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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (Oct. 22, 2018) Rear Adm. Jimmy Pitts, Commander, Submarine Group 7 exchanges gifts with Sri Lanka Navy Commander Vice Adm. Sirimevan Ranasinghe during the 9th Annual International Maritime Conference "Galle Dialogue." Hosted by the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN), the two-day conference is one of the region’s premier venues to discuss maritime security issues amongst senior military and defense officials. More than 140 delegates representing 52 countries and 22 international organizations and defense industries attended this year’s conference.