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Joe Courtney: “This was the first class of Australian naval officers that…”

Featuring: Joe Courtney, Democratic | U.S. House Connecticut, 2nd Congressional District

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Congressman Joe Courtney Discusses the Impact and Progress of the Aukus Security Agreement

Published | Video Starts at 09:58

… the Groton submarine base, the part of the U.S. navy that trains every single submariner, particularly in terms of nuclear propulsion operation going back really for decades and decades. Again, This was the first class of Australian naval officers that came up to Groton to attend subschool and passed all of their certifications with flying colors. And that process has been continuing ever since. Again, this sort of pioneering class came through. This is another picture of enlisted Australian sailors that also graduated from Sub school up in Groton. (09:58–10:11)

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