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Contributors 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Greg Alan Caires 4 Dr. Craig Hooper is a visiting fellow at the Lexington Institute, a think is the CEO of the Themistocles Advisory Group, a con- tank in Arlington, Va. A veteran U.S. Navy Fleet sulting ? rm that specializes in maritime and national

Marine Force Warfare Of? cer, he earned a Master’s security strategy. Trained as an infectious disease expert, degree in National Security from the Naval War Col- he has been a keen observer of navies and coast guards lege, and he served in Afghanistan during Operation for over two decades.

Enduring Freedom. 5 Robert Kunkel, 2 Jeff Dixon, president of Alternative Marine Technologies and First president of TOTE Services, is a senior executive Harvest Navigation, served as the Federal Chairman of with nearly 30 years of diverse maritime experience. the Short Sea Shipping Cooperative Program under the

A Coast Guard Academy graduate, he holds a Bach- DOT’s MARAD from 2003 until 2008. He is a past VP elor of Science degree in Management and Economics of the Connecticut Maritime Association and a contrib- and a Master’s in Public Administration from George uting writer for Marine News and MarineLink.com.

Washington University.

6 Jeff Vogel 3 Tom Ewing is a shareholder in Cozen O’Connor’s Transportation & is a freelance writer specializing in marine, energy Trade Group. He focuses his practice on strategic and op- and environmental issues. He contributes regularly erational matters affecting the United States maritime in- to this magazine. dustry and on government contracts across all industries.

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