 The Navy's 9th Multilateral Pacific Partnership begins in Southeast Asia in late May. A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship will serve as this year's primary mission platform. Marking the first time Pacific Partnership will be led from a partner nation ship. Today we celebrate the establishment of the Department of the Navy. It was formed 216 years ago in 1798 by the Continental Congress to meet the need for an executive department responsible for and staffed with experts in naval affairs. Before this, the Navy fell under control of the War Department. The first Secretary of the Navy was Benjamin Stoddart, a Maryland merchant who served as Secretary of the Continental Board of War during the American Revolution. Read more about these stories at navy.mil. From all hands update, thanks for watching.