 The U.S. Pacific Commander testified before members of the House Armed Services Committee about challenges in defending U.S. interests around the globe. Those challenges included the potential for significant humanitarian disasters, an increasingly dangerous and unpredictable North Korea, the continued escalation of complex territorial disputes, growing challenges to our freedom of action in the shared domains of the sea, the air space and cyberspace, growing regional transnational threats, and significant challenges associated with China's emergence as a global economic power and a regional military power. And our forces have been very busy attempting to secure the peace and defending U.S. interests throughout half the globe. The testimony was part of the justification for fiscal year 15 budget requests. From all hands update, I'm Petty Officer Jen Blake.