The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps is one of eight federal uniformed services of the United States, and operates under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
The seal of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, in which the NOAA Corps originated as the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Corps in 1917
The seal of the ESSA Corps, a predecessor of the NOAA Corps that existed from 1965 to 1970
An ODU uniform ball cap, with lieutenant commander rank insignia
NOAA Corps officers wearing service dress blues
Rear Admiral Don A. Jones was an officer in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Corps, its successor, the Environmental Science Services Administration Corps, and the ESSA Corps's successor, t
The ocean survey ship USC&GS Surveyor (OSS 32) conducting helicopter operations in the Bering Sea. Jones was her executive officer and later her commanding officer while serving aboard her from 1963 to 1965.