couple of the players. what are you feeling? >> yes, sir. we have operations throughout the theater. we do feel safe. there have been a couple of close calls but in most cases the vast majority, they are professional navys and we have no doubt that we can bring -- we bring the u.s. interest to the theater and expect that to continue into the future. >> that's great, pat. i want to wish you a happy thanksgiving and say hello to everybody in the navy. and just in closing, i want to wish everybody a really, really happy thanksgiving and we'll see you when you're back and maybe i'll see you over there. but it's a great honor to talk to you. i know everything about what everyone is doing and you're doing an incredible job. you're keeping us safe and we all miss you back here. we'll be seeing you soon and on behalf of the whole country i just want to thank you for what you're doing. very, very special people.