 Hello Chiefs, this year marks 122 years of excellence. If I could coin one word for this year's birthday theme, it would be progress. Our Navy is 239 years old. Could you imagine, I mean, could you really imagine where we would be without progress? Let's talk about that for just a moment. When the Navy first started, we had muskets. Then we went to single cartridge fired rifles and then on to automatic weapons. We first started out with sails, then we moved to coal fired steam and then fuel oil steam and now we sail under nuclear power. Our first airplanes were bi planes, double wing planes. Then we transitioned to single wing planes. We went from propeller power to jet power. We went from CPO initiation to transition to induction and now we're at CPO 365. Without change, we need to recognize that there is no progress and you and I, we're leaders and as leaders we have to understand that change is necessary. I get it, change is hard, but hard is what we do, right Chiefs? And we have a responsibility to help our Navy to continue to progress because if we don't, who will? Speaking of change and progress, I would encourage you to read a tradition of change, CPO initiation to CPO 365. Please contact your CMC if you need access to this research paper. Chiefs, hey, I cannot begin to tell you how proud I am of you and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for 122 years of excellence and I wish you and your families all the best. Happy birthday Chiefs.