Department of Defense Executive Agent for Maritime Domain Awareness

Department Of Defense Executive Agent for Maritime Domain Awareness (DoD EA for MDA) provvides oversight of the execution of MDA initiatives within DoD.

MISSION

Coordinate DoD MDA and MDA-related plans, programs, capabilities, and policies to synchronize MDA implementation across the DoD

RESPONSIBILITIES Responsibilities for the office of DoD EA for MDA include ensuring continuous global and sustainable support for DoD MDA activities, development and distribution of goals, objectives, and desired effects of MDA, recommendations for DoD-wide MDA planning and programming guidance, and establishing liaison with interagency and international partners.

GOALS

Goals for the office to achieve are aligning MDA efforts and resources across DoD, providing guidance for DoD participation in interagency and international MA efforts, and advocating policy and technology advances in support of MDA initiatives.

ORGANIZATION

The office is broken into four divisions: 1. Data Sharing and System Analysis,

2. Capabilities Based Planning

3. Stragety and Policy, and

4. Outreach

DoD Executive Agent for Maritime Domain Awareness Leadership

  • United States Secretary of the Navy
  • Mr. Bruce Stubbs, SES; Director, Office of the Department of Defense Executive Agent for Maritime Domain Awareness
  • Mr. Frank Sisto, SES; Deputy Director and Director for Data Sharing and System Analysis
  • Captain Jack Coyne, USN (Ret.); Acting Chief of Staff
  • Captain Michael Milkovich, USCGR; Director for Outreach
  • Commander Doug Wilcox, USN (Ret.); Director for Strategy and Policy
  • Mr. Joseph Milligan; Director for Capabilities Based Planning

DoD Maritime Domain Awareness Influencers

DoD Maritime Domain Awareness Interagency Partners

DoD MDA References