This MOU, a regularly-signed joint settlement, reaffirms dedication to boost the ROKN-USN partnership by sharing data on oceanography, hydrography, and meteorology best-practices.
Foundationally, the MOU aligns with the 2022 Nationwide Protection Technique (NDS) priorities: (1) defending the homeland, paced to the rising multi-domain menace; (2) deterring strategic assaults in opposition to the U.S., Allies and companions; (3) deterring aggression, whereas being ready to prevail in battle when mandatory; and (4) constructing a resilient Joint Pressure and protection ecosystem.
“The signing of this settlement is historic and demonstrates our navies’ dedication to continued progress in our oceanographic alliance,” stated RDML Ron J. Piret, Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (CNMOC).
The ROKN cohort included: CAPT Jaesic Park, Commanding Officer, ROKN Naval Intelligence Group (NIG); Chief Warrant Officer Sanghwan Chung; and Mr. Ansung Kim from the ROKN NIG.
In solidarity between the U.S. and ROK as allies, Piret and Park signed the MOU, strengthening ties between the 2 nations.
“Our [Naval Oceanography] partnerships are constructed into our technique as a result of ‘partnership’ is a instrument of leverage to create a warfighting benefit and is constructed into the inspiration of the nationwide protection for each our nations,” stated Piret.
Naval Oceanography’s counterparts attending the tour had been: CDR Chris Tuggle, Commanding Officer, NAVOCEANASWCEN Yokosuka; LT William Griffin, CNFK METOC; and Mr. Joe Johnson, CNMOC Fleet Consultant.
Through the go to, Naval Oceanography and ROKN representatives had discussions on understanding the physical-battlespace setting and its significance to unmanned methods operations.
The group additionally toured and have become accustomed to Naval Oceanographic Workplace (NAVO) program workplaces, operational tools from Fleet Survey Staff (FST) and Naval Oceanography Mine Warfare (NOMWC), all used to gather huge knowledge.
“We put greater than 1300 unmanned observing methods out for monitoring the setting gathering about 18 million observations a day from varied methods,” Piret continued. “It’s about offering decisive benefits to our Navy and Division of Protection (DOD) allies and companions by guaranteeing that our climate and ocean environmental data superiority is best than anybody else, and we depend on UUV experience to execute that.”
As well as, Piret and Park, mentioned chance of an alternate program with regard to enlisted personnel from the USN and ROKN Oceanography communities to alternate billets between the 2 navies.
ROK-U.S. Alliance, solid in blood on the battlefield 70 years in the past, serves because the linchpin of peace, safety, and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula and the Indo-Pacific area. Amid growing world threats, the Alliance has by no means been extra necessary.
The ROK-U.S. Alliance stays dedicated to peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula and all through the Indo-Pacific. The U.S. dedication to the protection of the ROK stays ironclad.
U.S. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command directs and oversees greater than 2,500 globally-distributed army and civilian personnel who accumulate, course of and exploit environmental data to help Fleet and Joint Commanders in all warfare areas to make higher choices, based mostly on assured environmental data, sooner than the adversary.
