In a recent statement before the U.S.Senate Committee on Commerce,Science and Transportation,Vadm.Thad W.Allen responded to his recent nomination to be commandant of the U.S.Coast Guard:"The Coast Guard's 'world of work' is our oceans,seas,lakes,rivers,bays,sounds,harbors and our waterways- this is the maritime domain and it is unique.Distinct from land borders characterized by clear legal boundaries,our oceans represent the last global commons.As the committee knows well,we live in an interconnected world.Nowhere is this fact more exemplified than in the maritime domain.It is fundamental to our own and the international community's economic prosperity.
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