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All U.S. Navy Ships Should be Motherships for Unmanned Systems

In a recent letter to the Senate Armed Services Committee, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro stated that the U.S. Navy is considering using the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) as a mothership for unmanned systems. While the force-multiplying effect of unmanned systems is a positive development for the Navy, the fact of the matter is that the surface Navy is late to the mothership game.

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The ocean science community must put science before stigma with anomalous phenomena
Timothy Gallaudet Timothy Gallaudet

The ocean science community must put science before stigma with anomalous phenomena

While the Chinese spy balloon has captured worldwide attention, a former U.S. Navy fighter pilot named Ryan Graves quietly published an astonishing op-ed on a topic which should foster far greater interest. How is it that these anomalous observations have not risen to the level of other science priorities, such as climate change? Simply put, stigma.

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The USGS Is Holding Back Earthquake Prediction

This weekend, the U.S. Navy announced that it is temporarily closing four submarine repair drydocks in Washington due to earthquake risk. This critical development at the intersection of national security and public safety highlights a glaring deficiency in America’s long arc of scientific progress – the inability to predict earthquakes.

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7 Technologies Revolutionizing Our Understanding of the Ocean

At the forefront of marine technology has been the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). In partnership with universities, nonprofit organizations, the private sector, and international allies, the agency has been a world leader in applying marine technology to the understanding, health, and sustainability of our ocean. CEO RDML Tim Gallaudet discusses 7 of these important technologies on RealClearScience.

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The Navy needs to put its oceanography community in place to lead the nation

Naval oceanography delivers meteorology, physical oceanography, hydrography, underwater acoustics, astrometry and precise time information to the entire Department of Defense (DOD). In view of the mandate in the new National Security Strategy to modernize and strengthen the U.S. military, the naval oceanography workforce who provides this information should be supported and not sub-optimized.

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The Department of Defense needs more commercial data to weather future storms

Over the past decade, U.S. government agencies have begun to expand the use of commercial data — unlocking access to critical information at speed and scale typically unheard of via a traditional government acquisition process. We must recognize the operational imperative of weather data and the burgeoning opportunities to access information more comprehensively and faster through commercial sources.

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Replace Navy ship’s Confederate name with that of an immigrant oceanographer
Timothy Gallaudet Timothy Gallaudet

Replace Navy ship’s Confederate name with that of an immigrant oceanographer

This week, a commission to rename military assets that commemorate members of the Confederacy released recommendations to rename, relocate or remove a handful of buildings, monuments and roads at the United States Military Academy and the United States Naval Academy. CEO RDML Tim Gallaudet gives his thoughts.

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The Pentagon must prevent its mounting climate casualties
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The Pentagon must prevent its mounting climate casualties

The Inflation Reduction Act — recently passed by Congress and off to the president’s desk for his signature — includes important climate provisions. CEO RDML Tim Gallaudet discusses his hopes for how the bill can be properly utilized.

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VIDEO: Tim Gallaudet on the Balance of Power (Bloomberg)
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VIDEO: Tim Gallaudet on the Balance of Power (Bloomberg)

CEO Tim Gallaudet gives his thoughts on Bloomberg Balance of Power in an interview about the Inflation Reduction Act, climate and public-private partnerships with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Navy.

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Wave Makers Podcast - Meet Tim Gallaudet: Policy, Passion, Science and Seafaring, He’s Definitely Making Waves
Timothy Gallaudet Timothy Gallaudet

Wave Makers Podcast - Meet Tim Gallaudet: Policy, Passion, Science and Seafaring, He’s Definitely Making Waves

On this episode of the Wave Makers podcast, host Tamara Kahn discusses with our CEO, RDML Tim Gallaudet, the importance of public-private cooperation and learn about some of NOAA’s focus areas that Tim helped define. They touch on cooperation, diversity and passion in the industry and how Tim is utilizing podcasting to promote The American Blue Economy and those working to advance it.

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The US can do better to combat illegal fishing with commercial space innovation
Timothy Gallaudet Timothy Gallaudet

The US can do better to combat illegal fishing with commercial space innovation

Following last month’s Quad Summit in Tokyo, the leaders of Australia, Japan, India and the United States issued a joint statement that included the establishment of the Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA). A motivating factor behind this was NOAA’s leadership in reporting on international IUU fishing activity, of which China is a primary offender.

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The Navy needs to keep a weather eye in its climate action plan
Timothy Gallaudet Timothy Gallaudet

The Navy needs to keep a weather eye in its climate action plan

The U.S. Navy’s recently released Climate Action 2030 strategy faced initial criticism for the fact that Navy ships and aircraft are excluded from the plan’s emissions reduction targets. These are the climate events that impact operations and installations, and the plan falls short of directly addressing them.

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VIDEO: ClimaCon 2022 Summary
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VIDEO: ClimaCon 2022 Summary

A short summary of the ClimaCon22 event hosted by Tomorrow.io by our CEO RDML Tim Gallaudet, which featured discussions on ESG, weather intelligence, climate adaptation and and weather preparedness.

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VIDEO: Why Getting To Know Your People is VITAL with John R. Miles
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VIDEO: Why Getting To Know Your People is VITAL with John R. Miles

John R. Miles of PassionStruck talks leadership with our CEO, RDML Tim Gallaudet. They discuss what Gallaudet believes is the key formula for leadership and why, in these mindset moments, knowing your people is so important to them developing a sense of belonging and feeling empowered.

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We rely on US ports — time for climate change protection
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We rely on US ports — time for climate change protection

Just over a year after the ship Ever Given famously blocked the Suez Canal, her sister ship the Ever Forward remains grounded in the Chesapeake Bay, casting a spotlight yet again on the role of shipping in the global supply chain.

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