. >> this and gentlemen, i can assure you you will not find all those works and mike bair griffey. -- in my biography. thank you very much. i am honored and privileged to be a today. i would like to get a big shout out to the pastry chef who put, made these cupcakes. i am about to burst into tears because the logo on my cupcake was my last lead command and to look i became a bureaucrat. this is very saddening in a strange way, but very inspiring, and i want to thank you very much. it has been 14 months in the job here, and it is everything they promised me. and amazing group of sailors, billions, and their families, that always impressed me. always wanted to do more and work on something bigger than themselves, and i have been honored to serve them. thank you for the invitation. i would like to talk about two things that and take questions. one, our position report in the navy, and since my time at the chief and our rebalance to the asia-pacific, an important initiative as we work to comply with our defense strategic guidance. our position -- when i started the job 14 months ago, and