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The New Zealand frigate HMNZS Te Mana (F111) makes a port call at Diego Garcia in the British Indian Ocean Territory on November 23, 2013. Diego Garcia provides critical logistical infrastructure support to US and Allied Forces forward deployed to the Indian Ocean and Arabian Gulf. Photo courtesy of US Navy/ Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Alex Smedegard.
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