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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth smiles while talking with smiling sailors standing outdoors.

Meeting Sailors

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth meets with sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner during his visit to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Feb. 25, 2025.

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Credit: Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander C. Kubitza, DOD VIRIN: 250225-D-PM193-3182.JPG

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