 The Surface Navy Association hosted the second day of its 25th annual National Symposium in Arlington, Virginia, January 16th. Admiral William Gortney spoke about the fiscal changes in the fleet and the future mission of the Navy and Marine Corps. There's going to be uncertainty out there and the naval force over the next decade, the Navy and the Marine Corps team will be sailing to crisis because that's what we've done since we were founded. Gortney said that the fiscal challenges currently facing the military will improve over time. We won't get into a trough and stay into a trough forever. The nation will need us again and they're going to increase the DOD budget. You can see that over history. That's what's going to occur. The question is, there's tough choices that we have to make as we're in the downward trend to where we get in the upward trend. From the Defense Media Activity, I'm Petty Officer Brandy Wills.