Back when the Marine Corps was born, the leaders of our young nation saw global commerce as a source of wealth for her people but a part of their destiny – today, we would say its part of our DNA. We are a seafaring nation, and the world is our marketplace. That’s why there’s a globe on the Marine Corps emblem — the globe and anchor. We are a Pacific power, an Atlantic power, an Artic power — our destiny is to be a Global Power for Good. Xi Jinping liked telling his neighbors, “Asia is for Asians.” We belong in the Pacific and in every ocean on the planet — it’s in our DNA. Semper Fi.