Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command

USA (Apr. 23, 2012)1 of 4

Members of the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency exhibit at the XVIIIth International Hydrographic Conference (IHC) in Monaco. The conference which started today and runs through April 27, is hosted every five years in Monaco by the International Hydrographic Organization, an intergovernmental organization established in 1921 to support safety of navigation and the protection of the marine environment. 120423-N-LS434-024

YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 18, 2012)2 of 4

Aerographer's Mate 3rd Class Michelle Spicer, assigned to the Naval Oceanographic Anti-submarine Warfare Center (NOAC), discusses the capabilities of weather monitoring equipment with students from the Yokosuka Middle School during the first Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) mentorship program event held outside the continental United States. The STEM program offers young people the opportunity to explore possible future careers in various technical fields. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Paul Kelly (Released) 120418-N-TX154-215

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 3, 2012)3 of 4

Mineman 1st Class Burel Jones, from Boston, assigned to Mine Countermeasures Squadron, Detachment 1, embarked aboard the littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2), and Aerographer's Mate 2nd Class Joshua Washington, from El Paso, Texas, stationed aboard Independence, hammer nails into the roof of a Habitat for Humanity project house. Seven Sailors from Independence volunteered with Habitat for Humanity as part of a community service project to help build houses in the local community. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Trevor Welsh (Released) 120403-N-ZS026-264

CARTAGENA, Columbia (Jan. 30, 2012)4 of 4

Fleet Survey Team's Lt. j.g. Jon Lagrew, foreground coxswain, and Aerographer's Mate 1st Class Thomas Folds, background coxswain, demonstrate the use of the sonar & GPS equipment of an expeditionary survey vessel to members of the Colombian navy's Centro De Investigaciones Oceanograficas e Hidrograficas during Oceanographic Southern Partnership Station 12. Oceanographic Southern Partnership Station is a joint project to demonstrate current technologies and capabilities of the U.S. Navy and to share information on conducting military oceanographic surveys in various environments. U.S. Navy photo by Aerographer's Mate 2nd Class Christopher Kyall (Released) 120130-N-RR571-627