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things as power sources, materials and structures, sensors and sea floor 

 engineering. The results of this development will have a major impact 

 on all underwater work for whatever purpose. It is the Department 

 of Defense area of emphasis in the national program, described by 

 Dr. Wenk. 



(3) The assessment and development of deep research and sur^'ey 

 vehicles, which will enable us to study and collect data in the heart 

 of the ocean environment. 



(4) A biomedical research effort of major proportions, lest the ac- 

 complishments in undersea technology far outstrip man's ability to 

 use them. 



In addition to deep submergence, the ocean engineering component 

 includes a wide range of development programs carried out by Navy 

 laboratories in support of their basic missions ; and an advanced devel- 

 opment effort in support of environmental prediction. 



The Assistant Oceanographer for Operations, whose functions I am 

 temporarily carrying out, is responsible for that part of the program 

 consisting primarily of a variety of oceanographic and hydrographic 

 surveys conducted in all ocean areas to provide critical enviromnental 

 data, charts and publications necessary to support key naval opera- 

 tions including Vietnam, ASW, Polaris/Poseidon, mine warfare, am- 

 phibious, and general fleet activities to insure the combat readiness of 

 the Naval Forces, as well as to satisfy the statutory requirements to 

 provide environmental data, charts, and publications for our merchant 

 marine. He also has responsibility for technical direction of the oceano- 

 graphic support so necessary to many salvage and search operations. 



FISCAL YEAR 196S NAVY OCEAjSTOGRAPHIC PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS 



^ A summary of the oceanographic program by the various appropria- 

 tion categories follows. It should be understood that the program is 

 basically a crosscut of other line items, with pertinent effort collected 

 here for management, coordination, and direction as part of the 

 oceanographic program, but actually justified elsewhere. It is our 

 intent to give maximimi visibility to the oceanographic effort, to best 

 serve the national interest. 



NAVY OCEANOGRAPHIC PROGRAM (CONGRESSIONAL SUBMIT) 

 [In thousands of dollars] 



Fiscal year 1966 Fiscal year 1967 Fiscal year 1968 



R.D.T. & E 



SCN -. 



MILCON 



OPN 



O.&M.N.. 



MPN 



PAMN 



Total - 167,454 227,339 249,637 



NAVY OCEANOGRAPHIC SHIPBUILDING PROGRAM 



Fiscal year 1966 : One large survey (AGS) class (in-house Navy 

 use) ; two small oceanographic research (AGOR) class (new design, 

 institution use) . 



