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STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. (Oct. 25, 2021) Research Vessel Kilo Moana recovered several U.S. Navy Oceanography gliders in the Pacific, October 25, 2021. The recovery effort was a collaboration between the crew aboard the Kilo Moana and members from Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (CNMOC), Naval Oceanographic Office, University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS), School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, Office of Naval Research, and University of Hawaii at Manoa. CNMOC directs and oversees more than 2,500 globally-distributed military and civilian personnel who collect, process and exploit environmental information to assist Fleet and Joint Commanders in all warfare areas to make better decisions faster than the adversary. (U.S. Navy photo by Capt. David Martin)