Fellow NOAA Corps officers,
The NOAA Corps Amendments Act of 2019, introduced in Congress as H.R. 2406 on April 30, 2019, can be tracked or you can review the current language using your favorite legislative branch tracking application. It is available via the official congressional website here.
Representative Ed Case from Hawaii introduced the Bill. You can watch his concise speech at: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BcND9JxsOGA
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Deputy NOAA Administrator RDML Gallaudet testified for NOAA at a hearing of the House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife on Representative Case's NOAA Corps Reauthorization Bill. That testimony can be found here towards the bottom of page four.
His testimony captures what it means to be a NOAA Corps officer. It is always welcome to see others, especially leadership, acknowledge the contributions we make to the Nation.
CAPT Devin Brakob, NOAA
Director, Commissioned Personnel Center
24 Sep 2019 | CO/XO Command Advisory Board |
02 Oct 2019 | Officer Assignment Board |
07-25 Oct 2019 | REFTRA 87 |
10 Oct 2019 | BOTC 134 Billet Night |
19 Nov 2019 | BOTC 134 Graduation |
ENS Nicole Morgan | 30 Sep 2019 |
LT Shanae Coker | 30 Sep 2019 |
CDR Richard Hester | 01 Oct 2019 |
CDR Holly Jablonski | 01 Oct 2019 |
CDR Scott Price | 01 Oct 2019 |
LT Bennett Singletary | 27 Oct 2019 |
LT David McVay | 31 Oct 2019 |
CAPT Barry Choy | 01 Nov 2019 |
CAPT Michael Ellis | 01 Nov 2019 |
CDR John Crofts | 20 Nov 2019 |
CAPT Kristie Twining | 01 Dec 2019 |
LT Jacob Blaauboer | 15 Jan 2020 |
LTJG Alisha Friel | 20 Jan 2020 |
LCDR Russell Haner | 01 Feb 2020 |
The Washington, D.C. Section of the Association of Commissioned Officers hosted the 2019 Dining Out on September 7, 2019. It was a great evening and guests enjoyed the camaraderie of socializing with family, friends, and shipmates while celebrating together at the National Press Club.
Questions about the Officer Evaluation System (OES) are a common theme in the Career Management Division. The OES is important to every officer for not only promotion purposes, but also to provide feedback for performance improvement. CPC will host a webinar on September 30, 2019, from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM eastern time on the topic. We will provide a web address and call in numbers. The webinar will be available on the CPC website for viewing by any officers who were not available during the broadcast. Please tune in and come with any questions you would like addressed.
An Officer Assignment Board (OAB) for O-4/O-5 shore assignments will be held on Wednesday, October 2, 2019. The OAB will be prepared to look at potential O-4/O-5 officers and assignments up to 18 months from now. If you are due to rotate to a shore/ground assignment in the next 18 months, please ensure your assignment preferences are up to date, discuss potential assignments with the appropriate liaison officer and contact the assignment coordinator, CDR Stephen Kuzirian, with any questions at 301-713-7694 or assignmentbranch.cpc@noaa.gov.
Because it can take several weeks to schedule and complete an initial flight physical, it is strongly recommended that you schedule this flight physical prior to calls for aviation volunteers. These flight physicals are valid for one year from the date of completion. Any officer interested in the initial flight program should contact CDR Joseph Newcomb at (863) 500-3991 or joseph.newcomb@noaa.gov for more information about the flight physical requirements, forms, and locations where the flight physicals can be performed.