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NAVADMIN 075/10                                                     
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SUBJ/95TH NAVY RESERVE BIRTHDAY MESSAGE//                            
RMKS/1.  AS WE MARK THE 95TH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR NAVY'S RESERVE       
COMPONENT ON 3 MARCH, I EXTEND MY HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS AND      
BIRTHDAY WISHES TO ALL RESERVE COMPONENT SAILORS WHO ARE SERVING     
OUR NATION AT HOME AND ABROAD, AND TO THE FAMILIES, EMPLOYERS,       
AND COMMUNITIES, WHO PROVIDE THE SUPPORT WHICH ENABLES ALL OF US TO  
SERVE.                                                               
2.  THE NAVY RESERVE HAS CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO OUR NATIONAL   
DEFENSE IN EVERY MAJOR CONFLICT; FROM THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NAVY  
RESERVE IN 1915 TO TODAY'S CRITICAL OPERATIONS AROUND THE GLOBE.     
TODAY MORE THAN 7,000 RESERVE COMPONENT SAILORS ARE FULFILLING KEY   
COMBAT SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS IN THE CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF           
RESPONSIBILITY, HAITI, AND BEYOND.                                   
3.  TO OUR NAVY RESERVISTS, YOUR FLEXIBILITY AND RESPONSIVENESS      
CLEARLY ENHANCES OUR NAVY AS A GLOBAL FORCE FOR GOOD.  YOUR SELFLESS 
DEDICATION AND CONTRIBUTIONS PROVIDE STRATEGIC FLEXIBILITY AND       
OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES INTEGRAL TO OUR FORCES FROM HOMELAND        
DEFENSE TO OUR OPERATIONS FORWARD.  I THANK EACH OF YOU, YOUR        
FAMILIES, AND SUPPORTING EMPLOYERS FOR YOUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO  
SERVE OUR GREAT NATION.                                              
4.  YOU ARE TRULY "READY NOW, ANYTIME, ANYWHERE" AS A FULL PARTNER IN
NAVY'S TOTAL FORCE.  HAPPY 95TH BIRTHDAY!                            
5.  RELEASED BY ADMIRAL G. ROUGHEAD, CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS.//
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