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This is your AFN year report . I am Air

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Force Staff Sergeant Crystal England .

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The 78th Secretary of Navy , Carlos Del

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Toro , visited Naval Station Roda and

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welcomed home sailors from the Arle

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Burke class guided missile destroyer

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USS Bulley after a multi-month patrol

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in the Sixth Fleet area of operations .

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Naval Station Roda is a force

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multiplier capable of promptly

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deploying and supporting combat ready

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forces , sustaining the fleet , and

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fostering US relations in Europe ,

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Africa , and the Middle East . These

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forward deployed naval forces are

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critical to conducting our mission

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overseas . Without them , we would not

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be able to respond . On call

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immediately as desired by our combatant

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commanders , our Secretary of Defense ,

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our President of the United States ,

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and these are exactly the types of

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platforms that are flexible that don't

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rely necessarily on the sovereignty of

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other nations to be able to operate

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freely and conduct the necessary air

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defense missions and other naval

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missions that we have in the

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Mediterranean , in the Middle East ,

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and across the globe . An army

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religious office in Romania partnered

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with the Romanian Salvation Army and

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donated presents to the community

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during the Angel Tree program . The

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Angel Tree program provides holiday

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gifts to underprivileged children . US

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Army Major Wade Shepherd , a chaplain

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assigned to the 3rd Brigade combat Team ,

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10th Mounted Division , says spreading

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holiday joy is the mission . This is

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something bigger than us that we are

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giving , giving back to . Uh , and so

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we , we have faith that we are joining

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others and uh and people that we don't

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even know to help put a smile on their

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face . That's your AFN Europe report .

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For more regional news , visit

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AFNEurope.net .