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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin speaks to Sailors aboard mine countermeasures ship USS Sentry (MCM 3), at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Nov. 21. Sentry is forward deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points.
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