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Commander,  Naval  Oceanography  Command 
NSTL,  MS  39529-5000
PREFACE 
This  is  a  history  of  the  Headquarters  of  the  Commander,  Naval 
Oceanography  Command.  It  does  not  purport  to  be  a  history  of  the 
Naval  Oceanography  Command  or  claimancy.  For  this  the  reader  must 
consult  the  histories  of  the  various  shore/field  activities  which 
make  up  the  Command. 
In  compiling  this  history  we  followed  the  guidance  provided 
in  the  directive  requiring  its  preparation  and  submission  that 
existing  documents  be  used  wherever  possible.  To  this  end,  we 
felt  that  Naval  Oceanography  Command  News,  the  Command's  monthly 
newspaper,  was  a  very  valuable  source  of  historical  information 
in  that  it  chronicles  major  events,  technological  developments, 
and  procedural  changes.  It  also  provides  insight  into  the 
management  of  the  Command  through  the  monthly  messages  from  the 
Commander  to  those  in  his  charge  and  in  the  goals  and  objectives 
he  set  for  the  organization.  An  abbreviated  index  to  News  is 
contained  in  Appendix  II.  This  index  identifies  items  of 
historical  significance  as  they  relate  to  actions,  decisions,  or 
policies  of  the  Commander  as  carried  out  by  his  staff.  ?
TABLE  OF  CONTENTS 
1.  Historical  Background  1-1 
2.  Mission  and  Functions  2-1 
Modification  to  Functions  2-5 
3.  E fography  of  Commander  3-1 
Travel  History  3-2 
4.  Office   Roster  4-1 
Staff  Manning  4-3 
5.  Operations  5-1 
6.  Program  Integration  6-1 
7.  Command  Funding  7-1 
8.  COMNAVOCEANCOM  Public  Affairs  Program  8-1 
9.  Submission  for  Federal  Plan  for  Meteorological 
Meteorological  Services  and  Supporting  Research  9-1 
Appendix  1 
Acronyms 
Append  ix  II 
Naval  Oceanography  Command  News
HISTORICAL  BACKGROUND 
The  Naval  Oceanography  Command  was  established  on  1  October 
1978.  It  is  a  second  echelon  command  reporting  directly  to  the 
Chief  of  Naval  Operations.  The  Command  was  formed  by 
consolidating  two  second  echelon  commands  both  of  which  had  been 
established  in  1967.  These  were  the  Oceanographer  of  the  Navy  and 
the  Commander,  Naval  Weather  Service  Command.  The  Oceanographer 
commanded  the  Naval  Oceanographic  Office  at  Suitland,  Maryland. 
In  1976  the  Office  was  moved  to  Bay  St.  Louis,  Mississippi.  The 
shore/field  activities  under  the  Commander,  Naval  Weather  Service 
Command  included  the  Fleet  Numerical  Weather  Central  at  Monterey, 
California;  weather  centrals  at  Norfolk,  Virginia,  Pearl  Harbor, 
Hawaii,  Guam,  and  Rota,  Spain;  weather  facilities  at  Jacksonville 
and  Pensacola,  Florida,  Glenview,  Illinois,  San  Diego  and 
Alameda,  California,  and  Yokosuka,  Japan.  In  addition,  there  were 
approximately  50  Naval  Weather  Service  Environmental  Detachments 
located  principally  at  naval  air  stations.  The  detachments 
reported  to  the  various  weather  facilities. 
An  interim  headquarters  organization  called  Director,  Naval 
Oceanography  and  Meteorology  existed  from  February  1976  until  the 
establishment  of  the  Naval  Oceanography  Command.  The  interim 
organization  was  a  third  echelon  headquarters  under  the 
Oceanographer  of  the  Navy.  The  Director  commanded  the  Naval 
Weather  Service  assets  described  above.  The  Director's  staff  was 
made  up  of  those  personnel  formerly  attached  to  the  Naval  Weather 
Service  Command  headquarters  which  was  disestablished  in  February 
1976.  During  the  period  July  to  September  1976,  the  headquarters 
was  moved  from  Washington,  DC,  to  the  National  Space  Technology 
Laboratories  (NSTL)  near  Bay  St.  Louis,  Mississippi. 
The  position  of  Commander,  Naval  Oceanography  Command  was 
established  as  a  flag  billet  (0-7)  for  a  Special  Duty  Only 
(Geophysics)  officer  (designator  1800).  A  flag  officer  billet 
remained  on  the  staff  of  the  Chief  of  Naval  Operations  as  the 
head  of  the  Naval  Oceanography  Division  (OP-952).  It  should  be 
pointed  out  that  the  old-Commander,  Naval  Weather  Service  Command 
(which  became  Director,  Naval  Oceanography  and  Meteorology  under 
the  claimancy  of  the  Oceanographer)  was  assigned  a  flag  billet. 
In  fact,  its  antecedent  position,  the  Director,  Naval  Weather 
Service,  had  been  a  flag  billet  since  1965.  A  flag  officer  only 
briefly  occupied  the  position  from  April  to  September  1971  with 
the  selection  of  Captain  William  J.  Kotsch  who  served  as 
Commander,  Naval  Weather  Service  Command  frcm  July  1970  to 
September  1971  when  he  transferred  to  the  Office  of  the  Joint 
Chiefs  of  Staff.  To  date  he  is  the  only  1800-designated  officer 
to  be  selected  for  flag  rank. 
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In  1979  the  Naval  Oceanography  Command  was  realigned  and 
many  of  the  field  activities  retitled.  The  words  "weather"  and 
"service"  were  deleted  from  activity  titles  and  replaced  by  the 
word  "oceanography."  The  highly  centralized  organization  which 
had  characterized  the  former  Weather  Service  Command  gave  way  to 
a  regional  structure  with  centers  at  Norfolk,  Virginia  (Eastern); 
Pearl  Harbor,  Hawaii  (Western);   and  Suitland,  Maryland  (Polar). 
Field -activities  within  these  geographic  areas  reported  through  a 
regional  comr.ander.   Exceptions  to  these  were  the  Fleet  Numerical 
Oceanography  Center   (formerly  Fleet  Numerical  Weather  Central) 
and   the   Naval  Oceanographic  Office  and  its   network   of 
representatives  which  was  left  unchanged.  Facilities  which  had 
Command-wide  functional  responsibilities  in  the  Weather  Service, 
Alameda   (meteorological  and  oceanographic  equipment  management), 
Glenview  (Reserve  program  management),   and  Pensacola   (onboard 
training  management)  were  redesignated  as  detachments  and  their 
functional  responsibilities  assigned  to  the  Naval  Oceanographic 
Office.   Management  of  detachments  at  Reserve  and  training  air 
stations  was  also  transferred  to  the  Naval  Oceanographic  Office. 
This  proved  unwieldly  and  the  functions,  largely  weather  related, 
alien  to  the  Naval  Oceanographic  Office  mission.  In  October  1981, 
a  Naval  Oceanography  Command  Facility  was  established  as  a  third 
echelon  command  at  NSTL  to  manage  all  three  functions  as  well  as 
the  detachments.  This  action  also  included  the  establishment  of 
facilities  at  Keflavik,   Iceland;  Bermuda;  and  Cubi  Point  in  the 
Republic  of  the  Philippines.  These  were  fourth  echelon  commands 
reporting  to  the  respective  regional  commander. 
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DEPARTMENT  OF  THE  NAVY 
Office  of  the  Chief  of  Naval  Operations 
Washington,  DC  20350 
OPNAVINST5450.10SB 
OP952 
27  June  1983 
OPNAV  INSTRUCTION  5450.165B 
From:    Chief  of  Naval  Operations 
To:        All  Ships  and  Stations  (less  Marine  Corps  field 
addressees  not  having  Navy  Personnel  attached) 
Subj:      Commander,  Naval  Oceanography  Command, 
mission  and  functions  of 
A)  Raf :       (a)  OPNAVNOTE  5450  Ser  09B2E3/314103  of 
18  Oct  1982  (MAR  83)  (NOTAL) 
R)  End:      (1)  Functions  of  the  Commander,  Naval 
Oceanography  Command 
R)  1.  Purpose.  To  promulgate  the  functions  to  be  performed 
by  the  Commander,  Naval  Oceanography  Command  in 
support  of  the  mission  promulgated  by  reference  (a). 
2.  Cancellation.  OPNAV  Instruction  5450.165A. 
A)  3.  Mission.  Responsible  for  the  command  and  manage- 
ment of  assigned  Oceanographic  (includes  disciplines  of 
Oceanography,  Meteorology,  Mapping,  Charting  and 
Geodesy)  activities  and  efforts  under  the  NavaLOceanog- 
graphy  Program  and  for  providing  technical  guidance  in 
such  matters  throughout  the  Department  of  the  Navy,  and 
shall  perform  such  other  tasks  and  functions  as  may  be  di- 
rected by  competent  authority. 
4.  Status  and  Command  Relations.  The  Naval  Oceanog-      (R 
raphy  Command  is  a  shore  activity  in  an  active  status  under 
the  Commander,  Naval  Oceanography  Command  and 
under  the  command  of  the  Chief  of  Naval  Operations.  The 
Commander,  Naval  Oceanography  Command,  is  subject  to 
the  area  coordination  authority  of  the  Chief  of  Naval  Edu- 
cation and  Training. 
5.  Action.  In  the  accomplishment  of  the  assigned  mission,  (R 
the  Commander,  Naval  Oceanography  Command  shall  en- 
sure performance  of  the  functions  set  forth  in  enclosure 
(1).  The  Commander,  Naval  Oceanography  Command  and 
the  Chief  of  Naval  Education  and  Training  are  requested 
to  advise  the  Chief  of  Naval  Operations  of  any  recom- 
mended modifications  to  the  mission  and  functions  of  the 
Naval  Oceanography  Command. 
LEEBAGGETT.JR. 
Director,  Naval  Warfare 
Distribution: 
SNDL  Parts  1  and  2 
Chief  of  Naval  Operations 
OP-09B15C 
Washington.  D.C.  20350  (200  copies) 
Stocked: 
CO,  NAVPUBFORMCEN 
5801  Tabor  Ave. 
Philadelphia,  PA  19120(500) 
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OPNAVINST  5450. 165B 
37  JUN  1983 
Functions  of  the  Commander r  Naval  Oceanography  Command 
Functions: 
1.  Commands  the  Naval  Oceanography  Command. 
2.  Provides  oceanographic  information  and  prediction  services 
for  the  Department  of  Defense. 
3.  Provides  Mapping,  Charting  and  Geodesy  (MC&G)  services  to 
Navy  commands  and  to  the  Defense  Mapping  Agency. 
4.  Provides  meteorological  information  and  support  services 
throughout  the  Navy. 
5.  Represents  the  Department  of  the  Navy  in  defense,  national 
and  international  operational  matters,  based  on  existing  Navy, 
Defense  and/or  national  policy,  involving  oceanography,  MC&G  and 
meteorology. 
6.  Determines  Command  financial,  manpower  and  training  resources 
needed  to  meet  CNO  validated  Oceanographic  requirements. 
7.  Prepares  and  defends  budget  and  related  submissions  to  higher 
authority. 
8.  Recommends  military  construction  projects  as  required  for  the 
Command. 
9.  Executes  the  budget  as  a  major  claimant  and  ensures  that 
strict  financial  accountability  is  maintained. 
10.  Based  on  validated  requirements  and  established  policies, 
•  prepares  plans  for  submission  to  the  CNO  for  providing 
oceanographic,  MC&G  and  meteorological  support  throughout  the 
Navy. 
11.  Acts  as  the  central  point  of  contact  within  Navy  to  collect, 
consolidate,  rank  in  priority  and  submit  to  the  CNO  for 
validation  oceanographic  and  meteorological  requirements 
including  recommendations  for  research  and  development  (R&D) . 
12.  Collects,  consolidates  and  submits  MC&G  requirements  and  R&D 
recommendations,  from  commands  not  reporting  through  the  Unified 
or  Specified  Commanders,-  for  CNO  and  DMA  validation. 
Enclosure  (1) 
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13.  Assists  the  CNO  in  coordinating  with  other  commands  to 
ensure  that  platform  and  weapons  systems  design,,  development  and 
tactical  evaluation  and  employment  are  optimized  relative  to  the 
effects  of  oceanographic  and  meteorological  parameters. 
14.  Provides  technical  guidance  to  other  commands  concerning 
oceanography,  MC&G  and  meteorology  including  requirements  for 
personnel,  equipment  and  facilities. 
15.  Develops  plans  for  and  conducts  systematic  technical 
assessment  of  the  Naval  Oceanography  Command's  methods  and 
products  to  ensure  utility  and  scientific  validity. 
16.  Monitors  oceanographic,  MC&G  and  meteorological  R&D  projects  \ 
scheduled  to  transition  from  developmental  to  operational  status  % 
and  manages  their  integration  into  command  operations;  and  | 
recommends  to  the  Resource  Sponsor  those  changes  in  R&D  projects  | 
necessary  to  ensure  efficient  integration  into  command  f 
operations.  | 1
17.  Develops  five-year  oceanographic  program  recommendations  for  1 
submission  to  CNO.  I 
18.  Manages  the  meteorological,  MC&G  and  oceanographic  equipment  j
program  and  validates  meteorological,  MC&G  and  oceanographic  I
equipment  allowances.                                           ( 
19  Maintains  an  oceanographic  management  information  system 
responsive  to  both  the  operational  and  R&D  commands  and 
activities. 
20.  Serves  as  an  advisor  to  the  Designator  Advisor  for  the 
Restricted  Line  (Geophysics),   Limited  Duty  Officer 
(Oceanography/Meteorology) ,  and  Warrant  Aerographer  categories; 
and  as  Technical  Advisor  for  the  AerOgraphers  Mate  rating;  and  as 
an  advisor  to  the  Subspecialty  Primary  Consultant  for  the 
Geophysics  (XX47) ,  Meteorology  (XX48)  and  Tactical  Environmental 
Support  (XX49)  subspecialties. 
21.  Develops  plans  and  programs  for  management  and  utilization 
of  meteorological  and  oceanographic  units  of  the  Naval  Reserve. 
22.  Directs  the  Command  Inspection  Program  and  monitors 
deficiencies  of  subordinate  activities  in  accordance  with 
appropriate  directives. 
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From:   Chief  of  Naval  Operations 
To:    Commander,  Naval  Oceanography  Command 
Subj:   MODIFICATION  TO  ASSIGNED  FUNCTIONS      "   " 
Ref:    (a>  OPNAVINST  5450. 165B 
1.  Effectively  immediately,  add  the  following  to  the  functions 
assigned  in  reference  (a) : 
"Provides  audiovisual  (AV)  management  for  the  Command  and 
maintains  AV  production  capabilities  to  support  other 
assigned  functions." 
2.  The  above  statement  will  be  incorporated  in  the  next  change  to 
reference  (a) . 
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Commander,  Naval  Oceanography  Command 
Biography 
JAMES  E.  KOEHR 
CAPTAIN,  L.S.  NAVY 
Captain  James  E.  Koehr  was  born  in  St.  Louis, 
Missouri,  on  29  November  1937.  He  attended 
St.  Louis  U.  High  School  and  received  a  Bachelor 
of  Science  Degree  from  St.  Louis  University  in  1959. 
After  attending  Officer  Candidate  School  at 
Newport,  Rhode  Island,  he  was  commissioned  an 
Ensign  in  November  1959. 
After  initial  training  at  Aviation  Ground  Officers 
School  and  the  Pacific  Fleet  Air  Intelligence  Training 
Center,  he  was  assigned  to  Commander,  Carrier 
Division  7  in  the  Western  Pacific  as  an  Air  Intel- 
ligence Officer.  From  1962  to  1964  he  was  a  student 
at  the  Naval  Postgraduate  School,  Monterey, 
California,  where  he  was  awarded  a  Master  of 
Science  Degree  in  Air-Ocean  Environment.  In  1964 
he  was  assigned  to  the  Fleet  Weather  Facility, 
Argentia,  Newfoundland,  as  Arctic  sea-ice  forecaster 
and  weather  forecaster. 
Lieutenant  Koehr  reported  to  the  Fleet  Weather 
Central,  Norfolk,  Virginia,  in  1967,  where  he  served 
as  Forecast  Duty  Officer  and  Oceanographic  Opera- 
tions Officer.  In  1969  Lieutenant  Commander  Koehr 
became  Officer  in  Charge  of  Naval  Weather  Service 
Environmental  Detachment,  Patuxent  River, 
Maryland,  with  additional  duty  as  Staff  Meteoro- 
logist to  Commander,  Naval  Air  Test  Center.  Dur- 
ing this  tour,  in  January  1971,  he  was  the  Flight 
Meteorologist  for  the  successful  world  record  (heavy- 
turboprop  class)  distance  flight  of  a  P3C  aircraft 
from  NAS  Atsugi,  Japan,  to  NAS/NATC  Patuxent 
River,  Maryland. 
After  serving  as  the  Commanding  Officer, 
Oceanographic  Unit  TWO  conducting  hydrographic 
surveys  in  the  North  Atlantic,  Lieutenant  Com- 
mander Koehr  reported  to  the  Center  for  Naval 
Analyses,  attached  to  the  Operations  Study  Group 
in  the  Office  of  the  Chief  of  Naval  Operations.  In 
this  assignment  he  functioned  as  operations  research 
analyst  and  resident  oceanographer  on  a  number  of 
Naval  Warfare  studies. 
Commander  Koehr  was  assigned  to  the  Defense 
Mapping  Agency  Hydrographic  Center,  Suitland. 
Maryland,  in  1975  as  the  Plans  and  Requirements 
Officer.  He  subsequently  became  Program  Integra- 
tion Officer.  Following  his  tour  he  graduated  from 
the  Industrial  College  of  the  Armed  Forces,  Fort 
McNair,  Washington,  D.C. 
From  1979  to  1982,  Captain  Koehr  was  the  Plans, 
Programs  and  Operations  Officer  for  the  Ocean- 
ographer of  the  Navy  /Director  Naval  Oceanography 
Division  in  the  Office  of  the  Chief  of  Naval  Opera- 
tions. He  next  served  as  the  Commanding  Officer 
of  the  Naval  Eastern  Oceanography  Center. 
Norfolk,  Virginia,  from  1982  to  1984  and  most 
recently  as  the  Deputy  Director,  Naval 
Oceanography  Division  in  the  Office  of  the  Chief 
of  Naval  Operations  (OP-952).  He  has  been  Com- 
mander, Naval  Oceanography  Command  since 
December  1984. 
Captain  Koehr  wears  the  Defense  Meritorious 
Service  Medal,  Navy  Meritorious  Service  Medal  with 
two  gold  stars  in  lieu  of  second  and  third  awards. 
Navy  Commendation  Medal,  Navy  Meritorious  Unit 
Commendation  Ribbon,  National  Defense  Service 
Medal,  and  Vietnam  Service  Medal. 
Captain  Koehr  is  married  to  the  former 
Erma  Louise  Bulgarelli  of  Pershing,  Iowa. 
They  have  four  sons— James,  Ensign  John  J., 
Ensign  Bernard  E.,  and  Brian,  a  student  at  the 
University  of  Notre  Dame.
CAPT  J.  E.  KOEHR 
TRAVAL  HISTORY 
7-10  January  1986,  Monterey,  CA 
Reason:  Attend  Curricular  Review 
20-25  January  1986,  Washington  DC 
P.eason:  NMPC  Orders  concerning  Oceanography 
17-26  February  1986,  Tokyo,  Yokosuka,  Pearl  Harbor  and  San  Diego 
Reason:  Attend  1986  Tropical  Cyclone  Conference  and  other 
Oceanography  Matters 
14-19  April  1986,  Cambridge,  MA,  Newport,  RI  and  Brunswick,  ME 
Reason:  Ocean  Prediction  Workshop 
27-28  April  1986,  Washington  DC 
Reason:  Brief  CNO  (OP-05B) 
7-12  May  1986,  New  Orleans,  Norfolk,  Corpus  Christi,  San  Diego 
Reason:  Brief  on  pending  FY87  CNOC  Shore  Establishment 
Realignment 
29-30  May  1986,  Pearl  Harbor,  HI 
Reason:  Attend  NWOC  Change  of  Command 
10-13  June  1986,  Monterey,  CA 
Reason:  Attend  NODDES/SPADS  meeting  and  FNOC  dedication  of  new 
building 
10-11  July  1986,  Washington  DC 
Reason:  Oceanography  matters 
14  July  1986,  Pensacola,  FL 
Reason:  Visit  NOCD  Pensacola,  call  on  CNET  and  address  Naval 
Weather  Service  Association 
24-26  July  1986,  Monterey,  CA 
Reason:  Attend  FNOC  Change  of  Command 
27-30  July  1986,  Washington  DC 
Reason:  Attend  board  meeting 
3-4  September  1986,  Washington  DC 
Reason:  Oceanography  Matters 
15-16  September  1986,  Washington  DC 
Reason:  NAVOBSY  Change  of  Command 
23-26  September  1986,  Washington  DC 
Reason:  Attend  Oceans  '86  Conference 
20-23  October  1986,  Washington  DC 
Reason:  Attend  ONR  40th  Anniversary 
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8-11  December  1986,  Willow  Grove,  PA,  South  Weymouth,  MA, 
and  Brunswick,  ME 
Reason:  Command  liaison 
16-18  December  1986,  Washington  DC 
Reason:  Brief  CNO  (OP-006) 
6-9  January  1987,  Homestead  AFB,  FL 
Reason:  Attend  41st  Annual  Interdepartmental  Hurricane  Conference 
20-25  January  1987,  Washington  DC 
Reason:  Attend  Military  Sealift  Command  meeting 
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COMNAVOCEANCOM 
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NCODE    BILLET  TITLE 
COMMANDER 
DEPUTY  COMMANDER 
LEGAL  OFFICER 
PAO/PUBLICATION/PRINTING  MCR 
ASSISTANT  PAO 
EDITORIAL  ASST 
SECRETARY 
INSPECTOR  GENERAL 
SECRETARY 
CLERK   TYPIST 
DEPUTY   INSPECTOR  GENERAL 
COMMAND  MASTER   CHIEF 
DIR   CIV    PERSONNEL/ FROG    tDCPPi 
DEPUTY  EEO  OFFICER 
COMPTROLLER 
INTERNAL  REVIEW  OFFICER 
FISCAL/SUPPLY  OFFICER 
SPECIAL  SECURITY  OFF    iADDU', 
SENIOR  WATCH  OFFICER 
PUBLIC  AFFAIRS  OFFICES 
ASSISTANT   PAO 
EDITORIAL  ASST 
DIRECTOR,    ADMIN  SERVICES 
ADMINISTRATIVE  OFFICER 
SUPPORT   SERVICES  SPECIALIST 
MAIL  AND  FILE   CLERK 
NAME  PHOSE  BLDG 
CAPT  JAMES  E.    KOEHR  47:6  1  TO 3 
CAPT  JESUS   B.   TUPAZ  599 5  120  5 
VACANT 
MR.   THOMAS  V.    FREDIAN  4187  1203 
MR.   STEPHEN  WILSON  4188  120  3 
KS.   CATHY  WILLIS  4384  1205 
MRS.   JUDY  DAURO  4189  1205 
CAPT  NEIL  F.   O'CONNOR  3003  1205 
MRS.    JUDITH   I.    HOLDER  5004  1205 
MRS.    DEB1   R.    BORDELON  4  58C  1205 
MR.    JOE  M.   FROSIO,    JR.  4256  1205 
AGCM  M.L.    McGLOTHLIN  400:  120: 
MR.    JOHN   D.    LEONARD  5006  120: 
MR.    EDWARD  WEATHERSPOON   5517  1200 
MRS.    PHYLLIS   STRATHMAS  48C;  120C 
MR.    RICHARD  J.    ROBINSON  4804  120C 
MRS.    KATHY  DEPNER  4  566  1200 
LCDR   FRANK  T.   SRONCE  4167  1002 
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1.  General 
a.  1  Feb  86  -  U.S.  Naval  Oceanograph ic  and  Meteorological 
Support   System   Manual    (NAVOCEANCOMINST   3140. 1H)    revised. 
b.  1  Mar  86  -  NAVOCEANCOM  Command  and  Control  (C2)  Support 
Mid-Range  Plan   promulgated. 
c.  Jun  86  -  COMNAVOCEANCOM  conducted  the  System  Readiness 
Test  on  the  first  version  of  the  Tactical  Environmental  Support 
System  (TESS  1.0)  on  USS  RANGER  (CV-61)  during  RIMPAC  86  in  June 
1986.  TESS  1.0  was  successfully  introduced  into  the  Fleet  and 
installed  in  five  aircraft  carriers  in  1986,  with  installations 
continuing. 
d.  1  Oct  86  -  Sub-Regional  Forecast  Concept  implemented. 
Amplifying  discussion  provided   under   Special   Topics. 
e.  Nov  86  -  Concurrent  with  the  implementation  of  the  Navy 
standard  passive  acoustic  prediction  model,  RAYMODE,  on  the 
computer  systems  at  Fleet  Numerical  Oceanography  Center, 
NAVOCEANCOM's  primary  computer  processing  facility,  COMNAVOCEAN- 
COM directed  a  major  policy  change  affecting  acoustic  products. 
In  the  interest  of  communications  discipline,  steps  were  taken 
to  reduce  the  length  of  acoustic  prediction  messages  by  limiting 
the  number  of  source-receiver-depth  combinations  which  could  be 
requested    by    fleet  units. 
f.  During  1986,  COMNAVOCEANCOM  developed  a  program  utilizing 
the  Fleets'  Navy  standard  desk-top  tactical-support  computer 
(HP-9020A)  and  the  Fleet  Mission  Program  Library  to  deliver 
digital  oceanographic  and  meteorological  data  to  afloat  plat- 
forms. The  feasibility  test  concluded  in  early  1987  was  a 
complete    success. 
g.  COMNAVOCEANCOM  developed  a  coordinated  response  to 
CINCPACFLT  OCEN  requirement  86-03,  Command  Center  Environmental 
Support  System.  The  COMNAVOCEANCOM  response  was  expanded  to 
include    input    from  CINCLANTFLT   and   CINCUSNAVEUR. 
2.  Special  Topics 
a.  As  a  result  of  manpower  reductions  affecting  the 
NAVOCEANCOM  claimancy,  COMNAVOCEANCOM  was  forced  to  explore  ways 
to  maintain  services  in  the  face  of  the  reduced  manpower. 
Primary  attention  was  focused  on  the  activities  providing 
aviation   weather   services   at  Naval  Air   activities  within   the 
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continental  United  States.  The  solution  was  implemented  on  1 
October  1986  as  the  Sub-Regional  Forecast  Plan.  By  this  plan, 
activities  serving  airfields  that  do  not  conduct  flight  opera- 
tions twenty-four  hours  a  day  were  reduced  in  manpower.  During 
peak  airfield  operating  hours,  such  activities  will  be  manned  by 
both  forecasters  and  observers.  Outside  of  peak  hours,  however, 
they  will  be  manned  only  by  observers.  Forecast  services  during 
hours. of  reduced  manning  will  be  provided  by  a  fully  manned, 
regional  activity  that  serves  two  or  more  sub-regional  units. 
This  plan  requires  dedicated  communication  lines  connecting 
regional  and  sub-regional  activities  and  it  requires  famil- 
iarizing regional  forecasters  with  the  configuration,  hazards 
and  local  geography  of  distant  airfields.  Although  this  plan 
me.^ns  face-to-face  weather  briefings  will  no  longer  be 
continuously  available  to  pilots  at  all  airfields,  it  was  deter- 
mined that  it  offers  the  best  means  of  providing  the  services 
essential  to  flight  safety,  while  achieving  the  manpower 
reductions  without  actually  closing  any  activities.  With  its 
implementation,  command  relationships  were  reassigned  and  the 
following  regional   to  sub-regional  organization  was  adopted: 
Regional   Forecast  Activity 
NAVOCEANCOMFAC   Brunswick   ME 
Sub-Regional  Activities 
NAVOCEANCOMDETs    South 
Weymouth  MA,    Newport  RI , 
Lakehurst  NJ,    Willow  Grove   PA 
NAVOCEANCOMFAC   Jacksonville   FL 
NAVOCEANCOMDETS    Key  West   FL, 
Mayport  FL,   Charleston  SC, 
Kings   Bay  GA 
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NAVOCEANCOMFAC  San  Diego  CA 
NAVOCEANCOMDETs  Long  Beach 
CA,  El  Centro  CA,  Miramar  CA 
NAVOCEANCOMDET  Moffett  Field  CA 
NAVOCEANCOMDETs  Fallon  NV, 
Lemoore  CA,  Crows  Landing  CA 
NAVOCEANCOMDET  Pensacola  FL 
NAVOCEANCOMDETs  Whiting  Field 
FL,  New  Orleans  LA,  Meridian 
MS,  Memphis  TN 
NAVOCEANCOMDET  Corpus  Christ!  TX 
NAVOCEANCOMDETs  Chase  Field 
TX,  Dallas  TX,  Kingsville  TX 
b.  During  1986,  COMNAVOCEANCOM  developed  preliminary  plans 
to  upgrade  environmental  support  to  18  Antisubmarine  Warfare 
Operations  Centers  (ASWOCs)  worldwide  during  the  next  decade. 
Command  programs  to  achieve  requisite  state-of-the-art  equipment 
resources  progressed  satisfactorily,  but  initial  plans  to  man 
two  facilities  at  these  locations  -  one  serving  existing 
customers  from  present  facilities  and  the  other  serving  the 
upgraded  ASWOCs  from  collocated  spaces  -  proved  unsupportable
within  manpower  projections.  Other  issues  involved  the  funding 
of  military  construction  for  collocated  spaces,  the  siting  of 
new  equipment,  the  timing  of  new  ASWOC  construction  vis-a-vis 
equipment  installation  schedules,  NAVOCEANCOM  funding  of 
collocated  spaces,  personnel  and  equipment  security  require- 
ments, upgraded  communications  requirements,  and  increased 
training  requirements.  At  year's  end,  COMNAVOCEANCOM  settled  on 
a  policy  of  considering  each  individual  site  on  its  own  merits. 
At  some  sites  full  collocation  with  the  ASWOC  was  planned  while 
at  others,  COMNAVOCEANCOM  intent  was  to  support  the  ASWOC  from 
existing  facilities.  At  year's  end  an  agreement  had  not  been 
reached   with    the  ASWOC    community. 
c.  Installed  the  Naval  Environmental  Satellite  Network 
(NESN)  on  a  system-wide  basis  from  NAVOCEANCOMCEN's  Rota  to  Guam 
to  handle  Defense  Meteorological  Satellite  Program  (DMSP)  type 
data.      System  will   be   fully  crypto-covered   in  the   future. 
d.  Completed  an  upgrade  of  the  Special  Intelligence  Communi- 
cations   (SPINTCOMM)    facilities   at   FLENUMOCEANCEN. 
e.  Completed  an  upgrade  of  the  Alaska  Meteorological  Data 
System  (ALMEDS)  area  from  75  to  1200  baud.  Commenced 
installation  work  in  the  European  Meteorological  Data  System 
(EURMEDS)  area  and  completed  planning  for  the  Pacific 
Meteorological   Data  System    (PACMEDS)    upgrade. 
f.  Installed  the  first  secure  phone  capability  for  the 
Headquarters  component  of  NAVOCEANCOM.  Ordered  secure  Data 
Communications   service   for   the   same   activity. 
g.  Installed   a   new  Emergency   Generator   at  NAVEASTOCEANCEN. 
h.  Procured  at  least  one  Uninterruptible  Power  System  (UPS) 
for  all  major  NAVOCEANCOM  commands.  The  exception  was 
FLENUMOCEANCEN  which  will  receive  two  major  units.  NAVOCEANO 
will   receive  additional   units    later. 
i.  Gained  initial  access  to  the  Department  of  Defense  (DOD) 
Satellite  System  when  a  Demand  Assigned  Multiple  Access  (DAMA) 
slot  to  a  300  baud  channel  was  assigned  by  CNO  in  support  of  the 
Tactical    Environmental    Support   System    (TESS). 
j.  Installed  a  communications  laboratory  for  TESS  2=0  within 
NAVOCEANO   at    NSTL,    MS. 
k.  Instituted  a  new  communications  profile  reporting  system 
on  a  quarterly  basis  to  keep  affected  commands  advised  on  rates 
of   expenditure   and    status   of   remaining   funds. 
1.  Commenced  automating  the  recurring  communications  reports 
and   records    to  gain  maximum  efficiency   from  COMNAVOCEANCOM   staff 
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personnel    resources. 
m.     Conducted     a     c 1  a imancy-wid e     telecommunications 
vulnerability   study   to  determine   the  degree  of   security  existing 
communications    support   systems. 
within   our 
n.  Completed  the  installation  of  communications  support 
facilities  for  the  sub-regional  forecast  briefing  network 
throughout    CONUS. 
o.  Designed  and  obtained  CNO  approval  for  a  state-of-the-art 
communications  suite  of  equipment  for  each  of  our  NAVOCEANO 
controlled  survey   ships. 
p.  Implemented  the  concept  of  providing  tailored  communica- 
tions support  for  specific  afloat  units  engaged  in  independent 
operations  in  select  geographical  areas.  This  concept  utilized 
existing  communications  assets  dedicated  to  the  Variable 
Frequency  Communications  Terminations  (VFCT)  between  COMNAVTEL- 
COM   stations   ashore   and   certain  major  combatants   at    sea. 
q.      Requirements     processed     from 
oceanographic   and  meteorological   support. 
Fleet     Commands     for 
New  requirements 
received,    and 
submitted    to  CNO 
(OP-006) . 
Number   recom- 
mended  for 
validation. 
Validated  require- 
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and  closed  out. 
1986 
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PROGRAM  INTEGRATION 
1.      GENERAL 
a.  Managed  and  directed  the  TESS  2.0  program.  Oversaw  the 
System  Readiness  Test  (SRT)  for  TESS  1.0  on  the  USS  RANGER. 
Directed  the  installation  of  four  operational  and  three  training 
TESS  1.0  units.  Established  the  SRT  for  TESS  2.0  in  June  87. 
b.  Updated  Volume  1  of  the  Oceanographic  Equipment  Plan 
(OEP)  ."  
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c.  Directed  and  managed  the  preparation  of  Volume  2  of  the 
OEP  to  include  all  COMNAVOCEANCOM  oceanographic  equipment. 
d.  Promulgated  the  Satellite  Data  Utilization  Plan  which 
addresses  present,  planned,  and  future  satellite  sensors  and 
satellite  data  processing  capabilities. 
e.  Directed  and  managed  the  Typhoon  Information  Processing 
System  (TIPS)  program  designed  to  automate  typhoon  prediction  at 
the  Joint  Typhoon  Warning  Center. 
f.  Directed  and  managed  the  Digital  Image  Processing 
System  (DIPS)  program  which  is  designed  to  provide  high 
resolution  ice  mapping  and  characterization  from  remotely  sensed 
data  available  to  the  Navy/NOAA  Joint  Ice  Center,  Suitland,  MD. 
g.  Commenced  preliminary  planning  for  the  exploitation  of 
the  DMA  MK  90  Digital  Data  Bases  programmed  for  IOC  in  the  early 
to  mid  1990s.  COMNAVOCEANCOM  plans  to  incorporate  MK  90  features 
into  the  NAVOCEANO  Integrated  Data  Base  Management  System. 
h.  Dedicated  the  world's  largest  oceanographic  research 
library. 
i.  Directed  and  managed  COMNAVOCEANCOM  Large  Scale 
Computer  Plan  for  the  acquisition  and  use  of  Class  VII 
supercomputers  to  produce  highly  resolved,  accurate 
oceanographic  parameters  to  support  the  fleet. 
j.  Promulgated  the  COMNAVOCEANCOM  Acoustic  Support  Plan  to 
provide  tactical  indices  in  easily-interpreted  graphical 
presentations. 
k.  Military  construction  projects: 
(i)  P-004  NAVOCEANO  NSTL,  MS.   69,645  sq.  ft. 
NAVOCEANO  Operations  Center/Maury  Library. 
Operationally  occupied  May  86. 
(2)  P-002  FLENUMOCEANCEN  Monterey,   CA. 
52,780  sq.  ft.  Meteorological  Building. 
Operationally  occupied  June  86. 
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(3)  P-144  NAVOCEANCOMFAC  Jacksonville,  FL. 
3,979  sq.  ft.  Operations  Building  Addition. 
Awarded  construction  contract  August  86. 
(4)  P-024  NAVOBSY  Washington,  DC. 
Emergency  power  for  NAVOBSY  Master  Clock. 
Advertised  for  bids  November  86. 
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OPERATION   AND   MAINTENANCE,    NAVY; 
Activity   Group:         Environmental/Prediction  Support 
Budget  Activity:  III  -    Intelligence  and  Communications 
I .        Description   of   Operations   Financed. 
Environmental/Prediction  support  is  provided  for  programs 
under  Strategic  Systems,  Tactical  and  Surveillance,  Navigation 
and  Charting,  and  Command  and  Control.  This  support  requires  the 
collection  and  processing  of  ocean  environmental  data  and  the 
provision  of  specific  products  to  satisfy:  (a)  Chief  of  Nava  1 
Operations  (CNO)  and  Defense  Mapping  Agency  (DMA)  requirements; 
(b)  CNO,  fleet  and  Systems  Command  requirements  for  Naval  air, 
surface  and  sub-surface  (SSN)  operations;  (c)  DMA  requirements 
for  Unified  and  Specified  Command  nautical  chart  deficiencies; 
and  to  provide  general  meteorological  and  oceanographic  services 
to   the   Navy. 
Environmental  surveys  are  conducted  from  12  ships  operated 
by  the  Military  Sealift  Command  and  3  aircraft  operated  by 
Oceanographic  Development   Squadron  EIGHT. 
A.  Operations  in  Support  of  Strategic  Systems  Details  are 
classified. 
B.  Operations  in  Support  of  Tactical  and  Surveillance 
Systems  Oceanographic  and  geophysical  data  which  influence  the 
performance  of  active  and  passive  sensor  and  weapon  systems  are 
collected  over  broad  areas  to:  (1)  assist  in  placement  and 
installation  of  acoustic  arrays  and  cables  for  the  underwater 
surveillance  network,  (2)  optimize  the  Anti-Submarine  Warfare 
(ASW)  sea  control  mission  (including  offensive  and  defensive 
mining  and  mine  countermeasures) ;  and  (3)  identify  the  effects 
that  discontinuity  areas  (fronts  and  eddies)  have  on  fixed  and 
mobile  ASVi  systems  in  regards  to  ASW/USW  tactics.  Products 
include  computer  assisted  ASW  prediction  products,  Planning 
Guides,  Area  Environmental  Assessment,  Mine  Warfare  Pilots  and 
inputs    to  Fleet   tactical   manuals   and  sonar  operating  doctrine. 
C.  Operations   in   Support   of   Navigation  and  Charting 
(1)  Hydrography.  Hydrographic  data  are  collected  in  nearshore 
areas  to  support  the  production  of  coastal,  combat,  approach, 
harbor  and  special  purpose  nautical  charts  in  satisfaction  of  DMA 
requirements.  The  data  are  principally  collected  from  two  (385 
ft.)  coastal  survey  ships.  Additional  data  are  collected  through 
commercial  contracting,  national  and  international  cooperative 
surveys  (National  Ocean  Survey,  United  Kingdom  Navy  Hydrographic 
Department  and  the  Hydrographic  Survey  Assistance  Program  (HY- 
SAP)).  (2)  Magnetics.  A  Specially  configured  aircraft  is  used  to 
measure    the   earth's   magnetic    field.      The    collected    magnetic    data 
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is    the   primary    input    for   development   of    the   United   States   World 
Magnetic  Model  and  is  incorporated  by  DMA  onto  world  charts. 
D-  Operations   in    Support    of   Command    and   Control    This 
activity  group~encompasses  resources  for  the  operation  of  66 
Naval  Oceanography  Command  Activities.  It  also  provides  for 
centralized  technical  direction  of  meteorological  and 
oceanographic  prediction  functions  on  naval  ships,  fleet  staffs 
and  Unified  staffs  including:  forecasts  and  prediction  of 
environmental  effects  on  shipboard  weapon  sensor  systems;  optimum 
track  ship  routing;  surface  and  sub-surface  ice  forecasting 
support  for  polar  areas;  Naval  Environmental  Display  Station 
(NEDS)  for  automated  Environmental  and  Weather  Network;  the 
Satellite  Data  Processing  and  Display  System  (SPADS);  Navy 
Oceanographic  Data  Distribution  and  Expansion  System  (NODDES); 
and   the   Primary   Environmental   Processing  System  Upgrade   (PEPSU). 
II .      Financial  Summary    (Dollars   in  Thousands)  . 
FY85 
Strategic  Systems  62,720 
Tactical  &  Surveillance  59'46_* 
Navigation  and  Charting 
Command  and  Control  14,323 
Maintenance  of  Real  Property  629 
Other  Base  Operating  Support  15,370 
30,367  S 
182,870  s 
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COMNAVOCEANCOM  PUBLIC  AFFAIRS  PROGRAM 
FY86  Accomplishments 
A   Exhibits  (excluding  local  area  events) 
1.  Navy  League  Sea-Air-Space  Symposium 
Washington,  DC 
-•  2.  MTS  MDS  Seminar   New  Orleans,  LA 
3.  Oceans  86  Washington,  DC 
4.  Pan  American  Institute  of  Geography  and  History 
Rio  de  Janerio,  Brazil 
5.  NSTL  Visitors  Center,  NSTL,  MS,  visited  by  90,000 
persons  annually.  Ongoing. 
6.  Museum  of  Science  and  Industry  Chicago,  IL 
The  entire  Navy  exhibit  is  being  redone. 
COMNAVOCEANCOM  is  working  on  this  project. 
Approximately  4  million  people  visit  the  Museum 
each  year. 
B   Audiovisual  Productions 
1.  In-house  productions  completed  in  the  past  year: 
(videotape) 
a.  "Characteristics  and  Tactical  Use  of  Ocean 
Fronts" 
b.  "SXBT  and  SVP  Trace  Interpretation"  (Classified) 
c.  "Calculation  of  Figure  of  Merit"  (Classified) 
d.  "COMNAVOCEANCOM  Command  Brief 
:  ■ 
e.  "Coping  with  Stress  Associated  with  TDY  - 
Preparing  for  Departure" 
f.  "Coping  with  Stresc  Associated  with  TDY  - 
Preparing  for  Return" 
2.  Contract  productions  completed  in  the  past  year: 
(videotape) 
a.  "Patrol  Aircraft  Computer  Assisted  Search"  - 
(VPCAS)  seven  part  series 
(lj  VPCAS  -  Introduction 
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(2)  VPCAS  -  Status  Board 
(3)  VPCAS  -  Acoustic  Information  and  Search 
History  Information 
(4)  VPCAS  -  Detention  Information 
(5)  VPCAS  -  Target  Motion  Information 
(6)  VPCAS  -  Probability  Maps 
(7)  VPCAS  -  Search  Planning  Aids 
3.  Commercial  of f-the-sne 1 f  productions  lccated  and 
acquired  to  fulfill  claimancy  requirements. 
a.  "The  Uninvited  Guest" 
b.  "The  Spies  Among  Us" 
c.  "The   Iacocca  Tapes" 
d.  "How  to  Improve  Your  Memory" 
e.  "Understanding  and   Managing   Stress" 
f.  "Listen  and  Be  Listened  To" 
g.  "Managing  Conflict" 
h.   "How  to  be  an  Effective  Supervisor" 
i.   "4691  Color  Graphics  Copier  -  Disassembly" 
j.   "4691  Ink  System  Maintenance" 
k.   "Going  International  I  -  Bridging  the  Culture 
Gap" 
1.   "Going  International  II  -  Managing  the  Overseas 
Assignment" 
C .   Community  Relations 
1.  Child  Safety  Fair 
2.  Special  Olympics 
3.  Building/Library  Dedications 
(NAVOCEANO,  FLENUMOCEANCEN) 
4.  Loca*  speaking  engagements 
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5.  Local  area  exhibit  appearances  (8). 
D .   Internal  Relations 
1 .  Naval  Oceanography  Command  News  and  Nava 1 
Oceanographic  Office  Bulletin.  Ongoing  effort. 
2.  Arranged  for  "Navy  Sews  This  Week"  segment  on 
NAVEASTOCEANCEN 
3.  "Navy  News  This  Week"  made  available,  under 
COKKAVOCEANCOM  sponsorship,  to  all  Navy  at  NSTL 
and  to  NAVA1DS.  Ongoing  effort. 
4.  COKSAVOCEANCOM  originated,  edited  and/or  revised  64 
military  awards.  Ongoing  effort. 
E.   Other  Public  Affairs  Functions 
1.  Processed  49  scientific  and  technical  papers  for 
public  release  clearance. 
2.  Responded  to  128  written  inquiries  from  commercial 
firms,  schools,  the  White  House,  Congress,  or  other  government 
agencies . 
3.  Prepared   5   articles/features   for   local  media. 
4.  Prepared  article   for   publication   in  Marine  Geodesy. 
5.  Prepared  speeches  and  presentations  for  Commander  and 
Deputy   Commander. 
6.  Provided    information    to  CHINFO   as   requested. 
7.  Carried  out  major  claimant  audiovisual  management 
functions  assigned  in  OPNAVIKST  5290.1.  This  requires  just  over 
one    man-year. 
F.  In  tne  past  two  years  information  and/cr  audiovisual 
material  requested  by  and  provided  to  filrr.  or  TV  producers, 
uni.'ersi::es,  ctner  government  agencies,  pubiisners,  for  use  in 
their    projects.    These    include: 
1.  Walt   Disney    (for   Living    Seas    Pavilion   at  EPCOT) 
2.  BBC 
3.  WQED 
4  .    KETA 
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5.  WGBH 
6.  Public  Broadcasting  System 
7.  ASAHI  Television 
■8.  NIPPON  Television 
9.  University  of  Illinois 
10.  Naval  Academy 
11.  Naval  War  College 
12.  Chief  of  Naval  Research 
13.  Navy  Internal  Relations  Activity 
14.  NASA 
15.  Peter  Gimbel  (ANDREA  DOREA  Salvage) 
16 .  Sea  Technology 
17.  John  Doremus  and  Co.  (for  Delta  Airlines] 
18.  Guice  and  Guice  Advertising  Agency 
19.  U.S.  Naval  Institute  (for  Proceedings) 
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From:      Commander,    Naval   Oceanography   Command 
To:  Chief    of   Naval  Operations    (OP-006) 
Subj:       SUBMISSION  FOR   FEDERAL   PLAN   FOR   METEOROLOGICAL  SERVICES 
AND   SUPPORTING  RESEARCH,     FISCAL   YEAR    1988 
Ref:  (a)      CNO   ltr   Ser    0O6D/6U449063  of   22  Oct   86 
End:  (1)  U.S.  Navy  Budgetary  Data  for-  FY  1988  Federal  Plan 
(Resource  and  Program  Narratives  and  Tables  1  through 
3,    5   and   6) 
1.  Reference  (a)  requested  that  we  complete  the  appropriate 
(operational)  sections  of  the  tables  and  related  resource  and 
program   narratives. 
2.  Enclosure  (1)  is  provided  in  accordance  with  the  Planning 
Guidance  provided  by  reference  (a).  Table  4  is  negative  because 
it  pertains   to    research  programs  rather   than   "operational" . 
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RESOURCF  NARRATIVE  FOR  FY 8 8  FEDERAL  PLAN  FOR  MET  SERVICES  AND 
SUPPORTING  RESEARCH: 
a.   Observations: 
Most  funding  under  this  functional  category  is  applied 
toward  the  Navy  share  for  procurement  of  a  microwave  imager  for 
the  Defense  Meteorological  Satellite  Program  (DMSP),  a  joint 
USN/USAF  project.  This  special  sensor  is  tailored  for  operation 
aboard  a  new  DMSP  spacecraft  which  will  fulfill  Navy  data 
requirements  for  surface  wind  speed,  precipitation  intensity  and 
identification  of  Arctic  environmental  parameters  of  tactical 
interest.  Approximately  $10M  of  FY87  dollars  targeted  toward 
this  sensor  were  deleted,  resulting  in  the  large  ($19. 9M) 
requirement  in  FY88.  Additional  items  increased  under  this 
category  include  an  upgraded  tactical  user's  terminal  to  replace 
aging  and  unsupportable  equipment  used  with  DMSP  data,  and  the 
procurement  of  two  additional  lightning  defection  and  tracking 
systems  (LDATS)  to  upgrade  our  capability  to  observe  and  track 
lightning  at  shore  facilities.  Category  decreases  are  a  reduced  f 
number  of  planned  upper  air  soundings  by  meteorological  rockets  g 
and  a  slight  decrease  in  planned  contractor  engineering  support.         5 
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The   Satellite    Processing   Center    Upgrade    (SPCU)    at   Fleet  c 
Numerical    Oceanography    Center    (FLENUMOCEANCEN)    will    upgrade    our  | 
ability  to  assimilate  and  analyze  the  vast  amounts  of 
oceanographic  data  which  will  be  available  with  the  launch  of  the  "~ 
Navy  Remote  Ocean  Sensing  System  (NROSS)  -  new  equipment  and 
software  will  be  required  to  support  this  major  program. 
Additionally,  COMNAVOCEANCOM  plans  to  procure  upgrades  for  the 
Primary  Environmental  Processing  System  Upgrade  and  Expansion 
(PEPSUE)  Information  Systems  (ISs)  at  FLENUMOCEANCEN  to  provide 
improved  and  timelier  support  to  operational  fleet  units.  A 
capability  is  also  included  for  the  Joint  Typhoon  Warning  Center 
(JTWC)  at  Naval  Oceanography  Command  Center,  Guam  to  automate  the 
procedures  for  predicting  the  formation  and  forecasted  track  of 
tropical  cyclones  in  the  Pacific  and  Indian  Oceans  -  this  system 
will  be  called  the  Typhoon  Information  Processing  System  (TIPS). 
By  FY88,  the  Tactical  Environmental  Support  System  (TESS),  a 
system  which  provides  afloat  oceanographers  ready  access  to 
environmental  data  upon  which  to  base  tactical  forecasts,  will  be 
installed  at  approximately  60  sites.  Funding  for  TESS  in  FY87 
had  included  installation  and  training  costs,  equipment  upgrades 
and  interface  costs  not  reflected  in  FY88.  Upgraded  data 
processing    capabilities    for    the    NEDN    Oceanographic    Data 
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Distribution  System/Satellite  Processing  and  Display  System 
(NODDES/SPADS)  are  also  included  in  this  category  as  are  funds 
for  contractor  support  of  climatological   studies. 
c.  Communications : 
The  Consolidated  Communication  System  (CCS)  Replacement  at 
FLENUMOCEANCEN  will  upgrade  obsolete,  logistically  unsupportable 
data  communications  hardware  used  to  transmit  environmental  data 
and  tailored  tactical  products  to  shore  activities.  CCS 
interfaces  to  several  networks  and  ties  FLENUMOCEANCEN  to  data 
sources  worldwide,  including  USAF  and  NOAA.  Satellite  display 
devices/receivers  are  part  of  the  Aviation  Support  Display  System 
(ASDS)  which  will  be  installed  at  CONUS  oceanography  detachments 
and  serve  as  stand-alone  interfaces  to  provide  a  downlink 
capability  for  GOES-TAI  satellite  data  and  also  distribute  data 
to  customers  such  as  aviation  squadrons,  thereby  greatly 
improving  the  dissemination  ability  within  NA VOCEANCOM . 
d.  Dissemination  to  Users; 
The  principal  item  under  this  category  is  an  upgrade  to  the 
capability  to  provide  satellite  imagery  and  data  to  both  ashore 
and  afloat  units.  Six  AN/SMQ-11  sets  will  be  purchased  in 
addition  to  those  previously  planned.  Other  category  items 
include  funding  the  ASDS  system  mentioned  in  the  previous 
category  to  interface  with  external  circuits  and  sources  of 
environmental  data,  and  meteorological  and  oceanographic  sensors 
and  equipment  to  replace  antiouated  and  unsupportable  versions  in 
use  within  NAVOCEANCOM.. 
e.  General  Agency  Support: 
Items  listed  under  this  category  involve  upgrading  existing 
meteorological  equipment  -  overhauls,  rework  and  reinstallation, 
and  providing  training  to  Navy  personnel  concerning  the 
observing  and  tactical  useage  of  data.  End  strength  increases  in 
officer  personnel  are  reflected  as  is  an  anticipated  military  pay 
raise  in  FY88.  Military  construction  increases  are  to  provide 
space  for  additional  environmental  equipment  -  observational  and 
communications  -  expected   in  'the  next  few  years. 
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TABLE  1.   PROGRAM  CHANGES,  FY  87 
   Supporting  Research         AGENCY      NAVY   
Pa»j«   l   of   4 
Dates    NOV  1986 
TYPE/TITLE  OF  CHANGE 
SERVin  AND  FUNCTION 
NEW  OR  ONGOING  LINE 
ITEM/PROGRAM  ELEM. 
REQUIREMENT 
1 .  General 
.   PE  35111 
Realign  FY  1987  costs  to 
reflect  updated  cost. 
DESCRIPTION  OF  CHANGE 
COSTS  (9K) 
A  net  decrease  of  -$20,799  applies 
to  the  revised  program  in  the  following 
areas: 
a.  A  decrease  of  ten  officers  and  eighteen 
enlisted  with  an  increase  of  seven 
civilians  involved  in  meteorological 
support. 
b.  Decrease  in  funds  for  procurement  of 
Microwave  Imagers  for  DMSP. 
c.  Decrease  in  M1LC0N  P004  at  Fleet 
Numerical  Oceanographer  Center* 
d.  Decrease  cost  associated  with  MET 
rockets. 
e.  Decrease  in  the  Mini -Sondes  System. 
f.  Decrease  in  Positions  and  Tracking 
Systems  and  associated  production 
engineering. 
g.  Decrease  iri  cost  associated  with 
Satellite  Processing  Center  (SPC) 
Upgrade. 
h.  Decrease  to  Primary  Environmental 
Processing  System  (PEPS). 
-563K 
-9.904K 
-3,000K 
.-145K 
-195K 
-61K 
-238K 
-3,606K 
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FEDERAL  PLAN  FOR  METEOROLOGICAL  SERVICES  AND  SUPPORTING  RESEARCH 
TABLE  1.   PROGRAM  CHANGES,  FY   87 
_—  Supporting  Research         AGENCY     NAVY 
Paga   2   of   4 
Data  i   NOV  1986 
TYPE/TITLE  OP  CHANGE 
SERVICE  AND  FUNCTION 
NEW  OR  ONGOING  LINE 
ITEM/PROGRAM  ELEM. 
REQUIREMENT 
1.  General  (Conti'd) 
.  PE  35111 
DESCRIPTION  OF  CHANGE 
COSTS  (9K) 
k. 
1. 
m. 
Decrease  to  0&M,N  Tactical  Environ- 
mental Support  System  (TESS). 
Operation  and  Maintenance  cost  of 
automated  data  processing  equipment 
and  system  software  required  for 
meteorology  analysis,  forecast  and 
dissemination. 
SROE  and  MET  associated  equipment 
overhauls  and  leases. 
Decrease  in  NODDES/SPADS  and  NEDS 
procurement. 
Increase  in  Navy  agency  leased  comm- 
unications costs. 
-2.075K 
-200K 
-448K 
-529K 
+165K 
in 
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TYPE/TITLE  OP  CHANGE 
SERVICE  AND  FUNCTION 
NEW  OR  ONGOING  LINE 
ITEM/PROGRAM  ELEM. 
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TABLE  1.   PROGRAM  CHANGE0,  rY  88 
Supporting  Research         AGENCY    NAVY   
REQUIREMENT 
DESCRIPTION  OP  CHANGE 
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Date  i  NOV  1986 
COSTS  (9K) 
1 .  Observations 
.   PE  35111N 
Provide  Equipment 
2.  Analysis  &  Forecasts 
PE  351  UN         Provide  Equipment 
3.  Communications 
PE  351  UN 
CI imatology  Studies 
Provide  Equipment 
Procurement  of  Production  Engineering 
Procurement  of  DMSP  Microwave  Imagers 
Procurement  of  MET  Rockets 
Procurement  of  LOATS 
Procurement  of  MET  Sensors 
Satellite  Processing  Center  (SPC)  Upgrade 
Procurement  of  NODDES/SPAOS 
Procurement  of  PEPSR/PEPSUE 
Procurement  of  TESS 
+22.092K 
-5K 
+19.938K 
-172K 
+  169K 
+2J62K 
-350K 
+2.941K 
+76K 
+15K 
-4.006K 
Contract  Studies 
Typhoon  Information  Processing  System  (TIPS) 
Procure  Consolidated  Communications 
System  (CCS)  Replacement  for  Environ- 
mental/Weather Networks 
Procure  Synthetic  Aperture  Radar 
Procure  Satellite  Display/Receivers 
+74K 
+550K 
+2.600K 
+2,279K 
-200K 
+521 K 
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TABLE  1.   PROGRAM  CHANGES,  PY  88 
   Supporting  Research         AGENCY    NAVY   
Page   4   of 
Date  i  NOV  1986 
TYPE/TITLE  OP  CHANGE 
SERVICE  AND  FUNCTION 
HEW  OR  ONGOING  LINE 
ITEM/PROGRAM  ELEH. 
REQUIREMENT 
DESCRIPTION  OP  CHANGE 
COSTS  ($K) 
Pi ssemi nation  to  Users 
PE  35111N 
5.  General  Agency  Support 
PE  351UN       ■ 
Provide  Equipment 
Environmental  Training 
Personnel  Costs 
Provide  Facility 
Provide  Equipment 
Procure  Satellite  Display  System 
Procure  Sensors/MET  Equipment 
Procure  AN/SMQ-.11  Satellite  Receiver/ 
Recorder 
Inflation  supplies/aids,  etc 
E/S  increase  in  officer  plus 
military  payraise 
•MILCON 
MET  Equipment  Installation, 
Rework  and  Overhaul 
+6.540K 
+682K 
+99K 
+5.759K 
+3.731K 
+200K 
+  190K 
+1.440K 
+1,901K 
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ACRONYMS 
The  following  Is  a  list  of  acronyms  used  to  Identify  Naval 
Oceanography  Command  organizations.  The  short  titles  in  the  center 
column,  although  not  official,  were  used  on  occasion  for  the  sake  of 
brevity  In  some  documents. 
COMNAVOCEANCOM  CNOC 
FLENUMOCEANCEN  FNOC 
NAVEASTOCEANCEN  NEOC 
NAVPOLAROCEANCEN  NPOC 
NAVWESTOCEANCEN  NWOC 
NAVOCEANCOMCEN  NOCC 
NAVOCEANCOMFAC  NOCF 
Commander,  Naval  Oceanography  Command 
Fleet  Numerical  Oceanography  Center 
Naval  Eastern  Oceanography  Center 
Naval  Polar  Oceanography  Center 
Naval  Western  Oceanography  Center 
Naval  Oceanography  Command  Center 
Naval  Oceanography  Command  Facility 
APPENDIX  I