 The F-A-18 Hornet has been part of the Navy's fleet for 35 years. You look at the fleet today and you look that, you know, the carrier deck is filled with F-18s or Growlers. You look at the Marine Corps, the predominance of their tactical air force are F-18s. And so the criticality of what this airplane has provided this nation and where it's going over the next decades to come is extremely important and very much the core of what we do. It's important to take some time out when you have the opportunity to reflect on those accomplishments and that importance. Today, the F-A-18 is part of 44 Navy and 11 Marine Corps squadrons. It has more than 8 million flight hours averaging nearly a quarter million flight hours per year since 1978. From the Defense Media Activity, I'm Petty Officer Ian Cotter.