# Presentation: 288846

## NOAA’sOffice of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO)

## Summary of Content

- Mission and Vision
- Organization
- Leadership
- Personnel
- OMAO Programs and Services
- Value to NOAA and the Nation
- Assets and Facilities
- Budget

- NOAA’s Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO)

## Mission & Vision

- To safely and efficiently operate NOAA ships and aircraft, incorporate emerging data acquisition technologies, and provide a specialized professional team responsive to NOAA programs

- To be the best in class for sea and air operations and data acquisition for NOAA and the Nation

- NOAA’s Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO)

## OMAO Organization

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## OMAO Leadership

- NOAA’s Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO)

- Rear Admiral Jonathan W. Bailey
- Director, NOAA Corps and
- Office of Marine and Aviation Operations

- Rear Admiral Philip M. Kenul, NOAA
- Director, Marine and Aviation Operations Centers

- Deputy Director
- Office of Marine and Aviation Operations

## OMAO Personnel

- A diverse workforce consisting of six distinct personnel systems and five employee unions:
- GS and SES Civilians – Primarily land-side mission support, platform acquisition and maintenance, resource management, and administration
-  Wage Mariners – Majority of sea going crew aboard NOAA Ships
-  Commissioned Officers
- NOAA Corps officers serve in OMAO’s operational and administrative leadership positions at sea, in the air, and ashore.
- Public Health Service officers provide medical care at sea and medical administrative services ashore.
-  Contractors – Specialized support in IT, platform acquisition, and administration

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## OMAO Programs and Services

- Centralized Management of NOAA’s Fleet:
- 20 NOAA Ships and 12 Aircraft
- Safety of Operations
- Maintenance and Repair
- Platform Allocation
- Recapitalization of Fleet

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## OMAO Programs and Services

- Administration of NOAA Commissioned Corps
- OMAO administers NOAA’s uniformed service
- Director, OMAO is the senior NOAA Corps officer and concurrently serves as Director, NOAA Corps
- Approximately 2/3 of NOAA Corps officers are assigned to OMAO
- OMAO Commissioned Personnel Center responsibilities:
- All human resource management policies and procedures for NOAA Corps officers throughout the Agency
- Administration of NOAA Corps pay and benefits
- Representation of NOAA Corps in interdepartmental (inter-service) activities affecting uniformed services

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## OMAO Programs and Services

- NOAA Corps Officers are NOAA’s operational leaders:
- Provide the technical and operational expertise, dynamic leadership, and breadth of experience to optimize NOAA’s missions through planning, preparation, and execution.
- Rotate between the fleet and shore, increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of scientific operations
- One of seven uniformed services who serve with the “special trust and confidence” of the President

- Vision
- The NOAA Corps will be the nation’s premier, diverse leaders of  worldwide environmental observations to ensure the flow of commerce and increased understanding of the global environment.

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##  OMAO Programs and Services

- Outsourcing Support — aircraft and vessel charters
- Aircraft and Small Boat Safety Programs —standardized safety and policy procedures, training and inspection programs
- NOAA Dive Program — safety oversight, training and certification
- Teacher at Sea Program – fosters environmental literacy at sea and in the classroom

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## Value to NOAA and the Nation

- NOAA Ships and Aircraft are National Assets:
- Highly mobile and responsive to national emergencies
- Collect data that support the protection of life and property and the economic health of the nation
- Have unique capabilities that support all NOAA programs

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## Value to NOAA and the Nation

| Current Ship Outputs | National Outcomes |
| --- | --- |
| Stock assessment surveys that facilitate management decisions under MSRA, MMPA, and ESA | Supports healthy fisheries.  U.S. consumers spent $69.5 billion on fishery products in 2006. |
|  | Promotes sustainable management of domestic fish stocks.  U.S. imports 70% of its seafood annually.  The U.S. seafood trade deficit is estimated at $8 billion. |
| Hydrographic surveys | Facilitates 60,000 port calls per year by vessels required to carry NOAA charts |
|  | Supports movement of 2.5 billion short tons of cargo through U.S. ports valued at over $1 trillion |
| Annual health assessments of Pacific coral reefs | Informs management decisions that protect the estimated $578 million of economic benefit from coral reefs to the Pacific Islands |
| Deployment, maintenance, and upgrades to NOAA’s TAO/TOGA buoys | Provides climate and weather data worth an estimated $300 million to the Nation’s agricultural economy |
|  | Tracks the development of El Niño/La Niña and anticipates their probable influence on the Atlantic hurricane season |

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## Value to NOAA and the Nation

| Current Aircraft Outputs | National Outcomes |
| --- | --- |
| Hurricane research, reconnaissance and surveillance flights | Contributes to NOAA hurricane forecasts, warnings, and the associated responses which save $1 billion in property-related damage |
|  | Contributes $2 billion in savings due to the reduction in hurricane-related deaths from forecasts and warnings |
| Snow survey observations | Retains current capacity to forecast frequent winter and spring floods in all regions |
|  | Supports federal, state and municipal water resource programs resulting in over $170 million / year in hydropower benefits alone. |
| Marine Mammal Surveys | Supports timely and accurate assessments and recovery strategies for species listed under Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act |
|  | Facilitates annual expenditures for marine wildlife viewing, ranging from $7-10 million in California to $26 million in Stellwagen Bank in New England |

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## Value to NOAA and the Nation

- Fisheries Surveys and Research
-  Fish Stock Assessments
-  Marine Mammal Surveys
-  Biological Sampling
-  Ecosystems Research

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## Value to NOAA and the Nation

- Marine and Aerial Charting/Mapping
-  Nautical Chart Data
-  Dangers to Navigation
-  Habitat and Coral Reef Mapping
-  Aerial Mapping and Damage Assessment
-  Shoreline (LIDAR) Mapping
-  Storm Damage Assessments
-  Coral Reef, Kelp Bed, and Algal  Bloom Mapping
-  Coastal Erosion
-  Port and Harbor Updates
-  Wetlands Surveys

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## Value to NOAA and the Nation

- Oceanographic and  Atmospheric Research
- Servicing of TAO Array (60 Buoys) and DART System (38 Buoys)
- Ocean Exploration
- Hydrothermal Vent Studies
- Air Quality Studies

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## Value to NOAA and the Nation

- Research and Forecasting
- Hurricane Intensity
- Hurricane Track and Landfall Predictions
- Winter Storm Intensity and Tracks
- Atmospheric Pollutant Studies
- Cloud Physics

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## OMAO Assets and FacilitiesNOAA Ships and Homeports in FY’09

- PASCAGOULA
- (3)

- SAN DIEGO (1)

- MOC NORFOLK
- (1)

- CHARLESTON  (2)

- DELAWARE II

- OREGON II

- GORDON GUNTER

- DAVID STARR JORDAN

- NANCY FOSTER

- RONALD  H. BROWN

- WOODS HOLE (1)

- KODIAK (1)

- Nautical Charting
- Fisheries Research
- Oceanographic Research
- Coastal Monitoring
- Ocean Exploration

- MISSIONS

- RAINIER

- BELL M. SHIMADA

- McARTHUR II

- FAIRWEATHER

- OSCAR DYSON

-  THOMAS

- HONOLULU (3)

- THOMAS JEFFERSON

- PISCES

- FERDINAND R. HASSLER

- DAVISVILLE (1)

- Homeport TBD:
- HENRY BIGELOW

- OKEANOS EXPLORER

- NEW CASTLE (1)

- MILLER FREEMAN

- 20 Ships
- 11 Homeports

- KETCHIKAN (1)

- OMAO Assets and FacilitiesNOAA Ships and Homeports in FY’09

- MOC-PACIFIC
- (4)

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## OMAO Assets and FacilitiesNOAA Aircraft and Bases in FY’09

- (2)

- AOC Tampa
- (8)

- MISSIONS
- Charting and Mapping
- Fisheries Research
- Hurricane Research
- Environmental Assessment

- JET PROP COMMANDER

- SHRIKE COMMANDER

- P-3 (3)

- SHRIKE COMMANDER

- GULFSTREAM IV

- TWIN OTTER (3)

- Dulles, VA
- (1)

- DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AIRCRAFT (to replace Citation)

- 12 Aircraft, 4 Bases of Operation

- Monterey, CA (1)

- TWIN OTTER (1)

- OMAO Assets and FacilitiesNOAA Aircraft and Bases in FY’09

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## OMAO Budget

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## Fleet Allocation Process

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