Naval Oceanographic Office

Naval Oceanographic Office We optimize seapower by applying relevant oceanographic knowledge in support of National Security. NAVOCEANO is located at John C.

NAVOCEANO, the largest subordinate command within the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, is responsible for providing oceanographic products and services to all elements of the Department of Defense. Stennis Space Center in south Mississippi. From data collection through production and analysis, NAVOCEANO provides the warfighter the best available knowledge of the maritime battlespace. Th

is includes tailored oceanographic, hydrographic, bathymetric, geophysical and acoustic products and services that aid in safe navigation and effective mission planning.

NAVOCEANO welcomed three new employees! Aaron Ramus, Nicholas Bream and John Pope onboarded June 1!NAVOCEANO’s Commandin...
06/01/2026

NAVOCEANO welcomed three new employees! Aaron Ramus, Nicholas Bream and John Pope onboarded June 1!

NAVOCEANO’s Commanding Officer, Capt. Douglas Pearman was on hand to meet and welcome the new employees.

As part of the check-in process, They were administered the Oath of Office and given a copy of the U.S. Constitution by NAVOCEANO’s Executive Officer, Capt. Jeffrey Portell.

Welcome Aboard!

VICTORY AT SEA BEGINS AT NAVO!

Naval Oceanography
Naval Oceanography Operations Command
Naval Information Forces
United States Naval Observatory
USM School of Ocean Science and Engineering
USM IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society
National Data Buoy Center

Personnel from the oceanography and meteorology community interact with residents at the Julia Street Terminal in New Or...
05/30/2026

Personnel from the oceanography and meteorology community interact with residents at the Julia Street Terminal in New Orleans, La. during Sail 250, May 30.

Sail 250 is an outreach event that gives local residents an opportunity to learn about the mission and capabilities of the US Navy.

VICTORY AT SEA BEGINS AT NAVO!

Naval Oceanography
Naval Oceanography Operations Command
Naval Information Forces
National Data Buoy Center
USM School of Ocean Science and Engineering
United States Naval Observatory
Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center
U.S. Navy

Personnel from the oceanography and meteorology community tour the USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) and the USCGC Eagle (WIX-327) i...
05/29/2026

Personnel from the oceanography and meteorology community tour the USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) and the USCGC Eagle (WIX-327) in New Orleans, La. during Sail 250, May 29.

Sail 250 is an outreach event that gives local residents an opportunity to learn about the mission and capabilities of the US Navy.

VICTORY AT SEA BEGINS AT NAVO!

Naval Oceanography
Naval Oceanography Operations Command
Naval Information Forces
National Data Buoy Center
USM School of Ocean Science and Engineering
United States Naval Observatory
U.S. Navy
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Personnel from the oceanography and meteorology community interact with residents at the Manning's Childrens Hospital in...
05/29/2026

Personnel from the oceanography and meteorology community interact with residents at the Manning's Childrens Hospital in New Orleans, La. during Sail 250, May 29.

Sail 250 is an outreach event that gives local residents an opportunity to learn about the mission and capabilities of the US Navy.

VICTORY AT SEA BEGINS AT NAVO!

Naval Oceanography
Naval Oceanography Operations Command
Naval Information Forces
National Data Buoy Center
USM School of Ocean Science and Engineering
United States Naval Observatory
U.S. Navy
Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center

Personnel from the oceanography and meteorology community interact with Gulf Coast residents at the Julia Street Cruise ...
05/29/2026

Personnel from the oceanography and meteorology community interact with Gulf Coast residents at the Julia Street Cruise Terminal in New Orleans, La. during Sail 250, May 29.

Sail 250 is an outreach event that gives local residents an opportunity to learn about the mission and capabilities of the US Navy.

VICTORY AT SEA BEGINS AT NAVO!

Naval Oceanography
Naval Oceanography Operations Command
Naval Information Forces
National Data Buoy Center
USM School of Ocean Science and Engineering
United States Naval Observatory
U.S. Navy



Visit New Orleans

Personnel from the oceanography and meteorology community will be at the Julia Street Cruise Terminal in New Orleans, La...
05/28/2026

Personnel from the oceanography and meteorology community will be at the Julia Street Cruise Terminal in New Orleans, La. This week during Sail 250.

Sail 250 is an outreach event that gives local residents an opportunity to learn about the mission and capabilities of the US Navy.

VICTORY AT SEA BEGINS AT NAVO!

NAVOCEANO held an awards ceremony in the large conference room of the Ocean Sciences Building, May 28. The ceremony high...
05/28/2026

NAVOCEANO held an awards ceremony in the large conference room of the Ocean Sciences Building, May 28.

The ceremony highlighted the outstanding achievements of NAVOCEANO personnel!

Please note that due to operational commitments not all personnel were present to receive their awards in person and thus they do not appear in the photos that were taken.

LENGTH OF SERVICE

In recognition of 5 Years of Service
JOHN ANDERSON III
RACHEL BIRSCH
BRANDON BOSARGE
CHRISTIAN BULLOCH
ROBERT GAVAGNIE, JR
HEATHER GEBO
COURTNEY HILL
ETHAN HODGE
SHANNON INGOLD
MARK JERNIGAN
ZARI JOHNSON
CAMERON KAST
NICHOLAS LEIBOLD
MAYA LEYDEN
XIMING LIAO
CHRISTOPHER MCANDREW
AUSTIN SMITH
BERNARD STAPLES
GRANT WEBB

In recognition of 10 Years of Service
KATHERINE BREEZE
JOSHUA CARTER
SOPHIA HUMPHREY
TODD INNIS
RONALD JOHNSON
ROBERT SIMMONS, JR
JEREMIAH THOMAS
JEFFERY WISE
RYAN MERTEN

In recognition of 15 Years of Service
STEPHEN ADAMS
KRISTI CATHCART
NICOLE DESTRI
GABRIEL RUSSELL
CARRIE SMITH
JOYCELYN SMITH

In recognition of 20 Years of Service
CORINNA HOLLOWAY
MARC TORRES

In recognition of 25 Years of Service
JAMIE E. BOND
BRIAN ERICKSON
ROBERT HOWARD

In recognition of 30 Years of Service
DAVID BRAZIER
JATONNE EL-AMIN

In recognition of 35 Years of Service
SAMUEL HERNANDEZ
SHELDON POWE
LO**TA SLACK
BOBBIE THOMPSON

In recognition of 40 Years of Service
DONALD BOURGEOIS
PATRICE MUSE

If you were tracking, that was 670 total years of service recognized. Let’s have one final round of applause for all these years of service.

SEA SURVEY RECOGNITION AWARD

Blue Seahorse Award (100-249 Days at Sea)
KRISTOPHER ASHTON
BROCK BABIN
CRAIG BROWN
DANIEL DRODY
CHARLES EVERHARDT
SETH FRADELLA
RYAN HARNER
JAQUAN HIGH
SARAH HILL
DANIEL MOUTON
JASON NIELSEN
GABBY PEARSON
JACKSON ROBBINS
SAMUEL ROY
SULLIVAN SANTANA
BRIAN SAWER
BRAD SMITH
DONTAERIUS CHAD WEAKLEY
TREVOR WHALEN

Bronze Seahorse Award (250-499 Days at Sea)
JOSEPH BELL
JASMINE BOYD
JESSICA DOAN
JACOB FREEMAN
OSCAR GOINS
CAMERON KAST
ROBERT KNIGHT
KYLE LONG
BRYCE MCGOVERN
DAVID RAU
JACOB SEAL
MATTHEW SUDDITH
BENJAMIN TAYLOR
HUNTER UNBEHAGEN
CORY WILLIAMS

Silver Seahorse Award (500-999 Days at Sea)
ROBERT ANDERSON
JEDIAH BISHOP
BRUCE BISSET
KATE KAMINSKI
RODNEY FRANKLIN
TYRONE MCKAY
RICHARD PATRIDGE
CHRISTOPHER WHITE

Gold Seahorse Award (1000-1999 Days at Sea)
ROLANDO MCCULLUM
LANE REYNOLDS
JOHN RICCI
ALIVIA ROBINSON
MICHAEL CODY SMITH

Gold 2 Seahorse Award (2,000-2,999 Days at Sea)
RONALD GUYTON
JULIUS JACKSON

Gold 3 Seahorse Award (3000-3999 Days at Sea)
TERRY DEBERRY

Top Ten Surveyors List (Days at Sea)
LARRY JOHNSON – 7705 DAYS
MELISSA ODOM – 3460 DAYS
GUY LIZANA – 3436 DAYS
PETER BROCKERT-3228 DAYS
TERRY DEBERRY – 3056 DAYS
NEIL DUFFIN – 2850 DAYS
MICHAEL POPE – 2712 DAYS
AARON KAYES-2570 DAYS
MARC REMY – 2551 DAYS
KEVIN HART –2360 DAYS

33,928 Total Days at Sea (92 Years 10 Months 20 Days)

CDO AWARDS

DANIEL DRODY
COURTNEY HILL
SEAN BEELITZ
LAURA DEHAAN
BRIAN WARREN
HUNTER UNBEHAGEN
SAMUEL BOND
JONATHAN MCRAE
NICHOLAS PECHICH
MORGAN RUNYAN
JACOB FREEMAN
JACOB SMITLEY
SYDNEY CHAPAN
CHRISTIAN BULLOCH

SURVEY EXCELLENCE AWARDS CY25

PARKER ARRINGTON
NICOLE DESTRI
BRINDY BISSET
STEVE SMITH
JACOB SEAL
JEFF WISE
ZACH ASHBURN
RICHARD BOSARGE
KYLE LONG
FRANCIS (MISHKO) PRIKASKY
KRISTEN HAYNES
HAYDEN BRITT
STEPHEN NUSSBAUM
KELLY NIFONG
KATE KAMINSKI

SNR AWARDS

JAMIE BROUILETTE
MARK REMY
SHELDON POWE
BRIAN HARTLEY
SHAWN SPARKS
CELESTE ROSE
AUSTIN LOWERY
DANIEL FREEMAN
PATRICK LEWIS
DENIS AIDOO
REBECCA MARTINOLICH
CHRIS ROGERS
BRANDON HARRIS

ON THE SPOT AWARD
TOM MONEYMAKER

ON THE SPOT AWARD
MAXWELL WILLIAMSON

ON THE SPOT AWARD
BRIAN RIVENBARK

ON THE SPOT AWARD
BRITTANY LAROCCA

ON THE SPOT AWARD
IVORY REINERT

ON THE SPOT AWARD
KRISTY JOIA

ON THE SPOT AWARD
RICHARD GAGNE

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT TEAM AWARD
CLIFFORD HARMS
JERRY BICKHAM
CHRISTOPHER LAPNIEWSKI
SALVADORE BOSCARENO
SYDNEY CHAPMAN
DEL'LESHEONIA DIXON
RONALD RICHARDSON II
LEILA WALKER

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT TEAM AWARD
CLIFFORD HARMS
SYDNEY CHAPMAN

LETTER OF APPRECIATION
CLIFFORD HARMS
LT BRADY EVANS
CHRISTIOPHER LAPNIEWSKI
DEVIN BISE
JOSEPH KUHNER
MARIE RUIZ DEJESUS
BOBBIE THOMPSON
DAVID HADAWAY
BENJAMIN TAYLOR
CHRISTOPHER COWARD

ON THE SPOT AWARD
GABRIEL RUSSELL

ON THE SPOT TEAM AWARD
SALVADORE BOSCARENO
LEILA WALKER
SYDNEY CHAPMAN
MATT HARMS

ON THE SPOT AWARD
MICHAEL WHALEY

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT
PETER FARGO

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT
MALARIE O’BRIEN

ON THE SPOT TEAM AWARD
JODY BERNIUS
LINDSAY ESKEW
ASHLEY LENOIR
ROSIE MINGO
VALERIE BROCKWAY
CANDACE GREMILLION
KEENA JACKSON
NGOC 'RUBEE' JOHNSON
AARON LEVENSON,
ANGELIA POWELL
JENNIFER STOCKSTILL
MARINA ZAKHAROVA
AMANDA DAVIS
MISTY DIENES
ERIC GLOVER
TERESA LESLIE
MEGAN 'BRIANNA' MONTI

ON THE SPOT TEAM AWARD
ALEXANDER YOLI
ALLAN LAMBERT
BRICAN YOCUM
EMILY MASSARINI
GREGORY HUGHES
KEVIN MALAGARIE
KRISTEN BOND
MARC CONTEVITA
MICHAEL CROSS
PAMELA HUGHES
ROBERT COLLINS
ROYAL ROBINS
SCOTT MCCARTER
JAMES HOLLOMAN
MICHELLE DEAN
DUSTIN JOHNSON
MIKE MITCHELL
JEFF ADCOCK
KYLE CURVIN
ERIC BOND
TINA BENTLEY

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT - TEAM
CHASE MELHUISH
CODY SMITH
CRAIG BROWN
MATTHEW CULLIVER
RODNEY FRANKLIN

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT
DANIEL FREEMAN

CIVILIAN SERVICE COMMENDATION MEDAL
AMANDA SCAFIDI

CIVILIAN SERVICE COMMENDATION MEDAL
CHRISTOPHER LAPNIEWSKI

CIVILIAN SERVICE ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL AWARD
MICHAEL ARRINGTON

VICTORY AT SEA BEGINS AT NAVO!

Naval Oceanography
Naval Oceanography Operations Command
Naval Information Forces
United States Naval Observatory
USM School of Ocean Science and Engineering
USM IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society

NAVOCEANO would like to wish everyone a safe Memorial Day holiday. Please remember and honor all those who gave the ulti...
05/25/2026

NAVOCEANO would like to wish everyone a safe Memorial Day holiday. Please remember and honor all those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in defense of their country.

VICTORY AT SEA BEGINS AT NAVO!

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise installed a new High Performance Computing system at the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEAN...
05/21/2026

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise installed a new High Performance Computing system at the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) dubbed the “Warfighter Advanced Decision Engine” or “W.A.D.E.” that will power NAVOCEANO’s 4D Ocean Cube.

According to the Commanding Officer, Capt. Douglas Pearman, the Warrior-Scholars of NAVOCEANO will use the 4D Ocean Cube to provide the fleet with continuously updating variable resolution analysis and predictions in a compute environment robust enough for the evaluation of oceanographic effects on the digital twins of all naval platforms. This will fundamentally alter our approach to planning in the maritime domain.

VICTORY AT SEA BEGINS AT NAVO!

Naval Oceanography
Naval Oceanography Operations Command
Naval Information Forces
United States Naval Observatory
National Data Buoy Center
USM School of Ocean Science and Engineering
Hewlett Packard Enterprise

NAVOCEANO’s Commanding Officer, Capt. Douglas Pearman, hosted a Coffee and Conversations with the Commanding Officer eve...
05/20/2026

NAVOCEANO’s Commanding Officer, Capt. Douglas Pearman, hosted a Coffee and Conversations with the Commanding Officer event in the Dr. Walter H. Munk Oceanographic Library, May 20.

Pearman was joined by NAVOCEANO’s Executive Officer, Capt. Jeffrey Portell and NAVOCEANO’s Chief Scientist, Martin Doody.

The popular Coffee and Conversations with the Commanding Officer events are an open forum that allows NAVOCEANO personnel to interact with command leadership and ask questions or discuss concerns they might have in a relaxed environment.

VICTORY AT SEA BEGINS AT NAVO!

Naval Oceanography
Naval Oceanography Operations Command
Naval Information Forces
USM School of Ocean Science and Engineering
U.S. Navy
National Data Buoy Center

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