Global Commons - gaining popularity in DoD terminology

"Global Commons" is a term which is gaining popularity in DoD circles. We are seeing it more and more in strategy documents and in speeches by senior DoD and Navy officials.

In the civilian commercial sector we are seeing "Global Commons" as a reference to (1) information, (2) commerce and (3) community.

For DoD, "Global Commons" broadly refers to the domains of (1) land, (2) sea, and (3) air - including space and cyberspace.

In old English law, the common (or commons) was a tract of ground shared by residents of a village of town, but not belonging to anyone in particular.

The Captain carried them all

The Captain carried them all.

For him, there was no set watch, nor any
established time to rest and retreat from the
harsh conditions of the sea.

He was wonderfully reliable, uncomplaining,
and ready to take any watch, no matter the hour
or the situation.

He was the kind of Captain to have.

From The Cruel Sea by Nicholas Monsarrat, as quoted in DESTROYER CAPTAIN by Admiral James G. Stavridis, Commander, U.S. Southern Command