 This week, we celebrate the Navy's 244th birthday with Navy Heritage Week. The Continental Congress passed a resolution on October 13, 1775 authorizing, quote, a swift sailing vessel to carry 10 cartridge guns and a proportional number of swivels with 80 men to be fitted with all possible dispatch for a cruise of three months, unquote. Today, the United States Navy and Marine Corps deploy around the world in all five basins and all seven continents. Today's naval forces serve as the surest guarantor of peace throughout the world. Lead well this week.