Name: Elliott G. Barske Jr.

Q: Where in NOAA do you work now?
A: NWS Alaska Aviation Weather Unit, Anchorage, AK

Q: When did you begin your work with NOAA?
A: Atlantic City, NJ Weather Service Office, as a radar meteorologist, January 1966.

Q: Looking back, what events stand out as the most memorable during your time with NOAA?
A: The formation of the Alaska Aviation Weather Unit in 1995 as a recognition of the importance of quality aviation forecasting to all Alaskans.

Q: From your point of view, what have been the most significant changes NOAA has experienced during the past 30 years?
A:  NOAA becoming a much more customer focused agency. And te increased focus on the long term trends of the climate of the atmosphere and oceans and their possible affects on future generations.

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