lynlee davis, elizabeth deards, kyle moats, noelle mourani, and jaricsa vega. and as vice president, i know firsthand the excellence produced by this academy. with me here with me today is lieutenant colonel debra■3 starkey, class of 2009, the first space force guardian to serve as military aide to the vice president. fulton, class of 2007. and major anthony navaroli, class of 2013, who flew me here on air force two. and since taking office, i have flown nearly 400,000 miles, across continents, with the help of graduates of this very academy. so, it is my firsthand experience that this academy produces some of the greatest pilots in the world. [applause] indeed. cadets, today you join generations of americans who have graduated from this extraordinary institution. and let us reflect, then, on what that has required of you. you survived beast and recognition, triple threats and core astro, and many of you even made it through sijan hall. [laughter] many. together, you also celebrated victories at acceptance day and commitment, and at ring dance and job drops.