Environment Subcommittee Hearing - From Orbit to Operations: How Weather Satellites Support the National Security Mission

119th Congress Hearing Environment Weather

January 13, 2026 10:00 AM

Location: 2318 Rayburn House Office Building
Subcommittee: Subcommittee on Environment

Witnesses:

  • Ms. Irene Parker, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Systems, NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS)
  • Col. Bryan Mundhenk, Chief, Weather Operations Division, United States Air Force
  • Dr. Christopher Ekstrom, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare (N2N6); Deputy Director, Oceanography & Navigation, United States Navy

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