NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps

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The NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, composed of officers who operate ships, aircraft, and other platforms to support oceanic and atmospheric research, environmental monitoring, and related scientific missions.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United States uniformed service
military-adjacent uniformed service
commissionedOfficerRanksPatternedAfter United States Navy ranks
country United States
employer NOAA Corps officer
fieldOfWork atmospheric science
environmental science
hydrography
marine science
meteorology
oceanography
garrison Silver Spring, Maryland
hasRankStructureSimilarTo United States Navy
headquartersLocation Silver Spring, Maryland
jurisdiction United States federal government
legalStatus commissioned officer corps
uniformed service of the United States
officerTitle NOAA Corps officer
oneOf eight United States uniformed services
operates NOAA aircraft
NOAA ships
survey platforms
unmanned systems
parentAgency United States Department of Commerce
parentOrganization National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
partOf National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
United States uniformed services
primaryMission climate research support
environmental monitoring
fisheries research support
hydrographic surveying
nautical charting support
oceanographic research support
support atmospheric research
support oceanic research
weather research support
responsibleFor aeronautical operations for NOAA
emergency response support for environmental events
environmental data collection
maritime operations for NOAA
operational support for scientific research
supporting NOAA missions
serviceBranchType non-combatant uniformed service
scientific service
serviceMembersCalled NOAA Corps officers
worksWith National Marine Fisheries Service
National Weather Service
Office of Marine and Aviation Operations

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act ("commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on active duty")
appliesTo
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
employs
NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps ("NOAA Corps officer")
officerTitle
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
operates
NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps ("NOAA Corps officers")
serviceMembersCalled
United States Navy rear admiral ("National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps")
usedBy

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