Maritime domain awareness

Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) is an initiative by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to create a national Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (C4ISR or C4ISTAR) capability monitoring all ports, coasts, and navigable waterways within the United States. Created as part of the December 2002 "Maritime Strategy for Homeland Security", the MDA initiative attempts to collect, analyze, assess, and disseminate intelligence in support of defending the United States from maritime threats.

References and external links

 * NATIONAL PLAN TO ACHIEVE MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS
 * United States Coast Guard Auxiliary MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS