 Shipmates, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Mike Gilday here, along with a common out of our United States Marine Corps, General David Berger. Together we're excited to kick off large-scale exercise 2021. Over the next two weeks, approximately 25,000 sailors and Marines will participate in this live, virtual, constructive, globally integrated exercise that spans five U.S. numbered fleets, three Marine Expeditionary Forces, and 17 time zones. Through this exercise will hone modern warfighting concepts including distributed maritime operations, expeditionary advanced space operations, and littoral operations in a contested environment. LSE-21 will also help our sailors and Marines exercise the same battle problem together in real time so they can align concepts, capabilities, planning and synchronized maritime operations and support of the joint force. Most of our young Marines and sailors have grown up with technology and online connectivity. They know what it's like to communicate in real time with teammates around the world. Now imagine 25,000 sailors and Marines working together in one shared battle space. No doubt, fully integrating our force together will unleash the full integrated American naval power of our Navy and Marine Corps team. Semper Fidelis, Marines. See you in the fleet, shipmates.