WELCOME 



From the Commander 

 United States Naval Ordnance Laboratory White Oak 

 Silver Spring, Maryland 



The Naval Ordnance Laboratory is honored to host 

 this second annual U.S. Navy Symposium on 

 Military Oceanography. 



Your direct interest and active participation are 

 the key Ingredients that will combine to make 

 this second symposium as highly successful as the 

 first. The quality of the papers that have been 

 submitted and selected for presentation are advance 

 indicators of your deep Interest in this challenging 

 frontier. 



It is a great pleasure having you as our guests. 

 The arrangements that have been made are directed 

 towards making these sessions a success. We hope 

 that you will find them so. 



R. E. ODENING 



Captain, USN 

 Commander 



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