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- Ladies and gentlemen.

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The spouses of the official party,

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Mrs. Phyllis Stewart and Mrs. Barbara Ashley

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are now being escorted to their seats.

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Welcome to today's ceremony.

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Please stand for the arrival of the official party,

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honors, and presentation of the colors.

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Please remain standing for the singing

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of the national anthem by Miss Amy Merchant

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followed by the invocation.

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(indistinct commands)

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(commanding band music)

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♫ Oh, say can you see

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♫ By the dawn's early light

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♫ What so proudly we hailed

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♫ At the twilight's last gleaming

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♫ Whose broad stripes and bright stars

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♫ Thru the perilous fight

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♫ O'er the ramparts we watched

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♫ Were so gallantly streaming

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♫ And the rocket's red glare

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♫ The bombs bursting in air

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♫ Gave proof through the night

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♫ That our flag was still there

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♫ Oh, say does that star-spangled

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♫ Banner yet wave

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♫ O'er the land of the free

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♫ And the home of the brave

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(indistinct command)

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Ladies and gentlemen,

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Chaplain Lt. Col. Richard Anderson,

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Staff Chaplain for the Defense Intelligence Agency

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will now give the invocation.

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- Would you bow with me please in prayer?

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Heavenly Father as we gather

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on this auspicious occasion

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remind us that although times may change

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Your holy presence remains forever steadfast and sure.

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You have been our stronghold in ages past

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and we pray that you will continue to defend

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and guide us into the future.

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Lord I invoke Your blessings upon this ceremony,

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those who are participating and those

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who are gathered to witness this historic event.

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Father I thank You for the leadership of good men,

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specifically I praise you for Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart

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who for the last 33 months has well and faithfully served

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as the 20th direction of the Defense Intelligence Agency,

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the premiere all source intelligence agency

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for our war fighters.

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May the memories of the times shared with him

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continue to inspire each of us

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to even greater achievements and service

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to this great organization and to our beloved country.

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Father I ask for Your continued blessings

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to be up on Lt. Gen. Stewart

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and his dear bride Miss Phyllis

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as they continue their service to you

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and to our great nation.

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As they exit the corridor today

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whisper to them the following words of Holy Scripture,

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well done, good, and faithful servants,

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and remind them of Your precious promise.

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I know the plans I have for You.

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Plans to prosper you and not to harm you,

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plans to give you hope and a future.

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Now, oh God, as the mantle of leadership is passed

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to Lt. Gen. Ashley, I ask that this sacred trust

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be coupled with your divine blessing.

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I also pray that your divine comforter,

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the Holy Spirit rest upon him

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and that Your omnipotent hand directs him

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as he assumes responsibility.

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May You endow him with the wisdom of Solomon

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in the decisions he will make.

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May you grant him the courage of David

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when faced with giants in the land.

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May he experience the strength of Samson

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to endure the daily grind,

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the patience of Job to deal with the ever changing demands

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placed upon him,

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the boldness of the apostles to speak truth to power.

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And finally may he display the compassion

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of a loving father as he leads

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this great organization.

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Additionally I pray for Lt. Gen. Ashley

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and his dear wife, Miss Barbara,

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as they together commence this sacred journey.

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Indeed, oh God, may each member of the Ashley household

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experience your perpetual presence

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and peace as they continue their sacrificial service to You

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and to our great nation.

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All these blessings and favors

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I ask in Your holy name, Amen.

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- Thank you, Chaplain.

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Ladies and gentlemen please take your seats

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and remain seated during the ceremony.

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Our host for today's ceremony

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is the Honorable Patrick M. Shanahan,

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Deputy Secretary of Defense.

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We extend a warm welcome to Lt. Gen. Stewart's wife Phyllis,

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his son Robert, his daughters Nicole and Jennifer,

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his son-in-law Cal,

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as well as his grandchildren, Sayeda, Tyrel,

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Lily, Uriah, Harrison, and Lyric.

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A very special welcome to Lt. Gen. Ashley's wife Barbara,

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their sons Justin and Shaun,

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as well as Mrs Ashley's mother Mrs. Mana Griffin.

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We are honored to have with us today

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a number of current and former national leaders

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active and retired senior military members

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and friends and family of both Lt. Gen. and Mrs. Stewart

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and Lt. Gen. and Mrs. Ashley.

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This afternoon you will witness

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Lt. Gen. Vincent R. Stewart

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relinquishing the directorship

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of the Defense Intelligence Agency

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and command of the Joint Functional Component Command

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for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance

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to Lt. Gen. Robert P. Ashley, Jr.

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Today's events are rooted in military history

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dating back to the 18th century

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when organizational flags were developed with colors

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and symbols unique to each unit.

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The passing of the colors from one commander

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to another is significant in many ways.

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The history, traditions, and accomplishments

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of a unit are embodied in the colors

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you will see past before you.

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The colors record the glories of the past.

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They stand guard in the present

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and ensure inspiration in the future.

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At this time Mrs. Phyllis Stewart

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is being presented with a bouquet of red flowers

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symbolic of the loving concern

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she has shown the DIA family during her husband's tenure.

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At this time Mrs. Barbara Ashley is being presented

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with a bouquet of yellow flowers

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to welcome her into the DIA family.

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Ladies and gentlemen, it gives me great pleasure

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to introduce to you the Deputy Secretary of Defense,

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the Honorable Patrick M. Shanahan.

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(crowd applauding)

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- Thank you, Col. Wilburn.

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Director Coats, distinguished guests,

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Gen. Stewart, Gen. Ashley,

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ladies and gentlemen of the DIA community,

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foreign defense intelligence partners,

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thank you for joining me to honor

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Gen. Stewart's almost three year tenure

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and welcome Gen. Ashley from Army G2

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to director of DIA command

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of the Joint Functional Component Command

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for Intel, Surveillance and Reconnaissance.

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Special welcome to Lt. Gen. Stewart's

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and Lt. Gen. Ashley's families who join us here today,

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Phyllis, Gen. Stewart's wife, their children,

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Vincent, Robert and Nicole, and Jennifer

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and five grandchildren.

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Barb, Gen. Ashley's wife, their son Justin.

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Phyllis and Barb we know these positions place

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a huge demand on you and your families and

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just wanted to thank you and recognize you

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for your contribution in today's event is as much

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an honor to you.

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Secretary Mattis unfortunately couldn't be here today

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as he was asked to testify

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before the House and Senate

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but he is here in spirit.

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Since day one in office Secretary Mattis' sole focus

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has been on war fighting

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and ensuring our military's readiness to fight and win.

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In his words we are Department of War,

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not a nation at war.

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In order to achieve maximum readiness

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the Secretary's relentless drumbeat

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has been to increase lethality,

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work by, with and through our allies,

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and to act as stewards of the American taxpayer

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to save enormous sums of money for the department.

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Gen. Stewart, if Secretary Mattis was here

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I know he would recognize your alignment with his goals.

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He would thank you for your dedicated leadership,

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and as the first Marine at DIA's helm

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your role in operationalizing the voice of the war fighter.

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Gen. Stewart, I enjoyed our conversation last week.

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However I did a little research of my own.

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My research shows you have accomplished a great deal

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both at DIA and throughout your career.

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You have a track record of success

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realized through leadership and teamwork

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bolstered by a healthy dose of grit,

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humor and humility.

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You are a type of leader that teams

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want to follow and go the extra mile for.

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In my conversation with Gen. Stewart

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he bragged about the team members here at DIA.

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A quarter of them military, three quarters of them civilian.

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He shared his confidence and enthusiasm for the community.

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The team is comprised of true patriots

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who show unfaltering dedication

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to the difficult mission of the DIA.

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You and the DIA team have worked tirelessly

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to provide top notch actionable intel

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to the war fighter and key insight

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for the strategic leadership.

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You've established a culture focused on anticipating

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intel's future challenges and have built up DIA's stature

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as an institution dedicated

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to supporting the war fighter of today and tomorrow.

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During your tenure you have anticipated

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the needs of DOD in key ways.

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You solidified support to combatant commanders

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by strengthening integrated intel centers.

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You helped modernize operational capabilities

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to enhance lethality and stood up

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a new DIA element, the Defense Debriefing Service,

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to help make known knowable to the right customers.

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You helped dive innovation through

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technological advancement, digital transformation,

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and information sharing across the IC.

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And you enhanced relationships with 5I's

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and other foreign partners

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some of whom join us here today in person

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and by broadcast.

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These relationships helped fill capacity gaps

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and build confidence in our shared missions.

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DIA makes our military more lethal

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by providing decision advantage to leadership,

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and we rely on DIA's defense attaches

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to build bridges with partners abroad.

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I'm very familiar with the impressive quality

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of DIA's work.

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Both of my daily intel briefers are from the DIA.

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Contact with these briefers gives me

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a high level of appreciation for the extent

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of DIA's work.

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Your expertise is both a mile wide and a mile deep.

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To the DIA community we are counting on you

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as we face a myriad of challenges

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from North Korea to Russia to Iran and China

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to threats like Isis and Al Qaeda

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in the evolving environments of cyber and space.

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Most of you will never know

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the extent of your efforts.

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But your integrity gives weight to the intel you produce

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and earns you respect in the eyes of those

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who receive your sound judgments.

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Gen. Stewart, your reward for success

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in leading this team's assignment

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is a new post that is just as demanding.

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I know you will approach your posting

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as CYBERCOM's next deputy commander

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as an opportunity rather than a challenge

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and I look forward personally

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to working with you closely in that position.

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Gen. Ashley, you come from a family

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that knows what it means to serve.

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Father was a soldier in Korea

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and earned a bronze star for his service

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as an Airman in Vietnam.

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Brother is a career Air Force pilot, now retired.

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And your father-in-law was a master parachutist

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in the 82nd and served multiple tours in Vietnam.

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By reputation you are all about results,

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lethality and integrity.

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You've proven these qualities during your time

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on multiple operational tours as Army G2,

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commanding general of the Army Intel Center of Excellence

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at Fort Huachuca and a director of intel at both

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JSOC and CENTCOM.

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What some might not know

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Gen. Ashley is a celebrity

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thanks to his wife Barb

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who was a contestant on the Price is Right.

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Are you liking this?

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You're loving it, yeah.

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She wore a button with his face on it out of pride

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for what he does.

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So it wouldn't surprise me

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if a button or two showed up here.

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You were chosen for this position

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for your ability to reach across boundaries

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to build teams, distill problems,

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and drive action.

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We need you to continue this tradition at DIA.

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You have no firmer advocates

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than myself and Secretary Mattis,

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and with Barb's experience we should be able to

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get you all the attention you need.

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Now I'd like to turn to Gen. Stewart again

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and welcome him to the stage.

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Sir, thank you for your exemplary leadership at DIA,

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for your selfless dedication our nation is in your debt.

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I'm honored to present to you

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the Defense Distinguished Service Medal.

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Please accept it as a signal

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of the Department's deep appreciation

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for all you have done

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and to enhance DIA's capabilities during your tenure.

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(crowd applauding)

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- [Col. Wilburn] Thank you, Deputy Secretary Shanahan

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and Lt. Gen. Stewart.

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Ladies and gentlemen, it gives me great pleasure

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to introduce to you the Director of National Intelligence,

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the Honorable Daniel Coats.

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- Thank you.

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Thank you.

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(crowd applauding)

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Well good afternoon and welcome to distinguished

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guests and visitors and those who have served with this

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very special day for two very special people

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both sitting here,

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one leaving and moving on to the next chapter in his career

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and another arriving to take his place.

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On behalf of the intelligence community

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I know I speak for them in terms of the

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pride and admiration we have for Gen. Stewart

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and the contributions that he has made to

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the intelligence community particularly

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in a number of areas integrating

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what the defense intelligence

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brings to the table along with

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the collection from other agencies

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and Vince has been a star

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in making the contributions that he has made.

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Now I played two very different roles here

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in a very short period of time.

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It wasn't that long ago that as a member

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of the select Committee on Intelligence in the Senate

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I had the privilege of sitting up on the dais

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and looking down at Vince and asking him

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to answer tough questions.

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I now find myself months later

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sitting down there

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looking up at my former colleagues

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firing tough questions and leaning over

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and say, I think Vince can take this question.

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(crowd laughing)

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And he's done a marvelous job.

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So I'm gonna miss you.

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Gen. Ashley, bone up.

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Be ready to answer, even if it's not relevant

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to what you're doing,

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I may be turning to you so

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you might wanna talk to Vince about that

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and you perhaps should have talked to Vince

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before you said yes to this job.

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(crowd laughing)

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It's no secret we're dealing with

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extraordinary amount of diverse and difficult challenges.

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And that means our intelligence agencies

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have to really be up to speed

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to try to get ahead of the curve.

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And Vince has been one who has led us

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in many number of ways

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through the integration process

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that has taken place after 9-11

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and bringing our 16 agencies all together

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under the leadership of the ODNI

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and the predecessors that served there before me.

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We have taken giant strides toward

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planning an integrated product

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to present to the President,

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to present to our policy makers.

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And that is our job.

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But Vince has been one that has been

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making not only significant contributions to that

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but also leading us in terms of

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how we have to do even more,

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how we have to even be better

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at pushing the envelope saying

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technology in the world is changing

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at such a rapid pace

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the intelligence community has to be put in high gear

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in order to stay ahead of all that.

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And he has been terrific at doing that and leading us

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and he's going to do that now for Cybercommand

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and I can't think of a better selection to

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take on that position.

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He's also worked with our partnerships around the world.

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The job requires quite a bit of travel,

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some long trips but engaging our partners,

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allies in different places of the world because

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as Gen. Mattis has said this is by with and through

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that the US can't take on all these burdens alone.

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We need partnerships, coalitions to

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bring about the kind of changes that we need to address

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in terms of these challenges,

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and Vince has bee very much apart of that.

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I just want to congratulate you, Vince,

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for the wonderful 33 months that you've put into play

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here in your leadership.

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I want to wish you the very best as you move on

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to a very important position going forward.

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I have is a personal token of appreciation,

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something I'd like to present to you.

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It's called the National Intelligence Gold Medallion.

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This medallion is reserved

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for my personal decisions as to who should receive this

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and I can't be more proud than to provide this to you.

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So if you'd come up and I'll just...

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And let me read this.

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Lt. Gen. Vincent R. Stewart.

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To a true patriot, an exceptional leader,

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thank you for your commitment to the DIA,

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the IC and to the men and women who serve.

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Presented to you by me,

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the Director of National Intelligence.

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Congratulations and thank you.

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(crowd applauding)

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- Thank you, Dir. Coats and Lt. Gen. Stewart.

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The Joint Functional Component Command for Intelligence,

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Surveillance, and Reconnaissance or JFCCISR

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is a subordinate organization

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of the United States Strategic Command.

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It is responsible for recommending

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the allocation of ISR cpabilities

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to satisfy high priority combatant command

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and national level intelligence requirement.

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The director of DIA serves as a commander

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of the Joint Force Component Command for Intelligence,

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Surveillance and Reconnaissance.

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Ladies and gentlemen, Dep. Sec. Shanahan

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will now preside over the Change of Command

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of the JFCCISR between Lt. Gen. Stewart

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and Lt. Gen. Ashley.

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Dep. Sec. Shanahan, Lt. Gen. Stewart

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and Lt. Gen. Ashley,

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will you please move to center stage?

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Master Gunnery Sergeant Stalker, post.

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By the direction of the Commander,

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United States Strategic Command,

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Lt. Gen. Vincent R. Stewart will relinquish

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the command of the Joint Functional Component Command

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for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance

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effective 3 October 2017.

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Lt. Gen. Robert P. Ashley, Jr.

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Is hereby appointed Commander

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Joint Functional Component Command for Intelligence,

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Surveillance and Reconnaissance

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effective 3 October 2017.

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Ladies and gentlemen, the Dep. Sec. of Defense

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will now preside over the change of directorship

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of the Defense Intelligence Agency between

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Lt. Gen. Stewart and Lt. Gen. Ashley.

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Master Gunnery Sergeant Stalker, post.

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By the direction of the Secretary of Defense,

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Lt. Gen. Vincent R. Stewart

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will relinquish the directorship

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of the Defense Intelligence Agency

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effective 3 October 2017.

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Lt. Gen. Robert P. Ashley, Jr.

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Is hereby appointed director,

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Defense Intelligence Agency

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effective 3 October 2017.

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Dep. Sec. Shanahan and Lt. Gen. Ashley, thank you.

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(crowd applauding)

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Ladies and gentlemen,

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the former Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency

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and former Commander of the Joint

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Functional Component Command

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for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance,

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Lt. Gen. Vincent R. Stewart.

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(crowd applauding)

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- It sounded a lot better when I was introduced

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as the Director rather than as the former Director.

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Good afternoon everyone.

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First of all let me thank

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someone who we don't thank very often

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but I wanted to thank our Chaplain,

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Chaplain Anderson.

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I don't know where you're hiding, there you are.

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Thank you.

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I know when the Chaplain invokes prayers here

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it makes some people uncomfortable,

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but that's okay, you'll get over it

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because Chaplain Anderson and I have a secret

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and we know that in spite

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of all the accolades given to me

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we know that all the glory and honor and praise

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goes to the one who created all of this,

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caused this into being

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and to who I owe everything.

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Thank you.

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Phyllis and I are honored

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that you all could be here with us this afternoon

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to do a couple of things.

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One to welcome the 21st Director

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of the Defense Intelligence Agency,

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Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley and his wife, Barbara,

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and team Ashley to our family.

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We're glad that you're here.

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A special thanks to Dep. Sec. Shanahan and the DNI Coats

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for those thoughtful words

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some of them I vye.

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The ones where he talked about

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the people and the contribution of our

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men and women at DIA, I absolutely vye.

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I know the workforce appreciates

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those kind words and the confidence

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and support we receive from the Secretary

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and the Deputy Secretary of the DNI.

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To my colleagues, friends, and DIA family,

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today is a bittersweet day.

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These past 33 months have been the pinnacle of my career

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and it has been an honor leading the fine men and women

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of this agency.

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We have been blessed with the opportunity

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to continue serving our country

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for which we are honored and grateful

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but I could never forget the indelible mark

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you have left on me,

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one that I will cherish for the rest of my life.

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However today marks a new chapter

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in this agency's history and I'm privileged

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to share in it.

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Again I'd like to formally welcome

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Lt. Gen. Ashley and his wife Barbara

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to the DIA family.

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I'm incredibly proud to hand over stewardship

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of this organization to him.

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Lt. Gen. Ashley is the right person

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with the right skills and the right temperament

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to write the next chapter in this history of this agency.

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You heard Lt. Gen. Ashley's qualifications.

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He's been the Deputy Chief of Staff in Intelligence

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with Operation Enduring Freedom,

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Commanding General and Commandant

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at the US Army Intelligence Center of Excellence

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at Fort Huachuca and of course

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more recently as the Deputy Chief of Staff

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for intelligence with the Army.

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All of these things make him extraordinarily suited

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to lead this wonderful organization.

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Bob, Phyllis and I wish you and Barbara the very best

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but with all this talent you probably don't need

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our best wishes.

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But we'll do that anyway.

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We wish you the very best.

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You're in for a fantastic ride.

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Now there's a whole bunch that I wanted to say here

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so everybody take a deep breath.

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We're gonna be here a while.

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And you're sitting, so it should be okay.

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I've got a bunch of folks to thank

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and then I wanna leave our workforce with a message.

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First person I've got to thank is my wife Phyllis,

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my partner, my friend, my confidant.

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Don't start crying.

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You're gonna make me cry.

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You have more influence than you realize

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and I thank you for allowing me to focus on the mission

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and focus on the people in this organization

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and you've been an incredible teammate.

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I thank you and I love you very much.

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We got family here.

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We have most of our children and our grandchildren.

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You guys have been with me through all of the stuff.

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I've shared you all with the Marine Corps,

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I've shared you all here and I'm thrilled

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that we have Robert, Nicole, Tyrell,

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Saida, our son-on-law Kyle

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but Lyric has been remarkably quiet right now,

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Harrison, Uriah, Lily and Jennifer.

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So love you guys, thank you all for being here.

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Mom and sister could not be here.

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Mom's getting up there, she doesn't travel well.

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But I know they're with us in spirit today

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and once you guys post this doggone thing to YouTube

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I'm sure they'll see it too.

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I never understand why they post this stuff

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but there you go.

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I've got to be careful that I don't

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try to acknowledge everybody by name

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because I'll miss someone

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who think they're really important.

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So just blanket statements, you're all very important.

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I love you all.

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And you've meant everything to me.

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Sorry.

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I should be more serious.

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This is a serious kind of moment.

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But I do wanted to thank some by name

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and then I'll thank groups.

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By battle buddy for the last, I don't know,

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last several months that seems like a lifetime.

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We had the chief from SR in Arling Heath initially

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and now Master Gunner Sargent Scott Stalker

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has been with us traveling the world

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digging into the things that

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they don't want the director to know about.

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And so thank you for coming alongside

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and helping us on this journey.

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Well I've had two and a half really wonderful XOs,

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Brigadier General Dmitri Henry,

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Capt. Robert Witzleb, and Lt. Col. Wilburn.

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I won't tell you which one is the half.

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Will?

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(crowd laughing)

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It's a work in progress.

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Three wonderful executive assistants,

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Kristen Schlert, Kim Stokes, and Alexis Gunner,

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and my executive assistant Tammy,

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simply the best.

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I'll just stop there.

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My accomplishments are your accomplishments.

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I owe you my success.

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Because of your hard work, your dedication,

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your preparation of me,

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and I am forever in your debt.

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We got a number of former directors here

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and always ready to help me personally,

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always ready to help this agency

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and I cannot tell you how wonderful it was

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to just get a note saying, Vince,

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I'm thinking about you.

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Hope you're well.

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That goes a long way and I think you all

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for being here and thank you

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for your continued support.

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I've got some mentors here.

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I've got the Lt. Gen. Gaskin here.

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I've got Lt. Gen. Bob Schmidle here.

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I didn't see Rusty Blackman.

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I know Rusty was on the list,

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but I see an old dog John Davis.

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So these are the gentlemen and their families

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who have guided me and helped me

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not just mentoring me but sponsoring,

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and I wanna be able to thank you all publicly for that.

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Thank you.

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Thank you to my colleagues

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in the military intelligence community

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for supporting the work this agency does.

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I say it to my workforce a lot,

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but DIA has an incredibly important diverse mission set

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and customer base.

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And we can only serve those missions

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with the assistance of friends like you.

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I can know that I can always reach out

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to one Robert Cardillo.

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He was always there to be helpful.

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Bob, it's great to see you, thank you.

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And the rest of you too.

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Thank you to our international partners.

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You serve beside us day in and day out

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and strengthen our coalition with other nations

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in the face of great grave threats abroad.

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Together we're changing the culture of DIA

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and creating an agency centered around our partnerships.

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I've also told my own workforce

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we will never go to war without our partners,

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and I for one would never want

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to do without your extraordinary skills and dedication.

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Last but certainly not least

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I want to thank our DIA workforce

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for everything you do each and every day

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to keep this country safe.

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Everyone in this enterprise

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plays a role in our overarching mission,

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to provide intelligence on foreign militaries

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and the operating environments

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to deliver decision advantage to prevent

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and decisively win wars.

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It has been an honor to witness

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you carry out this mission firsthand.

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From our intelligence officers

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reporting from around the world

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to our scientific solutions,

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providing critical insights and our authoritative

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intelligence assessments allowing our leaders

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to make the right decisions,

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you have delivered decision advantage across the board.

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To my collectors and operations officers, thank you.

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Thank you for your unwavering dedication to the mission

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and for bringing us critical information

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on which to build intelligence analysis.

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You bring us the information hardest to find

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and our intelligence would not be complete

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without your service.

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To my science and technology partners, thank you.

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Thank you for delving deep into our adversaries'

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capabilities and creating new ways

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to gather information and analyze intelligence.

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We could not fulfill our mission

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without your steadfast work and new discoveries.

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To my mission support, that's Lyric, he's warming off.

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To my mission support and special offices, thank you.

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It's your vast expertise and experience

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that makes our other successes possible.

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You run this agency, you protect us,

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you focus on our customers,

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and you keep us moving.

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Every one of you helps keep this country safe.

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To my analysts thank you.

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In spite of the noise and daily churn, you stay focused.

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All source analysis is at the heart of what we do.

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It is why we exist.

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Our mission is broad but we cannot provide decision

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advantage to our war fighters

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without honest, forthright and timely intelligence.

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So all of my intelligence officers

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here in the National Capital Region

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and the (mumbles) of all the combat and commands

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in combat environments,

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thank you for all you do,

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in generous and unforgiving times,

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in comfortable and harsh environments.

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It is all your accomplishments and more

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that have instilled me with great pride.

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It is clear to me the depths of your devotion

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to this country, to your commitment to excellence,

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to your dedication to the oath you took

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when you walked through those doors.

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This is your agency more than it is any director's.

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You have made DIA an unrelenting force

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for the security of the United States,

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the ideal for which it stands,

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and for the freedom and liberty of its citizens.

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Over these past few years I've asked much of you

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and it should be no surprise that I'm not quite done.

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I have one last thing to request of you.

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No matter the challenges, the adversity,

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or the objections always speak truth to power

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no matter the cost.

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Speak truth through your actions.

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Speak truth through your analysis.

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Speak truth through your trade craft and standards.

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Never lose side of it because unless

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we are forthright, honest, and candid

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we cannot fulfill our oath.

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Speaking truth to power is more than honest analysis.

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It's also about getting it right.

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It's making the tough calls as early as possible.

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It's about making judgments around

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good trade craft and standards,

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capable of standing up to all criticism.

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This is a tremendous burden but also a tremendous honor.

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You intelligence officers have the charge

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to create insights where none previously was.

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To make sense of the senseless,

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to lift the fog of war and make complete

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the picture from shadows of fragmentry

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and sometimes manipulated information.

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To understand the complexities of the human condition

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and to condense that understanding

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into meaningful and digestable answers

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to questions that nobody has yet asked.

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As intelligence officers reflect on what you do

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DIA officers around the globe

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constantly support operations of our military.

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You warn of impending actions and circumstances

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which threatens stability

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of the international order

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and of technological developments

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which undermine our military advantage.

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You enable our decision makers

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at the highest levels of government

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many of whom are in this room.

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You shape the future force and guide millions of dollars

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in defense acquisition and research.

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You provide the staggering array of intelligence

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necessary for this nation to undertake and complete

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any mission which which it's faced.

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In short on your work depends great political,

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economic and indeed human consequence.

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Every day the demands and expectations of DIA grow

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and the time available to meet those demands shrink.

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The abundance of information in the world today

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can seem like a curse rather than blessing.

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There is no shortage of opinion

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informed or otherwise

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in government and elsewhere about

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how intelligent analysis should be conducted.

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It is an occupational hazard of your profession

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that you will be doubted, questioned,

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second guessed and perhaps blamed

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by those who do not bear your responsibility.

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And yet what you do is so vital to the security

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of our nation that whatever the challenge,

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whatever the environment, you must do your job

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to the best of your individual and collective ability.

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As I leave DIA for responsibilities elsewhere,

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I want to give you three things to contemplate.

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I'm almost done, hang with me.

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First never stand still and never become complacent

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on your own ability.

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Commit yourselves to pushing the boundary

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of what is possible as an intelligence officer

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both as an individual and as a profession.

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Seek to be not only an expert in your subject matter

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but also to be an expert in the profession of analysis.

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Know and understand community and agency guidance.

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Seek out training opportunities,

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embrace your trade craft and mentor

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and help others to do the same.

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In today's security environment it's not simply

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good enough to be a subject matter expert.

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The United States needs you to be an expert

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intelligence officer as well

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whether your trade is analysis, collection,

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science and technology or mission support.

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You must be accountable not just to your agency

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but to your profession.

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Second, I challenge you to innovate.

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The world is constantly evolving.

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Our adversaries are developing

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new unpredictable ways to wage war

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and achieve their goals.

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We must constantly innovate to stay

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ahead of the challenge this nation will face.

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We must take the initiative to act boldly

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ensuring we stay on the cutting edge.

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Think about the information and tools

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you use today to collaborate,

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create and convey assessments.

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We have technology that can disseminate

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intelligence in new and impactful ways.

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We're developing networks that can collect,

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evaluate, protect, and deliver intelligence faster

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all designed to give our leaders

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the decision space they need to keep our country safe.

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We have now turned a mountain of data

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from a daunting challenge into an opportunity,

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a weapon in the intelligence war.

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The person who embraces the power of what is now possible

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who sees the opportunity and partnership

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between collection, analysis, technology

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and innovation to make this vision a reality.

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This is how we'll continue to outpace

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our adversaries' ability to cloak

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their capabilities and intentions.

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This is an existential issue

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for the intelligence community.

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Our nation's security rests on your ability

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to dominate the information and decision environment.

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Don't fight the last war.

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Don't be comfortable with the status quo.

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Drive, change, create a culture of innovation today

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so that we can be successful in tomorrow's environment.

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Third and most important,

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always remember that integrity

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both individually and institutionally is everything.

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All the intellect, expertise, data,

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and algorithms in the world

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will count for nothing if our motives are questioned.

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The single greatest value that an intelligence

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officer brings is the ethic of our profession

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that we serve the nation not ourselves,

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that we subordinate our own gain

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for the good of the mission and the good of the team

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that we do not advocate for a particular outcome

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or seek to influence a decision,

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that our process mitigate individual biases

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and incorporate a diversity of viewpoints

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and that we are clear about the confidence

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we have in our judgments and are transparent

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to the rational sources and assumptions we employ

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to arrive at these judgments.

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This combination of factors make us uniquely

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valuable to decision makers at every level.

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Conversely anything that causes those leaders

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to question our methods,

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objectivity or integrity

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undermines not only the individual intelligence officer

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but also the entire intelligence community.

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Speaking with honesty and integrity

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that which is a highly inconvenient truth is never easy

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but it has never been more important.

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To all who have gathered here,

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but especially to my DIA family,

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I'll leave you with one final challenge

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as an intelligence officer,

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never forget why we serve

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to support and defend the Constitution

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of the United States.

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Never forget who we serve:

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the citizens of the United States.

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You are a living embodiment of the oath you took

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when you set out on this path,

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an oath that defends the ideals of this great nation

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that we are all created equal,

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that we are all endowed with certain unalienable rights

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that among these our life, liberty

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and the pursuit of happiness,

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and by the strength of our resolve

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will continue this journey to form a more perfect union.

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We defend these ideals to honor the privilege

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of partaking in them,

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to protect them today and to preserve them

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for the next generation.

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It's never been clear to me

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that there is no problem on this earth

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that we can't solve not with citizens like you

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serving our great nation.

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Your service will rarely be easy

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and it won't always be recognized

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but it will always be remembered.

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I am deeply grateful for the extraordinary work

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you've done of the integrity you've shown

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and that the impact you've made.

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In this new year of DIA's history,

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strive on to continue the work you're in,

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stay true to your oath

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and defend this nation and its ideals

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with unflagging determination.

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The future belongs to you.

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I know this agency's greatest days are yet to come.

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Thank you and God bless you all.

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- [Col. Wilburn] Thank you, Lt. Gen. Stewart.

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(crowd applauding)

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Ladies and gentlemen,

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the 21st director of the Defense Intelligence Agency

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and Commander of the Joint Functional Component Command

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for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance,

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Lt. Gen. Robert P. Ashley, Jr.

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- That's well said.

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To Sec. Shanahan, Director Coats,

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all our distinguished guests, visitors, family, friends,

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our foreign partners and our former directors.

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Thank you.

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Thank you for attending today.

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I'd especially like to thank Secretary Mattis

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and Chairman Dunford for giving me

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the opportunity to serve

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as the Director of DIA and lead this great organization

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and both represented by Sergeant Major Troxel.

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Sergeant Major, thanks for being with us today.

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The Secretary already unleashed my secret weapon,

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you know that as Barbara.

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So for Director Coats, if you look to your right

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and you really want somebody that's strong

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and/or adversity you may see Barb

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at SASC testimony instead of me.

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The price is right.

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There's no way I could have won.

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Vince and Phyllis, today is really about you

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and what you've done for the DIA family

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so let me say my own personal thanks from Barb and I.

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You have done this in a truly professional way.

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It has been absolutely gracious

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with arms open, absolute transparency

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from the time I came on as the Army G2

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until the time that we realize

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we're gonna be able to join the GI teams.

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So thank you so much for your friendship

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and what you've done to this organization.

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So Barb and I start our own chapter at DIA today

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and it really is about recognizing your accomplishments,

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and so I just wanted to say how much we appreciate that.

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To my chief who got called away

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about two hours before the ceremony, Major Milley,

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thanks for raising our game on the Army staff,

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working as hard.

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I am a better intelligence officer

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because I always tell anybody that I talk to

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the best intelligence officer

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any formation is the commander,

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in this case the global combatant commander

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is one Mark Milley and he has made us

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better at what we do.

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And so my thanks to the chief.

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Vince kinda hit this and I'll say it

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in a very similar way but shorter.

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For 33 years I've had the opportunity to defend an idea,

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and that idea is embodied in our Constitution.

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And each day my share of the task

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is to ensure that 320 million Americans

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get to pursue their hopes and dreams.

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Their hopes and dreams.

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And I share that task

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and I put that rock in my rucksack every day

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with all my teammates that I'm looking at right now.

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And we do it for the nation, we do it for our citizens,

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and we do it for those in harms way,

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to make sure that they can execute their own mission.

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It is why I get up in the morning.

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It is why I get up in the morning.

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And at the core of what drives me,

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and I know it's the same thing that drives all of you

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'cause that's sort of what Vince talked about,

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it's where he started, is with family.

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My bride who inspires me,

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my sons Shaun and Justin who motivate me

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and keep me laughing,

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and the very large contingent

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of North Carolinians both family and friends

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that make the trek up to be with us today,

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and those friends that have supported me for three decades.

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Thank you.

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Nothing is possible without family and mine is amazing,

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and I thank them every day and I love them.

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Needless to say there's a little bit

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of stress involved in taking over the

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Defense Intelligence Agency.

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I've got a good five miler in this morning.

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Didn't quite work.

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I broke out the Les Paul, played some Zeppelin,

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that helped a bit, but didn't quite get me there

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but I know I have a great team

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and Vince has already said it.

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They're phenomenal and I have a tremendous family.

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So finally get the DIA team,

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Barb and I are excited to join your ranks.

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I have worked closely with DIA in the past

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as the Secretary mentioned at JSOC, at CENTCOM,

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and as the J2NI south.

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And I can tell you when I needed depth

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and I needed expertise,

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the person I put in front of a senior leader

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was a DI analyst, a DI professional.

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So thanks for what you've done

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and thanks for welcoming us into your hearts.

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I look forward to the opportunities ahead.

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As the DI states we are committed to excellence

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and defense of a nation.

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And for Chuck Roswell we will not

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break the seal on the Pappy Van Winkle

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for a couple more years, so leave it in the safe

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and we'll get it out shortly.

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God bless all of you and thank you very much.

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- [Col. Wilburn] Thank you, Lt. Gen. Ashley.

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Thank you.

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(crowd applauding)

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Ladies and gentlemen,

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please stand as Chaplain Anderson

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gives a benediction and remain standing

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for the playing of the Armed Forces medley

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and departure of the official party.

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- Would you bow with me please?

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May the Lord bless you in your commitment to excellence

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in defense of our beloved nation.

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May He grant you a spirit of teamwork

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and service to our mission.

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May He endow you with moral courage to be honest

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and principled in the face of adversity.

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May He strengthen you with power equal to your tasks

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rather than tasks equal to your power.

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May He fill you with the wisdom and the will

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to do justice, to love mercy,

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and to walk humbly with him.

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And may He surround you with His love

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and lead you in the path of everlasting life.

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Now unto Him that is able to keep you from falling

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and to present you faultless

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before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy.

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To the only wise God, our savior,

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be glory and majesty, dominion and power

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both now and ever, Amen.

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("Armed Forces Medley")

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- [Col. Wilburn] Ladies and gentlemen,

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the men and women of the Defense Intelligence Agency

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are proud to have served with Lt. Gen. Stewart

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and thank him for his service.

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We wish him and his family Godspeed

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in their future endeavors.

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Please remain in place for a few moments

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to allow our distinguished guests and family members

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to form the receiving line.

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We invite you to join us in the James R. Clapper

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Leadership Hall for refreshments

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as we welcome Lt. Gen. and Mrs. Ashley.

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This concludes today's ceremony.

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Thank you for attending.

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(crowd applauding)