James McFadden: Hurricane hunter gets Sammies nod

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James McFadden: Hurricane hunter gets Sammies nod

Hurricane hunting by aircraft has been both the job and the passion of James McFadden for most of his 50-year federal career. He's chief of programs and projects at...

Tom Temin@tteminWFED

August 19, 2016 12:03 pm

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James McFadden, chief, programs and projects, Aircraft Operations Center

Hurricane hunting by aircraft has been both the job and the passion of James McFadden for most of his 50-year federal career. He's chief of programs and projects at the Aircraft Operations Center at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. He's also a finalist in this year's Service to America Medals program. He talks to Federal Drive with Tom Temin about the honor. View a photo gallery of all the Sammies finalists.