 Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. On behalf of our commanding general, Brigadier General Jason L. Morris, I'd like to welcome you to our virtual motivation run. I'm Colonel Joseph W. Jones. I'm the commanding officer of the Recruit Training Regiment. And together with my Sergeant Major, Sergeant Major Paul Gunn, it has been our distinct pleasure and privilege to watch the transformation Marines from Recruit to Marines. Today is a special day. The motivation run is a culminating event. And it's the last official event that these Marines experienced here at Recruit Training. Tomorrow will be the pinnacle event of their graduation and where they will officially complete it, the training here at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. First, I'd like to recognize the officers and drill instructors for their efforts and sacrifice, for the time that they've spent in stealing in these Marines, our core values of honor, courage and commitment. It is through their efforts that they've taken civilians and transitioning them into recruits, trained them over the course of many weeks and ultimately transformed them into United States Marines. We should be very proud of them and their families, the sacrifices and efforts that they've made while they're here. I'd also like to recognize those who've served in all services and what they've done to set conditions for what we do here in the Marine Corps and what we've done here in our nation. I would like to recognize the families for the sacrifices that you've made. Although this is a virtual event, many of the families have started to travel back here to MCRD San Diego to participate in this event in real time. And I'm encouraging you all to take the time in the future given time and resources to be here on these most important days. We take the values that you've instilled in these young men and we develop. Indeed, we instill in them our values of courage, honor and commitment. But at the same time, it's only through the foundations that you've built that we're able to do that. So I want to thank you for what you've done to instill in these young men what you have. It has made the process for drone instructors and their families and the officers here much, much easier. So thank you for your efforts and for the families that are present here today. I thank you for your presence indeed. Over the last 13 weeks, these Marines have endeavor. They've been tested. They've been tried. The training here is intense. It must be. For we as Marines are charged with fighting our nation's battles. But not only fighting them, we're expected to win. So they've been evaluated in marksmanship and water survival, physical fitness and academics. And what you will see, either virtually or in person, is a culmination of what we call a basically trained Marine thoroughly indoctrinated in the love of our corn country and instilled with our values. So it is a great pleasure that I have the opportunity to thank you for your participation here virtually. And again, we hope to see many of you here on the depot in the days of thank you and simple for Delos.