i'm tom karco senior fellow here in international security program at csis and delighted to kick off a the dialogue with vice admiral moore, the dialogue represents a co-host and series between csis and u.s. naval institute, and it seeks to highlight both current thinking and future challenges facing the navy, marine corps. and the coast guard. today represents our second dialogue for 2017. and we look forward to welcome you back for additional events in the year, we would also like to thank in a special way lockheed martin and huntington industry for their support in making this event really the series possible. and before we get underway for big events like this we like to make -- a brief announcement safety announcement we don't expect my difficulties but should there be anything as a -- we want to make sure that you know we've got exits right here in the become on both sides and stairs down the front and both myself and anthony belle in the back will be your responsible officers to kind of directout in right way just incase anything should come up. just look for one of us. and so

i'm tom karco senior fellow here in international security program at csis and delighted to kick off a the dialogue with vice admiral moore, the dialogue represents a co-host and series between csis and u.s. naval institute, and it seeks to highlight both current thinking