Nancy Hann
Nancy A. Hann is a rear admiral in the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps. Hann is the commanding officer of the corps and director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO). Hann previously served as the deputy director.[1]
Nancy Hann | |
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| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/ | NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps |
| Years of service | 1999–present |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands held |
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| Awards | Department of Commerce Silver Medal with O device Department of Commerce Bronze Medal |
| Alma mater | George Washington University University of San Diego (BA) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (MS) Harvard University (MPA) |
Early life edit
Nancy Hann grew up in Illinois, as a child she recalled one of her favorite things was to watch the thunderstorms. She's always been interested in Earth's weather and her mother claimed she had been interested in weather patterns since the beginning.[citation needed]
Career edit
Hann started her career with NOAA as a fisheries observer in 1996 and she commissioned as an officer in the NOAA Corps 1999.[2] She served on commercial fishing vessels, various NOAA ships and aircraft and NSF research vessels, on the NOAA aircraft she was a pilot and flight meteorologist. She even later became NOAA Dive qualified and became unmanned aircraft systems (uas), pilot. She is responsible for the direct leadership and management of OMAO's operational assets, including the agency's fleet of 16 research and survey vessels and nine aircraft.
Prior Assignments:
- Commanding officer of the NOAA Aircraft Operations Center
- Office of Marine and Aviation Operations Chief of Staff.
- Executive Officer at the NOAA Marine Operations Center-Atlantic
- Associate Director at the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
- NOAA liaison to the U.S. Pacific Command.[2]
In July 2021, RDML Hann was nominated for promotion to rear admiral (two-stars) and assignment as the new director of the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps, succeeding retired Rear Admiral Michael J. Silah. She was confirmed on November 16, 2021.[3]
Education edit
- A.S. in Project Management at George Washington University
- B.A. in Marine Science and Biology at the University of San Diego
- M.S. in Space Studies and Remote Sensing at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- M.P.A at the Harvard University Kennedy School
Awards edit
| NOAA Aviator insignia |
| Department of Commerce Gold Medal with "O" device | |
| Department of Commerce Silver Medal with "O" device | |
| Department of Commerce Bronze Medal | |
| NOAA Corps Meritorious Service Medal | |
| NOAA Administrator's Award | |
| NOAA Corps Commendation Medal with two 5⁄16 inch gold stars | |
| NOAA Corps Achievement Medal with three 5⁄16" gold stars | |
| NOAA Corps Director's Ribbon with two 5⁄16" gold stars | |
| NOAA Unit Citation Award with 3⁄16" bronze star | |
| NOAA Sea Service Deployment Ribbon | |
| NOAA Corps Pacific Service Ribbon | |
| NOAA Corps Mobile Duty Service Ribbon |
References edit
- ^ "Nancy Hann | Office of Marine and Aviation Operations". omao.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
- ^ a b "Q&A with Rear Admiral Nancy Hann, Commanding Officer of NOAA's Office of Marine and Aviation Operations". Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
- ^ "PN896 — Nancy A. Hann — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 117th Congress (2021–2022)". U.S. Congress. Retrieved 2021-07-16.