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There are several opportunities for collaboration in which the Department 

 of Defense can contribute to oceanographic research conducted by non-defense 

 agencies and institutions. The first type comprises opportunities for dual-use of 

 technology and facilities that the Department of Defense wishes to maintain in 

 active ser\'ice. This, of course, would include laboratories like the Naval 

 Undersea Warfare Center, centers like the Naval War College and other active 

 facilities, but also platforms like ships and satellites, and other sorts of facilities. 



The second opportunity is presented by facilities and platforms that the 

 Department of Defense feels can no longer be defended for government support. 

 We have seen active discussions of dual-use of some facilities, such as the SOSUS 

 arrays, but need to also discuss the transfer of facilities that the Department of 

 Defense no longer believes are necessary, but could be extraordinarily valuable 

 to the academic community', such as specialized testing facilities and laboratories. 

 Our national investment in such facilities could be enhanced by transferring their 

 operation to academic institutions or to business /academic consortia far more 

 effectively than by shutting them completely. 



Finally, I believe that the Department of Defer\se has not fully described 

 the essential role that it plays in state of the art research in oceanography to the 

 private and the business sector. I have discussed opportunity with the Office of 

 Naval Research for internships, seminars and workshops to facilitate such 

 communication. I believe that we can all take an active role in such discussions. 

 And we at the University of Rhode Island look forward to taking a leadership 

 role in making such interchange possible through programs of the Ocean 

 Technology Center. 



