WEBVTT 00:09.479 --> 00:11.949 The world is unpredictable and can be 00:11.960 --> 00:14.829 full of risk . Geopolitical upheaval , 00:15.090 --> 00:17.270 cyber attacks , terrorists who can 00:17.280 --> 00:20.020 strike anywhere any time organizations 00:20.030 --> 00:22.450 and hostile nations are sowing chaos 00:22.459 --> 00:24.459 and destruction . Department of the 00:24.459 --> 00:26.450 Navy personnel and resources are 00:26.459 --> 00:29.420 targets , sailors , marines , civilians 00:29.430 --> 00:31.879 and their families must remain vigilant . 00:31.889 --> 00:34.220 The threats to America are real . The 00:34.229 --> 00:36.451 naval criminal investigative service is 00:36.451 --> 00:38.173 a fierce weapon against this . 00:38.173 --> 00:41.720 Onslaught is small in number but 00:41.729 --> 00:44.930 huge in impact . NCIS personnel operate 00:44.939 --> 00:48.770 in 190 locations in 41 countries . NCIS 00:48.779 --> 00:50.946 is of great value to the Department of 00:50.946 --> 00:52.946 the Navy , providing intelligence , 00:52.946 --> 00:55.619 data context and indications and 00:55.630 --> 00:57.770 warnings for senior leaders . NCIS 00:57.779 --> 01:00.009 serves those who protect and protects 01:00.020 --> 01:03.220 those who serve ashore afloat and in 01:03.229 --> 01:06.449 cyberspace in the ongoing great power 01:06.459 --> 01:09.190 competition . Us naval forces are nose 01:09.199 --> 01:11.120 to nose with nations seeking to 01:11.129 --> 01:13.129 intimidate through force projection 01:13.129 --> 01:15.351 boundary disputes , limiting freedom of 01:15.351 --> 01:17.629 navigation and questionable influence , 01:17.639 --> 01:20.010 peddling and infrastructure deals with 01:20.019 --> 01:23.620 hidden agendas is building coalitions 01:23.629 --> 01:25.360 in regional hot spots and is 01:25.370 --> 01:27.203 aggressively protecting critical 01:27.203 --> 01:29.370 technology and infrastructure from 01:29.379 --> 01:32.169 cyber attacks . NCIS Director Omar 01:32.180 --> 01:34.559 Lopez's vision statement , agility 01:34.569 --> 01:37.370 integration and impact A I squared 01:37.540 --> 01:39.769 signals . NCIS is ready to meet the 01:39.779 --> 01:42.470 dangers . Changes and challenges of an 01:42.480 --> 01:46.019 evolving world . Head on N CS has a 01:46.029 --> 01:48.540 mission set unique from any other law 01:48.550 --> 01:50.550 enforcement and counterintelligence 01:50.550 --> 01:53.370 organization anywhere on the planet . N 01:53.379 --> 01:55.680 personnel are from diverse backgrounds , 01:55.690 --> 01:57.919 military service , law enforcement and 01:57.930 --> 02:00.620 science . They work as a team to defeat 02:00.629 --> 02:02.962 threats across the foreign intelligence . 02:02.962 --> 02:06.239 Terrorist and criminal spectrum is a 02:06.250 --> 02:08.679 force multiplier with dynamic elements , 02:08.690 --> 02:10.857 training both foreign counterparts and 02:10.857 --> 02:13.079 Department of the Navy personnel in law 02:13.079 --> 02:14.912 enforcement response tactics and 02:14.912 --> 02:16.857 investigative techniques including 02:16.857 --> 02:18.960 biometrics , a critical tool in 02:18.970 --> 02:20.919 identifying and tracking terrorist 02:20.929 --> 02:23.919 organizations . NCIS personnel serve 02:23.929 --> 02:25.818 the war fighter with a unique and 02:25.818 --> 02:27.929 critical skill set ready to engage 02:27.940 --> 02:30.800 threats in any environment wherever 02:30.809 --> 02:33.031 America's sailors and marines operate . 02:33.031 --> 02:36.929 NCIS is there . NCIS continues to be 02:36.940 --> 02:39.210 forward deployed and forward leaning 02:39.220 --> 02:42.770 serving aboard warships and in combat 02:42.779 --> 02:44.946 zones on the ground with America's war 02:44.946 --> 02:47.460 fighters . NCIS serves and supports the 02:47.470 --> 02:49.581 Department of the Navy with four core 02:49.581 --> 02:52.500 mission areas , criminal investigations . 02:52.600 --> 02:54.899 NCIS investigates felonies including 02:54.910 --> 02:57.470 homicide , sexual assault , economic 02:57.479 --> 02:59.423 crimes and narcotics trafficking . 02:59.940 --> 03:02.740 Counter terrorism . NCIS neutralizes 03:02.750 --> 03:04.917 terrorist threats through a wide array 03:04.917 --> 03:06.528 of proactive operational and 03:06.528 --> 03:09.000 investigative activities . NCIS 03:09.009 --> 03:10.787 mitigates the impact of foreign 03:10.787 --> 03:12.850 adversaries trafficking narcotics to 03:12.860 --> 03:14.916 deprive terrorist organizations of a 03:14.916 --> 03:17.479 major funding source and to save lives 03:17.490 --> 03:20.149 being lost to the ongoing opioid crisis . 03:21.229 --> 03:24.020 Counterintelligence . NCIS conducts all 03:24.029 --> 03:25.418 Department of the Navy , 03:25.418 --> 03:27.585 counterintelligence investigations and 03:27.585 --> 03:31.429 operations . Cyber crime . 03:31.949 --> 03:34.600 NCIS combats criminal terrorist and 03:34.610 --> 03:36.610 foreign intelligence threats in the 03:36.610 --> 03:39.229 virtual battle space . NCIS personnel 03:39.240 --> 03:41.970 are tenacious investigators unwavering 03:41.979 --> 03:44.179 sentinels resolute protectors of the 03:44.190 --> 03:46.279 nation's secrets , preserving the 03:46.289 --> 03:48.839 readiness and lethality of American war .