NOAA Pacific Islands Fleet | |
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Country | ![]() |
Branch | ![]() |
Role | Survey and research |
Garrison/HQ | Marine Operations Center – Pacific Islands (Honolulu, Hawaii) |
Commanders | |
Commanding Officer, Marine Operations Center – Pacific Islands | Captain Robert Kamphaus |
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Pacific Islands Fleet is one of the three fleets of the United States' National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Organization
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NOAA Pacific Islands Fleet is headquartered at NOAA Marine Operations Center – Pacific Islands in Honolulu, Hawaii, and is charged with undertaking NOAA missions in the Western Pacific Ocean.[1]
Ships
[edit]The smallest of the NOAA fleets, as of March 2016, two ships were assigned to the Pacific Islands Fleet: NOAAS Oscar Elton Sette and NOAAS Hi'ialakai.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "NOAA Fleet Update" (PDF). noaa.gov. NOAA. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
- ^ "Ships of the NOAA Pacific Islands Fleet". noaa.gov. NOAA. Retrieved March 23, 2019.