NOMWC Takes Over UUV Program

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NOMWC Takes Over UUV Program
Navy News | George Lammons | October 11, 2007


Stennis Space Center, MS. -- The future of the Navy’s unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) program for mine warfare has been placed in the hands of the new Naval Oceanography Mine Warfare Center (NOMWC), in time for the command’s standup ceremony on Oct. 26.

NOMWC assumed the test and evaluation responsibility for the unmanned vehicles from the Naval Mine and Anti-Submarine Warfare Command (NMAWC) this summer.

“Our community probably has a longer history with UUVs than any other operational command in the Navy, and with this new responsibility, we are leading the Navy in man-portable UUV operations,” said Cmdr. Robert Witzleb, deputy director of Oceanography Operations for Mine Warfare with the Naval Oceanography Operations Command.

The oceanography community has worked with UUVs for several years because of their potential in oceanographic data collection. Members of the community work with other types of UUVs for other applications, such as gliders for anti-submarine warfare and special warfare.

Naval Oceanography enlisted personnel currently man the Naval Special Clearance Team 1 UnManned Systems (UMS) Platoon and worked on the old Mine and Anti-Submarine Warfare UUV platoon.

The oceanography community also has worked in mine warfare for many years and oceanography officer and enlisted Sailors are embedded with mine warfare units. Oceanographers know the impact that ocean and atmospheric conditions have on sensors and operations.


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