Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen ,
on behalf of commanding Officer Officer
training Command Newport's welcome to
the graduation ceremony for officer
candidate school class 15 to 2 guests
are encouraged to take photographs from
the seating area at any time during the
ceremony except during the playing of
the national anthem . The order events
for today's ceremony is as follows .
1300 Captain Alcorn , United States
Navy , Commanding Officer of Officer
Training Command Newport and Rear
Admiral David Goggins , United States
Navy . The guest of honor for today's
ceremony will arrive , guest will be
asked to rise for the arrival of the
official party and remain standing for
the playing of the national anthem and
invocation . The commanding officer and
guest of honor will address the
graduating class and administer the
oath of office . The graduates will
then be recognized for the presentation
of their commission by the commanding
officer And the guest of honor . Guests
will be asked to rise for the playing
with service songs in the final
dismissal .
No
ladies and gentlemen , please rise for
the arrival of the official party and
remain standing for the national anthem
and invocation .
Australian Command , Newports arriving ,
Rear Admiral , United States Navy
arriving .
Ladies and gentlemen Chaplin , but will
now offer the invocation . Let us
pray eternal Father ,
You have fashion and created us as a
people and called us as a nation to a
place of trust and leadership in the
world . We honor this day our newest
naval officers and we ask for your
special special blessing upon them as
they embark on their journey into the
fleet . Father Today , our hearts
rejoice and the day these graduates
have dreamed of has finally arrived .
So many are proud of their achievements .
However , we are mindful that our
achievements are possible only through
the life you have given us through the
parents who have loved and nourished us .
The host of peers and friends along
life's way . Who encouraged us . And
those here at Officer Training Command ,
who guided and molded each life ,
developing them into our nation's
newest naval leaders . No one person is
an island and none are perfect and each
is a witness to your watchful care and
forgiving grace . With every
accomplishment and privilege came added
responsibility . And each one of these
officers stands here today accepting of
the duty that our nation has entrusted
to them , plus all who stood by these .
We honor and give them an extra portion
of your love . Watch over and protect
them as they head off to their new
commands . Today , they stand on the
shoulders of the greatest naval leaders
of history who have inspired
generations to fight for the freedoms
that make our country great . Give them
the strength and courage to carry on
that legacy . Be with us today and
forever . Amen .
Ladies and gentlemen , please be seated .
No .
Ladies and gentlemen , Captain , every
Alcorn , Officer Training Command .
Newports .
Ladies and gentlemen , Admiral Goggins ,
Former Assistant Secretary of State
Still well . Former Deputy
undersecretary of the Navy Cropsey
Captain Winner . Captain kevin .
Captain Mandrill , Distinguished guests .
Officer Training Command . Newport's
staff Family members and friends
and most importantly , soon to be
commissioned officers of Class 1522 .
Good afternoon . I'm
excited to welcome our 66 newest
graduates into one of the most
challenging and rewarding careers that
of naval officer to the family and
friends joining us . I applaud you for
the great work you did preparing these
impressive young men and women . These
leaders prior to their arrival here ,
your love support and encouragement
have produced the quality individuals
seated before us has enabled them to
make sound choices and we are grateful
to these graduates for their choice to
serve . They could have gotten to this
point , they could not have gotten to
this point without careful guidance and
support of family and friends on behalf
of the Navy and a grateful nation .
Please accept my most sincere thank you
for a job well done to the graduates
here today as Commanding Officer
Officer training Command Suport , I am
proud of all of you . You've had many
other options besides volunteering to
serve your country yet you chose this
path . I thank you for your patriotism
and your willingness to serve . I
assure you that a life of service holds
many rewards and will bring great
fulfillment . You have completed
rigorous military academic and physical
training . You overcame obstacles .
Nothing was handed to you except
opportunity , opportunity to make
something more of yourself to learn to
grow and to lead . You seized that
opportunity and today you reap its
rewards . I congratulate each and every
one of you on this significant and
memorable achievement . It's now time
to embrace a new opportunity to lead
sailors in the fleet in the years ahead ,
your knowledge and leadership skills
will be tested off . You'll be standing
watch , working alongside fellow
officers and sailors around the world
around the clock . Know that you're
doing significant and meaningful work
for our country . Work hard , learn the
warfare and professional skills of your
designator , strive to be the best and
give your country 100% effort . Nothing
else will suffice the nation and the
Navy expect the best from you the
highest standards of personal and
professional conduct , excellence in
leadership and strict adherence to the
Navy's core values , honor , courage
and commitment . I applaud your
accomplishments and perseverance .
You're about to embark on a great
adventure , an adventure which I hope
you find both professional success and
personal fulfillment . It will be
unlike any job you have ever had or
will ever have regard , regardless of
how long you serve our nation . It will
most assuredly be a time in your life
upon which you can look back with much
pride and satisfaction .
Congratulations to each and every one
of you . I wish you fair winds and
following seas . It is now my privilege
is afternoon to introduce you to our
guest of honor . Rear Admiral David
Goggins , Special assistant to the
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for
research and development for Australia ,
United Kingdom , United States
Partnership . Admiral Goggins is a
native of los Angeles California . He
graduated from the university of cal
Berkeley in 1989 with degrees in
nuclear engineering and material
science engineering . His graduate
degrees including a master's degree in
Operations research from the Naval
postgraduate school . Two masters
degrees from M . I . T . And Mechanical
Engineering and Naval architecture and
Marine engineering . His career in the
navy began as a submariner aboard USs
Tecumseh where he served as electrical
officer , reactor controls , assistant
and assistant operations officer . He
was then selected for lateral transfer
to the engineering duty officer
community and reported to the
supervisor , shipbuilding conversion
and repair in Groton Connecticut .
There he led ship there . He was the
lead ship coordinator for pre
commission unit Connecticut SSN 22 .
From the initial haul direct to the
initial stages of post shakedown
availability planning subsequent short
duties include serving as assistant
repair officer at naval submarine
support facility In New London
Connecticut , the Seawolf . Seawolf
class project officer and program
managers . Representative at sub ship
Gratin S . S . G . N . Conversion
project officer and program managers
Representative subject Gratin is the
Virginia Class Assistant program
Manager for new construction within P .
E . O . Submarines . A staff assignment
with the Office of Chief of Naval
Operations undersea warfare division
and 97 . He's also served as an
individual augment E . Participating in
operation Iraqi freedom While in Iraq
he supported the military's counter I .
D . Effort and responsible for fielding
over 3000 mission critical systems to
counter the rapidly evolving I . E . D .
Threat . He served as a major major
program manager of the Virginia class
program and the Columbia class program .
Under his leadership and guidance , the
Virginia program delivered three
submarines to the fleet , started the
initial design work on the Virginia
payload module and acoustic superiority .
They won the D . O . D . Value
engineering award and the David a
Packard Award for acquisition
excellence . As the Columbia program
manager . The program completed
milestone , be awarded the detailed
design and construction readiness
contract and started prototyping
efforts . Previous assignments include
program executive officer , attack
submarines and program executive
officer submarines . In june of 2022 he
was assigned to the special assistant
to the assistant secretary of the Navy
for research development and
acquisitions for the Australian United
Kingdom United States Partnership . His
leadership is essential to the
continued success of the world's
greatest Navy . We're truly fortunate
to have him with us here today to share
his thoughts . Ladies and gentlemen ,
please join me and welcome our guest of
honor today . We're Admiral David
Goggins .
Hey , good afternoon . Now we're gonna
do a test for the parents . Good
afternoon . I think you guys were
louder . The candidates . It's awesome .
Hey good afternoon . It's great being
here and it's truly an honor and a
privilege to do this today . Um And I
still remember when I got my commission
in 1989 at U . C . Berkeley I still
remember my parents being there , my
grandmother being there and just that
day was a beautiful day you know
overlooking the bay and all that . And
I remember who my guest speaker was
that I do not remember but I do
remember that day very vividly for the
parents , family and friends . It's
great having you here today . I was
actually in your seats one month ago
when my daughter graduated from here
and she's now at a but that's doing the
medical medical military program at UC .
Davis and now she's in the United
States Navy . So great day enjoy this
moment and celebrate this day with your
with your son or daughter . I've also
heard that this is the best O . C . S .
Class . Is that true ? Now when my
daughter graduated she was told she was
the best class to graduate . So but I
also heard there was a tug of war a
relay race with her class and all the
other classes . So we know who won but
for today you are the best O . C . S .
Class today at this moment . And for
class 15 22 it is truly an honor
and privilege to talk to you guys today
you are joining the greatest navy in
the world and it is an awesome
opportunity to lead and the
opportunities that presented to
yourself . You look at my career . I
came in I thought I'd do five years and
get out . I thought I'd be on the west
coast entire career . I've been on the
east Coast entire career and I've had a
blast . I've had fun . If you talk to
my kids and my daughter , they'll tell
you dad's had fun every day and make
the best of this because you never know
where you'll end up in the future in
the navigation plan 2022 . R . C . N .
O . Mike gilded . Right . The seas are
the lifeblood of our economy , our
national security and our way of life .
Today . We are an inflection point . As
indicated by the world events . As you
read every day , our navy is being
tested by nation states , china Russia ,
north Korea Iran and others . They wish
to impede that free trade , restrict
the rights and liberties of others and
make freedom loving nations bend to
their will . And for over 247 years ,
the United States Navy has been the
ultimate protector of our great nation
and our allies . Today , we are the
only navy , the only navy that
routinely operates far from our shore's .
We do that to keep those who wish us
harm far from our homeland and to
ensure global peace and prosperity
today , You not only join the greatest
war fighting team on the planet .
You'll become a leader within the best
navy in the world . Congratulations on
today and your next adventure here in
the U . S . Navy Since 21 9 . May have
been working towards this day . You've
been instructed , drilled , coached ,
mentored , canceled and then my
daughter went through here . So I know
you guys went through the early
mornings , late nights and understand
you couldn't really talk at some of
your meals initially and I will say it
took about a day to get back when she
sat down for a meal . She sat down
normally . So give you about 24 hours
where you'll sit down normally at your
meals . And I said it before you are
entering the wardroom at a very
critical time in our nation's history .
But most of all the most dynamic time
our Navy has ever seen . We are in the
middle of a technological and cultural
revolution within our navy and we need
your leadership to push us into the
future . Look at where I come from . I
work down in D . C . With fellow
program executive officers and our jaws
provide capability to the fleet So you
guys can fight and win . We deliver the
USs forward . We're delivering the U .
S . District of Columbia ballistic
missile submarine . We're working on
the constellation class . Forget all
these platforms . I'm sure you guys
have the best capability to fight and
win but we're doing more than that .
We're also making advancements in our
combat in our sensory systems , push
them on our existing platforms that
will ensure that our current platforms
in the fleet today have the best war
fighting capabilities , bringing new
life into these ships . That's the
technology side . And what you'll see ,
we're also in a fundamental change in
how we're operating . Our ships are
summaries , our planes , we are moving
away from a operating based on
instruction rules and checklists .
Moving really towards a dynamic
learning and innovation environment
driven by desire to improve on how we
operate . We are embracing self
assessments to see how we can self
correct and identify issues before they
grow into larger , more systematic
issues for some of the navy . That is a
huge cultural shift that grew up that
way . But to you , our newest leaders ,
hopefully this just makes common sense
and we need your leadership to bring on
this new technology , this new culture
change on how we operate our summaries
and our surface ships and planes . It
all gets back to the scene and the
vecinos comment of get real , get
better approach to demonstrate what we
do in the future . And this is
foundational to our core values of
honor , courage and commitment . So as
you graduate today , report your first
duty station . You are ready . You are
ready to lead whether it's a four
deployed worship or short duty . You
are ready to take on those
responsibilities of leadership that
were placed upon you . Report your
first duty station , you will report to
work force that is more than people who
work at the same place at the same time
each day when you report your duty
station , you're gonna meet a team
sailor . Some case civilians with a
group of diverse individuals who enjoy
working together and are committed to
working cohesively to help that
organization achieve its common goals ,
fulfill its purpose in our United
States Navy . So I have three
challenges for you and hopefully you
remember them first , I'll tell you
this when I look back at my career . Um
30 33 years , three things come my mind
why I've been successful . First one is
the essence of leadership , help your
people reach their full potential ,
mentor them . Train them , help your
team maximize their gifts , their
talents , make them become the best
version of themselves and demonstrating
un relentless focus on helping others
succeed in their collective efforts .
You gotta build your team , grow their
team , build their talent and their
skill set . If you take care of your
people , they will take care of you .
Second when I look at my career and I
look at others , reminder of the
proverb . If you want to go fast , go
alone if you want to go far , go
together . There is immense power in a
group of people who work together
towards a shared goal and examine any
successful command enterprise team .
That organization has key talent 10ants
that make it successful teamwork ,
exceptional people , outstanding
leadership and consistently outstanding
results . All bound in a sense of
purpose . Us leaders need to inspire
your team , motivate them , challenge
them , provide them that sense of
purpose . That is the most important
thing you can go do so you can achieve
results . We need for our U . S . Navy
3rd . As you take your next step as a
Navy officer learn all you can
volunteer , push the limits of yourself ,
take jobs that you feel uncomfortable
with . You know that is how you become
a better leader and a better candidate
for our U . S . Navy needs you to
develop your skill sets within your
community . Where you go from here is
entirely up to you . You stand at the
start of your journey in the U . S .
Navy whether you make this a career or
choose something different today marks
the start of an amazing adventure . You
will have a blast and have fun . As I
said earlier , I thought I'd get out of
five years . I've been having fun and
having a blast , enjoyed every tour .
Every job I've done , even my year in
Iraq was an awesome tour that I did for
the U . S . Army when I was out there .
So I'll leave you with this . Do not
accept the status quo . Constantly
challenge your team to improve at the
same time , provider team , the
resources , the mentoring and the train
they need to be successful And before I
yield the podium I do want to thank the
parents , family , friends , thank you .
Thank you for what you have done . You
have raised amazing women and men who
have chose service over self , who
chose country over self . And you'll
see when do the oath the oath is to the
constitution and they are now instance
in the United States Navy . So a big
round of applause for your parents in
the back row for getting you where you
are today . You guys can clap
captain . Thanks for the opportunity .
Allow me to speak today . This is truly
an honor and a privilege to speak to
this class of O . C . S . Thank you .
The graduating class will now receive
the oath of office with all military
personnel in uniform . Please come to
the position of attention .
Class 1 5 - 2 to raise your right hand .
Hi state your name
have been appointed an instant . The
United States Navy .
Do hereby accept such appointment . Do
solemnly swear
but I will support and defend the
constitution of the United States
against all enemies , foreign and
domestic . I will bear
true faith and allegiance to the same .
I take this obligation freely and uh
without any mental reservation or
purpose of evasion .
I will well and faithfully discharge
the duties to the
office on which I'm about to enter .
So help me God
ladies and gentlemen , please be seated .
Yeah , no
the distinguished graduates assembled
will now be recognized by the
commanding officer and guest of honor
for their achievements while undergoing
training here at officer training ,
Command . Newports
ensign sato , sato has been awarded the
lieutenant thomas E Dewey Award for
achieving the highest average in
academics , military training and
physical fitness while attending
officer candidate school and has been
designated a submarine warfare officer
has been assigned a nuclear power
school in Goose Creek south Carolina
and excuse me , Ensign sato is a
distinguished naval graduate . Anson
Stokes and Stokes has been awarded the
Rear Admiral Stephen Be loose Award for
obtaining the highest academic average
while attending officer candidate
school . Additionally , anson Stokes
has been awarded the Commander Jack
Levitt Award Leadership Award having
been chosen by his peers as candidate
who most inspired his class and
personifies the highest standards of
personal example , sound management
practice and moral responsibility .
Anson Stokes has been designated an
intelligence officer assigned to Naval
Intelligence Officer basic course in
Virginia beach , Virginia . Anson
Stokes is distinguished naval graduate .
Hanson kim and kim has been awarded the
chapel clergy USMC physical fitness
award for obtaining the highest overall
grade and physical fitness . While
attending officer candidate school and
ST kim has been doesn't . An
intelligence officer has been assigned
to Naval Intelligence Officer Basic
course in Virginia beach , Virginia .
Hanson kim is a distinguished naval
graduate . We will now recognize the
remaining graduates
Vincent dodge and ST dodge . Been
designated a submarine warfare officer
has been assigned to nuclear power
school in Goose Creek South Carolina .
Hansen Tereshkova . Hansen has been
designated Supply Corps officer has
been assigned a naval Supply Corps
school in Newport Rhode island . That's
more gun morgan has been designated as
surface warfare officer has been
assigned to the USS Bainbridge in
Norfolk Virginia Vincent soda . And
since water has been designated
intelligence officer has been assigned
a Naval Intelligence officer basic
course in Virginia beach Virginia . And
since Sauder is a distinguished naval
graduate , Hansen Cortez
cordes has been designated a surface
warfare officer has been assigned to
USS Pickney in san Diego California
Andrew and Andrew has been designated a
Supply Corps officer has been assigned
to Naval Supply Corps School in Newport
Island . And ST drew is a distinguished
naval graduate that's in Raphael Hansen
rafael's been designated a surface
warfare officer has been assigned to
the USS must in , in san Diego
California . Hansen region .
The region has been designated a
surface warfare officer has been
assigned to the USS macon island in san
Diego California and somebody and
somebody has been designated a
submarine warfare officer has been
assigned to nuclear power School in
Goose Creek . South Carolina Vegas and
Vegas was and has been designated
intelligence officer has been assigned
to Naval Intelligence Officer basic
course in Virginia beach Virginia into
a drill and Madrid has been designated
a cryptologic warfare officer has been
assigned to Navy Information Operations
Command Hawaii in Pearl Harbor Hawaii
Vincent alexander and then alexander
has been doesn't as a surface warfare
officer has been assigned to USs Howard
and japan Hansen Anderson Hansen
Anderson has been designated a
submarine warfare officer has been
assigned a nuclear power school in
Goose Creek . South Carolina Henson .
Anderson Anderson Anderson has been
designated a surface warfare officer
has been assigned to USs lagoon in
Norfolk Virginia . Hansen baker ,
Hansen baker has been designated a
surface warfare officer has been
assigned to USS Prebble in san Diego
California and sembene Hansen bean has
been designated a submarine warfare
officer has been assigned a nuclear
power school in Goose Creek . South
Carolina Hansen live in ,
that's in Bolivia has been doesn't . A
submarine warfare officer has been
assigned a nuclear power school in
Goose Creek . South Carolina , handsome
and somebody has been designated
surface warfare officer has been
assigned to USs O'Kane in san Diego
California Hansen brink . Hansen brand
has been designated a submarine warfare
officer has been assigned in Nuclear
power School in Goose creek . South
Carolina Hansen Brown
Hansen Brandon does ended a cryptologic
warfare officer has been assigned to
Navy Information Operations Command in
hawaii in Pearl harbor . Hawaii .
Hansen Campanella Hansen Campanella has
been designated a surface warfare
officer has been assigned to USS Pope
john paul jones and every Washington
Hansen click Hansen click has been
designated a surface warfare officer
has been assigned to USs
Chancellorsville in Yokosuka , japan
Hansen Conlin Hansen conlon has been
designated as surface warfare officer .
Nuclear has been assigned to USs mason
in Mayport florida Hansen crook ,
listen . Crook has been done in a
submarine warfare officer has been
assigned nuclear power school in Goose
Creek . South Carolina . Benson . Kraus
Hansen Krause has been designated a
surface warfare officer and has been
assigned to USs harpers Ferry in san
Diego California and some Dallas Dallas
has been designated cryptologic warfare
officer has been assigned to Navy
Information Operations Command Georgia
and fort Gordon Georgia and
ST Daniels and Daniels has been
designated Information Professional
officer has been assigned to
Information Professional professional
basic course in Virginia beach Virginia
Hansen Danielson , Hansen Danielson has
been designated a submarine warfare
officer has been assigned a nuclear
power school in Goose Creek south
Carolina de leon and sandy leon has
been designated a cryptologic warfare
officer has been assigned to Navy
Information Operations Command in texas ,
san Antonio texas and I'm done .
And ST john has been designated a
surface warfare officer has been
assigned to USs pickney in san Diego
California and some don't and has been
designated a surface warfare officer
has been assigned to USs Gridley in
Everett Washington Henson . El Kassem
Henson . El Kassem has been designated
a surface warfare officer has been
assigned to USs fort Lauderdale in
Norfolk Virginia Hansen
evangelista evangelista has been
designated a surface warfare officer
has been assigned to USs must in , in
san Diego California , Hansen Fahringer ,
Fahringer has been doesn't need a
submarine warfare officer has been
assigned a nuclear power school in
Goose creek south Carolina Hansen for
joanie consent for Jonah has been
designated a . Surface warfare officer
has been assigned to USS spruance in
san Diego California Hansen J . Han .
That's a has been doesn't Today .
Submarine warfare officer has been
assigned nuclear power School in Goose
Creek , south Carolina Hansen Gibson
Gibson Gibson has been designated a
surface warfare officer nuclear and has
been assigned to USs Russell in san
Diego California . Hansen Gibson is a
distinguished naval graduate . Benson
Gourlay . Gourlay has been designated a
Civil Engineer Corps Officer has been
assigned to Civil Engineer Corps
Officer School in port Hueneme
California and some gray ensign . Gray
has been designated a surface warfare
officer has been assigned to USs Momsen
in Everett Washington , Hansen Hayden
Hansen had has been designated a
submarine warfare officer has been
assigned a nuclear power school in
Goose creek . South Carolina , that's
it . Haley . Hansen Haley has been
designated a supply corps officer has
been assigned to Naval Supply Corps
School in Newport Rhode island .
Hathaway Hansen Hathaway has been ,
doesn't today . Submarine warfare
officer has been assigned to nuclear
power school in Goose Creek . South
Carolina Ensign Hibbard . Hibbard has
been doesn't . A surface warfare
officer has been assigned to the USs
America and Sasebo Japan Hansen .
He has been designated surface warfare
officer . Nuclear and has been assigned
to USs john McCain in Everett
Washington handsome King Hansen King
has been designated an intelligence
officer has been assigned to the
intelligence officer basic course in
Dam Neck Virginia and some Kreitzer
Hansen Chrysler has been designated a
submarine Warfare officer has been
assigned to nuclear power school in
Goose Creek . South Carolina Vincent
Leatherman Leatherman has been
designated a surface warfare officer
and has been assigned to Uss Ashland in
Sasebo , Japan , hence and Lemon . And
some lemon has been designated a
submarine warfare officer and has been
assigned a nuclear power school in
Goose Creek . South Carolina Hansen Led
Hansen has been designated a
cryptologic warfare officer has been
assigned to Navy Information Operations
Command Hawaii in Pearl Harbor , Hawaii
Vincent Lewis and ST louis has been
designated an information Professional
officer has been assigned an
Information Professional basic course
in Virginia beach Virginia Lopez Henson
Lopez been designated an informational
professional officer , has been
assigned to Information Professional
basic course in Virginia beach Virginia
Henson Mackey , Hansen Mackey has been
designated a surface warfare officer
has been assigned to USs Iwo Jima in
Norfolk Virginia . Hansen Mackley .
Denson Mac Lisbon doesn't . A surface
warfare officer has been assigned to
USs ramage in Norfolk Virginia Hansen
medina and so medina has been
designated a surface warfare officer
has been assigned to USs Tripoli . In
san Diego California Hansen Picard .
That's it Picard has been designated a
submarine warfare officer has been
assigned to nuclear power school in
Goose Creek . South Carolina had some
powers and some powers has been
designated a surface warfare officer
has been assigned USs Wasp in Norfolk
Virginia Hansen Rankin
Hansen Reagan has been designated a
Supply Corps officer has been assigned
to Naval Supply Corps School in Newport
Rhode island . Hansen Riley . Hansen
Riley has been designated a surface
warfare officer has been assigned to
USs Somerset in san Diego California .
Benson Rosenberg . Hansen Rosenberg has
been designated a surface warfare
officer has been assigned USs mobile
bay in san Diego California . Anson
stevens . And since Stephens has been
designated intelligence officer has
been assigned a Naval Intelligence
officer . Basic course in Virginia
beach Virginia . And since
and since your husband designated a
submarine warfare officer has been
assigned to nuclear power school in
Goose creek south Carolina Vincent
Shonda and sent Shonda husband doesn't .
A surface warfare officer has been
assigned to USs new york in Norfolk
Virginia . Hansen Trujillo , Hansen
Trujillo has been designated a surface
warfare officer has been assigned to
Uss Stockdale in san Diego California .
Ladies and gentlemen , please join me
in recognizing the United States Navy's
newest instance .
We will now conclude the ceremony .
Ladies and gentlemen , please rise for
the service songs in the final
dismissal .
No two
please remain in your places until
after the graduating class has taken
their class photo and remember the only
authorized visitor locations are K hall
and then P . T . Field .
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