(clapping.) >> retire the colors (drum roll.). >> platform ready 2 ladies and gentlemen, chaplain will offer the invocation. >> let us pray eternal god we gather to mark a milestone in the life of this

great ship itself commission on this day we recognize that this ship is meant to go to and to sail been the waves to protect our nation this magnificent ship breaking and entering together the sailors dedication to successfully sail the unobstructed seas if candlelight especially in the air we pear witness that this ship a the proud inheriter of this commission we how shall and remember the sailors that sailed between us in the great name uss america may we edify the encourage and commitment and devoted service to our in addition, we gather in our presence gracious god to give us

thanks for the sailors and marines grant we pray this ship will reflect the values of our great country and be prepared in war and peace in your name we pray amen will the guests please be seated ships company ladies and gentlemen, the horrible mayor edwin lee mayor the city and county of san francisco (clapping.) >> good morning, everyone. good morning. >> secretary, captain haul to the entire members on the

platform to all of you sitting some go 10 thousand of you to come to pier 30/32 is my honorable to welcome i to the city and county of san francisco san francisco has always been and also will be a city that welcomes and salutes our uniform men and women not only during fleet week but everyday of the year just this past week i've visited the ship ice america under the guidance of captain hall it's a fine ship not only that but let me make sure i say this to all of the marines and to the navy personnel on this ship if you ever want to have a self i didn't with me, you have

it in san francisco i want to officially thank u.s. senator dianne feinstein for breaking and entering this back in in my opinion fooeng is the best in the nation we love celebrating our law enforcement with the events like the ships optimistic the imply angels and honored to host the u.s. knicks the grand ship the eyes america the newest hip with the greatest navy in the world. >> (clapping.) fleet week is also an opportunity to help us be prepared for emergencies and natural disasters i'm proud the city has built a strong partnering were our state and

federal agencies with an emphasis on national response and to humanitarian assistance as we approach the 25th anniversary of the lomalipid earthquake that effected our city it's an important reminder to work with our partnerships to plan and prepare here in san francisco we say disasters look more my case communities coming together rather than cities falling apart what matters most is this relationships and getting to know each other in advance of the next disaster and fleet week has given us a perfect avenue 84 thank you to the san francisco fleet week association your honorabley dianne feinstein and secretary of state george shurts and

charlotte shurts as well and the many, many sponsors and government agencies that helped to make fleet week possible is a special thanks to form admiral tom brown chair of the commission necessarily committee and all the volunteers you've assembled (clapping). >> and a very, very special thanks to ms. lynn pace for your dedication to middle families and their children and to support of the sponsorship of uss america (clapping.) and, of course, with great admires and respect i welcome back our honorable ray. >> thank you him for his service with the continued work of all the navy and the work

with us to officially transfer treasure island to our city and the transfer of hunters point shipyard and in celebration of fleet week and the uss america knicks i hereby proclaim this day to be uss america day here 2, 3, 4 in san francisco captain hall completely step forward to receive this confirmation and, of course, since we're within eye shopping shot of our stadium saying yes, yes, yes go giants (clapping.) thank you, mayor ed lee ladies and gentlemen, mr. bryan corporate vice chair and wanting

enhe lives shipbuilding (clapping.) >> thank you secretary may i vice and mayor ed lee and general and captain hall and distinguished platform guests and my fellows ladies and gentlemen, good morning it's been many months since america left our yard to mississippi i'm maneuvered 20 thousand tons of steel a thousand miles of comparable that representatives under portland.org organ to san diego and 8 hundred thousand feet in the pipes and tens of thousand of parts and equipment and weapon systems this is just some of what it took to build what you see

behind me none of this is possible without the thousand of shipowners and rigers and electricians and engineering and a engineers and planners and people know the ships we build carry sailors and marines they're our friends and neighborhood and sons and daughter and our american heros our assault ships are complex so navy ships eagle he lives have been this them for years so when i tell you our shipowners are uniquely qualified to build our ships you need not look further than the ship behind me please stand and be recognized all the ship

builders (clapping.) thank you very much our mission is clear build the best ships we can with safety and quality and schedule is our tap priorities because america and the men and women who sail her deserve nothing less the el he will ship is proud to build uss it is the first ship for the navy and a model when america was moved she was the mother outfitted ship ever built at eagle he lives the first ship in the world she had the highest quality of labor this was totally deementsd easily this

year america a phenomenal warship ready to defend our country and the men and women who service for the next 40 years so captain hall we wish you fair winds and following seizing seas you should know we're among our greatest supporter we appreciating our sacrifice i'm grateful to have this opportunity may god bless america for serving thank you thank you ladies and gentlemen, lieutenant commanding general first x's pay attention force (clapping.) >> thank you

and good morning representative rogers, representative mayor ed lee and the honorable secretary stackly and general and mrs. pace and tiffany and admiral harris all distinguished guests ladies and gentlemen, and most especially to the crew and captain to uss america welcome on behalf of our 35 connecticut commodore congratulations together with the chief of navel operations general has been personally involved p with making this ship a reality much he and his wife bonnie want to be here they are packing up because next friday, he turnsz over the job arrest i'm happy to

represent him this morning he'd rather be here than packing washington, d.c. in boxes in november 17, '79 major sam you will nick lose who was the first commandant of the marine corp. he was in piddling and asked congress permission to leave the marines detachment teaspoonsful assigned to a u.s. navy ship under construction that was the american the first america the past 2 hundred and 35 years marines have sailed abroad the navy ships that sail from america and for america today is uss america this great warship behind us this is the platform of the future with her we can respond faster

to a crisis around the world with the right force at the right time she can stay on station for longer periods of time she can keep dozens of our advanced aircraft up and flying so why is that all important? because the unmistakable presence of navel veterans on the coast of a crisis added assurance to our allies and partners they believe we're there to make sure that crisis will not worsen all of us can leave here this morning at the end of the ceremony get in our cars and drive home know one thing for sure this ship, her crew and the marines abroad will keep our nation secure for decades to come and as the uss america

carries out her mission our ronltd ours and mine to continue to honor the sons and daughters who wear air such and serve proudly in our military and thank them for serving and sustaining the loss is may god grant the uss america fair winds and following seas south america if i. >> thank you ladies and gentlemen, the honorable shawn system secretary for the navy research and acquisition (clapping). >> mrs. pace lynn she's a beautiful ship and very fitting general pace secretary sheriff's deputies and secreting

magnifying vice and mayor ed lee and citizens of the san francisco and others today today we are all giant fans today we are all ship builders today, we're the sailors and the marines made welcomed by your great city today, we are america and what a great day today it it began as a bold and magnificent dream defined for all mankind and all time by those words left to us by thomas jerking we hold those truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal it would become as abraham

lincoln for told the last best hope of architecture and it would take on the mantel and still remains as franklin roosevelt urged the great arnell of democracy and today today it is that ronald reagan offers us the shining city upon the hill america the history of that great land is the history of opportunity and promise it is a history of freedom itself and thought it's history thought our history that opportunity that promise, that freedom those have been preserved those have been defended by the young men and women sailors and marines

who sail far from our shores who sacrifice and gladly sacrifice so we hear in america may continue to enjoy those freedoms we cherish so deeply who are those heross standing in ranks before us they come from all walks of life from every corner of the country from the mountainous country side surrounding the hometown of idaho falls as to the quiet long island ham let where our traffic control men kevin first raised his right hand and swore that most slum oath to support and defend the constitution of the united states from madison, wisconsin a thousand miles from

the sea yet where it remains true even a thousand miles from the sea we're a maritime nation and where identification textbooks and second cellular calls zooey would begin hair long journey go bringing her to this place this ship and crew to 'tis lose alabama where nation first class christen board core leaves behind here family and home and two her beloved aspirin son tied to be part of something big very big low tide roll christina from the motor city detroit, michigan to los angeles the master sergeant a second class allen held one

thing in common the desire to serve our country so too seaman hence who has made perhaps the longtime journey that began in china in san francisco's only native son antonio and in all 1 thousand and 2 hundred crew members from all corners of this land they're well caught and trained and dedicated those are our heross this is your america and today today they are well armed you've heard told of the mafrpz of this tons of steel enough pipes to stretch in san francisco to portland armors and

ammunition and vehicles and supplies designed to carry into battle the most advanced capital equipment into the world destined to carry one thousand seven hundred marines that will sail into harm's way and two designed to provide aid to relieve sooufrz and provide hope to those in need it is the envy of all the world and it was designed and built right here in america by, yes heross heross like randy and john wilson and george jones and the many craft man's and supervisors like fred hoff mirror and commander john and others and michael arnold all under theable

leadership of captain chris mercer they too are the enjim smith very of the world we are here today understand ours is a freedom when is not a god-given right it comes with great burden and sacrifice so it is today that 85 thousand sailors and marines are comploimentd providing security on even count and ocean and sea soon to be joined made nor strong by this ship and crew skipper officers and crew who proudly call users the american alleyway also keep in mind that when i sail where you sail america sails and upon america

rests the opportunity the promise, the freedom, the hopes of all the world it began as a bold and magnificent dream godspeed america god bless those united states (clapping.) thank you. >> ladies and gentlemen, admiral hearing harris the commander. (clapping.) >> whew i'm never to fellow a lubricant to the podium i was having a coffee of coffee a

distinguished woman came up to me and said i must be captain hall what could i say and yes, ma'am and welcome to the uss america ladies and gentlemen, so distinguished guests and ladies and gentlemen, sailors and marines of america good morning and what a great navy gay as we gather today in fleet week two days before our great navy celebrates our 2 hundred and 39th birthday for the united states new warship i've also found the citizens in the bay area to be gracious hosts and i'm honored to be here with you today to help celebrate the history of the military serves and american tradition as we commission f this great ship

uss america i realize there are so many distinguished guests it would take an hour to name them so i won't with you but i want to acknowledge deserter shoouts and mayor ed lee and assistant secretary stackingly and some of our industry partners and engineers mr. frederick hoff anywhere you know ladies and gentlemen, america billion dollars great ships the last captain of this ship is not yet born that's an investment and, of course, the ships sponsor ms. tiffany the host and general pace as well; right? sir. >> and m.d. peril brown and

admires generalburg and distinguished guests ladies and gentlemen, good friend of mine good morning. i want to thank everyone on the on behalf of the the commissioning of the ceremony we can't thank you enough it's important work and it matters i want to commend captain bob hall and the entire crew of the ship for the tremendous work and sailing around the america's to arrive here in san francisco to arrive for this great day i have the pleasure of being and i board memory and you're living up to the ships ability in peace or war that's important we live in an undisrespect world where conflict and crisis can and i

rise and to the warships a magnificent sailors and marines that man her will be needed now more than ever ladies and gentlemen, i love a microphone and can go on and on by i won't because our guest speaker a man that speaks with much more el consequence and much more than that effort he'll address that more flu so i have the easy job today, i get to introduce the guest speaker but my challenge it to connecticut convey the nature of the man the secretary of the navy you can read it's bio and i encourage you to do so by wait until he's done speaking so you don't miss anything way back in the 18th century he

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untie it finally he realized he was going about it the old way and with emphasis so we would he cut the going forward compete so what is cutting the ignoring deny knot have to do with our guest speaker back in the 1980s secretary magnifying vice had a desire to help his people in mississippi did i hear his home state of mississippi he volunteered and a number of different ways by came up with a bold solution at age 39 he became the youngest mayor he tangled the challenges of growing the state economic open improving education and cutting got r through the obstacles during the 1990s he was is the

bayshore of saudi arabia rabbi he dealt with tether attacks so problems he slisz right through and today hesitate cutting through barriers and baloney and bs in those times of increasing fuel costs and higher e meditations he's leading our nation reel in energy reform that's correct to his vision we're using bio fuel and have energy saving systems like the one that drives uss america and harvesting the wind to generate energy he's solving complex problems as our nation rebalances to the inasia patrick for the