Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead announced Friday that Rear Adm. (lower half) Jonathan W. White will be assigned as commander of the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command at John C. Stennis Space Center, Miss. White is currently serving as chief of staff of the command. (Source: DefenseLink, 10/16/09) Note: NASA's Stennis Space Center is best known for testing the space agency's rockets, but the Navy is the single largest tenant at the center in South Mississippi. In addition to the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, it's also home to the Naval Oceanographic Office, a Naval Research Laboratory detachment and special warfare operations.
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Friday, October 16, 2009
White to head oceanography command
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead announced Friday that Rear Adm. (lower half) Jonathan W. White will be assigned as commander of the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command at John C. Stennis Space Center, Miss. White is currently serving as chief of staff of the command. (Source: DefenseLink, 10/16/09) Note: NASA's Stennis Space Center is best known for testing the space agency's rockets, but the Navy is the single largest tenant at the center in South Mississippi. In addition to the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, it's also home to the Naval Oceanographic Office, a Naval Research Laboratory detachment and special warfare operations.