dale jenkins is a former u.s. navy officer who served on a destroyer in the pacific and for a time was homeported in yokosuka, japan. he spent time in the philippines, taiwan, south korea, hong kong, singapore and was awarded the navy marine corps expeditionary medal. he has a degree in history and business from harvard and columbia and his business career was primarily in international oil banking. he was also staff director at the council on foreign relations in new york. dill, currently serves on the samuel elliott morrison committee of the naval order of the united states in new york and as regional director of the naval war college foundation. as a result of his active duty experience, a lifelong interest in the navy and international affairs, they'll provides insight into the diplomacy and strategies of the pacific region. today we're joined by myself. my name is david camfield and i am the vice president. chief information officer, pacific battleship center. and i also am a navy veteran, served on board the