 I'm Rear Admiral Fred Cature, and it is my honor to command the America Expeditionary Strike Group. We're in the Philippines Sea, on USS America, conducting Expeditionary Strike Force Operations with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group. Hi, I'm Captain Brett Crozier, and it's my honor to be the commanding officer of the USS Theodore Roosevelt. Over the last three days, the TR and our escort ships have been underway in the western Pacific conducting operations with the USS America and our Expeditionary Strike Group. Together, we combine the fifth-generation technology of the Marine Corps' F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and the awesome offensive capability of a U.S. carrier air wing. The Carrier Strike Group's combat power impresses, but when combined with an extraterrestrial strike group like the American ESG, it is unparalleled. The teamwork, resilience, technical excellence, and extraordinary professionalism of these two teams working together is the foundation of everything we do in the United States Navy. By merging our two teams into one, the Expeditionary Strike Force is greater than the sum of its parts and provides my boss, the 7th Fleet Commander, with versatile combat capability throughout the Indo-Pacific. So we could not be more proud to work with Admiral Baker and his great team as we work together to make a difference in this incredibly important part of the world today.