Nancy Hann
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Allegiance | United States of America |
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Years of service | 1999–present |
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Awards | Department of Commerce Silver Medal Department of Commerce Bronze Medal with O device |
Nancy A. Hann is a rear admiral in the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps who is the director of the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps and director of the NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations. She previously served as the deputy director for operations of the NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO), and as deputy director of the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps.[1]
Early life[]
She 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.
Career[]
She 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[]
- 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[]
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NOAA Aviator insignia |
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Department of Commerce Silver Medal with "O" device |
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Department of Commerce Bronze Medal |
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NOAA Corps Meritorious Service Medal |
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NOAA Administrator's Award |
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NOAA Corps Commendation Medal with two 5⁄16 inch gold stars |
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NOAA Corps Achievement Medal with three 5⁄16" gold stars |
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NOAA Corps Director's Ribbon with two 5⁄16" gold stars |
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NOAA Unit Citation Award with 3⁄16" bronze star |
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NOAA Sea Service Deployment Ribbon |
NOAA Corps Pacific Service Ribbon | |
NOAA Corps Mobile Duty Service Ribbon |
References[]
- ^ "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.
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps admirals
- Recipients of the Department of Commerce Silver Medal
- Recipients of the Department of Commerce Bronze Medal
- George Washington University alumni
- Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University alumni
- University of San Diego alumni
- Harvard Kennedy School alumni
- Living people