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Editorial

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Amir Garanovic action, and when the U.S. Maritime

Tinsley back to our pages. I’ve known David

Celia Konowe

Bob Kunkel

Action Plan – already long overdue and still for most of my 30+ years tenure, and he

Wendy Laursen

Philip Lewis pending release at press time – comes out, was a regular contributor to our pages in the

Edward Lundquist

Barry Parker it’s universally hoped that those who ‘talked 1990s and early 2000s. A seasoned U.K.-

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