 And now, for your strong Europe spotlight. This year's theme for the U.S. Army-Europe Army Ball was the 100-year anniversary of the American Army entering into World War I. Lieutenant General Jörg Fulmer, German Army Chief of Staff, the keynote speaker for the annual event said a hundred years ago, no one could imagine German and American forces working together. The entry into World War I of the United States Army, this was 1970. These were the days where my grandfather was fighting in the trenches of France. He would never had imagined that his grandson one day would have such a good relationship with the United States Army. Today those relationships and partnerships is exceedingly important. We together, we will definitely safeguard our center of gravity, which is the cohesion of the Alliance. And it is based on our common values and ideas on democracy and the respect of each other.