 Hello shipmates. Six months ago I talked to you from the John Stennis in the Strait of Hormuz. Today I'm back here in the region in Bahrain, where I've been in the region talking to my counterparts. I talked to the United Arab Emirates, I talked to the chief of the Omaniri Navy, I talked to the chief of the Saudi Navy, and of course the chief of the Bahraini Navy. This is an incredibly important region. Behind me now is a mine countermeasure ship, the Dexterus, and behind her a patrol craft. We usually think of those as enabling or supporting ships. They're very important to this region. They're very important to our mission. This region is incredibly important to where we're going operating forward in the Navy. We're going to build up on the capacity of these ships out here, and I want to thank you for what you're doing to support them and to support your Navy out there. So take care and I'll be seeing you out there in a fleet.