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sure mm .

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Shipmates . Chief of Naval operations ,

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Admiral Mike Gilda here along with the

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commandant of our United States Marine

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Corps General David Berger . Together ,

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we're excited to kick off large scale

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exercise 2021 Over the next two weeks ,

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approximately 25,000 sailors and

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marines will participate in this live

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virtual constructive , globally

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integrated exercise that spans five US

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numbered fleets , three marine

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expeditionary forces and 17 time zones

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through this exercise will own modern

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warfighting concepts , including

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distributed maritime operations ,

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expeditionary , advanced based

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operations and littoral operations in a

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contested environment . LSC 21 will

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also help our sailors and marines

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exercise the same battle problems

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together in real time so they can align

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concepts , capabilities , planning and

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synchronized maritime operations and

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supported the joint Forest . Most of

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our young marines and sailors have

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grown up with technology and online

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connectivity . They know what it's like

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to communicate in real time with

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teammates around the world . Now

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imagine 25,000 sailors and marines

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working together in one shared

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battlespace . No doubt fully

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integrating are forced together . Will

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at least a full integrated American

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naval power of our Navy and Marine

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Corps team . Semper Fidelis , Marines .

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See you in the Fleet Shipmates .

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Mm .