Welcome to NOFA
Welcome to the NOAA OFFICERS’ FAMILY ASSOCIATION (NOFA) website! NOFA members are active duty and retired NOAA Corps Officers and their families. The NOAA Commissioned Corps Officers are an integral part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). For more information, check out Who We Are.
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Your 2008 Membership dues of $20.00 are now requested.
Please send your check to Danielle Swallow, our Interim Treasurer. Her adress can be found in the Member area, which is available through your password. Thank you!
We encourage all NOFA Members to register on this website.
Keep your status, address and email information current so we can keep in touch with you!
NOAA Corps Change of Command Ceremony
at the Jefferson Memorial
(click photos to enlarge)
RADM Sam DeBow retires and RADM Jon Bailey and RADM Phil Kenul are sworn in with Historic Background
October 5, 2007 was a day of pride and honor as we said our goodbyes and welcomed our new Admirals. The Thomas Jefferson Memorial was a fitting venue to have the Change of Command Ceremony, with our founder looking on in this 200th year for the Survey of the Coast and NOAA. A broad range of Officers were present in their dress blue uniforms, as well as many family members and particularly the children of RADMs, DeBow, Bailey and Kenul. It was a memorable and inspiring occasion.
NOAA Corps Spouses Among Those
Honored
at White House Event
During a ceremony at the White House, President George W. Bush proclaimed May 11, 2007, as Military Spouse Day. President Bush paid tribute to military spouses across the nation and presented the Presidential Volunteer Service Award to six military spouses who “represent the very best of what volunteering means.”
As our past & present NOFA - National Military Family Association Representatives, the NOAA Corps was proudly represented at this event by Alisa Behn (spouse of RDML Richard Behn) and Cheryl Glang (spouse of CDR Gerd Glang).
For more information about the event and the award winners visit President Honors Military Spouses at White House. To view the President’s remarks and a video of the event, go to The White House - Presidential News & Speeches.
NOFA Celebrates and Supports NOAA's 200th Anniversary
In 2007, NOAA celebrates 200 years of science, service and stewardship. In 1807 when the nation was new, Thomas Jefferson established the first federal science agency - Survey of the Coast - to support safe maritime commerce. The agency was responsible for: 1) surveying the coastline and seafloor and 2) creating nautical charts for safe navigation. Today's NOAA is a federal agency touching the lives of Americans in many ways... every single day.
LCDR Phillip Hall made honorable mention in the category of "A Day in the Life of NOAA" in the NOAA 200th Celebration Photo Contest.
National ACO Scholarships, Inc. -- 2007 Award Recipients
There were three recipients of this year’s ACO Scholarship Grants receiving $1,250 each. Congratulations to:
- Elizabeth F. Koehn, daughter of CAPT & Mrs. Mark Koehn (Ret.)
- Daniel Tisch, son of CDR & Mrs. Tisch (Ret.)
- Michael Albero, grandson of CAPT & Mrs. Ed McCaffrey (Ret.)
National ACO Scholarships, Inc.
National ACO Scholarship applications are available in the Resource Center
of the website. Simply download the application and mail to the
Silver Spring address noted there. Deadline: April 15, 2008.
