The issue focused on the role of the U.S. Navy in the conflict in Afghanistan, and why it was important to the Navy to provide a better environment for U.S. sailors and their families.

The question focused on what the Navy could do and how to make sure that sailors and their families were safe. In doing so, a series of recommendations were made to the Secretary of Defense, and a series of recommendations were made to Congress about the Navy's response to that issue.

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