The weeklong sequence of occasions kicked-off Monday with a proper press convention attended by the Mayor of New Orleans—RDML Ron Piret, Commander, Naval Meteorology & Oceanography Command—and different U.S. Navy and Coast Guard commanders.
Piret spoke throughout Monday’s press convention, addressing the historical past of Naval Oceanography’s presence within the Gulf Coast area.
“We [Naval Oceanography] are honored to be a part of New Orleans Navy Week,” he stated.
Naval Oceanography has been within the metropolis of New Orleans’ yard for nearly a half-century, headquartered at NASA’s Stennis House Heart in Mississippi because the Seventies.
“For a lot of of our Sailors and Civilians, New Orleans is their precise residence and we take pleasure within the heritage and tradition of the Gulf Coast,” Piret continued.
Throughout the Navy Week, Naval Oceanography personnel showcased its unmanned methods and capabilities on the Julia Road pier.
Navy Weeks are held to point out the American public investments made of their Navy to assist enhance consciousness of the Navy’s position and objective in nationwide protection.
“This week I hope town will get a chance to satisfy our extremely gifted Sailors, Scientists, Engineers and Technicians who function our unmanned methods, such because the Glider and different unmanned underwater automobiles (UUV), in addition to serving on survey ships, mapping the ocean ground” stated Piret.
Visitors entered the Julia Road pier, earlier than ship excursions, and will go to Naval Oceanography’s static show to be taught from subject material specialists on the way it helps maritime operations, business transport and tracks ocean traits — important to coastal cities like New Orleans.
Naval Oceanography’s static show of UUVs on town’s pier, included: the Littoral Battlespace Sensing-Glider; Distant Environmental Measuring Units (REMUS) 100 able to diving 100 meters under floor; and IVER3, an Autonomous Underwater Automobile, successfully capturing consideration of visitors from all demographics.
“It was fulfilling to evoke and witness peaked curiosity in Meteorology and Oceanography from kids and adults, each who’ve the potential themselves to contribute to our mission in the event that they desired,” stated Mr. Bern Staples, Bodily Scientists and Mechanical Engineer from the Naval Oceanographic Workplace. “The occasion was rewarding and I’m excited to see how we contribute subsequent Navy Week.”
Staples with different Naval Oceanography Sailors and Civilians engaged over 800+ visitors attending New Orleans Navy Week, serving to put together a future workforce and inform the general public how Naval Oceanography protects their nationwide safety and curiosity.
U.S. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command directs and oversees greater than 2,500 globally-distributed navy and civilian personnel who accumulate, course of and exploit environmental data to help Fleet and Joint Commanders in all warfare areas to make higher selections, based mostly on assured environmental data, sooner than the adversary.
