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The flag of U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Director Rear Admiral Lee Otis Colbert. It is a blue field with a large white equilateral triangle in the center and two smaller stars on either side. The hoist has two brass grommets and is marked “DIRECTOR.FLAG. NO 2.”

Friday Find: a WWII-era director’s flag

June 9, 2023

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The flag of U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Director Rear Admiral Lee Otis Colbert. It is a blue field with a large white equilateral triangle in the center and two smaller stars on either side. The hoist has two brass grommets and is marked “DIRECTOR.FLAG. NO 2.”

Statement from NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad on the signing of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

November 15, 2021

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Dr. Rick Spinrad, with his wife Alanna beside him, is virtually sworn in as NOAA Administrator and Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere by U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo on June 22, 2021.

Richard W. Spinrad sworn in as NOAA administrator

June 22, 2021

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Dr. Rick Spinrad, with his wife Alanna beside him, is virtually sworn in as NOAA Administrator and Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere by U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo on June 22, 2021.

A collage showing NOAA's varied mission areas that celebrates the agency's 50th anniversary in October 2020

Richard W. Spinrad confirmed to lead NOAA

June 17, 2021

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A collage showing NOAA's varied mission areas that celebrates the agency's 50th anniversary in October 2020

Science, service and stewardship are at the heart of NOAA's diverse mission.

NOAA to host listening session in Juneau, Alaska

August 27, 2018

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Science, service and stewardship are at the heart of NOAA's diverse mission.

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