carry out our events and how we will deal with our communities in general. we have trained. this is what we train for. we are trained to be able to support the police department. we are trained to be able to support the government at the time of need. so rest assured that we will use the appropriate precautions and the appropriate steps to keep you and our citizens safe. i thank you. >> thank you, general. before i turn the floor over to clay stamp, who is the director of the maryland emergency management agency i just want to thank lieutenant governor boyd rutherford for his leadership. as i was heading up the office, the new governor's office in baltimore city he was here at mena all day working with director stamp and managing this operation. and we're working together as a team. so thank you, boyd for your efforts as well.