Members of NOAA Corps Basic Officer Training Class (BOTC) 118 with NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco and NOAA Corps Director Rear Admiral Jonathan Bailey at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York. BOTC 118 members inlcude Veronica J. Brieno Rankin, Kelsey E. Jeffers, Jared R. Halonen, Lucas D. Johnson, Kevin G. Doremus, Kasey M. Welch, Whitley J. Gilbert, Michael N. Hirsch, Daniel P. Langis, Chelsea D. Frate, Joshua D. Witmer, Aaron D. Colohan, David B. Keith, John R. Kidd, Junie H. Cassone, Ricardo Rodriguez Perez, Andrew R. Clos, Theresa A. Madsen, Refael W. Klein, and Aras J. Zygas.

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