 Commander, United States Africa Command paid a visit to sailors aboard USS Samuel B. Roberts as well as the Marines of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Africa located at Naval Air Station Siginella, Sicily. Petty Officer Jeremy Freeling tells us more about the general's visit. General David M. Rodriguez, commander of AFRICOM, traveled to Augusta Bay to take a tour of the USS Samuel B. Roberts and then later to Naval Air Station Siginella to visit the Marines of S.P. Magtaf, Africa. General Rodriguez discusses why he made this trip. Well, he got all this great support from both the Marines and the naval forces here that are supporting the AFRICOM mission in a very, very important way. During his visit, General Rodriguez took the time to talk to both sailors and Marines and tell them how proud he is of the work they have been doing. General Rodriguez talks about what impressed him. Well, they're very, very professional. They're adapting to the situation and they're making everything happen very professionally and very effectively. So we were grateful that they're all on the same team. Before General Rodriguez left, he wanted to give these sailors and Marines an important message. The real message is very, very simple. I thank them for what they're doing. What they're doing is very, very important to our nation and the way they're doing it is very, very amazing. You know, they work together. They figure out how to adapt to the situation at hand and they do the best that they possibly can. It's a pretty amazing team, so I'm real thankful for that. It's just great to be here and great to see a bunch of young sailors and Marines who are getting after it every single day. From Naval Air Station, Siganila, I'm Petty Officer Jeremy Freeling. From All Hands Update, I'm Petty Officer Brandy Wills.