 You recently made a visit during this last underway period to Turkey for a reception so how was that and and what do you feel as a sailor on that ship and as a sailor of the year is most important about your Representation at these receptions and how kind of cool are they because I think they're awesome First the the reception that we did in Istanbul was great Any time that we get to welcome distinguished visitors from a foreign country on board is always a good time They bring obviously a whole new perspective to us how their militaries their navies and stuff do things and Usually we'll get us ambassadors from those countries as well to come on board So we're able to get a whole perspective of them And we had quite a few guests when we were doing our reception in Istanbul, which Us as sailors preparing for it We had an added challenge of the weather the weather while we were important in Istanbul It's very rainy very windy very cold However, even with all of that said it was it was still an amazing time and having all those representatives on board for Istanbul It was it was great such a big part of being again an opportunity in an opportunity as an ambassador of the United States Navy When you're not in your uniform, but you're carrying that presence and that forward presence I have to say when I came in the Navy 32 years ago the very you know Recurring theme through boot camp and school and at my first duty station was forward presence forward presence forward presence the navies about forward presence forward presence and how you represent yourself and so You've just described and captured You know all of that in this one moment about the importance not just in a military sense with dignitaries visiting In a military sense in theater cooperation but in the military sense an ambassador sense of on your liberty time and Enjoying the culture of the overseas environment and being a great ambassador So I mean this is a win-win to be forward deployed and operating operating forward when you say oh it absolutely is Don't wait for things to happen to you make them happen for you