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Relatives of a blast victim grieve outside a morgue in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, April 21, 2019. More than hundred were killed and hundreds more hospitalized with injuries from eight blasts that rocked churches and hotels in and just outside of Sri Lanka's capital on Easter Sunday, officials said, the worst violence to hit the South Asian country since its civil war ended a decade ago. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

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In this Sunday April 21, 2019, photo, a Sri Lankan Police officer inspects a blast spot at the Shangri-la hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (AP Photo/Chamila Karunarathne)

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Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Adm. Phil Davidson speaks with the media at the Chief of Mission Residence. Davidson is in Singapore to meet with regional leaders and counterparts and to speak at the Fullerton Lecture Series hosted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, March 7. (Robin W. Peak/U.S. Navy)

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Airmen from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) prepare for dive operations July 2, 2018, at Chiang Rai, Thailand. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jessica Tait)

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In this photo by release Royal Thai Armed Forced Headquarters, from left; acting U.S. ambassador Peter Haymond, The Royal Thai Armed Forces, Gen. Pornpipat Benyasri, Commander, and U.S. Army First Corps representing U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Lt. Gen. Gary J. Volesky salute during the opening ceremony of the joint military exercise Cobra Gold 2019, Phitsanulok Province, Thailand, Feb. 12, 2019.(Royal Thai Armed Forced Headquarters via AP)

Thailand and US Launch Annual Cobra Gold Military Exercise

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In this Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, file photo, the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier arrives in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

Navy Helicopter Crashes on USS Ronald Reagan in Asia, Sailors Hurt

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Derek Anderson talks about the risky operation of extracting the trapped boys and their soccer coach to Associated Press during an exclusive interview in Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand, Wednesday, July 11, 2018. Andersen explained the long challenging dives the boys had to endure in zero visibility through long narrow passageways to exit the flooded cave after being trapped for 18 days. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

US Air Force Rescuer Details High-Risk Thai Cave Mission

Derek Anderson, a rescue specialist with the Air Force based in Okinawa, said the dozen boys were "incredibly resilient."

Thai rescue teams arrange a water pumping system at the entrance to a flooded cave complex where 12 boys and their soccer coach were trapped in northern Thailand. (Royal Thai Navy photo)

US Rescue Troops Helped Prep Way Out for Thai Boys to Escape Cave

A team of 42 U.S. military personnel assisted in the Thai cave rescue.

Rescuers move to the entrance to a cave complex where five still were trapped in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand Tuesday, July 10, 2018. The eight boys were rescued from the flooded cave. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

All 12 Boys, Coach Rescued from Flooded Thai Cave

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