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Marines play with a Ukrainian girl during a tour of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge while on a scheduled port visit in Riga, Latvia, Sept. 8, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, are on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. 6th Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

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