoma City on Sept. 18, by touring the National Weather Center and speaking to a meteorology class at The University of Oklahoma.  

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, UNITED STATES

09.18.2017

Story by Kaley Turfitt 

Naval Oceanographic Office

Personnel from the Naval Oceanographic Office helped kick off Navy Week Oklahoma City on Sept. 18, by visiting Mount St. Mary High School, touring the National Weather Center and speaking to a meteorology class at The University of Oklahoma.

Hundreds of students were taught how the physical environment affects Navy ships, submarines, aircraft and SEAL teams, and how ocean forecasters, geologists and unmanned systems help those entities to operate and navigate safely and effectively.

“We’re very excited to show off Navy assets in a place completely landlocked,” said NAVOCEANO Commanding Officer Capt. Greg Ireton. “We’re a very unique part of the Navy and we want to show people, especially young people that might be interested in ocean and weather sciences, that there are opportunities for them in the Navy.”
NAVOCEANO, located at Stennis Space Center (SSC) in southern Mississippi, is comprised of approximately 700 military and civilian personnel. Roughly 30 percent of the command's workforce is comprised of scientists and engineers.

The command is participating in Navy Week Oklahoma City alongside SSC-based Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command Deputy Commander and Technical Director Dr. Bill Burnett, who is attending as the Navy senior leader. The command will visit Meeker High School, Edmond North High School, The University of Oklahoma School of Geology, St. Eugene’s Catholic School, Oklahoma School of Science and math, Bishop McGuinness High School, Capitol Hill High School, Broken Arrow Senior High School and Creek Elementary School. They will also exhibit at the Oklahoma State Fair on Sept. 20-21 and 23-24.

NAVOCEANO uses a variety of platforms including ships, aircraft, satellite sensors, buoys, and unmanned underwater vehicles to collect oceanographic and hydrographic data from the world's oceans.

• Date Taken: 09.18.2017
• Date Posted: 09.18.2017 22:42
• Story ID: 248779
• Location: OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, US