 Good afternoon, runners of the Marine Corps Marathon. Captain Brian Lex Luthor here from the USS George H.W. Bush. I'd like to thank the Marine Corps Marathon for allowing us to run here while we are deployed. We're deployed off the shores of enduring freedom. Every little bit of America that we can bring to us here makes the deployment go a little faster. And we like the challenge of the few that crowd the Marines. I'd like everybody running in the 36th Marine Corps Marathon because that's how we roll on the George H.W. Bush. The first time I ran the Marine Corps Marathon was in Washington, D.C. And the second time is now while I'm on a 7-month deployment on the USS George H.W. Bush. There's definitely some unique challenges training for Marathon out here. You know, little things like not having a horizon, you kind of realize you're going up the hill because you're falling off the back of a treadmill and the same, you know, running into the front end of it when you're going down. So there's some challenges there. You know, equipment being up is sometimes tough and then, of course, finding time to actually run. Well, I've run a few Marine Corps Marathons in the past. And when it came up and I saw their opportunity arose, I thought it would a great chance to another challenge because I'm always yearning for new challenges and what better way than running a marathon on an aircraft carrier. Walker Bush Strike Group to the runners of the Marine Corps Marathon.