02/13/2024
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"This will protect our national security and show the U.S. delivers on its commitments."
"This will strengthen a key regional ally and help increase our force readiness in the Pacific to counter the CCP."
"By authorizing this transfer, we are taking the first step toward fulfilling an agreement with two of our closest allies, Australia and the United Kingdom."
"We are facing a generational threat in the Indo-Pacific."