 Steel Knight 20 demonstrates the Marine Corps' utility as America's expeditionary force and readiness, and it validates our ability to fight and win against a peer-to-peer adversary. And what's great about this year's iteration, it builds on the previous exercise scenarios to create the largest, most complex steel knight that we've conducted today. A regimental-sized amphibious assault by our first Marine Regiment, supported by Third Fleet. When the Navy and Marine Corps team gets together, it's the strongest and most lethal fighting pair in the world. We're constantly looking for ways to better integrate with our U.S. Navy's Third Fleet to ensure that the First Marine Division is optimized for naval expeditionary warfare and contested spaces, and is purpose-built and task-organized to facilitate and support the fleet as a fleet Marine Force. It's required as a mission-essential task to support major combat operations from the First Marine Division. And by increasing the size and scope and difficulty, we increase the readiness of our forces and the confidence that prepares them to be successful to execute dynamic aerosalt operations while forward-employed. These operations ensure that First Marine Division is going to be ready to conduct full-spectrum aerosalt operations anywhere in the world in a contested environment against a capable peer-to-peer adversary. It's not just man-made obstacles that we have to contend with on the battlefield. It's also natural obstacles. And a wet-gap crossing is a movement of troops and equipment across a major water obstacle, such as a river. Having this capability in our arsenal expands the different types of terrains in which our Marines can fight and land. In any climb in place, the men and women of the First Marine Division are ready and able to negotiate any terrain and obstacle they encounter. And this wet-gap crossing will be the largest one that we've ever done. Moving an entire armored battalion across a bridge constructed by First MLG's bridge company. Well, Combined Arms Breach is central to the Marine Corps Dock. There are going to be times when you have to reduce an enemy's strong point. Your obstacles placed by the enemy have got to be cleared so you can continue along an avenue of approach and support the commander's scheme maneuver as it enables further offensive operations. We train as we fight in Steel Knight Breach. We'll combine supporting arms, organic fires, operations in the information environment, and maneuver in such a way that creates a no-win situation for our enemy. Additionally, this exercise provides us the opportunity to conduct combined arms operations, enable fleet integration, and the fundamental, blocking and tackling war fighting skills, all of which maintain our continuum of readiness as a critical component of the joint force. You know, the only thing better than being a Marine is being a Marine in the First Marine Division. Semper Fidelis from all of us in the Blue Diamond here at Exercise Steel Knight 20 and have a happy and safe holiday season.