 The secretary of the Navy recently visited sailors and marines in Afghanistan and discussed the importance of their mission and the United States continued presence in the area. Well, this is a crucial time in Afghanistan. It's a crucial time because the Afghan forces are moving into the lead, but our job in terms of mentoring them and supporting them, making sure that they are trained, making sure that they have the capability to move into the lead, making sure that they are ready to assume their own security is crucial. The people deploying now is going to be some of the most important times in Afghanistan that we have seen. And one of the things that I want to stress is that our commitment to Afghanistan does not end. In the Defense Media Activity, I'm Petty Officer Matthew Halls.