Commissioned Officers

There are presently eight NOAA Corps Officers on board MILLER FREEMAN.

The officers are responsible for safely operating the research vessel. The Captain, or Commanding Officer (CO) is in command of the ship. We currently have two CO's, who rotate the duty. The Executive Officer (XO) handles the administrative functions of the ship, supervises all department heads (with the exception of the Chief Marine Engineer), and acts as the ships safety officer. The Field Operations Officer (FOO) handles logistics with scientific parties, making sure scientific activities can be performed aboard the ship and that all science equipment is on board. The Navigation Officer (NAV) is in charge of navigation equipment, nautical charts and publications, meteorological data, and maintaining the overall condition of the bridge.

Commanding Officer, LCDR Mark Boland	Executive Officer, LT Natasha Davis	Field Operations Officer, 3rd Mate Kristofer Mackie
Navigation Officer, ENS Laura Gallant	Safety Officer, ENS Nathan Parker

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