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esteem . Shipmates were admiral 

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grilling him here in an era long before 

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the advent of satellites , cell phones 

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and radios . Early seafarers used a 

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communication system based on flags and 

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pennants transmitting messages over 

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long distances is called semaphore . 

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And these visual signals enabled ships 

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to speak with each other at sea . It's 

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a straightforward way to communicate . 

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The information you want to transmit is 

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displayed by colorful symbols 

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representing different letters of the 

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alphabet and by the positioning of the 

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flags . This system is still in use 

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today . Sport underway replenishment 

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and it's an option for emergency 

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communication in daylight or at night 

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by using lighted wands . For more than 

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30 years . Navy medicine has used 

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semaphore flags to convey our posture 

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and activity within the fleet . In 1987 , 

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we adopted the motto Charlie Golf one . 

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To signify . Navy medicine was standing 

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by ready to assist . Following the 

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attacks on September 11 , Navy medicine 

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shifted to Charlie Papa , meaning that 

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we were steaming to assist in times of 

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crisis . Now , after 20 years of 

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sailing under these colors , it's time 

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to recognize we've changed course . We 

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are no longer standing by or steaming 

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to assist Our one Navy medicine team is 

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actively rendering assistance to our 

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war fighters were keeping them in the 

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fight and ensuring they are 

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operationally ready for that next 

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mission . In semaphore rendering 

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assistance is communicated by an answer 

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pennant and two flags charlie and 

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mike . From here on out charlie . Mike 

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will now serve as our signal flags to 

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guide us forward as we continue to 

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deliver operational medical 

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capabilities to our sailors and marines 

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fly these flags with pride and thank 

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you for the assistance you render every 

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day projecting medical power and 

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support of naval superiority . I look 

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forward to seeing you out in the fleet 

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shipmates .