MissionThe Naval Oceanographic Office provides the competitive maritime advantage through all source data collection, focused analysis, and responsive delivery of oceanographic products and services.VisionThe Naval Oceanographic Office is the premier authority on maritime environmental knowledge, maximizing the warfighter's maneuverability and lethality.About UsThe Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO), located at Stennis Space Center in south Mississippi, is comprised of approximately 1,000 civilian, military and contract personnel responsible for providing oceanographic products and services to all elements within the Department of Defense.Valued by maritime interests worldwide, NAVOCEANO acquires and analyzes global ocean and littoral data to provide specialized, operationally significant products and services for warfighters and civilian, national and international customers. Utilizing airborne, surface and subsurface platforms deployed worldwide, remote-sensing satellites and seaborne buoys, NAVOCEANO data are converted into products that are tailored to every warfighter's needs. These products and services support virtually every type of Fleet operation by providing mission essential information to the warfighter 24 hours a day, seven days a week.OrganizationNAVOCEANO is the largest subordinate command under the Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, which is also located at Stennis Space Center.