i'm kathleen hicks and direct the international security program here at csic and we're pleased to have joining

i'm kathleen hicks and direct the international security program here at csic and we're pleased to have you joining us today for the maritime security dialog. before we begin i want to remind you the exits should a fire alarm go off are behind you. you will probably have to looks like tackle cameras to get there, but please otherwise walk as politely as you can to the exit. the maritime security dialog is co-hosted by usis and our partners at the naval institute and our goal is to highlight current thinking and future challenges facing the marine corps, navy and coast guard and our event is the third maritime security dialog in our 2018 series and we hope you can join us for our future events as well. we want to give a thanks to huntington industries for its support of maritime security dialog with which makes the series possible. today's discussion with vice admiral miller who is the commander of naval air forces and naval air forces u.s. pacific command and lieutenant general rutter who is the commandant for the marine corps. our discussion moderated by my partner vice admiral pete da