| Office of Public Affairs U.S. Coast Guard |
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| Press Release | Date: Oct. 15, 2007 Contact: Cmdr. Joel Slotten |
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR HOMELAND DEFENSE TO KEYNOTE 2007 MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS DAY
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard announced today that Paul McHale, assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense and
Other speakers include the Navy’s senior director for intelligence and the directors of global maritime intelligence integration and global maritime situational awareness and the Coast Guard’s director of maritime domain awareness and project manager for the automatic identification system. Representatives from the Naval Research Lab, the Maritime Administration, and Naval Forces Europe will also make presentations.
Maritime domain awareness is a national effort involving the collection and fusion of information from unclassified sensors, open source data and state, local, and international partners in both the public and private sectors.
The event is open to the public and members of industry. For further information or to register for this one day event visit: http://www.ndia.org/meetings/823A
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The U.S. Coast Guard is a military, maritime, multi-mission service within the
Department of Homeland Security dedicated to protecting the safety and security of America.
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