From left to right: U.S. Marine Gen. David Berger, the commandant of the Marine Corps; U.S. Navy Adm. Michael M. Gilday, the chief of naval operations; U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Karl Shultz, the commandant of the Coast Guard, and retired U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Peter Daly, the CEO and publisher of U.S. Naval Institute, spoke during a panel at the West 2022 Conference in San Diego, California, Feb. 18, 2022. (Photo: U.S. Marine Corps by Cpl. Alison Dostie)
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