Launch of Maritime Awareness Project praised by former Seventh Fleet Commander
Author: Seapower magazine
Categories: In the News
Former Seventh Fleet commander Vice Adm. Robert L. Thomas Jr. praised the launch of the Maritime Awareness Project web portal last week, saying he wishes he had “had this web portal available for my Sailors prior to coming out to the region.”
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Navigating Unsettled Waters: Introducing the Maritime Awareness Project
Date: April 14, 2016
This event served as the official launch of the Maritime Awareness Project (MAP), a new joint initiative between Sasakawa USA and The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR), to assist policymakers, the press, and interested public in better understanding critical maritime problems and possible routes to their peaceful resolution.
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