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NOAA's MD 500D helicopter is the smallest aircraft in the agency's research fleet. It serves as an outstanding platform for observation and aerial photography for several of NOAA's diverse environmental science missions.

• Hurricanes
• Drought
• Tornadoes
• U.S. Weather Service Offices
• LA Niña
• Marine Sanctuary News
• The Great American Fish Count

NOAA SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN AND IMPROVE THE U.S. FISHING INDUSTRY


LEARN ABOUT NOAA'S RICH HISTORY


VISIT NOAA'S CLASSROOM ON THE WEB