Yes, sir.
Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Good afternoon, everyone.
It's truly an honour to be here today to describe Canada's naval forces in the Atlantic and their contribution to the defence of North America. I will also comment on the role of the marine security operations centre and provide some thoughts on search and rescue.
By way of background, since you didn't present it, sir, I am the commander of Maritime Forces Atlantic. I'm the commander of the Joint Task Force Atlantic. I'm the commander of the Halifax Search and Rescue region, and I'm the Maritime Component commander for naval operations around the world.