witnessed a signing between singapore airlines and boeing, to purchase aircraft or 13.8 billion u.s. dollars. it is a win-win on both sides. it will support many american jobs. our defense ties are very strong. singapore supports a military presence in asia since 1990 we have bolstered the navy aircraft and ships on rotation. we think the u.s. for hosting more than 1,000 singapore military personnel each year in training in the united states. we have forces in phoenix, also at mountain home airbase in idaho, in texas and in oklahoma. where i spent three many years ago. in fact, our military personnel