Patch commemorating NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration participation in the Sustainable Seas Expedition.

NOAA Ship FAIRWEATHER patch signifying its mission of surveying Alaskan waters.

NOAA Hurricane Hunters patch signifying the NOAA mission to conduct research in hurricanes and warn the public of potential hurricane hazards. NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft are operated by NOAA's Office of Marine and Aircraft Operations, piloted by NOAA Corps officers, with research conducted by NOAA's civilian scientists from NOAA laboratories and the National Hurricane Center.

NOAA Search and Rescue Satellite System patch signifying NOAA's operation of the SARSAT system within NOAA/NESDIS.

NOAA Ship Mt. MITCHELL patch signifying the ship's mission of surveying the seafloor. The Mt. MITCHELL has been decommissioned.

Search and Rescue Satellite System patch signifying international cooperation between the United States and Russia in developing the system.

NOAA Aircraft Operations Center patch. The Aircraft Operations Center is managed by NOAA's Office of Marine and Aircraft Operations.

NOAA Ship MILLER FREEMAN patch reflecting its mission to study fish.

Patch showing the official emblem of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Patch commemorating the Global Atmospheric Research Program Atlantic Tropical Experiment, an early 1970's project.

Patch commemorating the USC&GS Ship DISCOVERER participation in BOMEX, the Barbados Oceanographic and Meteorological Experiment which was the first large-scale experiment to study interactions between the ocean and atmosphere.

Patch commemorating NOAA's participation in the Florida Aquanaut Research Expediton of 1972.

Patch commemorating the USC&GS OCEANOGRAPHER around the world cruise of 1967-1968. The octopus appears to be grasping a water-sampling bottle.

The official patch of ESSA, the Environmental Science Services Administration. ESSA was a forerunner of NOAA and was formed by combining the Weather Bureau and the Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1965. ESSA remained an entity until the formation of NOAA on October 3, 1970.

NOAA Ship RESEARCHER patch commemorating formation of NOAA. Although patch appears to read October 8, 1970, the date of formation of NOAA was October 3, 1970. Patch commemorates traditional mission of C&GS combined with new missions of global oceanography.

Patch commemorates the USC&GS DISCOVERER participation in SCOR 1970. SCOR is an acronym for the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research, a sub- committee of the International Council for Science.

Patch symbolizes the international mission of the USC&GS Ship DISCOVERER while part of ESSA, a forerunner of NOAA.

Patch commemorates NOAA participation in FLARE 1972, the Florida Aquanaut Research Expedition.

An alternate NOAA patch with gold lettering surrounding the NOAA emblem.

NOAA SARSAT patch signifying international cooperation between France, Canada, the United States, and the former Soviet Union.

Patch commemorating NOAA participation in the aptly named AGASP, the Arctic Aerosol Sampling Program of 1983-1985.

Patch commemorating the Point Barrow Observatory of NOAA's Geophysical Monitoring for Climatic Change Program.

Patch commemorating the Mauna Loa Observatory of NOAA's Geophysical Monitoring for Climatic Change Program.

Patch honoring NOAA Fisheries Law Enforcement.

Patch honoring the NOAA National Undersea Research Program.

Patch commemorating NOAA Ship PEIRCE, in service 1962-1985.

Patch commemorating NOAA Ship PEIRCE, in service 1962-1985.

Patch commemorating United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.

Patch commemorating United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.

Patch commemorating United States Coast and Geodetic Survey produced in 1957, 150th Anniversary of the Coast and Geodetic Survey.

Patch commemorating NOAA Ship TOWNSEND CROMWELL.

Patch commemorating the commissioned Corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The NOAA Corps was formed in 1917 as the commissioned service of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.

Patch commmemorating NOAA Ship DAVIDSON.

Patch commmemorating NOAA Ship DISCOVERER.

Patch commmemorating NOAA Ship FAIRWEATHER.

Patch commmemorating NOAA Ship McARTHUR.

Patch commmemorating Coast and Geodetic Survey Ship PATTON featuring the Disney Eagle.

Patch commmemorating NOAA Ship SURVEYOR, affectionately referred to as "Old Workhorse."

Patch commmemorating NOAA Ship RAINIER.

Patch commmemorating NOAA Ship RAINIER. Same patch design as image cgs0042 but with black background.

Patch commmemorating NOAA Ship FAIRWEATHER.

Patch commmemorating NOAA Ship RAINIER.

Patch commmemorating NOAA Ship PEIRCE.

Patch commmemorating NOAA Ship RESEARCHER.

Patch commmemorating NOAA' Seattle ship base known as the Pacific Marine Center.

Patch commmemorating NOAA Ship MILLER FREEMAN.

Patch commmemorating NOAA Ship John N. Cobb.

First day cover with Coast and Geodetic Survey commemorative stamp. Many unique envelopes were designed commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Coast and Geodetic Survey.

First day cover with Coast and Geodetic Survey commemorative stamp. Many unique envelopes were designed commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Coast and Geodetic Survey.

First day cover with Coast and Geodetic Survey commemorative stamp. Many unique envelopes were designed commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Coast and Geodetic Survey.