 Hello and greetings to all of you who make up the best fleet in the Navy, the U.S. Sixth Fleet. As my time comes to a close as your commander, I wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you for all your hard work and dedication to security and stability across Europe and Africa throughout my tenure. I would have much preferred to be with you in person to say thank you and express my heartfelt gratitude for what you do every day in support of our mission. But as we learn to live alongside the coronavirus, it's more important to keep all of us healthy, safe, and operationally ready. So today, I'm reaching out via this video. You know, when you look at the legacy of Sixth Fleet throughout the years, you see seven decades of naval power and presence across the region in support of our national interests, the NATO Alliance, and our allies and partners alike. For over 70 years, we've operated in a dynamic and ever-changing security environment, but there's always been one constant, the inherent flexibility of our Navy Marine Corps team to deliver combat-ready forces when and where they are needed, consistently providing credible deterrence and response options to our national decision-makers. I often talk about the importance of each member of the command understanding how to connect what they do to connect their dot to our mission. What you do individually and the way you bring your expertise and your energy to bear every day ensures our mission success. For the past 70 years, sailors, Marines, coast guardsmen, and civilians, just like you, have connected their dot to Sixth Fleet's mission and legacy of delivering power for peace. In my time as commander, we coordinated with our British and French allies to launch strikes into Syria in response to the regime's use of chemical weapons against their own citizens. We strengthened our joint interoperability during multinational maritime exercises like ball tops, sea breeze, and formidable shield in Europe. We enhanced partner capability in our express series of exercises across the African continent. And our expeditionary forces have built maritime operations centers, cleared mines, and conducted hundreds of partner training engagements all across Europe and Africa. We operated a carrier strike group and an amphibious readiness group above the Arctic Circle for the first time in decades, operated in the Barents Sea with the Royal Navy, and had USS Carney visit Cape Town, South Africa, marking the first time a ship had been to South Africa since 2011, as well as our final pre-COVID port visit by the fleet. We also operated our Maritime Patrol aircraft and submarines across the theater to ensure we maintained maritime dominance in the undersea domain. As our CNO has said, mission one for every sailor is a ready navy, a navy ready to fight today. That readiness translates into deterrence, into economic security, and preserves our defensive margin. Sixth Fleet is ready and open for business today, and has been throughout my tenure as commander, as we have been for the past 70 years. We are America's away team and our first line of defense against those who wish to harm our democracy, our way of life, and the values enshrined in our constitution of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness by all. So as we look to the future, I say thank you for what you do every day to support the mission. A special shout out to all the commanding officers and senior enlisted leaders for your tremendous leadership and for underwriting my first principles, always demonstrating that people with the right tools, attitude, and integrity can operate safely as a team to deliver warfighting excellence. And a second shout out to all the families and our ombudsmen out there for everything you do every day to support our sailors and our Great Navy team. Thank you all for your steadfast commitment and devotion to duty, and thank you for doing your part to put points on the board in great power competition. To all Sixth Fleet sailors, Marines, coast guardsmen, civilians, and your families, I salute you. I wish you fair wins, following seas, and bravo Zulu on a job well done.