rear admiral brett kaser, commander of task force 76. thank you very much. thank you very much.ptain jim mcgovern, commander of the amphibious squadron 11 and captain jeffrey kim, commander of fleet activities right here. thank you very much. right here. together, these offices are leading the most fearsome group of american warriors this side of the pacific. we have more than 1,000 sailors and marines from the seventh fleet here today, including hundreds who served on this impressive assault ship, uss wasp. also joining us are sailors from the following steps. uss shiloh, uss chancellorsvill uss chancellorsville, uss uss boston, uss barry. you are loving the, aren't you your loving these ships, aren't you? uss bedford. thank you, fellas. great pride. finally, i want to recognize our many shore-based commands here today. including large contingents from navy region japan. thank you very much. we like them. they like them. the fleet antiterrorism security team. then naval intelligence operations center. lately just center the that ship repair facility -- i'll bet you guys do a go