180206-N-VR594-0050 SAN DIEGO (Feb. 6, 2018) Honorable Patrick M. Shanahan, deputy secretary of defense, addresses attendees as a keynote speaker during WEST 2018. WEST, a naval conference and exposition hosted in San Diego, is focusing its 2018 theme on "Near-Peer Competition is Back: Are We Ready Now and Into the Future." ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelsey J. Hockenberger/Released)

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