 Hello, shipmates. I can't tell you how proud I am to be your Chief of Naval Operations. Today, I'm in the Washington Navy Yard at the Navy Museum, and I'm standing by the fighting top of the USS Constitution. Now, some of you may not remember the USS Constitution. She played a premier part in the War of 1812, a war that really signified our rebirth as a Navy and as a nation. And in a few short months, we'll be celebrating the commemoration, the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812. We'll learn a lot about our Navy over the next 12 months. I'd like to talk to you a little bit about some of the challenges that we have ahead, you and I, and how we're going to face them. We will look at our challenges through the lens as follows. War fighting first. That's our craft. We've got to be good at it, and that's what our number one focus will be. We've got to operate forward. Our Navy is at its best when we're out and about, when you're out and about, bringing the President of the United States, the offshore options, and bringing the United States to people around the world. And we need to be ready. I need to bring you the tools so that you can operate like we need to operate around the world, and I need you to bring us that innovation, that diversity, and that dedication that has made you the best sailors in the world, and our Navy the best Navy in the world. I very much look forward to meeting every one of you, and I look forward to hearing from you as well.