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The view as Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, top U.S. commander for the Middle East, watches from the bridge as an F/A 18 fighter jet lands on the USS Harry S. Truman on Feb. 1, 2020. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike group to stay in the Mediterranean Sea region rather than move on to the Middle East, amid worries about the buildup of thousands of Russian troops near the Ukraine border. A defense official said Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, that the change in the schedule of the USS Harry S. Truman, and the five American warships accompanying it, reflects the need for a persistent presence in Europe. (Lolita Baldor/AP)
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