230901-N-EJ241-1024 DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory – Chief Machinist’s Mate Luke K. Adams, assigned to Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia, watches as the Canadian Halifax-class frigate HMCS Montreal (FFH 336) arrives in Diego Garcia for a scheduled port visit Sept. 1, 2023. The visit underscored the strategic importance of Diego Garcia to an enduring free and open Indo-Pacific by enabling presence, assuring access, and providing defense to the global commons.

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