Nancy A. Hann is a rear admiral in the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps. Hann is the commanding officer of the corps and director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO). Hann previously served as the deputy director.[1]
Nancy Hann grew up in Illinois, as a child she recalled one of her favorite things was to watch the thunderstorms. She's always been interested in Earth's weather and her mother claimed she had been interested in weather patterns since the beginning.[citation needed]
Hann started her career with NOAA as a fisheries observer in 1996 and she commissioned as an officer in the NOAA Corps 1999.[2] She served on commercial fishing vessels, various NOAA ships and aircraft and NSF research vessels, on the NOAA aircraft she was a pilot and flight meteorologist. She even later became NOAA Dive qualified and became unmanned aircraft systems (uas), pilot. She is responsible for the direct leadership and management of OMAO's operational assets, including the agency's fleet of 16 research and survey vessels and nine aircraft.
Prior Assignments:
In July 2021, RDML Hann was nominated for promotion to rear admiral (two-stars) and assignment as the new director of the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps, succeeding retired Rear Admiral Michael J. Silah. She was confirmed on November 16, 2021.[3]