sergeant james e. booker and command master chief eric e.kuzan. these gentlemen e pet miz the navy marine corps team and proudly represent our services enlisted marines and sailors who collectively form the backbone of marine forces reserve. the marine corps is as strong today as ever in the 236-year history. the marines have been doing what they have done best since 1775. standing shoulder to shoulder, to fight our nation's battles. i'm pleased to report to you today that today's marine corps attends to the commitments at a total force. it's integrated into all areas since never before. since 2001 the great nation required the marine corps to be continuously engaged in combat operations in iraq and afghanistan, as well as in regional security cooperation and crisis prevention activities in support of various geographical combatant commanders. almost 80,000 reservists have been activated and mobilized since september 11th. this has been unprecedented in the generations of marine corps reservists. they evolve from a strategic cold war reserve to an

today and i'd ask them to stand up, my two senior enlisted advisers and leaders, sergeant major james e. booker, and command master chief eric e.couzan they pe epit mids the navy marine corps team and proupdly represent our service enlisted marines and sailors who form the backbone of marine forces reserve. the [ applause ] >> the marine corps is as strong as ever in its histories. our marines are doing what they have done best since 1775. standing shoulder to shoulder to fight our nation's battles. i'm pleased to report to you today that today's marine corps attends to its commitments as a total force, and as such, the marine corps reserve is i integrated in all areas of the marine corps as never before. since 2001, this great nation required the marine corps reserve to be continuously engaged in combat operations in iraq and afghanistan as well as in regional security cooperation and crisis prevention activities and support various geographical combatant commanders. almost 80,000 reservists have been activated or mobilized since september 11th. this operational tempo has built a momentum amon