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Mr. Chairman and members of the Committee, I am Robert Winokur, 

 Technical Director, Office of the Oceanographer of the Navy. I am pleased to 

 be here this afternoon representing the operational programs and capabilities of 

 the U.S. Navy. I welcome the opportunity to comment on the dual use of 

 Defense, and in particular Navy technology for civilian oceanographic research. 

 I will be addressing specific examples of the dual use of Navy operational 

 oceanographic technologies and data, as well as fleet operational systems and 

 capabilities. 



NAVY OCEANOGRAPHIC MISSION : The U.S. Navy has a long standing 

 commitment to oceanography, which reflects the Navy's requirement for 

 detailed knowledge of its operating environment. The Navy's oceanography 

 program and resulting products and services are in direct support of Navy 

 operational requirements. Building on operational needs, the Navy's operational 

 oceanography program is specifically designed to collect, analyze and 

 disseminate oceanographic data, information and tailored products to enhance 

 the effectiveness of the fleet. 



Naval oceanography depends on the development and application of new 

 technologies, data collection systems and capabilities to provide the knowledge 

 base and prediction capabilities required to support fleet operations. 

 Conversely, the knowledge base derived from Naval Oceanography has also 

 been the source of new concepts that have provided the Navy with major new 

 fleet operational systems and advances in capabilities. 



