we talked about a medical search situation and how we would work with the various navy, marine corps, and coast guard forces that would come in to help the city. very successful event. i have to tell you that in san francisco, you really ought to be proud of the planners of the department of emergency management. we had people from around the country participating in this program. we had about 160 attendees, various agencies. many people said to me that it was about the best exercise they have ever participated in. so fabulous job to everybody. but that tabletop exercise was held september 8. that is not during fleet week. rather, during fleet week, this year, on board an lhd-class ship, helicopter carrier, by invitation only, there will be a program in which we will do a back brief on how that tabletop exercise went. it will be an interactive program with panelists from the various local, state, federal civilian and military folks talking about what they got out of the exercise, and in those who are in the audience will have opportunities to talk about their experiences from their ag

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[applause] >> we'll be introducing various vips as we go along, but i see one special friend, a navy veteran, matt is here today. he is the white house director of veterans of wounded warrior policy. matt, would you way too everybody? thank you. [applause] the issues we'll discuss today are very important and we're pleased to have such a great turnout. throughout the day you have a chance to ask questions of the speakers and panelists. our goal is to address as many as possible. cards and pins have been provided at each table to help you shape your questions, getting to the point, allowing time for a good answer and more questions. look for volunteers when we get to the panels, and opportunities for questions. they would be walking around with microphones during the questions and answers, and we will be collecting your cards. okay, we are a little bit ahead of schedule so we will go ahead and start out. is my privilege now to introduce our first speaker for the day, dr. john nagl. john is the president of the center for a new american security. easy graduate of united states military