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OCEANOGRAPHY 1981 — PHASE 3 



NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PROGRAM OBJECTIVE 



To acquire the understanding of the ocean 

 and to translate this understanding into 

 operational concepts and hardware which 

 will enable the United States and its allies 

 to exploit our peculiarly oceanic position 

 militarily . . . economically . . . and politically. 



NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PROGRAM 



HARDWARE and OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS 



PURE RESEARCH 



APPLIED RESEARCH 



OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA CENTER 



DATA COLLECTION 



