 Shipmates, C&O Gilday here with my wife Linda. This year we're celebrating the Navy's 245th birthday virtually around the world together. Although this year's birthday celebration may be a bit different than in years past, we can all be so proud of two and a half centuries of tradition and the men and women who continue to build our Navy's legacy along with honoring those family members and loved ones who stand beside them each and every day. Today, sailors stand the watch from the Western Atlantic to the South China Sea and from the high north to the South Pacific. Your Navy enables prosperity, 24-7, 365 at home and abroad by helping keep the maritime commons open and free. And I promise you that our allies and our partners, as well as our fellow Americans, all sleep better because you are out there. Our birthday is an important occasion because we celebrate our rich past, toaster shipmates' accomplishments today and also look forward to our Navy's very bright future ahead. The Navy needs you to be the best that you can be, to serve others, to be courageous and to never forget that America has a great Navy. Happy 245th birthday, Navy family. See you in the flea shipmates.