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Mark Begich: “Would you agree Alaska and Hawaii--two States strategically located to enable the basing, staging, and training of…”

On the recordMarch 20, 2012
Would you agree Alaska and Hawaii--two States strategically located to enable the basing, staging, and training of forces to promote U.S. interests in the Asia-Pacific region--are critical and significant to the new guidance?
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Mark Begich
Democratic · Alaska

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Senator Begich emphasizes the strategic importance of Alaska and Hawaii for U.S. military interests in the Asia-Pacific.

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