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Hello and Aloha , I'm Vice Admiral John

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Wade , commander of the United States

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Navy's third fleet . And I'm honored to

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be assigned as the commander of the

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combined task force for the upcoming

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Rim of the Pacific exercise that will

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take place in and around the Hawaiian

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islands , the end of June to the

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beginning of August , the Rim of the

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Pacific Exercise , otherwise known as

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RIMPAC was first established in 1971

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and has grown into the world's largest

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and premier joint and combined maritime

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training opportunity conducted every

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two years . The exercises purpose is to

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build relationships , enhance

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interoperability and proficiency

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amongst all participants to ensure

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maritime security and ultimately

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contribute to the peace and stability

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in the vitally important Indo Pacific

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region . This year , 29 nations over

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100 and 50 aircraft , 40 ships , three

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submarines , 14 land forces ,

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approximately 25,000 personnel in all

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will participate and to all

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participants . Welcome and I'm honored

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to serve with you . This exercise

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provides us a unique training

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opportunity and I have three priorities

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that I'd like to share with you safety ,

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environmental stewardship and

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professionalism , first safety , what

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we will do in the air on and below the

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sea and on the ground is inherently

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dangerous . Therefore , we will always

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have a plan , we will follow procedures

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and we will factor in safety and apply

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effective risk management into

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everything we do . And this commitment

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does not just extend to our operations .

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It also applies to all recreational and

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off duty activities while we're ashore .

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Look , I just don't want anyone to get

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hurt or to damage any equipment . Next ,

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the environment , Hawaii is a beautiful

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place . And in native Hawaiian culture ,

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there is a connection between all

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things , people , land , water ,

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vegetation and wildlife along with a

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sacred responsibility to be good

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stewards of the environment . So we

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will adhere to this principle in all

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that we do , especially in the handling

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of hazardous materials and protection

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measures for marine mammals and

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Hawaii's natural environment . Lastly ,

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professionalism , we're gonna work hard ,

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we're gonna train hard , we'll

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communicate effectively . We'll build

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relationships and improve our in

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interoperability and in doing so , we

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will hold the highest standards and

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commit ourselves to excellence each and

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every day , holding ourselves to the

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highest standards and commitment to

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excellence not only applies to our

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operations . They also apply during

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liberty and free time out in town , at

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restaurants , bars , beaches , ubers ,

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taxis where you will have the

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opportunity to engage the amazing

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people of Hawaii and tourists from all

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over the world . Look again , I want

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you to have fun , but I also want you

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to remember that you are all

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ambassadors and that your actions and

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words must positively represent your

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nations and your commands at all times .

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And in Hawaii , there's something

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called Aloha Spirit . In fact , I

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encourage you to Google it to learn

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more . But in simple terms , it means

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that you always do the right thing and

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you respect and emote good feelings to

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everyone . So we as a team will adhere

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to Aloha Spirit throughout the exercise .

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OK . Just a reminder , three priorities

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for all of us , safety , environmental

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stewardship and professionalism . These

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will be critical for our collective

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success . Once again , I'm honored and

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humbled to be your commander and I

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really look forward to serving all of

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you during this exercise . Thank you .