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University Students, Senior Military Leaders Exchange Ideas

By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kelli D. Roesch, Fleet Public Affairs Center Pacific, Det. U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps officers visited Oregon State University (OSU) on Feb. 20 to discuss the nation's new maritime strategy with students and faculty during a "Conversations with the Country" stop. OSU was chosen as one of the discussion locations because of its proximity to Portland, ranked fifth in export tonnage on the West Coast. Capt. The previous Maritime Strategy was written 25 years ago, before many of the students attending the OSU lecture were born. Cloyd began the discussion by outlining the Maritime Strategy for the students…