Robert M. Ivie will succeed J. Stanford Smith.

Freedom to use the seas is our nation's lifeblood.

James Babcock Meriwether will succeed Kenneth F. C. Char.

Lane Dwinell will succeed Beverly May Carl.

The price of peace is always high, but considering the alternative, it's worth it.

The New Jersey today becomes our 514th ship and represents our determination to rebuild the strength of America's right arm so that we can preserve the peace.

Tatiana Brandt Copeland will succeed George W. Stone.

America needs the battleship once again to provide firepower for the defense of freedom and, above all, to maintain the peace.

I'm honored to be here for the recommissioning of this mighty force for peace and freedom.

Marvin G. Kelfer will succeed Lia Triff Belli.

Afghanistan is important to the world, because the Afghan people are resisting Soviet imperialism.

The Soviet occupation of Afghanistan is not a success.