 The Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigate USS Ford FFG-54 was decommissioned October 31st during a ceremony on Naval Station Everett. That USS Ford and its tenacious memory will always be remembered here at our Naval Station Everett. XO, make preparations to decommission the United States ship for it. The Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigates are being phased out and replaced by the Latoral Combat Ship, the Navy's next generation of small maneuverable vessels. It's out with the old and in with the new, but that's healthy. That's the way the military works. We're always looking for new and innovative capabilities and the global force for good to protect the country. So that's what it means to us really. Ford was named for petty officer Patrick Ford, a gunner's mate who was killed in action on a patrol boat in Vietnam and was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. The spirit lives through the ship. Vietnam vet, gunner's mate gave his his life on the line of duty and and we never forget that. Please join me in a round of applause for the crew of USS Ford, past and present for supporting 28 years in this building. For Navy Public Affairs, this is MC2, Jeffrey Willitson.