 On behalf of the 900 crew members, embark the board, the USNS Comfort, thank you for welcoming us to Pai Tapehru. It is my great honor to be here with USNS Comfort as part of Enduring Promise 2018. I am Captain William Shafley, the mission commander for the 2018 Comfort Deployment. Our mission is to promote peace, security, and stability in the Americas through strengthening our partnerships with the nations of Central and South America. Through providing medical assistance, we are demonstrating to the people of Peru our support and commitment. This is Comfort's third visit to Peru and her sixth mission to South and Central America. As you can see, the sea has brought us together. We are successful in cooperation together. Our medical team aboard Comfort will work alongside the government and military of Peru to provide top quality medical care to all patients in need. Our mission is one of commitment and a demonstration of the powerful cooperation between our two countries. On behalf of the entire Comfort mission crew, we thank you for the warm welcome and we look forward to the week ahead here in Pai Tapehru.