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201215-N-YD641-1022 NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN (Dec. 15, 2020) Secretary of the Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite speaks to Sailors at an all-hands call during a visit to Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Dec 15. U.S. Naval Forces Central Command is the U.S. Navy element of U.S. Central Command in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations and encompasses about 2.5 million square miles of water area and includes the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Red Sea and parts of the Indian Ocean. The expanse is comprised of 20 countries and includes three critical choke points at the Strait of Hormuz, the Suez Canal and the Strait of Bab al Mandeb at the southern tip of Yemen. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew Riggs)
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