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This is your AFN Europe report . I'm

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Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jack Hoppy .

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Admiral Stuart Munch relinquished

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command of US Naval Forces Europe , US

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Naval Forces Africa , and Allied Joint

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Force Command Naples to Admiral George

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Wykoff at Joint Force Command Naples ,

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Italy . Gathered here today is more

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than just a multinational ,

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multi-service audience . It is a

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collective legacy . A resolute

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assertion . of our unity forged and

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reinforced . Through the relationships

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we have built together , your presence

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here is an embodiment of our mission ,

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our history , our trust . US

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Naval Forces Europe and Africa oversees

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and advances the Navy's combat

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readiness , fostered trust , and

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advanced deterrence through unity ,

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lethality , and sustained maritime

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operations alongside allies and

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partners . US Marines and sailors

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operating as Marine rotational Force

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Europe participate in Finland's annual

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maritime exercise , freezing winds

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across the Baltic Sea region .

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The exercise features the 2nd Marine

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Expeditionary Force deployed from

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Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune , the

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Finnish Nylons Brigade , and forces

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from Sweden and Estonia . Together the

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forces conducted combined amphibious

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operations in and around the Baltic

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litterals within the Gulf of Finland .

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Freezing Winds features an array of

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field training ranging from platoon

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level live fire , amphibious assaults ,

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maritime strikes , and aviation sorties

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designed to increase interoperability

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and enhance strategic and tactical

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cooperation between Finnish and US

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forces . I That's your

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AFN Europe report . For more regional

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news , visit europe.afn.mil .