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immediate crisis, plus our unique global ocean analysis and forecast 

 c^ability, all make us a singular national oceanographic asset. In fact. Fleet 

 Numerical's uniqueness and value has been formally recognized by two 

 "Federal Leadership Awards", one in 1993 and die other in 1995 "for 

 distinguished achievement in putting technology to work for government and 

 the citizen ". 



Fleet Numerical is the ONLY operational national or international center 

 which produces real-time computer-generated meteorological and 

 oceanographic information for the entire air-ocean integrated environment 

 from the edge of space to the bottom of the sea. Our vast experience in 

 oceanography, ocean data assimilation, and our expanding role in ocean 

 forecasting is well known and respected in related scientific circles both 

 nationally and internationally. 



In today's financially difficult times, it is important to note that Fleet 

 Numerical's services more than pay for its annual operating costs! Wind, 

 seas, and ocean current forecasts provided for optimum track ship routing 

 permit ship damage avoidance and fuel savings to the tune of tens of millions 

 of dollars annually. A similar program for military aircraft routing saves 

 comparable amounts of taxpayer dollars. 



Although Fleet Numerical products are tailored for and primarily 

 distributed to Defense Department customers, recent U.S. Government 

 policies involving "dual use" and "technology transfer" have allowed an 

 expanded distribution of the information we generate to the civil and 

 commercial sectors as well. In 1994, the Oceanographer of the Navy and the 

 Deputy Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere signed a 



