… this shift of forces, anytime you have activities going on in the world, you have to move your assets to that, and sometimes they're not available for exercises. So it's. I don't think that's an enduring decision. I think just one, that from the timing standpoint, of when it happened and it overlaid with existing operations around the world. So. But I don't think that's enduring. Our. We still have people present. We're still committed to it. And as I said, I'm visiting here today because this place matters, both economically, but also from a defense standpoint. (02:30–02:39)
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Asserts that the absence of U.S. forces in exercises is not a permanent decision.
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