Navy under secretary visits Stennis

STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. - Meredith Berger, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environment and performing duties as Under Secretary of the Navy, visited various Naval Oceanography commands Feb. 3 at Stennis Space Center. Berger met with leaders of the Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (CNMOC) and received updates on unmanned capabilities, electromagnetic maneuver warfare and undersea warfare. ‎She watched pilots demonstrate command and control of unmanned littoral battlespace gliders worldwide using satellite communications at the Glider Operations Center. The Naval Oceanographic Office, a command under CNMOC, maximizes sea power by applying relevant oceanographic knowledge in support of U.S. National Security and has the largest fleet of gliders in the world.‎ Berger was briefed on unmanned underwater vehicles, unmanned sensor operations and various ocean projects. ‎“I’m impressed by how these systems and their unique capabilities shape the information environment worldwide for our Sailors and Marines,” she said. ‎Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command directs and oversees more than 2,500 globally-distributed military and civilian personnel who collect, process and exploit environmental information to assist Fleet and Joint Commanders in all warfare areas to make better decisions faster than the adversary.‎ (Source:  Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command 02/07/22)