Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Please be seated. Welcome to historic Pearl Harbor and the commissioning of United States ship, John Finn. I'm Commander Courtney Minitry, the ship's executive officer. It is my privilege to be your master of ceremonies today. Before our ceremony begins, please silence your cellphones. We are here today to celebrate the commissioning of USS John Finn. The ship before you was christened in Pascagoula, Mississippi on May 2, 2015. Notably, she was delivered to the Navy on the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 2016. Today, she is complete, and this crew is proud to serve on the newest destroyer in the United States Navy. Our crew is dedicated to carrying out the courageous legacy handed down to us by her namesake, the warrior of Kanyoi, Lieutenant John Finn. To quote then chief, then chief aviation ordnanceman, John Finn's Medal of Honor citation, he promptly secured a man, a 50 caliber machine gun, mounted on an instruction stand, and a completely exposed section of the parking ramp, which was under heavy enemy machine gun strafing fire.  In that same spirit, this ship will sail the oceans, often alone, and will stand vigilant against those who would threaten democracy and freedom. This crew is honored to serve in the ship, which bears his name. Our ceremony today is a time-honored tradition which began with the commissioning of our first warship in 1775. Since then, thousands of ships have undergone the transformation from silent hull to fully alive warship. Our commissioning crew, hereafter known as plank owners, are in formation among you and ready to bring our ship alive. In just a few moments, the United States Pacific Fleet Band will render honors to Admiral Harry Harris, rise and remain standing for the arrival of our official party, honors, presentation of colors, and the invocation. Ladies and gentlemen, our platform guests, Lieutenant Commander Alan Fleming, Chaplain Corps, United States Navy, Commander Scott Williams, United States Navy, DDG 51 class program manager's representative, Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Gulf Coast, Captain Joe Ring, United States Navy, Deputy Commander, Destroyer Squadron 3-1, Captain William Kearns, United States Navy Retired, Chairman, USS John Finn, Commissioning Committee, Captain Casey Moten, United States Navy, DDG 51 class program manager, Rear Admiral Brad Hicks, United States Navy Retired, Vice President Lockheed Martin, Rotary and Mission Systems, Mr. Joe Finn, Son of Lieutenant John Finn, Mr. Brian Cusius, Executive Vice President and President Ingalls Shipbuilding, Rear Admiral William Galinas, United States Navy, Program Executive Officer, Ships, The Honorable Ikaika Anderson, Councilman, District 3, Honolulu City Council, Mr. Thomas D, Performing the Duties of Undersecretary of the Navy, Scott Swift, United States Navy, Commander, United States Pacific Fleet, Ladies and gentlemen, Mrs. Laura Elizabeth Stavridis, our ship's sponsor, is escorted today by Command Master Chief Thomas Conway, Ladies and gentlemen, Admiral Harry Harris, United States Navy, Commander, United States Pacific Command, is escorted today by Commander Michael Wagner, United States Navy, John Finn's Perspective Commanding Officer, Ladies and gentlemen, Admiral Harry Harris, Platform, hand salute. God, we thank you for this day and we thank you for the gift of life and we are humbled by the beauty and the majesty of your creation which surrounds us here today. And God, we're also humbled by the example of courage, tenacity and devotion to duty, displayed in the actions of John Finn on December 7, 1941 and indeed throughout his long and meaningful life. God, it is my prayer that the men and women who breathe life into this mighty warship will be inspired by the life and service of John Finn. Through power and determination, let this ship and its crew ever be an instrument of peace. May there be no foe who can resist their might as they do the righteous bidding of our nation. Let them be proud of who they are as the crew of the USS John Finn and may their love of country strengthen their devotion to duty, however arduous that may be. Father, we are honored to invoke your presence for this special occasion. May your presence forever keep this ship and all who hold it dear. And now God I ask this in the name of our creator, amen. Will the guests please be seated. Ships company, parade, rest. Ladies and gentlemen, Councilman Ikaika Anderson, Third District Honolulu City Council. Aloha kakahiakakako. Good morning. It is a great privilege and honor to join all of you here today. Representing not just the people of Winward O'ahu, but all of the people that comprise the city and county of Honolulu. On this day to celebrate the commissioning of the USS John Finn, I know that we can all agree that there is no more appropriate venue to honor the man behind this ship's namesake and here at Pearl Harbor. For many of us who grew up here in Hawaii and long before the era of the internet, we would often hear stories, some boarding on and credulity about December 7th, 1941, when lives and history were forever changed. There was a story of the submarine that was captured off of Bellows Beach, which is roughly a mile from my house. The wayward enemy pilot that was caught on the privately owned Hawaiian island of Niihau and the young man who took on a squadron of enemy planes with only a machine gun. Knowing the real history behind many of these childhood stories, we can appreciate and show the proper respect for the events that took place and the individuals involved. In particular, being here to memorialize that brave young man, John Finn. A self-described career Navy man whose actions and unflinching willingness to put his duty to his country and fellow man above that of his own security embodied the very definition of an American hero. Prior to preparing for this morning, I knew of John Finn as one of Na Kuo O Kane Ohe or the Warriors of Kane Ohe. Depicted in a painting Manning a Machine Gun as he defended Kane Ohe Bay while Japanese planes fired at him from above on December 7th. I later learned that Lieutenant Finn was the uncle of my good friend, Lieutenant Caleb Nation, himself a career Navy man and that Mr. Finn had earned the Medal of Honor. I watched a video interview of Lieutenant Finn in which he shares the events of that December 7th morning when his otherwise leisurely Sunday was broken by the sound of low-flying aircraft. Continuing on, he notes his first concern once he realized the planes were enemy fighters was that someone had taken his job, manning the machine guns. That was his job and by God he was not going to let someone else do it. Such a brief and matter-of-fact way in which John Finn describes his actions as an aviation chief ordnanceman that earned him our nation's highest award and speaks volumes about his character and his nature. The commissioning of the USS John Finn is a fitting tribute to one of our core O Kane Ohe. May she embark on a long career protecting our nation and defending liberty and freedom on this earth. Thank you very much. Thank you, Councilman Anderson. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Brian Cusius, Executive Vice President and President Ingalls Shipbuilding. Well, thank you. Distinguished guests, my fellow shipbuilders, ladies and gentlemen, good morning to you all. Well, I'm honored to be here today in Pearl Harbor representing the thousands of hardworking men and women who built John Finn and 28 of her sister, Arleigh Burke-Clastor, story that precede her into the fleet. As I look upon John Finn, I marvel at what a phenomenal asset this ship is to our nation and to United States Navy. Truly, one of the most powerful advanced warships in the world. It's also a privilege to be part of bringing this great ship to life, to serve our country and to honor the namesake. The ship we commissioned today honors Navy Lieutenant John Finn, who received the Medal of Honor for his historic actions on December 7th, 1941, during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The first Medal of Honor recipient, World War II, Finn retired after 30 years in the Navy and lived to a hundred years old. It's with great gratitude and respect that we honor him today with the commissioning of this ship. We'd like to think that there's a little John Finn spirit and devotion in every one of our shipbuilders who put their hearts and souls into every ship we build. A DDG-113 is no exception. Thousands of dedicated shipbuilders, rigors and fitters, welders, engineers, planners, and many others poured tens of thousands of hours transforming raw steel and equipment into the ship our Navy commissions today. Our mission at Ingalls is clear. Build the best ships, period. For the Marine Corps, for the Navy, and for the Coast Guard, I would say for America. Our shipbuilders are indeed a national asset who support the defense of our nation and freedom across the globe. Our national heroes, the men and women who will sell on this great ship in protection of our country and our freedom have earned and deserve nothing less than America's best. Several of these outstanding shipbuilders are with us today. I would ask that the Ingalls shipbuilders who are here today please stand and be recognized. Thank you, shipbuilders. Commander Wagner, you and your team may know us as the builders of your ship, but you should also know that we're among your biggest supporters and we deeply appreciate your sacrifice and your service to our country. On behalf of 12,000 employees at Ingalls, congratulations to Commander Wagner, his officer, and his crew members. I'm grateful for the opportunity to be with you today for this historic event. May God bless America, this ship, and all his servener. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Cucius. Ladies and gentlemen, Rear Admiral William Galinas, United States Navy, Program Executive Officer, ships. Thank you, Exo. Admiral Mr. Vitas, Admiral Greenert, Admiral Harris, Admiral Swift, Secretary D, fellow flag and general officers, Captain Wagner and the crew of the soon to be USS John Finn, honored guests, ladies and gentlemen, good morning. Captain Kearns, just another special shout out to you and your commissioning team. What a fantastic week. And I thank you for making this week special, not only for all of us, but especially for the ship's company. Thanks very much. I'd also like to acknowledge, I'd also like to acknowledge the extraordinary hospitality of the people of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. And we're fortunate today to have Councilman Anderson with us. You have supported our Navy so well in so many ways over the years, but the support really shines brightly in events like this. Thank you very much. And finally, a very special mahalo to Commander John Matrus, Chief Ray Emory and the families of the Pearl Harbor survivors who are with us here today, honoring our namesake and their shipmate, John Finn. We are honored by your presence and profoundly inspired by your example. Thank you. Thanks. It is great to be back to delivering DDG 51 class ships to the fleet. The last DDG 51 class ship delivered was the Michael Murphy home ported here in Pearl Harbor and tied up not far from here at Bravo Pierce. She was commissioned in October 2012, just under five years ago. And I tell you folks, there are more of these ships to come. Arguably our most successful surface ship construction program, John Finn is the 63rd of 64 delivered DDG 51 class ships to the Navy with eight more in construction and even more under contract. It was over eight years ago when the Navy restarted the DDG 51 production line. Today, as a Navy's program executive officer for ships, I am privileged and very humbled to represent the thousands of men and women, a collective Navy industry team that has labeled tirelessly to deliver on that commitment. The restart of these destroyers with John Finn being the very first are the first ages destroyers to be constructed with the integrated air missile defense radar providing that much needed ballistic missile defense capability to the fleet. The much improved combat capability of John Finn makes this ship hands down the most capable warship in the world. And we are on a path right now to further upgrade the combat capability of this ship class. Working with industry today on the next generation of the Arleigh Burke destroyers. The sustained success of this program is a living testament to the vision, the perseverance and the leadership of rear Admiral Wayne E. Meyer, the father of ages. Anime, thank you for your presence here today. It means so much to all of us. Thank you for being here. This morning, through one of our most time honored traditions of the United States Naval Service, we come together to welcome our newest destroyer, the soon to be USS John Finn into the world's greatest Navy. In doing so, I'd like to take just a moment as we gather here in the shadow of DDG 113 and the USS Arizona Memorial to remember and acknowledge the people whose unique relationship has brought us to this point in time. And to reflect upon the values, our values that we share. For this ship bears the name that is synonymous with extraordinary heroism, distinguished service and devotion above and beyond the call of duty. And this was clearly displayed on that Sunday in December of 1941. Our ship's namesake, Lieutenant John Finn, a sailor's sailor, who not only threw his actions on that fateful December day, but more importantly, the way he lived his life, personified our Navy's time honored values, our values of honor, courage and commitment. The honor of his actions combined with a mental and physical courage to stand down on enemy against insurmountable odds. His profound commitment, especially his commitment to his sailors, a lesson he instilled in the men that he led, and inspired throughout his life of service. These values are part of Lieutenant John Finn's legacy and provide an example for all of us to emulate. Then there's the phenomenal team that designed and built this ship. It is their work that has been so critical to the success that we celebrate today. It is a team that collectively exhibits those same values of honor, courage and commitment. Turning loads of steel plates and electronic components into the magnificent warship we have today. It is my distinct honor to recognize this team and acknowledge just a few key members. From the Navy, my executive director, Ms. Billion Anderson, the ship's program manager, Captain Casey Moten, and his superb staff, including his production team led by Commander Dave Murray and Greg Pearson. The Navy team working shoulder to shoulder with the shipbuilder on the waterfront is the supervisor of Shipbuild and Gulf Coast, led by Captain Brian Lawrence, represented today by his waterfront production team, Commander Scott Williams and his deputy, Steve Lee, and their production team, Lieutenant Commander Brenner Blanchfield and Senior Chief Tim Merrill. Folks, thanks for a job well done. I also wanna quickly acknowledge our industry partners. From Ingalls Shipbuilding, led by Brian Couschus, Kerry Wilkerson and George Nungesser, and Lockheed Martin, Brad Hicks, these individuals represent the thousands of men and women in the shipyard in Pascagoula and across our system and equipment suppliers, literally across the country who've worked tirelessly over the past four years to bring this great ship to life, ensuring that she is built with the strength, the power and the warfighting capabilities that will outmatch any adversary. Like the ship's namesake, this tremendous team has shown us the superb deeds that can be accomplished through unity of purpose and an abiding commitment to execution excellence, honor, courage and commitment. I could not be more proud of their contributions for the superb ship that they have built for our Navy. Well done, folks. To our ship's sponsor, Ms. Laura Stravidas, thank you for your lifetime of selfless service. As a Navy wife, a mother, a teacher, a life of service that continues here today. As the sponsor of this great warship, through your unique contributions, you have imbued this ship with your spirit, the spirit of a true American, a true American patriot, with honor, courage and commitment. Your example will guide and inspire her over calm waters and tumultuous seas throughout her service length. Laura, many, many thanks. And today, most importantly, to the crew.  This team has built you a great ship. Ms. Stravidas has instilled her with an indomitable and gracious spirit. You and your crew must now bring the courage, the war fighting expertise and the culture of excellence that will turn this ship into the world's capable weapons systems in the world. I know you have worked tirelessly to form not only a crew, but a true team, a band of brothers and sisters. As you prepare to meet the unknown challenges ahead, please know that you sail forward with the hopes and prayers of a grateful nation. You are ready and you will make a difference. John Finn, stand and fight with honor, courage and commitment. Thank you. Thank you, Admiral Galinas. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Thomas D. Performing the duties of Under Secretary of the Navy. Councilman Anderson, thank you for hosting us and all the people of the state of Hawaii and this beautiful island in the Pacific. What better place to celebrate this commissioning than right here? Admiral Harris, Admiral Swift, Mrs. Stavridas and Admiral Stavridas. And to the many admirals, general officers, senior civilians here with us today. Mr. Joe Finn and all of the family and friends of Chief Aviation Ordnanceman John Finn. And to the many distinguished guests from our Navy, from industry, from the historic and hallowed port of Pearl Harbor. And to the crew of our Navy's newest warship, the USS John Finn. I'm honored to be here representing the Secretary of the Navy as we celebrate the christening of our 63rd Arleigh Burke class destroyer. The ship before you will sail the world's oceans, protecting and defending America's national interests with the latest version of the world's most advanced weapons system. Let me echo Admiral Galinas, anime, the nation will forever be indebted to your husband, Admiral Wayne Meyer, the father of the Aegis Weapons System for the innovation, the discipline and the leadership he applied to enable the tremendous war fighting capability that you see before us today. Thank you very much for being here. Mr. Kuchus, as I gaze upon this morning, as I gaze this morning upon this marvel of naval engineering and reflect on the contributions of the 62 Arleigh Burke destroyers already delivered and in commission, I congratulate you, the employees of Ingalls Shipbuilding, your partners at Lockheed Martin, Admiral Hicks and your many suppliers and the entire US Shipbuilding industrial base for your world-class craftsmanship and engineering expertise. And I also salute you for fostering this critical industry within America. What could be more motivating to the nation's aspiring naval architects, engineers, logisticians, technicians and management students than an opportunity to contribute to such a powerful product and symbol of American ingenuity and engineering? Thank you and your superb team of shipbuilders, in partnership with our acquisition team led by Admiral Galenis and our program manager, Captain Casey Mutin, for a job well done. I'm inspired by the heroism of the ship's namesake, John Finn, leaving his home in Kanioi at the sound of gunfire and heading into the fight, taking charge of his men and exposing himself to waves of enemy fire while heroically manning his guns to repel the relentless Japanese attacks, taking 21 bullet and fragmentation wounds in the course of the battle, but not seeking medical attention until the fight was over. And upon being awarded the Medal of Honor, planning he had done nothing compared with the heroism displayed by others. Heroism is not listed as a core attribute of the Navy, but John Finn clearly displayed integrity, accountability, initiative and toughness that morning 75 years ago. Captain Mike Wagner, Skipper, you will soon take command of the newest ship in the commission of the U.S. Navy, crewed by our nation's best, blessed with the technical capabilities delivered by our industry partners and acquisition professionals, with the grace and support of our distinguished sponsor, Mrs. Laura Stafferitas, and with the fighting spirit of Chief Aviation Ordnanceman, John William Finn, you and your crew will operate these 9,200 tons of sovereign U.S. territory far from home, and when needed, you will steam towards a sound of gunfire with all of the integrity, accountability, initiative and toughness that inspires our Navy and leads to heroic outcomes. To all in the audience, to the many, many stakeholders who could not be here today, to all of our sailors and Marines and our veterans around the world, thank you for your commitment and your partnership. I'm very proud to call you all shipmates. Godspeed, USS John Finn, thank you. Thank you, Mr. D. Ladies and gentlemen, Admiral Scott Swift, United States Navy, Commander, United States Pacific Fleet. Thanks, Exo. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen and Aloha. Honored guests, fellow flag and general officers and especially the family and friends of John Finn. It's an honor and pleasure to join you here this morning to welcome the Navy's newest guided missile destroyer to the United States Pacific Fleet. My role here today is to introduce my boss, which is an easy task, one of the easier tasks I've had over the last week because he truly is a man who needs no introduction. So I find myself standing before you with nothing to do. Never being one to let time go wasted, I'd like to quickly highlight why this commissioning is so important to me as the Pacific Fleet Commander. From a professional perspective, today's commissioning resonates with me as the USS John Finn enters service here in the Indo-Asia Pacific. And we once, as we once again, face challenges to the peace and security that the rules-based international system has provided for over 70 years. The impressive capabilities of John Finn brings to the fleet critical capability and reminds those that would challenge us to give them reason to pause and reinforce America's unwavering commitment to our allies, partners, and friends in this region. This ship bears a proud name and I have no doubt that the Pacific Fleet sailors who will sail her over the horizon will embody John Finn's example of initiative, bravery, and toughness as they chart her future in defense of our nation. When war came to the windward Oahu 75 years ago, John Finn did not hesitate to take station, return fire, and lead his sailors in the fight despite his own extensive wounds. His courage that morning inspires present and future sailors and embodies a heritage of excellence that we are both obligated and privileged to continue and build upon through our own service. From a personal perspective, today's commissioning resonates with me as my first commanding officer assignment was in the early 1990s as a young lieutenant commander when I was assigned to command the Strike Fighter Weapon School in LaMoure, California. At times the fact that John Finn was a Medal of Honor recipient overshadows the fact that he was an Ordnance Men. To the Ordnance Men past and present, he has thought of first as one of them and they a part of him. At the Weapon School in LaMoure, John Finn and his story was central to our mission of training and certifying both Ordnance Men and aviators to employ the FAA-18 Weapon System. We had a plaque dedicated in John's honor that still stands today at the entrance of the school embedded in a large stone from the Sierras. We were honored to have John attend its dedication. He was personable, effusive in his praise for today's sailors, especially Ordnance Men, and humble in all things attributed to him. Repeating over and over again that day, I did no more than any one of you could and would have in the same circumstances. It is a fitting testament to the enduring impact of America's World War II heroes had more than seven decades ago after the attack of Pearl Harbor that we are gathered here today to honor him as a starring member of the greatest generation. Their legacy of service and sacrifice for America's security persist today as their children now lead the vanguard of defending our national values which brings me to our speaker today. Earlier I spoke of Admiral Harris as a man who needs no introduction, certainly to this audience, but here are a few details you may not know about him. He's the son of a Navy Chief Petty Officer who steamed aboard the USS Lexington during the Battle of Coral Sea. Surviving her sinking, he was eventually rescued at sea just a few short months after John Finn's brave actions at Kaniyoi. Admiral Harris' father continued to serve with honor throughout the remainder of the war, eventually coming to serve in Japan during the post-year wars. There he met and married his wife. I am sure neither imagined in their wildest dreams that their young son from such unique origins would come to command the Pacific command. Though Admiral Harris was inspired to join by the military stories of his father's experience, along with those of several of his uncles who also served, it was his mother's example of grace, humility, and sacrifice that taught him the true meaning of service. During his career as a naval flight officer, Admiral Harris has logged over 4,400 flight hours, 400 of which were conducted in combat, has held numerous commands, has served in every geographic combatant command throughout the world. Today, he leads our military throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific to provide the security and stability that all nations in this region have enjoyed since the end of World War II, and that his father, along with so many others, fought so hard for. His experience truly spans generations from his father's service throughout World War II to his responsibilities for providing for the security and from that security, the stability, and from that stability, the prosperity that we have enjoyed so much throughout the world since the end of World War II. Ladies and gentlemen, it is my great pleasure to introduce to you the commander of US Pacific Forces Pacific. Note to self, never follow a tall man to the podium. Ladies and gentlemen, let's give it up one more time for the Pacific Fleet Band and that awesome rendition of our national anthem. Thanks, now, so one can never be sure what a fighter pilot is gonna save when he's in a position to introduce a P3 NFO, so thanks for that great introduction. And thanks for the keys to this new ship, it even has that new ship smell. So I'm honored to join Admiral Swift and our other guest speakers, Councilman Anderson, Mr. Couches, Secretary D, and Admiral Galenus to the podium. Thank you all for your inspirational remarks. And being the last speaker today, I know that all the good things have already been said and the only thing separating you all from the reception is well me. So I'll get on with it so we can let the festivities begin. But before starting, I would like to recognize the family of Lieutenant John Finn including his son, Joe, and more than 50 relatives who are here for this momentous occasion. Now, this ship definitely got a winner in having Laura Stavridis as the sponsor. So I've been fortunate to know Laura and her husband, Admiral Jim Stavridis for decades. Admiral Stavridis once wrote a book called The Accidental Admiral. But anyone who knows Laura know that she's really the reason while he was the inevitable Admiral. Mr. Couches and all our industry partners and attendants, thank you very much for delivering such an awesome ship. Folks, American industry builds great ships the best in the world. Consider for a moment that the last captain of this ship is yet to be born. Now that is a return on investment for the American taxpayer. State and city leaders, esteemed members of our consular and diplomatic corps, Admiral Fargo and Grocky, Captain Kearns and everyone on the commissioning committee, thank you for crafting such a beautiful ceremony. On behalf of the Secretary of the Navy, Sean Stakley and our C&O, Admiral Richardson Bravo Zulu, well done. Fellow flag and general officers active and retired and a special shout out to Admiral Greener, to Admiral Mackie, Admiral Stavridis and General Bramlett. Distinguished guests and most importantly, Captain Mike Wagner and the crew of the about to be commissioned. As soon as I start talking to USS John Finn, welcome to Pacific Command. Ladies and gentlemen, the Navy has a glorious history of naming ships after heroes in epic battles where women and men rose above themselves to join a pantheon of legends who defended our country, often giving their last full measure. Medal of Honor recipient John Finn's gallant deeds here on Oahu 75 years ago are part of that milieu. Now I'll pause for a quick second and to say that I don't know what milieu means, but it sounds French. And if you use a French word every now and then, people think you're polished and sophisticated and they pay attention. So anyway, John Finn's milieu was Naval Air Station, Kanioi Bay just over those mountains. And as history tells us on the morning of December 7th, 1941, then Chief Aviation Ordinance Finn leaped to action as wave after wave of Imperial Japanese planes attacked that airfield. Finn manned a 50 caliber machine gun and despite being wounded over 20 times, he continued to take the fight to the enemy for over two hours until the attacks ended. Folks are a lot of colorful quotes from John Finn himself about his experiences on that day of infamy. And I've been advised not to use any of them because I can't say four letter words in public. Fortunately though, I did find one repeatable sentence where he said in quote, of course I got the hell shot out of me, but it didn't kill me.  Now those are the words of a Chief Petty Officer, tough, practical and strong as a steel in this gleaming ship behind me. Thankfully, America's always been blessed to have strong women and men who find the will who summon the courage to endure against overwhelming odds. Patrons like John Finn who answered the call to defend our nation and her darkest hour. As we gather today, I can't think of a more fitting place to commission this ship than right here at Pearl Harbor. Well, we can honor the legacy of John Finn and all Americans from the greatest generation and reflect on the blessings and the cost of liberty. With today's commissioning, the gallantry of John Finn is rekindled. Once again, lighting the way to inspire men and women who serve aboard this warship to do as he did, to stand fast and fight. That's the ship's motto, status at pugno. But I prefer simply pugno, pugno, pugno. That's Tennessee, Latin, for we're ready to fight, to fight and to fight. Coincidentally, the PECOM mission statement is to be ready to fight tonight. So I predict that this ship and this crew will fit in just fine here in the Indo-Asia Pacific, a region inextricably linked to America's future security and economic prosperity. Indeed, America is a Pacific nation, a Pacific leader and a Pacific power. It always has been and always will be. We believe in peace through strength, smart power backed by hard power. And this ship, hard power personified, sends a clear signal to our allies, to our friends and to our adversaries that we will remain laser focused on the Indo-Asia Pacific because what happens here matters to the United States. That's why we're sending our best people and our best platforms to this region, like to John Finn. This is the first new construction ship built from the keel up with the Aegis Baseline 9 weapon system. Now I'm not much of a tech guy, I even have an analog watch. But fortunately, my outstanding aide, Lieutenant Commander Adrian Rosetti is a destroyer driver. She explained to me that the Baseline 9 is a Sena-Quanan of combat systems that allows this ship to simultaneously conduct air warfare and ballistic missile defense. Adrian, Sena-Quanan? Really? For my simple mind, that means that John Finn brings both the saber and the shield to the fight. America know how to get her done anytime and anywhere. Truly the advanced combat systems in John Finn coupled with the innovative spirit and the killer instinct of her amazing crew are powerful reminders of our readiness to fight tonight. This warship is the embodiment of America's resolve to protect our homeland and defend our allies. Now I've been accused of having an insatiable appetite for stuff, more ships, more subs, more planes, more battalions, more stuff to fight the many forces of darkness in my neighborhood. Forces like North Korea, a nation ruled with an iron fist by reckless dictator. To that, I'll simply say guilty as charged. As long as our commander-in-chief and the American people have an insatiable appetite for security, then I have an insatiable appetite for the tools to underwrite that security. To deter, to dissuade, and if necessary, to defeat and to destroy our adversaries. Make no mistake, capabilities like the magnificent machine behind me will do just that. When I visit our friends, our partners, and allies around the Indo-Asia Pacific region, I'll be proud to point to this ship as yet another example that America remains as committed as ever to this vital region. In my opinion, we can get our most advanced assets here fast enough. As North Korea's recent ICBM test demonstrates, as Chinese and Russian aggressiveness grows, as ISIS tries to gain a foothold in our region, the USS John Finn couldn't come to the Indo-Asia Pacific at a more pivotal moment in our nation's history. Folks, make no mistake about it. While this is a Navy ceremony and this is a Navy day, we now live in a world where we must learn, think, and fight jointly and rightfully so. So today we go back to the roots of not only America's Navy, but of our Marine Corps, our Army, and Air Force as we take special note of what lies at the very core of the Joint Force, the continuing recognition, indeed, celebration of who we are and what we value as military leaders, the absolute nature of accountability, the science of command, and the art of leadership. Captain Wagner, yours is an awesome responsibility. I know you'll not take this duty lightly. And to the sailors who are about to bring this ship to life, I'll remind you that the United States is defined by her storied past and invigorated by her balanced future. Be emboldened by the greatest generation who placed our country's interests above their self-interest. Rise to meet today's challenges to liberty and freedom for you are the next generation upon which America's future depends. Ladies and gentlemen, this is indeed a thrilling and historic day. USS John Finn is about to join the Pacific Fleet and the Joint Force. This ship and her crew are ready to sail into harm's way and assume the critical mission of safeguarding our nation's interests in the Indo-Asia Pacific. The ship's name is fitting for the best joint fighting force the world has ever seen exist today because of the men and women who did their duty right here on this island 75 years ago. So I'll close by reminding you that although Lieutenant John Finn and most from the greatest generation are no longer with us, we can still hear their stories of duty, of honor, and of courage. Their spirits walk amongst us and with us and call to us still. Today, we've answered that call with a mighty worship bearing a legendary fighting name a tribute to their heroic actions that will never be forgotten. May God bless all of you. May God bless the sailors present and future who are man USS John Finn. And may God bless the United States of America, which has always been and forever shall be the home of the free and the land of the brave. Thank you very much. Thank you, Admiral Harris. Ladies and gentlemen, Commander Michael Wagner. Thank you, Admiral Harris. Sir, I'd be honored if you would now place John Finn in commission. For the President of the United States, I hereby place United States ship John Finn in commission. May God bless and guide this warship and all who sail in her. Executive Officer, hoist the colors and commission pen it. Aye, aye, sir. Jips company, a 10, hutman, please rise. I direct your attention to the ship's mast, folksal and fantail, as we hoist the colors and commission pen it. Quartermaster, hoist the colors and commission pen it. Aye, aye, ma'am. And commission pen it are flying over USS John Finn. Men, please be seated. I will now read my orders. From commander, naval military personnel command, to commander Michael K. Wagner, United States Navy. Subject, Bupers order number 2164 of 4 August 2014. One directed by reporting senior, detached in October 2014 from present duty and report to pre-commissioning unit John Finn DDG-113 as commanding officer. Upon commissioning of USS John Finn, report for duty as commanding officer. Emerald Swift, United States ship John Finn is in commission and I am in command, sir. Executive Officer, set the first watch. Aye, aye, sir. Off to the deck, set the first watch. Aye, aye, ma'am. The officer of the deck is the commanding officer's direct representative and while on watch is responsible for the safe operation of the ship and crew. The long glass is the traditional symbol of an officer of the deck's authority and a ship of the line. We are pleased to have Lieutenant John Finn's son, Mr. Joe Finn, in attendance. Mr. Finn will pass the long glass to Lieutenant Kerry Pittman from Bristol, Tennessee, our ship's navigator and the first officer of the deck. Our quarter deck is being led by sailor of the year, petty officer, first class Latice Smith from Chicago, Illinois. The petty officer of the watch is petty officer, first class Ashley Kinigge from Futa, Colorado. The messenger of the watch is petty officer, second class Kelly McCausland from Riventown, Wyoming. And the boats that made of the watch is Seaman Eric Irish from Queensborough, New York. Set the watch on deck, section one. Ma'am, the watch is set. Very well. Sir, the watch is set. Very well. We're delighted to have our sponsor, Mrs. Laura Stavridis here this morning. Laura christened the ship in Pascagoula back in May of 2015. Laura, I would be honored if you'd come join me, make a few remarks and give the order to man our ship and bring her to life. Good morning, everyone. What a beautiful day in Hawaii, huh? A little hot, sorry about that, but it's a beautiful day. I wanna begin simply by saying thank you to the former secretary of the Navy, the honorable Ray Mabus, for selecting me to be the ship's sponsor for USS John Finn. When Jim took command of the Arleigh Burke destroyer, USS Barry, just over 20 years ago, I never could have imagined I would one day have the privilege of being part of the life of another destroyer as a sponsor. This is a true honor and I'm very grateful. Like everyone here, I also wanna thank the men and women who've worked so hard to bring the ship to this point in her young life, the shipyard workers of Ingalls, the technicians and contractors from various defense companies all around the US, the NAVSEE and other Navy professionals, and above all, Captain Mike Wagner and his terrific crew. Let's give a hand for them, please. As I think about the decades ahead for USS John Finn, I have to think about the future in terms of the core values of the US Navy. What we've talked about a lot today, but very important, courage, honor and commitment. Let's begin with courage. I know you will always undertake your duties with courage, whether Finn has posted off the dangerous coast of North Korea, defending against ballistic missiles, launching Tomahawk missiles in the turbulent Middle East or conducting a freedom of navigation patrol in the South China Sea, escorting USS merchant ships through the Straits of Hormuz, under Iranian missiles, you will face danger and combat. At those times, I know you will rely on the spirit of Chief Petty Officer John Finn and think of his courage at one of the darkest moments in American history, the attack on this nation almost 75 years ago. He stood and delivered, and so will you. Courage will always be at the core of USS John Finn. Next is honor. The crew will find itself many times facing the need to act with real honor, to live up to the values of our nation, liberty, democracy, freedom of speech, racial equality, gender equality, and many others. So often, those values can come under attack through thought, word, or deed. I know the crew of this magnificent warship will always act with honor in living up to the principles of our nation, conducting themselves with true civility and grace, building bridges with other nations, especially our friends and allies, wherever the ship sails. The crew of USS John Finn will be a credit to our nation and on hundreds of port visits across the years to come, you will be fine representatives of American values as personified by your sense of personal honor. Finally, commitment matters deeply. We all know that life of a Navy destroyer is one long exercise in commitment. This ship will sail millions of sea miles over the decades to home, and the commitment of this crew and all the Finn crew members to come will be tested. You will spend many long days at sea on the deep ocean out of sight of land. You will miss birthdays, holidays, national celebrations, and thousands of wonderful events, but the reward you will receive for your commitment is immeasurable. You will be part of that long blue line of sailors who defend our nation. Standing on the ships of war and saying nothing that threatens my country will pass, not on my watch. Courage, honor, commitment, may they be the beating heart of USS John Finn from today, the day of her commissioning, to the distant moment when she retires from active service decades from now. Finally, let me say that as the sponsor of USS Finn, I will always know where the ship is sailing and will watch her voyages with enthusiasm and pride every day of her life. With that, let me now say with deep admiration for every sailor in Finn, God speed and open water to the newest destroyer in the fleet. Officers and crew of USS John Finn, man our ship and bring her to life. Ready, two. Harris, request permission to break your flag in USS John Finn, sir. Executive Officer, break the flag of the Commander United States Pacific Command. Aye, sir. Ladies and gentlemen, Commander Michael Wagner, United States Navy Commanding Officer, USS John Finn. Ships Company, parade, rest. Good morning Admiral Harris, Admiral Swift, Admiral Greenert, Admiral Stavridas, Admiral Mackie, Admiral Fargo, General Bramlett, all other flagging general officers, captains, colonels, commanders, fellow COs, friends, family and guests. We really appreciate you taking the time to join us this morning. And for those of you that know me, I was told by my close friends to stick to the script so that I don't drop any four letter words. So I'm gonna do that. It's a beautiful day here in Hawaii, a fitting place, a great place to recognize this ship. And we would characterize this in the service as a fine Navy day. Very fitting that we've put this ship into commission here in Pearl Harbor some 75 years after that notorious day in 1941. I also found it very appropriate that we have the USS Arizona Memorial and the USS Missouri as a backdrop for our ceremony. Unfortunately, I was not fortunate enough to meet John Finn in person, but from what I've learned from his family, many, many friends is that he didn't consider himself a hero. He just thought he was a regular guy that was in the right place at the right time. To me, that says a lot about his character. I think he would have been proud to have this great capital warship named in his honor. And I can assure you that his tough Irish heritage is embedded within this ship. I'm truly honored and humbled to be standing here today, not only because I'm in command of the Navy's newest destroyer, but because I've been given the opportunity to lead some of the finest sailors I've ever met. The crewmaning this ship are some of the best people our society has to offer. They come from all over the United States, some from small towns, others from big cities. They come from many different walks of life, and some even come from different countries. But make no mistake, they are all willing and enthusiastic about completing the mission, whether it be rendering humanitarian assistance or implementing national policy if called upon. For all of you parents, spouses, and significant others in the audience, you can be justifiably proud of your sailor that is manning this ship. These are men and women of action ready to go into harm's way if required. They are smart, motivated, and dedicated to living up to this ship's motto of stand fast and fight. And I am proud to be their commanding officer. Thank you. Company, attend, hut. Will the guests please rise. Chaplain Fleming will now lead us in the benediction. Let us pray. Lord, thank you for the ceremony today that has reminded us of the meaning of leadership and the power of a focused purpose. And God, thank you for those who have tirelessly pursued excellence in bringing the USS John Fenn into being and those who have prepared this warship to fight our nation's battles. Father, seeing that in the course of our duty, we are set in the midst of many and great dangers and that we cannot be faithful in the high trust placed in us without the help of Almighty God. Our prayers are united in seeking your blessing upon this ship and all who serve in her. Lord, we recognize it is your strength that enables us to protect others. Your providence keeps us safe. And as we go forth, help us to turn our hearts towards you and may the days we live be for your glory and for the service of others. And it's in your mighty name, I pray, amen. Thank you, Chaplain Fleming. Ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. And remain seated for the departure of our platform guests. Yes, sir, thank you, sir. Thank you, sir. Ladies and gentlemen, the USS John Fenn Commissioning Committee invites you to a reception on the pier to your left or you may exit now to return to your parking areas. We also invite you to take a ship's tour, which will begin in 30 minutes and we'll start at the aft brow to your right. Ship's tours will end at two PM for non-DoD cat holders and four PM for DoD cat holders. Additionally, we invite you to visit our memorabilia tent located to your left for any John Fenn souvenirs you may want to purchase. We are honored by your presence today and thank you for your support of our Navy and nation. This concludes our ceremony. Ship's Company, fall out.


Hey everybody, welcome back today to another episode of Retro Tech. I've got one of the most popular, according to eBay sales, monitors today that I'm going to be covering. And it's just a little monitor. It's the 8041Q PVM by Sony. And first, I'd just like to take a brief second to show you a little bit of the statistics on this particular monitor. We'll look through some of the Sony's direct marketing materials here real quickly. And then we'll get into our repair video. So first off, again, we are looking at the 8041Q, which was originally designed as a field monitor. So it was used for video production when you were out somewhere and needed to shoot and needed a live feed monitor to see what your picture was like at the scene. Now, this one does have 250 TV lines of resolution. These monitors, different models, will go up to 450 lines. They do offer support for nearly every kind of analog video input. And you just need to check the exact model. But this one supports things like BNC audio video. And then it also through composite. And then you've got S-Video, RGB, and Component. And then you can loop through on some of those. And it also has some external sync input control. And it will switch between 4 by 3, 16 by 9. You can actually use a DC power supply with this one if you have the correct power supply. Or you can use even battery packs if you happen to have those. Lots of screen controls. And these were also used in studios for extra monitors, too, a lot of accessories. There is some good information here.  It also goes into some of the features of the different brands. So just in case you want to look at a little bit more, this will be in the description of this video. But now let's go ahead and jump into our repair today. And we can go ahead and see what's wrong with our particular unit. Because I was able to get it fixed up. But just to begin with, this is the 8041Q that I had been working on this week. It, again, right here on the screen, I'm running it through RGB to begin with. But again, it does work for Component and Composite and S Video. So it's a great little handy monitor, especially if you want to have something on like a workbench. But the problem with these is sometimes you'll be using them for a while. And all of a sudden, without even really any kind of warning, sometimes color will just go out. I've got other ones where the power will just go off. Or all of a sudden the screen will start acting crazy. And it's all mostly related to the same single issue with these. This particular one, though, as you see on the screen behind me, after a while, the color would just cut out. So that's no good. Sometimes you could bang it on the side and it would come back on. Or you could turn it off and turn it back on. And the color would come back on. So that kind of is a hint that there's probably a loose joint or solder point inside the PVM that we need to address. So to do that, we're obviously going to have to get inside this PVM. And that's pretty easy. There's only four chrome screws on each side. And then once we remove the shell, we'll be able to access our boards in here. Now, this is the board we're going to be working with today. This one controls all the color and other processes that are done on this monitor. It's not the geometry board. This is the opposite from the geometry board. So the first thing I'm going to do is I'm just going to get the board out. And then we can talk a little bit more about what the problems are. But primarily, the problem is the solder on this board or the solder mask or something. Because over time, due to the fact that this monitor is so compact and he can build up, the solder joints, again, develop cracks in them and points where they're basically cold solder joints that you can no longer current will be interrupted very easily through it. So the number one thing, after inspecting this monitor, is to go through and re-solder this entire board. Now, we're going to try to re-flow solder on all the through-hole capacitors, resistors, and any other kind of diodes or anything. But I will not be specifically going through and re-soldering any kind of surface mount components. But what I am doing is I'm using some flux. And then I'll go through and just simply heat up my iron tip and use a chisel tip and get in there and re-flow that solder on just about every point on this board. And when we get a close-up, you'll be able to see how much better it'll look afterwards. But the main thing is that over time, the heat inside of this monitor and then also the fact that it's so compacted as compared to some of the other larger monitors, that's the reason we're going to have a lot of troubles where we'll have interrupted signals, whether it's being from power or from even just colors and things. This board not only controls a lot of your colors that you can adjust if you need to make a color adjustment, but this board actually has a lot of the components that would normally be on the neck board of a larger 14-inch or 20-inch CRT that Sony made. A lot of those components had to be moved over to this board simply due to the space limitations on the actual size of the CRT for the 8-inch model. So again, I'm just showing you some basic techniques here on how to re-flow solder. The important thing is to not make sure that you're introducing too much heat to the board. You don't want to damage any other components or damage a trace or a pad or anything. So the most important thing is just to go gradually and methodically and take your time. And then you can clean it off with rubbing alcohol. I went and took the board outside so we could get a better look at how it looks afterwards. I'll show you some of the things close up here that I did re-flow the solder on. I may even pause some of these points, but I can give you some good examples here. So you can see how this looks like a freshly brand new soldered board if you look real closely to a lot of these components. And these are the ones that I did re-solder or re-flow the solder on every point on here that would have been through-hole as far as some of these through-hole electrolytic capacitors. Here's an inductor and then there are other things like resistors, but we'll just look through here. There were some other things I did have to re-flow solder on. But you can tell there's a lot of things compacted. Also the potentiometers re-flowed solder on all those points. And not so much though these little surface mount resistors or anything like that. I was not trying to re-flow the solder on that because I didn't want to damage anything. I also did all the connection points where the wires were connected to on the other side. Also the chips, any of those. And also a lot of the little transistors or ICs, they all had to get re-flowed. But if you could tell there's a lot and a lot, a lot, a lot of components on this. And that's the problem with them again. It's just that there's so many components that the solder mask is just, it's really old at this point. These are from the early to mid 90s. And that's the biggest problem. Not even the capacitors. The capacitors on this one were in really tip top shape still. And none of them failed. I tested a couple of them. They were in great shape. So that's the problem with it. Sometimes it can be capacitors because if it's got a lot of use on it, but it's worth going in there and checking because most likely it is this solder that's just kind of wrecked or gotten old or had some cracks develop on it. And I just wanted to show you on the front of that board briefly how just tons, there's tons of components on this board. And so you have to be very slow and take your time because it can't, you know, you don't want to damage that board and have to replace it. Those components on there are so small and compacted on top of each other. It'd be difficult to replace something. One of those surface mount, even chips or if you damaged anything on there, you know, you're looking at some as a difficult repair at that point. So again, the B board, you can see right there is the specific board. The rest of this time after we've gone and put it back in the brackets, we're gonna reconnect all these cables and then run some tests on the monitor and hopefully we'll have color and we won't run into any more troubles with any other processes this board does as far as, you know, comb filters and things like that. That's what's controlled on this board as well. And once I get all that put back together, the ground connection on the circuit board does go on the top part of the frame you just saw there. And then it's just the two screws on the side and we'll be ready to start running some tests on here. I have done some videos about this style monitor before. So if you wanna check out those videos in the past can on the eight inch and how to calibrate them specifically, today we're just looking at this color repair and it works perfectly now. So what I did was I just turned it back on and let it run for a while. And then I came back and power cycled it again and then let it run for a little while longer. And ever since I did that solder reflow, I was not able to get the black and white glitch to show back up. So I'm assuming that it was 100% that solder problem. Because again, I could not get the monitor go out of color unless I specifically selected black and white. So that's something to check out if you have bought one of these eight inch monitors or if you even consider looking at one on eBay and it's listed with a color problem or any problems at all. This should be the first part you start with is just getting inside and doing a visual inspection and you may need just to go through and reflow solder on all the boards. And that'll save you a lot of trouble with trying to troubleshoot, you know, trying to say that specific components gone out to cause the black and white issue. That's kind of like, you know, thinking, you're almost thinking like the wrong way around the problem. You gotta try to think of what's causing the problem and it could just be, again, correct solder joint and nothing to do with a component failing. So that's where CRT repair may be different from troubleshooting some other things. We could specifically go in and look at a certain component and think that's what's causing the problems when in the end it was just a solder mesh problem. I did clean this monitor up. It actually got sold to a Patreon member named AJ and it's on the way to you right now, AJ. I hope you enjoy it once you get it. I do again think this is a great monitor for anybody looking for something that's like on your test for a bench or like your working environment. If you have this a small place to put a CRT and you need to test a different video signals that are analog, really nothing works better than this. You can't really find a great, I don't think, flat screen to do the same things as you could with this. Even though this is long and a little bit bulky, it's gonna save some space and get you a good test monitor if you're doing things like modding consoles or repairing things or doing anything with analog video. I'd highly recommend this monitor and it still is reasonably priced at generally under $200 you can pick up a good working condition one. Now that's it for today's video guys. I thank you for joining me and please if you have any questions about this repair, please again leave a comment below. If you would like to go back and again check out any of the other calibration or service videos for the eight inch models, I will link that in the video as well as in the description. And just look for another video next week and have a wonderful week yourself. I'll see you guys next time with some more retro content.


For more videos on people's struggles, please subscribe to our YouTube channel. Hello and welcome to People's Dispatch. Today, we are joined by Vijay Krishnan, who is the All India Joint Secretary of the All India Kisan Sabha, which is the largest farmers' organization in India. And it is one of the organizations which is leading the ongoing farmer's struggle. And May 26 marks six months off this farmer's struggle. And Samyuk Kisan Morcha, which is the collective of all farmer's bodies, who are part of the struggle, has issued a nationwide protest call for May 26. And May 26 also marks seven years of the Narendra Modi government. So thank you, Konrad Vijay, for joining us today. And can you first start by telling us about the call for May 26, what are the sort of actions planned? How is the agitation going to be like? And what is the sort of message that you're trying to send the government? See, it is six months after the protest around Delhi has started against the three anti-farm acts that was brought by the Narendra Modi-led BJP government. And it's also the seventh year of Narendra Modi coming to power. And on 26th, across the country, keeping in mind the pandemic and the COVID protocols, we will have protests outside our houses and keeping the COVID protocol in place, where the Samyuk Kisan Morcha has given this call, more than 500 organizations coming together. Other than that, the Central Trade Union's women's organizations, students and youth, and also the organizations of the oppressed sections, they have all come together in support of this protest action tomorrow. This is sending a clear message to the Narendra Modi-led BJP government that the people of our country are not going to accept the three acts that has been passed, literally imposed on the people of our country during a lockdown period. Also, the withdrawal of the rights of the working class that has been done by this government, it is a clear message against that, we stand united. It's not just a protest by the farmers of our country. It is a unique unity of the working masses as well as the presentry of our country that is sending a resolute message that, come what may, we are going to resist and defeat these policies of corporatization. And talking more about the farmer's struggle, so now that we are six months into the movement, how do you evaluate the movement's position today and can also tell us more about some of the major achievements and struggles that the movement has faced? Yeah, actually, I would like to say it is almost going to be a year after the protests erupted because it is from June 1st week itself, we started this protest against the, when the three ordinances were brought. But the protests which have been going on, especially around Delhi, where millions of farmers have been sitting in protest against these acts, that is six months old now. And in the six months, it is to be noted that about close to 500 farmers have become martyrs in this struggle. Despite this kind of a situation, the farmers are continuing to maintain a steely resolve that this struggle will go on. The biggest victory of this struggle has been that the unity that was built, an issue based unity, built involving more than 500 organizations that is still continuing with, despite all conspiracies of the ruling classes, despite all attacks by the government, repression, different kinds of cannot spread, the corporate media has been used to malign it, and there have been divisive campaigns by the Sangh Parivar and so on. Despite all that the unity has been retained so far and it is continuing, even in a situation of pandemic, the people are out in protest. That is, I think, a major victory of this struggle. Along with that, the fact that initially what started as a farmers movement has transcended into a people's movement. You are having the entire section of working class from the very beginning of the Delhi cello. November 26 also marked the general strike called by the Central Trade Unions. The working class called the general strike and the peasantry and agriculture labor organizations called for a rural strike. So it was, you had almost 260 million people participating in this protest. So that is something to be noted also. It was one of the biggest protests across the globe. Now it is being seen as one of a historic protest with millions participating, probably the biggest peasant protest in recent history. So that is in the wake of these protests, we have also seen different efforts to divide the people who are part of the protest. There has been repression. We have seen how leaders have been arrested. There have been barricades and batten charging of the protesters. We have had the protest sites being barricaded in a big way with walls being built, concrete walls being built as well as huge nails being put on the streets, internet and water connection being cut. Despite all these kind of repression, we have been able to continue this struggle and the farmers are ready for the long haul. That's a major victory of this struggle. Another victory is that it has not just restricted itself to the three acts alone. It has also transcended in terms of issues to the taking up the issues of workers rights. If you see a large number of organizations recently were also out on protests against the Zionist attack on Palestine, which was there and during the elections to the five states assemblies recently, a call of no vote for the anti-farm of BJP. So a campaign, a political campaign against the BJP was also launched and we had its results in terms of the electoral reverses that BJP suffered in the major states. So these are some of the victories. The challenge is surely I would say that it is in times of agricultural activity, lacks of farmers are sitting in this protest. All sections have lost incomes due to the policies of the government. There is no income support. In a situation of extreme adversities, the farmers are still continuing the protests. That is, I think, the silver lining of this entire protest. And I suppose another challenge, of course, is the pandemic, which you just mentioned also that the government has absolutely failed to handle. So of course, the pandemic has had a devastating impact on people's lives and also the economy and employment. Can you also tell us more about how it has impacted farmers and the agrarian sector? Yeah, actually, from the very beginning of the pandemic in 2020, when the lockdown was announced itself, farmers who are expecting a bumper harvest, we saw how there was a harvesting and marketing crisis and all sections losing incomes in a big way. The agriculture, labor lost employment opportunities. You had the migrant workers who are forced to literally into an biggest exodus after the partition, where millions and millions of migrant workers were forced to flee to their home states and with the government not doing anything to help them. So that situation, even now in this present second wave, we find a lot of news coverage goes to the urban centers. But the rural areas, what is the situation, the dismal status of the health infrastructure? What is the situation of the vaccination for the poor and the presentry and agriculture labor? We have been demanding free universal vaccination. What is the status of that? The deaths that are going unreported. We are seeing today how dead bodies are floating on the Ganga and a large number of them come from these rural areas. That is a situation where the people of the rural areas are losing incomes. They are not having proper health facilities. There is no proper earnings so that they can get the best of medicines. Neither is the government pitching in to help them in any way. No kind of income support is being promised by the government. So we are staring at a crisis that will literally blow up in the face of the ruling classes here because in a big way, the rural areas are being affected by the pandemic in the recent phases. They are just being left to fend for themselves. That is a situation where we have stories of oxygen shortages, stories of shortages of medicines from the cities of our country. But what is the situation? The situation is far, far more dangerous in the rural areas. That is something which the government and all political parties should give primary attention to and try and address the situation if at all we have to save lives in the rural areas. And in these last six months or one year actually of the farmers movement as you said, how has the government's response been to the demands? Has it changed in any way in these last few months? We see that, of course, talks were being held between farm leaders and the government, but those seem to have stopped and we also see that for instance recently in Haryana farmers are continuing to face violence. So can you tell us about these instances and the overall response of the government? See, the government had almost 12 rounds of talks where they stuck to their position that these acts are going to benefit the farmers. These acts were not something which were demands from the grassroot by the farmers. Under a lockdown situation, keeping the farmers and agriculture labor and the toiling masses under lockdown, these acts were brought to actually unlock the gates for corporate profiteering. So the government has only stuck to its adamant position that it is not going to withdraw these three acts. But however, the farmers have continued the protest with the strong resolve that it will only go back, the protest will only be withdrawn if the three anti-farmers acts are withdrawn and as well as the changes brought to the electricity act, the amendments would be withdrawn. We saw that this campaign was taken to the states that went to elections recently and the ruling party has suffered huge reverses despite spending a huge amount of money and corporate media assisting in their campaign despite that they had to face reverses in this elections. So I think the government is sticking to their adamant stance at their own peril. The farmers of our country, the working class supporting us in a big way, we have come here ready to carry on this struggle till victory and the government better understand that the struggle is going to go on and we are not going to allow these policies that will benefit only the likes of Adhanis and Ambani's and their ilk that we will not allow its implementation here. We also see how whenever there are protests in Haryana, there have been brutal attacks on the farmers when they are protested against ministers and chief minister. Recently in Shivpur in Madhya Pradesh, the union agriculture minister was shown, there was a protest against him and that was also a brutal latte charge, a baton charge was, we found there. But in Haryana yesterday after a massive protest, the district administration has been forced to withdraw all the cases. They have been forced to withdraw all the cases and also whatever damage has been, the vehicles of the farmers have suffered damages, compensation to be paid for that and so on. So that is shows that this movement has only grown from strength to strength and we are not going to get caught down by these kind of police action or repression that this government is unleashing. We will march on till our demands are met. Right. Thank you, Konrad Vizu for joining us today and that's all the time we have. Thank you for watching. Thank you for watching. Keep watching people's dispatch.


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Suspense. This is The Man in Black. Here again to introduce Columbia's program, Suspense. Our star tonight is Miss Mary Aster, one of Hollywood's most charming and resourceful actresses, and a lady who is no stranger to the art of keeping audiences in suspense. Ask anyone who saw her in the Maltese Falcon or across the Pacific. The story called In Fear and Trembling by J. Donald Wilson is tonight's tale of suspense. If you have been with us on these Tuesday nights, you will know that suspense is compounded of mystery and suspicion and dangerous adventure. In this series, our tales calculated to intrigue you, to stir your nerves, to offer you a precarious situation and then withhold the solution until the last possible moment. And so it is with In Fear and Trembling and Miss Mary Aster's performance, we again hope to keep you in suspense. The edge of the cliff overlooking the sea sits a gray stone mansion, weather beaten by the storms of several decades. To this mansion, Gilbert Durant brought his bride, Lucia, that was four years ago. Gilbert and Lucia were quite happy until a year ago, when Lucia's half-sister Beverly came to live with them. Gradually, something began to happen. Lucia felt it, felt that some insidious horror was beginning to gnaw at her happiness. She began to know that Gilbert's ardor was beginning to cool. He became more absorbed in his writing. Then she felt the cold claminess of the great stone structure creeping about her, clutching at her heart. Anyone who saw her could tell that fear was growing in her mind, a fear of something which she could not or would not explain. One evening, Lucia, having excused herself at dinner, tossed on her bed in a fretful sleep. It's driving me mad. That makes the fourth or fifth time I've dreamed the same thing, the same in every detail. I've never heard you scream before. No. Oh, that's probably because what? Oh, it always comes a little closer to me. Tonight, it almost reached me. It? What do you mean? I don't know what it is. It's a figure, a human figure, but I can't tell whether it's a man or a woman. It comes through that door and walks slowly across the room with its arms outstretched, reaching for me. Are you sure you were dreaming? Now that I think of it, it isn't like a dream, ordinary dream. Its reality seems to carry over even after I'm awake. That's what's made you so ill. This dream, if it is a dream, means something. Is that what you think? It's a premonition? Perhaps. Nine o'clock. Where's Gilbert? Your husband went horseback riding over an hour ago. Did he go alone? Your sister went with him. Beverly? Why didn't he ask me to go? Well, you've not been yourself lately. Not been feeling well. Yes, yes, of course. Well, if you're feeling better, I'll go back to my room. Oh, yes, I'll be all right. Thank you, Ms. Benson. Good night. Good night, ma'am. Lucia lay there for a while, staring wild-eyed at the patch of moonlight on the bedroom door, listening, waiting. Then as the clock struck half past ten, the door opened and the figure stepped into the room and moved noiselessly through the moonlight to Lucia's bed. Suddenly, Lucia opened her eyes. Lucia, what's wrong with you? What are you doing in my room? I just wanted to know how you felt. How long have you been standing there? Oh, just a few seconds. I was dreaming, I guess, but I woke up, you startled me. Why were you yelling, don't, don't? I don't know. I haven't the slightest idea. I talked to Dr. Handy about you today. I told him I'll run down you were and he suggested that I get a tonic for you. I'll drop him at the drugstore on my way home tomorrow evening. A tonic? Yes. Well, what is it? Oh, I don't remember. Something, something in Strickland. Strickland? Yeah, see, said it would give you an appetite. Where have you been, Gil? Oh, I've been riding. Nice moonlight night. Very pleasant. Did Beverly enjoy it? Yeah, she's an excellent rider. I decided to buy that filly from Thompson, going over there tomorrow afternoon. Is Beverly going with you? Yes. She's a good judge of horse flesh. Why? Nothing, I just asked. Well, good night, Lucia. See you at breakfast? Yes. Good night. Something, something in Strickland. Something, something in Strickland. Lucia jumps from her bed, rushes down to the library, snaps on the light and steps to the shelf holding the encyclopedia. She runs her fingers down the long line of books, L-M-N-O-P-R, and then she stops and stares. The S to T is missing. Then she sees it on the desk, the missing volume. She rushes to the desk and stares down at the open page. Yes, yes, that's it. Strickland. I'll tell you what, Beverly. I'll leave the deal entirely up to you. Up to me? Gil, that's not fair. Why not? Well, suppose she turns out to be a lemon. I don't think she will, because you're going to have the job of training her. Oh, you certainly flatter me. Not in the least. Oh, good morning, Lucia. I just realized what time it was. You'll be leaving in a few minutes. Yes, it's nine. That's a very minute. Step on it. More coffee, Beverly? No, thanks. How do you feel, Lucia? Better, much better. You better eat something. No, I can't. At least some coffee. Yes, I'll have some coffee. I've got to run. See you later, Lucia. Yes, Gil. And I'll see you this afternoon, too, Beverly. Yes, I'll meet you in town at two. Oh, Gil, don't forget Lucia's medicine. No, I won't. Goodbye, Lucia. Are you meeting Gil in town, Beverly? Yes, he wants me to decide on that filly he's interested in. Where did you learn so much about horse school? Seems to be natural. Why don't you get interested in horses, Lucia? Why should I? What are you interested in? Well, I am interested in a few things. My husband in particular. You don't act interested in anything. Really? Well, if you'll take my advice, you'll snap out of this coma and get some pep. Does Gil like women with pep? No man cares about a woman who sits around and molts. I think you're a hypochondriac. Do you? You should do something about it. I intend to. I intend to do something about it. Glad to hear it. Get out, do things, play games, golf, tennis, swim and ride. Maybe this medicine will fix you up. You know all about it, do you? What is it? I don't know. It's a tonic, a builder-upper. I wish I could believe that. But at least you can try it. Won't hurt you. No? I wonder. Come in, Dr. Handi. Well, Lucia, why did you call me out here? What's wrong? I just couldn't make it into town. Oh, it can't be as bad as all that. Did Gilbert talk to you about me yesterday? I saw Gil for a few moments at the club during lunch. Said you were run down. Did you give him a prescription for me? Oh, never do that until I've examined the patient. You didn't give him a prescription? Well, no. What did you suggest for me? Oh, I don't know. Mention a few tonics he might get for you. Spoke a beef iron and wine and curry and egg and, uh, I don't remember what else. Then you mentioned nothing specifically. I don't think so. I see.  I don't know exactly, but something has been happening to me that, well, frankly, I'm afraid I'm losing my mind. We all feel that way at times. I'm serious. Things happen to me in the night. What sort of thing? At first I thought they were just nightmares, but when you have a nightmare, you wake up and the fear is gone. You realize the truth. But this vision that comes to me haunts me through the waking hours as well. Vision? Something. I think it's a person. Comes through my bedroom door, comes toward my bed without stretched arms, as though it intends to strangle me. Each time it comes a little closer. And my fear is that eventually it will get to me before I wake up. See, you always dream the same dream? If it is a dream, yes. And who is the person? I don't know. You don't think it's really a dream? No. I think it's a premonition. Have you any basis for such a fear in real life? Is there someone or something that you're afraid of? Doctor, I'm convinced they're not dreams that I'm not asleep. Oh, not dreams. I'm positive they're not mere dreams. Well, I think it's all due to your run-down condition. You probably don't sleep as soundly as you should, so you transfer sounds in the night to dreams and nightmares. That's exactly what I mean. If I'm only half asleep, I may be transferring actual movements and sounds into dreams. In other words, if someone slams a door in the night, I may half hear it and attribute it to a dream. But then perhaps I'm not dreaming. Don't you see? I think you'd better come into town and have a thorough physical. Do you mean a checkup by a psychiatrist? Oh, I may have someone help me. It's the usual thing you know. Oh, no, Doctor. I'm behind so far. No, no, no, no. Everything's going to be all right. I'm afraid.  That someone is trying to kill me. Oh, you're not going to die.  I'll call you and make an appointment. That's better. Very well. In the meantime, try not to think about it. Keep your mind on the brighter side. Yes. I'll try. All afternoon and on into the evening, that awful knowing of jealousy and fear occupy every moment, gill and beveling. How could they do such a thing? And how far will they go to get you out of the way, Lucia? Will they stop even at murder? Are you asleep, Lucia? No. How are you feeling? I seem to develop headache. Have you eaten anything today? No. I didn't care for anything. Well, this will help you. But I'll take a dose now. I'll measure it for you. What is it? Point. It's the tonic. Did Dr. Hanby prescribe it? Yes. Yes, he did. Where's Beverly? Down in the library. Did you buy the horse? Yes. Beverly thought she was a fine animal. I didn't know Beverly knew so much about horses. She's a horsewoman after my own heart. Is she? Ride's like the wind, too. She had intended to go home tomorrow. Is she staying on? She's got to. I wouldn't think of her leaving now. Why not? Well, for one thing, she's going to train the horse. And what else? Why, nothing else. Here, take this. It's a little bitter, but you'll get used to it. You'll. Go ahead. It won't hurt you. I don't want it. And why not? It has poison in it. I suppose it does have a little, yes. But only enough to act as a tonic. I don't want it. I won't take it. Are you going to act like a child? Take it and quit arguing. I won't. I won't. Take it. Swallow it down. I can't take it. You're impossible to see. I'm afraid.  Very well, there it is. You can take it or not. I'm disgusted trying to help you pull out of this. Good night. No, no, no, no. Wait, Gila. I'll take it. I'll take it. I don't care whether you do or not. There. I've taken it. Terribly bitter. Well, that's more like it. Now I'll take another dose around 11. Gil, where's Mrs. Benson? Why, I told her she could have the night off, but she might like to spend the evening in town.  Yes, she's been sticking pretty close lately. Yes, yes, she has. Good night. Good night, Lucia. What's wrong, Gil? You look upset. I am. Lucia didn't want to take it. No, why not? She's afraid of medicine. What are you going to do? She finally took a dose of it. But if I know her, she'll never take another drunk. She's got to take it, Gil. You've got to figure out a way to make her take it. You can't be disguised. It's too bitter. Try something else. I'll try and coax her into it again. Isn't there something that tastes more pleasant, or something you could put in milk or orange juice? I'll find something. Of course you will. You've got to. She's... wait a minute. There's someone listening outside the door. Oh, oh, sir. Well, Benson, what are you doing standing here in the dark? Why, I was just going upstairs to see if Mrs. Durant wanted anything before I went out. I see. Now, by the way, I'm staying home for a couple of days, and I thought that since you've been staying so close to the job, you'd welcome a few days leave. Leave? Why, yes. But Mrs. Durant, me preferred that I stay. I think you'd better take a little rest yourself. You needn't come back till Friday. But I... I don't need to rest. You come back Friday. Yes, very well. But that night for once, the good Mrs. Benson disobeys orders. A few minutes before 12, she returns to the mansion. No lights are burning, so she makes her way quietly through the back entrance, slips up the stairs, and taps lightly on Lucia's bedroom door. Mrs. Durant? Mrs. Durant? Then she turns the knob, opens the door, and snaps on the light. Mrs. Durant, are you here? Then Benson steps quickly toward the bed.  Blood! Blood all over the bed! Oh, get me the police department. All right, Mrs. Benson, now just calm down and tell us what happened this evening. Well, earlier in the evening, Mr. Durant told me that I could have the night off since I'd been staying close to Mrs. Durant for some time. And then later he said he'd decided to let me off until Friday. I didn't want to go, but he insisted. Was there anyone else in the house? Yes, Mrs. Durant's half-sister, Beverly. Did you leave the house? Yes, but I sneaked up the back stairs and told Mrs. Durant I'd be back about midnight. Have you had till Friday? Why did you come back at midnight? Because we were both frightened. Of what? Well, Mrs. Durant had been having premonitions that someone was trying to kill her. Who was trying to kill her? She didn't know, but she was terribly frightened. Is that all? No. Her husband tried to get her to take some medicine he had brought home. She refused, and he got angry. How do you know he was angry? I heard him talking about it to Beverly. They were in the library, and he told Beverly that Lucia was stubborn. Beverly said that he'd have to think of some other way. Did Mrs. Durant suspect her husband and Beverly of trying to do away with her? Yes. Yes, she did. She was convinced that Mr. Durant and Beverly were in love and wanted her out of the way. See. Well, so you came back tonight because you anticipated that something was going to happen. Yes. The house was dark, so I came up the back stairs, knocked on her door. When I got no answer, I came in, turned on the lights, saw she was gone. And then I saw the bed all covered with blood. She wouldn't take the poison, so they did it another way. That's what they planned in the library. Where are they now? Any idea? Well, they didn't take the poison, so they did it another way. They didn't expect me back tonight, so they've probably gone to dispose of the body, intending to come back here and clean the place up later. I see. Anybody else know about Mrs. Durant's fears? Yes. She talked to Dr. Hanby. I called him right after phoning the police and told him about it. He knows. Dr. Hanby, Captain Blake, what in the world is the meaning of this? From all indications, Mrs. Durant has been murdered and the body is disposed of. Dr. Anderson and Mrs. Durant told you that she was afraid that something was going to happen to her, that she was going to die. Who told you that? Mrs. Benson here. I see. Well, she did call me in this morning. She'd been having strange dreams, premonitions she called them. I called them hallucinations. What do you think it was? She couldn't tell whether it was a man or a woman, but someone was always approaching her bed without stretched arms, trying to choke. Do you think it was more than a dream? She was a sort of hypochondriac. I asked her to come in a town where I could give her a thorough examination. I didn't take her story too seriously, but this certainly puts a different slant on the entire picture. Yes, we haven't found the body, but I have men out looking now. We'll find it. Yes, Mr. Durant and his sister-in-law. They found them about half a mile down the beach. Oh, how are you, Durant? What in the world goes on here? What's wrong, Doctor? Take a look at that bed. What happened? Lucia. Where is she? We thought you might enlighten us on that point. What do you mean, where is she? It's Lucia dead. Oh, Gil, what? What happened? We think your wife has been murdered. Murdered? But what are you doing here, Mrs. Benson? I thought you were going to Friday. Why did you tell her to go on Friday? Well, I thought she needed a rest. She'd been having long hours. Where is Lucia? Where have you and your sister-in-law been? Well, I slipped upstairs and saw Lucia was asleep, so we decided to take a little ride down the beach. We're still early. Didn't take anything with you? Certainly not. What do you mean by that? What would we do? I don't know. I just asked. Did you two try to get Lucia to take some medicine? No. Wait a minute, Beverly. That won't do any good. Yes, we did. Lucia was run down and needed a tonic, but she refused to take medicine. Why did she refuse? I don't know. Maybe she was afraid of being poisoned. Poisoned? Why should I want a poison? Now, Lucia was my wife. How long has your sister-in-law Beverly been here with you? Well, I don't know. Just a minute. Are you inferring that Gil and I... I'm not inferring anything. I merely asked you questions. But Gil, tell him that... Just a moment, Beverly. Mrs. Benson, what have you been saying? What did you tell them? I told them the truth.  Is that it? Yes. You and this woman. You're out of your mind. You tried to get her to take some medicine. She knew you were in love with her, sister, and that you were trying to poison her. And how did she come to that conclusion? She had premonition. That means nothing. And besides, I heard you talking, you and Beverly planning the whole thing. What? She's lying. I heard you. And when you realized Lucia wouldn't take the medicine, Beverly said you'd have to think of some other way. Some other way to what? To get rid of her. To kill her. There must be some... Dr. Handy, you know better than this. Do you think I had a reason back of wanting to know about various medicines? Well, no. No, I didn't. Not at the time. But now... Now what? Well, sorry to say it all adds up to something suspicious. Seems more than just coincident. Do you think I killed Lucia? Look about you. Look at the room. What else am I to think? What was the tonic you tried to give your wife? It had stricter in it. That right, Durant? Yes. It was one of the things Dr. Handy mentioned. It was iron, fine iron, and stricter. Did you mention that, doctor? Well, I suppose I did. It's commonly known tonic. Did you add anything else to it, Durant? Certainly not. How about it, Sergeant? What's the report? The bottle contained iron, quinine, and spicklin, and a heavy content of arsenic. Arsenic? But that isn't possible. I put nothing in it. Where would I get arsenic? It was in there, just the same. What happens? Doctor, this isn't true. You know it isn't. I hate to see it, Gil. The evidence looks bad for you. Benson knows what this is all about. She's lying. She knows Gil wouldn't do such a thing. She's back of it all. Why? I don't know. But believe me, I'll find out if I have... That'll do. That'll do. Under the circumstances, I think it all better come down to headquarters so we can keep you separated. Come on. And no more talking. After 48 hours, hours of relentless grilling, endless questioning, Hill and Beverly are released on a writ of habeas corpus. Weeks go by, and Blush's body has not been discovered. So the district paternity makes a public announcement that no murder charges can be preferred against them due to lack of corpus delicti, the failure to produce the body, Blush's body. Then one evening, Beverly and Gil talk in the library. Beverly, I want you to know how wonderful I think you've been. Stuck right beside me, never lost your nerve, and, well, you're one girl in a million. Thanks, Gil, but it isn't over yet. They won't stop their search for Blush's body, and if they find it, we haven't a chance. I know, but what can we do about it? Well, why couldn't we leave the country? Together? Not necessarily. They'd be sure to follow us. We could go separately in different ways and... And meet someplace later on. Is that what you mean? Yes. That's what I mean. It seems a bit mad, but it'll be equal to an out-and-out confession. Oh, but Gil, if they find Blush's body, we haven't a chance. It's too strong against us. We could never come back, Beverly. What of it? I don't want to die, Gil, and I don't want anything to happen to you. Beverly, I... I'm frightened, Gil. I can't stay here. It was a horrible fear hanging over me. I'll go mad. If you don't go, then I will. I'll leave tonight. Please, Beverly, I need you more than ever now. Please don't go. Don't worry, Gilbert.  Blushia. Kevin's Blush. I won't let her leave you. I'll see that you both go together and stay together for a long, long time. Blushia, what? Blushia. We thought you were dead. Disappointed, aren't you? Where have you been? What are you going to do with that gun? You thought I was dead, but I'm not. I'm live enough to pull this trigger. I've been hiding for weeks, and I've been behind those curtains for the last 20 minutes. I heard every word. Now I know you're in love with each other. Now I know you wanted to do away with me. In love? Beverly and I... From the day she came here, she took you away from me. I did not. We never thought of such a thing. Never. Never at all, ma. Why lie about it?  You're insane. You think so? Well, if I am, it's your fault. Yours and Beverly's. You've driven me insane, both of you.  What plan? You see, I didn't know about the law of corpus delicti, but I do know. And this time there will be a body. Two bodies. Yours and Beverly's.  I plan to trap you on a murder charge. My murder. But it's going to be your murder now. You were convinced that Beverly and I were in love? Of course. I never needed a dream nor a premonition. I cut myself and smeared blood on the bed and disappeared.     Blushia, not until now, this very moment, has the thought of loving Beverly ever occurred to me. You've never loved Beverly. No. But I can tell you this, Blushia. Now that I've seen you as you really are, I could never love you again. Never. Kill me. Wait, Beverly. But I was sure I was convinced that you were Beverly. You were sure only because your warped jealous mind convinced you that there was something between us? You mean I- You certainly made a sorry mess of your life, Blushia. That I- All I've done is killed your love. Oh, Kill. Yes, Blushia. And you've no one to blame. No one but your own miserable self. Kill. Blushia, don't lose- Oh, Kill. Probably the best thing for her and for us. And so closes in fear and trembling, starring Metro Golden Mayor's Mary Aster, tonight's tale of suspense. The broadcast originated in Columbia Square in Hollywood. This is your narrator, The Man in Black, who conveys to you Columbia's invitation to spend this half hour in suspense with us again next Tuesday. When another of the screen's lovelier leading ladies, Geraldine Fitzgerald will star in the uneasy drama called Will You Walk Into My Parlor? William Spear, the producer, Ted Bliss, the director, Matt Glusken, the musical director, Lucian Morrowick, the composer, and J. Donald Wilson, the author collaborated on tonight's suspense. This is the Columbia Broadcasting System.


Last year we celebrated 100 years of mateship. That's 100 years of the US and Australia fighting side-by-side and the submarine a strategic force is just one of the cornerstones of both our navies. You visit as I have done HMAS Sterling, the naval base on the West Coast. You'll have US personnel clamoring off those submarines. I think it's a force multiplier. We have six members here from the US Navy. That collaboration is just extending that mateship. Coming down here and operating with them you become instantaneously part of their family and part of their force. Basically an extension of the larger Navy family just operating with a different country on a slightly different platform. They do a lot of training here just like we do. We go under way, we do drills, we keep everything so that if there's a situation the submarines can handle that situation to the best of their ability quickly efficiently and smoothly. It really helps with just understanding tactics because not only do I learn the Australian tactics and how they operate as a sub force and how they operate as a diesel boat force but it also helps them understand the American tactics. I think it has definitely given me a lot of respect for what other countries and other navies do. You know like the old walk and mile in someone else's shoes like I am literally doing that right now. The most professional development you could ever get is just seeing literally how another country and another nation and another class type you know diesel versus nuclear operates so it's been it's been great. I can't stress enough how good it is having exchange programs so it's a pleasure having them work with me in Western Australia here.