Reporters at the pentagon, calling the collisions preventible. This is 40 minutes. Good afternoon. Ladies and gentlemen. Start withan opening statement. Thank you first for the opportunity to be here today and brief you o. The recent incidents in involving Surface Forces in the western pacific. The comprehensive review that examined the systemic issues surrounding these incidents and then review the corrective action. Before i begin, i must say that throughout this investigative process, our first and last thoughts have been with our fallen sailors and families. I want to offer my deep condolences to those who lost a loved one and ensure them they will always be part of the navy family. A review of your navy today shows this morning there are 100 ships and 64,000 sailors and navy civillages Forward Deployed. This includes three Carrier Strike groups and air wings, three Amphibious Readiness group and their embarked Marine Expeditionary units. The vast majority of these sips are conduct