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Secretary speaks to sailors from the USS Kentucky.

Sailor Briefing

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks with crew members from the Navy’s Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Kentucky at Naval Base Kitsap in Bangor, Wash., Aug. 9, 2017. DoD photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Jette Carr

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