 This is our legacy. On 16th September, we celebrate 79 years as the Fighting Third. On this day, we remember and honor those who etched our legacy into history. During World War II, Marines and sailors from Third Marine Division participated in battles spanning across the Pacific. Oganville, Guam, and Iwo Jima. The Division's tenacity and ability to fight in any climate place continue to shape its legacy of valor, honor, and fidelity through the Vietnam War, Desert Shield, and Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom. We continue to build on this legacy today, here within the Earth's silent chain of the Indo-Pacific, as a critical part of the stand-in force for our nation and allies. We are postured and ready to fight now, embracing challenging and dynamic landscapes of a latoral and contested environment. We are prepared to execute our mission, seize to secure and defend key maritime terrain in order to deny and disrupt adversary actions in support of the fleet, the joint force, and partnered and allied forces. Our division will continue to be ready to deter and defeat any threat we call upon. The professionalism, discipline, and commitment of our Marines and sailors are the strength of counteract.