Opening ceremonies include opening remarks, invocation, honor guard, Chief's message, President's message, awards, and recognition. The keynote speaker will be Captain Mark “Clint” Burke, Commander of the Naval Special Warfare Center. Captain Burke graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1999 and is a member of BUD/S Class 228, he is also a veteran SEAL officer, having served with SEAL Team 3, SEAL Team 5, and Naval Special Warfare Unit 2. He did combat deployments to Iraq and twice commanded joint task forces.