 U.S. Secretary of Defense, the honorable Chuck Hagel, visited Neighbor Air Station Jacksonville as part of a three-day tour, familiarizing himself with military facilities along the East Coast, while at the same time addressing concerns over Department of Defense budget cuts. I'm on a three-day trip visiting bases and stations here on the East Coast to, yes, better educate myself on what is going on at all of our magnificent facilities where people work so hard to protect our country. And every job is important, don't ever forget that. Following a speech at Fleet Readiness Center Southeast, Hagel gave DOD employees and service members the opportunity to ask him questions or voice concerns related to future climate of the DOD, and particularly the Southeast region. I think he gave me as much of an answer as he could not knowing, you know, with the uncertainty on what is going to happen in the next fiscal year, what the actual budget cut numbers are going to be. I think he gave me as good an answer as he knew at the time. Hagel concluded his visit to the Naval Station with a tour greeting service members and DOD employees along the way, thanking them for their service. I think it was good for him to come out and maybe answer some questions that a military personal had and just kind of give everyone a better understanding as to what's going on. One of the best moments of my life I've never met anyone that high up before, so it was a good experience for me. From Navy Public Affairs Support Elements Southeast, I'm Patty Officer Marcus Stanley.