 Greetings from Ice Camp Sargo. I'm Admiral Fritz Rogge, Commander of the Pacific Submarine Force. I'm calling in from about 73 degrees north latitude with this evening's weather report. It's about 20 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. Fortunately, there's not much wind, so wind shale is no worse than about 30 degrees below. In my native Minnesota, this constitutes a balmy spring day, and we're all enjoying a great experience here at the Ice Camp. The U.S. Navy and the U.S. Submarine Force have a long history of arctic operations and experience up in this part of the world. This year, with Ice X-16, is no different. We have USS Hampton and USS Hartford participating here. We have three primary focus for our efforts at this Ice Camp. First and foremost, of course, is giving those two submarine crews the opportunity to develop arctic operating experience, which is going to become increasingly valuable as there is increased competition in the arctic. The second thing is the opportunity for international collaboration. We are here along with three partner nations. In fact, today I'm joined here at the Ice Camp by the Chief of Naval Staff of the Royal Canadian Navy, Admiral Norman, as a testament to that collaboration and partnership. And, of course, finally, there's a great opportunity for science and exploration. We have many academic and research organizations that are joining us here for these few weeks of Ice Camp in order to better understand changing conditions here in the arctic environment. So, from Ice Camp Sargo, this is Admiral Fritz Rogi, commander of the Pacific Submarine Force. Good day.