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Committee on the “1,000-Ship Navy”—A Distributed and Global Maritime Network
Naval Studies Board
Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
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COMMITTEE ON THE “1,000-SHIP NAVY”—A DISTRIBUTED AND GLOBAL MARITIME NETWORK
ROBERT B. PIRIE JR.,
Chevy Chase, Maryland,
Co-chair
DAVID A. WHELAN,
The Boeing Company,
Co-chair
NOEL K. CUNNINGHAM,
Glendora, California
HENRY H. GAFFNEY,
The CNA Corporation
GUNTHER HANDL,
Tulane University Law School
JOHN T. HANLEY,1
Institute for Defense Analyses
THOM J. HODGSON,
North Carolina State University
JAMES D. HULL,
Annapolis, Maryland
HARRY W. JENKINS JR.,
Gainesville, Virginia
CATHERINE M. KELLEHER,
University of Maryland and Brown University
JERRY A. KRILL,
Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University
THOMAS V. McNAMARA,
Textron Systems
HEIDI C. PERRY,
Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
GENE H. PORTER,
Nashua, New Hampshire
JOHN S. QUILTY,
Oakton, Virginia
J. PAUL REASON,
Washington, D.C.
NILS R. SANDELL JR.,
BAE Systems
H. EUGENE STANLEY,
Boston University
JOHN P. STENBIT,
Oakton, Virginia
ELIHU ZIMET,
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Staff
CHARLES F. DRAPER, Director
ARUL MOZHI, Study Director (as of May 19, 2007)
EUGENE J. CHOI, Study Director (through May 18, 2007)
RAYMOND S. WIDMAYER, Senior Program Officer
IAN M. CAMERON, Associate Program Officer (through May 21, 2007)
SUSAN G. CAMPBELL, Administrative Coordinator
MARY G. GORDON, Information Officer
SEKOU O. JACKSON, Senior Project Assistant
SEYMOUR J. DEITCHMAN, Consultant
SIDNEY G. REED JR., Consultant
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John T. Hanley served on the committee from November 28, 2006, to August 5, 2007.
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NAVAL STUDIES BOARD
MIRIAM E. JOHN,
Livermore, California,
Chair
DAVID A. WHELAN,
The Boeing Company,
Vice Chair
LEE M. HAMMARSTROM,
Applied Research Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University
JAMES L. HERDT,
Chelsea, Alabama
KERRIE L. HOLLEY,
IBM Global Services
BARRY M. HOROWITZ,
University of Virginia
JAMES D. HULL,
Annapolis, Maryland
JOHN W. HUTCHINSON,
Harvard University
LEON A. JOHNSON,
United Parcel Service
EDWARD H. KAPLAN,
Yale University
CATHERINE M. KELLEHER,
University of Maryland and Brown University
JERRY A. KRILL,
Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University
THOMAS V. McNAMARA,
Textron Systems
L. DAVID MONTAGUE,
Menlo Park, California
JOHN H. MOXLEY III,
Solvang, California
HEIDI C. PERRY,
Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
GENE H. PORTER,
Nashua, New Hampshire
JOHN S. QUILTY,
Oakton, Virginia
J. PAUL REASON,
Washington, D.C.
JOHN E. RHODES,
Balboa, California
JOHN P. STENBIT,
Oakton, Virginia
JAMES WARD,
Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
CINDY WILLIAMS,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
ELIHU ZIMET,
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Navy Liaison Representatives
RADM DAN W. DAVENPORT,
USN, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, N81 (through July 25, 2007)
RADM WILLIAM R. BURKE,
USN, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, N81 (as of September 26, 2007, through August 22, 2008)
RADM(S) BRIAN C. PRINDLE,
USN, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, N81 (as of August 25, 2008)
RADM WILLIAM E. LANDAY III,
USN, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, N091 (through August 15, 2008)
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Marine Corps Liaison Representative
LTGEN JAMES F. AMOS,
USMC,
Commanding General,
Marine Corps Combat Development Command (through July 2, 2008)
LTGEN GEORGE J. FLYNN,
USMC,
Commanding General,
Marine Corps Combat Development Command (as of July 28, 2008)
Staff
CHARLES F. DRAPER, Director
ARUL MOZHI, Senior Program Officer
RAYMOND S. WIDMAYER, Senior Program Officer
BILLY M. WILLIAMS, Senior Program Officer
EUGENE J. CHOI, Program Officer (through May 18, 2007)
IAN M. CAMERON, Associate Program Officer (through May 21, 2007)
MARTA V. HERNANDEZ, Associate Program Officer (as of March 15, 2008)
SUSAN G. CAMPBELL, Administrative Coordinator
MARY G. GORDON, Information Officer
SEKOU O. JACKSON, Senior Project Assistant
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Preface
By the end of the Cold War the United States had produced a navy, to a large degree in response to the global challenge posed by the Soviet Union, that was and remains the largest and most powerful navy in the world. This maritime supremacy confers great advantages on the United States in its foreign policy, but it has limitations. The U.S. Navy, while the dominant maritime force, must act in concert with other maritime forces in the quest for an orderly maritime domain. More and more, today’s dynamic maritime security landscape also involves such broad-ranging missions as countering global terrorism, providing humanitarian relief for natural disasters, interdicting drug trafficking, and regulating the migration of people. No single navy or nation can do this alone. Security threats in the maritime domain are an important challenge. In today’s world 50,000 large ships carry about 80 percent of the world’s trade.1 To offer security in the maritime domain, governments around the world need the capabilities to confront directly such common threats as piracy, smuggling, drug trading, illegal immigration, banditry, human smuggling and slavery, environmental attack, trade disruption, weapons proliferation, and terrorism.2
Recognizing this new international security landscape, the former Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) called for a collaborative international approach to maritime security. Initially branded the “1,000-ship Navy,”3 this concept envi-
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VADM John G. Morgan, USN, and RDML Charles W. Martoglio, USN. 2005. “The 1,000-Ship Navy: Global Maritime Network,” U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, November, p. 15.
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VADM John G. Morgan, USN, and RDML Charles W. Martoglio, USN. 2005. “The 1,000-Ship Navy: Global Maritime Network,” U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, November, p. 15.
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Chief of Naval Operations (ADM Michael G. Mullen, USN), in remarks delivered to the 17th International Seapower Symposium, Naval War College, Newport, R.I., September 21, 2005.
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sioned that U.S. naval forces would partner with “a diverse array of multinational, federal, state, local and private sector entities to ensure freedom of navigation, the flow of commerce, and the protection of ocean resources.”4 Furthermore, said the former CNO, this vision would bring all nations together to build a global maritime network—including the sharing of information that would be available to all participants—that would promote security on the seas and enable global, regional, and national prosperity through international cooperation and coordination. Working toward this vision would often involve developing partnerships with selected nations on a regional or even subregional basis.
Some key components for the 1,000-ship Navy vision to be successful have been identified.5,6 First, there must be incentives for participating nations to join in such a partnership. Most maritime threats are not global; therefore, the regional and local interests of each country must be accommodated. The operating principle behind the 1,000-ship Navy is that it must satisfy the interests of all participants, many of them held in common. Second, there must be low barriers to entry, both technologically and operationally, to make this truly a coalition of the willing for all nations, even those without formal navies. Third, the partnership should advance security, local and global economic prosperity, and overall cooperation among governments. For example, as the network grows one would expect to see increases in the number of sensors and responders available to monitor and support security in the maritime domain.7 Finally, building trust among all nations should be an overarching objective of such partnerships and one that will be crucial for such a coalition of the willing to be realized.
Since the CNO’s speech in 2005, the U.S. Navy has been actively engaged in working demonstrations of the 1,000-ship Navy concept; in particular, the U.S. Navy has participated in multinational counterpiracy efforts off the coast of East Africa as well as in conducting training with navies in the Gulf of Guinea and Latin America.8 Also, the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Marine Corps, and the U.S. Coast Guard have jointly released a new maritime strategy document that gives preventing a war the same military priority as winning a war and advocates more
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Chief of Naval Operations (ADM Michael G. Mullen, USN) and Commandant of the Marine Corps (Gen Michael W. Hagee, USMC). 2006. Naval Operations Concept, Department of the Navy, Washington, D.C.
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Christopher P. Cavas. 2006. “The Thousand-Ship Navy,” Armed Forces Journal, December.
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RDML Jeffrey A. Wieringa, USN, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (International Programs) and Director, Navy International Programs Office, Office of the Secretary of the Navy, “DASN (IP): Role of International Programs in Developing the 1000-Ship Navy,” presentation to the committee, January 10, 2007.
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VADM John G. Morgan, USN, and RDML Charles W. Martoglio, USN. 2005. “The 1,000 Ship Navy: Global Maritime Network,” U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, November.
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Chief of Naval Operations (ADM Michael G. Mullen, USN). 2007. CNO Guidance for 2007: Focus on Execution, Department of the Navy, Washington, D.C., February 2.
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cooperation with foreign fleets.9 The concept of such maritime partnerships has received positive support from the world’s maritime leaders.10,11
TERMS OF REFERENCE
At the request of the former Chief of Naval Operations,12 the Naval Studies Board of the National Research Council conducted a study to examine the technical and operational implications of the 1,000-ship Navy concept as they apply to four levels of cooperative efforts: (1) U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, and merchant shipping only; (2) U.S. naval and maritime assets with others in treaty alliances or analogous arrangements; (3) U.S. naval and maritime assets with ad hoc coalitions (examples to be postulated in the study); and (4) U.S. naval and maritime assets with others than the above that may now be friendly but could potentially be hostile, for special purposes such as deterrence of piracy or other criminal activity. Specifically, for each of these four levels, the study addressed the following tasks:
Examine previously established models and other possible operational concepts for the four levels of cooperation, to include both the NATO and Interpol models;
Identify force structure and interoperability needs, to include information sharing and assurance;
Examine the extent to which sensor technology, information and operational techniques must be held classified; and the utility, advantages and disadvantages of using civilian communications and encryption technologies; and
Assess potential vulnerabilities and countermeasure susceptibilities to U.S. military forces inherent in the “1,000-ship Navy” concept, and the means to mitigate them.
THE COMMITTEE’S APPROACH
There has been much discussion about whether the U.S.-led initiative 1,000-ship Navy would be widely acceptable to potential partners and would offer the
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Department of the Navy, 2007, A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower, Washington, D.C., October; Inside the Navy, 2007, “Document Released: New Maritime Strategy Urges Tighter Ties for Sea Services,” October 22.
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Chief of Naval Operations (ADM Michael G. Mullen, USN). 2007. CNO Guidance for 2007: Focus on Execution, Department of the Navy, Washington, D.C., February 2.
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U.S. Naval Institute. 2007. “The Commanders Respond,” U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, March.
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ADM Michael G. Mullen, USN, Chief of Naval Operations. Letter dated June 29, 2006, to Ralph J. Cicerone, President, National Academy of Sciences.
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respect for their national sovereignty that is critically important.13,14,15 This concern led the committee to a search for alternative terminology for the 1,000-ship Navy and for an appropriate and effective mechanism of leadership and coordination. The committee adopted the term “maritime security partnerships” (MSP) in this report.16 The technical and operational implications of MSP are addressed in this report, along with the mechanisms of leadership and coordination.
As the study progressed, the committee refined its understanding of the four levels of cooperative efforts for maritime security called out in the terms of reference and discovered that a different organizing principle would be more appropriate given the complexity of the 1,000-ship Navy concept as it is being developed and implemented. The committee’s approach was to take into account and build on the ongoing efforts and respond to the spirit of the CNO’s request for the study while at the same time addressing the four levels of cooperative efforts for maritime security and the tasks (the four bullet items) in the terms of reference. Discussions with the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information, Plans, and Strategy (N3/N5) at the committee’s first meeting encouraged a broader approach to the study—namely, to consider the more important question of how to achieve MSP. This meant going beyond technical and operational support for MSP to the matter of bringing in the wide range of participants called for in the terms of reference. With this in mind the committee turned to a somewhat more complicated set of bilateral and multilateral models of cooperation to address the tasks in the terms of reference. Chapter 1 presents the committee’s understanding and assumptions, its approach to the terms of reference, and the organization and content of this report.
The committee17 was first convened in January 2007. It held additional meetings and site visits over a period of 6 months, both to gather input from the relevant communities and to discuss its findings and recommendations. The agendas of the meetings are summarized below:18
January 9-10, 2007, in Washington, D.C. Organizational meeting: Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Office of the Secretary of the Navy, Headquarters U.S. Coast Guard, Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Maritime Administration, and Office of the Principal Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Policy briefings on the operational and technical implications of the 1,000-ship Navy.
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Amy Klamper. 2006. “Traction,” Seapower, December.
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Michael W. Coulter, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regional Stability, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of State. Discussion with the committee, February 6, 2007.
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CAPT Bruce B. Stubbs, USCG (Ret.). 2007. “Making the 1,000-Ship Navy a Reality,” U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, January.
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As of this writing, the U.S. government was moving to replace the name “1,000-ship Navy” with “global maritime partnerships” (GMP).
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Biographies of its members are provided in Appendix A.
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During the course of its study, the committee held meetings in which it received (and discussed) materials that are exempt from release under 5 U.S.C. 552 (b).
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February 6-7, 2007, in Washington, D.C. Military Sealift Command; Office of the Under Secretary for Science and Technology in the Department of Homeland Security; Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command; Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regional Stability, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of State; CNO Strategic Studies Group; International Maritime Organization; and the Maersk Line, Ltd., briefings on the global perspective of the 1,000-ship Navy as well as on the policy, operational, and technical implications of the 1,000-ship Navy.
March 12, 2007, in Suitland, Maryland. Site visit to the Office of Naval Intelligence.
March 13-14, 2007, in Washington, D.C. Defense Information Systems Agency, Office of Naval Research, the Royal Navy (U.K.), Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Interpol, Embassy of Singapore, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration/Office of the DOD (Department of Defense) Chief Information Officer, Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education, and Office of the Chief of Naval Operations briefings on networks and information-sharing needs for and global perspective of the 1,000-ship Navy.
March 29-30, 2007, in Naples, Italy. Site visit to Commander, Naval Forces Europe–Commander, Sixth Fleet, and NATO Component Command, Maritime Naples.
April 2-3, 2007, in London, England. Site visits to Lloyd’s of London; International Maritime Organization; Greek Shipping Co-operation Committee; Shell International Trading and Shipping Company, Ltd.; the Royal Navy (U.K.); and Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies.
April 16-19, 2007, in Alexandria, Virginia. Site visit to Maritime Domain Awareness Data Sharing Community of Interest Pilot Spiral 3 and Maritime Domain Awareness Connectivity Technology Insertion Game Workshop.
April 25-26, 2007, in Miami, Florida. Site visits to Center for Southeastern Tropical Advanced Remote Sensing at the University of Miami, Headquarters of the Seventh Coast Guard District, and the U.S. Southern Command.
May 15-17, 2007, in Washington, D.C. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations; Headquarters U.S. Coast Guard; National Security Council; Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regional Stability, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of State; Naval War College; Center for Naval Analyses; Naval Criminal Investigative Service; Joint Interagency Task Force-South; U.S. Pacific Command; Joint Interagency Coordination Group; Joint Interagency Task Force West; Pacific Fleet N5; Indian Embassy; and Chilean Embassy briefings on the global perspective of the 1,000-ship Navy, as well as the policy, operational, and technical implications of the 1,000-ship Navy.
May 17, 2007, in Laurel, Maryland. Site visit to the National Security Agency Information Assurance Directorate.
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June 12, 2007, in Key West, Florida. Site visit to the Joint Interagency Task Force-South.
June 25-29, 2007, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Committee deliberations and report drafting.
The months between the committee’s last meeting and the publication of the report were spent preparing the draft manuscript, gathering additional information, reviewing and responding to the external review comments, editing the report, and conducting the security review needed to produce an unclassified and unrestricted report.
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Acknowledgment of Reviewers
This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the National Research Council’s (NRC’s) Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this report:
Michael Brock, MITRE Corporation,
John D. Christie, LMI,
Archie R. Clemins, ADM, USN (retired), Boise, Idaho,
Robert L. Jervis, Columbia University,
William B. Morgan, Rockville, Maryland,
David A. Richwine, MajGen, USMC (retired), Burke, Virginia,
Harvey Sapolsky, Massachussetts Institute of Technology,
John Tozzi, RADM, USCG (retired), L-3 Communications Systems, and
George M. Whitesides, Harvard University.
Although the reviewers listed above provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations, nor did they see the final draft of the report before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Alexander H. Flax, Potomac, Maryland. Appointed
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by the National Research Council, he was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the authoring committee and the institution.
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Contents
SUMMARY
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INTRODUCTION: CREATING MARITIME SECURITY PARTNERSHIPS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
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Background,
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Terms of Reference,
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The Committee’s Understanding and Assumptions,
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The Committee’s Approach to Addressing the Terms of Reference,
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Organization and Content of This Report,
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MARITIME SECURITY: COOPERATION MODES AND MODELS
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Need for International Legal Framework,
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Models for Maritime Security Partnerships,
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Prerequisites for Maritime Security Partnerships,
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The Range of Present MSP Relationships,
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Findings and Recommendations,
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INFORMATION SHARING, A KEY ENABLER
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Maritime Security,
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Operational Models,
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Current and Emerging Information Architectures,
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Building Mission Capability,
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Protecting While Sharing Information,
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Strengthening and Accelerating Partnership Operations and Initiatives—Mission-Driven System Engineering and Analysis,
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IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY FOR MARITIME SECURITY PARTNERSHIPS
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The National Strategy for Maritime Security,
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U.S. Participation in MSP,
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Shortfalls in Operational Functions,
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Foundations of Maritime Security Partnerships,
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Strategic Interaction with Interagency Initiatives,
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Finding and Recommendation,
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APPENDIXES
A Committee and Staff Biographies
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B Sea Lanes of Commerce in the Various Regions of the World
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C The International Legal Framework
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D Specific Reference Information
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E Land Imaging Satellites
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F International Databases as Potential Sources of Shared Information
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G Acronyms and Abbreviations
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