WEBVTT 00:02.540 --> 00:04.651 Ladies and gentlemen , the spouses of 00:04.651 --> 00:06.762 the official party Mrs Barbara Ashley 00:06.762 --> 00:08.929 and Mrs Anne Barrier now are now being 00:08.929 --> 00:10.373 escorted to their seats . 00:34.940 --> 00:36.996 Welcome to today's ceremony . Please 00:36.996 --> 00:39.107 stand for the arrival of the official 00:39.107 --> 00:41.162 party honors and presentation of the 00:41.162 --> 00:43.384 colors . Please remain standing for the 00:43.384 --> 00:45.496 playing of the national anthem by the 00:45.496 --> 00:47.440 United States Army Brass Quintet . 00:47.440 --> 00:49.051 Followed by the invocation . 01:10.640 --> 01:14.040 When uh huh , 01:15.540 --> 01:16.540 yeah . 01:22.840 --> 01:25.750 You ? Yeah , 01:37.140 --> 01:38.140 Yeah . 01:45.740 --> 01:49.350 Can you'll see by the dawn 01:49.840 --> 01:52.960 Li light What so 01:52.970 --> 01:56.680 proudly we held at the 01:56.690 --> 01:59.670 twilight's last gleaming e 02:00.440 --> 02:04.070 whose broad stripes and bright stars 02:04.540 --> 02:08.540 the perilous fight for 02:08.540 --> 02:12.540 the ramparts we watched were so 02:12.540 --> 02:15.060 color stream 02:16.340 --> 02:18.560 on the rockets Right 02:20.140 --> 02:22.850 Brahmans versed in on the 02:24.740 --> 02:28.710 through through the night Not a 02:28.720 --> 02:31.550 flag . Waas still there 02:32.240 --> 02:35.590 who say , Does that Star 02:35.590 --> 02:38.450 Spangled Banner 02:42.240 --> 02:45.570 or the land off free 02:47.440 --> 02:50.420 on the home of 02:50.430 --> 02:53.800 the brave ? Okay , 02:59.840 --> 03:01.729 ladies and gentlemen , Lieutenant 03:01.729 --> 03:03.784 Colonel Dallas Little Chaplain , the 03:03.784 --> 03:05.840 Defense Intelligence Agency will now 03:05.840 --> 03:08.410 give the invocation . I invite you to 03:08.410 --> 03:12.190 pray with me . Oh , mighty 03:12.190 --> 03:14.900 God , giver of all good things . We 03:14.900 --> 03:17.210 thank you for the privilege of this day 03:17.310 --> 03:19.421 and the high occasion upon which were 03:19.421 --> 03:22.100 gathered as directorship is 03:22.100 --> 03:25.210 relinquished and assumed . Here we pray 03:25.210 --> 03:27.490 for your graces upon these leaders that 03:27.490 --> 03:30.440 we honor and upon the opportunities 03:30.450 --> 03:32.950 which you place before them . Today . 03:34.240 --> 03:36.760 Lord bless Lieutenant General Ashley as 03:36.760 --> 03:39.640 he retires after 36 years of dedicated 03:39.640 --> 03:43.150 service as the long and winding road 03:43.150 --> 03:46.340 meets a major milestone today we pray 03:46.340 --> 03:48.530 that your blessings would sustain the 03:48.530 --> 03:51.670 journey toward the most gracious door . 03:52.940 --> 03:54.662 And we ask your blessings upon 03:54.662 --> 03:56.910 Lieutenant General Barrier as he 03:56.910 --> 03:59.730 becomes the 22nd director of the 03:59.730 --> 04:02.800 Defense Intelligence Agency . May he 04:02.800 --> 04:05.200 know you're guiding Grace in the midst 04:05.200 --> 04:08.030 of every aspect of his leadership of 04:08.030 --> 04:11.520 this great organization . We thank you 04:11.520 --> 04:13.890 for these inspiring leaders and the 04:13.890 --> 04:16.057 excellence which you have instilled in 04:16.057 --> 04:18.890 them . And we asked for your gifts upon 04:18.890 --> 04:21.730 both them and their families in the 04:21.730 --> 04:24.620 midst of their transitions and your 04:24.620 --> 04:27.350 holy name , we pray I'm in . 04:29.840 --> 04:31.896 Thank you , Chaplain . Little ladies 04:31.896 --> 04:33.951 and gentlemen , please be seated and 04:33.951 --> 04:36.173 remain seated during the ceremony . Our 04:36.173 --> 04:38.396 host and presiding official for today's 04:38.396 --> 04:40.507 ceremony is the Chairman of the Joint 04:40.507 --> 04:42.618 Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley , 04:42.618 --> 04:44.729 United States Army . We welcome today 04:44.729 --> 04:46.951 the Director of National Intelligence , 04:46.951 --> 04:49.118 the honorable John Ratcliffe , and the 04:49.118 --> 04:50.784 Undersecretary of defense for 04:50.784 --> 04:52.562 Intelligence and Security . The 04:52.562 --> 04:54.673 Honorable Joseph Kirnan . We extend a 04:54.673 --> 04:56.618 warm welcome to Lieutenant General 04:56.618 --> 04:58.784 Ashley's wife , Barb , and their son , 04:58.784 --> 05:00.951 Justin . His son Sean . They're lovely 05:00.951 --> 05:00.870 daughter in law , Lucy and grandson 05:00.880 --> 05:02.824 Arthur on mother in law , Mrs Mana 05:02.824 --> 05:05.200 Griffin are joining us virtually . Ah , 05:05.200 --> 05:07.256 very special . Welcome to Lieutenant 05:07.256 --> 05:09.478 General Barriers Wife Anne , their sons 05:09.478 --> 05:11.644 Colin Connor , their daughter in law , 05:11.644 --> 05:13.700 Mika and extended family members and 05:13.700 --> 05:15.700 friends . Miss Amanda Fish , Mr Lee 05:15.700 --> 05:17.922 Morse and Mrs Ada LeRoi . We're honored 05:17.922 --> 05:19.922 to have with us today in person and 05:19.922 --> 05:22.089 virtually friends and families of both 05:22.089 --> 05:24.200 Lieutenant General and Mrs Ashley and 05:24.200 --> 05:26.256 Lieutenant General and Mrs Barrier . 05:26.256 --> 05:28.033 This afternoon you will witness 05:28.033 --> 05:30.089 Lieutenant General Robert P . Ashley 05:30.089 --> 05:32.311 Junior relinquished the directorship of 05:32.311 --> 05:34.256 the Defense Intelligence Agency to 05:34.256 --> 05:36.422 Lieutenant General Scott D . Barrier , 05:36.422 --> 05:38.089 followed by the retirement of 05:38.089 --> 05:40.033 Lieutenant General Ashley After 36 05:40.033 --> 05:42.089 years of faithful military service , 05:42.089 --> 05:44.200 Today's events are rooted in military 05:44.200 --> 05:46.533 history dating back to the 18th century , 05:46.533 --> 05:48.256 when organizational flags were 05:48.256 --> 05:50.144 developed with colors and symbols 05:50.144 --> 05:52.200 unique to each unit . The passing of 05:52.200 --> 05:54.033 the colors from one commander to 05:54.033 --> 05:56.144 another is significant in many ways . 05:56.144 --> 05:57.756 The history , traditions and 05:57.756 --> 05:59.922 accomplishments of a unit are embodied 05:59.922 --> 05:59.680 in the colors you will see past before 05:59.680 --> 06:01.680 you . Today , the colors record the 06:01.680 --> 06:03.847 glories of the past . They stand guard 06:03.847 --> 06:05.958 in the present and ensure inspiration 06:05.958 --> 06:08.820 for the future . In lieu of Mrs Barbara 06:08.820 --> 06:10.987 Ashley being presented flowers today , 06:10.987 --> 06:13.264 a donation will be made to the Susan G . 06:13.264 --> 06:15.320 Komen Foundation in honor of Jessica 06:15.320 --> 06:17.680 Gibson . And General Ashley would like 06:17.680 --> 06:19.680 to present his sons Sean and Justin 06:19.680 --> 06:21.736 with a gift and toe . Let Shawn know 06:21.736 --> 06:23.180 that yours is in the mail 06:29.240 --> 06:31.351 at this time . This is Anne . Barrier 06:31.351 --> 06:33.240 is being presented . A bouquet of 06:33.240 --> 06:35.462 yellow roses toe . Welcome her into the 06:35.462 --> 06:34.970 D A family . 06:46.540 --> 06:48.484 Ladies and gentlemen , it gives me 06:48.484 --> 06:50.651 great pleasure to introduce to you the 06:50.651 --> 06:52.873 Director of National Intelligence , the 06:52.873 --> 06:52.750 honorable John Ratcliffe . 06:58.540 --> 07:01.460 Good afternoon . It's a privilege to be 07:01.460 --> 07:04.740 here today . You know , uh , when I 07:04.740 --> 07:07.110 left Congress five months ago , I 07:07.110 --> 07:09.221 thought I'd be done giving speeches . 07:10.040 --> 07:12.040 Is that the third speech I'm giving 07:12.040 --> 07:14.040 today ? And unfortunately , General 07:14.040 --> 07:16.096 Nakase , only this is the second one 07:16.096 --> 07:18.318 you had to listen to . But it really is 07:18.318 --> 07:20.318 a privilege , uh , to be here to be 07:20.318 --> 07:22.360 here with General Milley and 07:22.490 --> 07:25.060 Undersecretary Kernan on , Of course . 07:25.640 --> 07:27.862 Uh , here on behalf of the intelligence 07:27.862 --> 07:31.440 community to be able , Thio voice our 07:31.440 --> 07:35.020 sincere gratitude to General Ashley for 07:35.020 --> 07:38.730 his contributions in leading DEA and 07:38.730 --> 07:41.540 give a hearty welcome to general 07:41.540 --> 07:44.060 barrier to his new position . 07:45.330 --> 07:47.441 You know , they put together a speech 07:47.441 --> 07:49.970 for me . Thio talk about General Ashley , 07:50.010 --> 07:52.550 and it struck me . Doesn't make a whole 07:52.550 --> 07:54.717 lot of sense . I've I've known him for 07:54.717 --> 07:57.740 about five months , and I'm in a room 07:57.740 --> 07:59.851 full of people that have , uh , known 07:59.851 --> 08:01.851 him forever . So for me to tell you 08:01.851 --> 08:04.073 about Bob would be like me telling Noah 08:04.073 --> 08:07.290 about the flood . So I will tell you 08:07.290 --> 08:09.401 this , though , in five months , I've 08:09.540 --> 08:11.870 Mm hmm . Had the opportunity to have 08:12.340 --> 08:15.610 dozens and dozens of conversations , 08:15.610 --> 08:19.570 maybe hundreds about dia 08:19.580 --> 08:21.490 and the work being done here and 08:21.500 --> 08:24.960 specifically about Bob . General Ashley . 08:25.640 --> 08:28.200 Um , and you know , you can tell a lot 08:28.210 --> 08:31.920 about someone about the way people talk 08:31.920 --> 08:34.860 about that person by the look on their 08:34.860 --> 08:38.290 face , uh , the inflection in their 08:38.290 --> 08:42.240 voice . And I will tell you that 08:42.240 --> 08:44.073 it's always the same when I have 08:44.073 --> 08:46.073 conversations about the work that's 08:46.073 --> 08:48.240 being done here , but particularly the 08:48.240 --> 08:50.580 leadership that has been given here by 08:50.580 --> 08:53.900 General Ashley , I could tell you what 08:53.910 --> 08:56.132 people think about you , General Ashley 08:56.132 --> 08:58.299 from those conversations . And that is 08:58.299 --> 09:00.299 that everyone , without exception , 09:00.299 --> 09:02.780 thinks that you've led this agency with 09:02.780 --> 09:06.070 strength and with heart and with wisdom . 09:06.940 --> 09:10.810 And I think everyone would want you to 09:10.810 --> 09:13.250 know they had a chance to express it 09:13.260 --> 09:15.950 personally that as you move forward 09:15.950 --> 09:18.117 from this position , they're uniformly 09:18.117 --> 09:20.660 of the belief that the nation is in a 09:20.660 --> 09:22.827 better place because of your service . 09:24.140 --> 09:27.660 Um , you know , I know that 09:28.140 --> 09:31.310 General Ashley has been committed to 09:31.310 --> 09:34.820 the mission here at DEA and the 09:34.830 --> 09:38.780 terrific work that eyes done 09:38.780 --> 09:41.113 here of the Defense Intelligence Agency . 09:41.113 --> 09:43.169 He You know , when I came out here a 09:43.169 --> 09:45.224 while ago and you and I sat down and 09:45.540 --> 09:47.318 you know , he's been a stalwart 09:47.318 --> 09:49.500 champion of first time I sat down with 09:49.500 --> 09:51.333 him and he told me all about the 09:51.640 --> 09:54.370 machine assisted analytic rapid 09:54.940 --> 09:57.670 repository system . It's a mouthful 09:58.040 --> 10:00.262 around here , a DNA . They just call it 10:00.262 --> 10:02.720 Mars . And to be honest with you , I 10:02.720 --> 10:05.220 didn't know anything about it . But his 10:05.220 --> 10:08.010 enthusiasm for that was so infectious 10:08.010 --> 10:11.320 that I felt compelled to learn . And , 10:11.330 --> 10:15.020 um and I know that I 10:15.030 --> 10:17.610 now join him in believing that because 10:17.610 --> 10:20.750 he has advanced that , that 10:21.240 --> 10:24.420 that is something a a revolutionary 10:24.420 --> 10:27.270 tool , a game changer that long after 10:27.270 --> 10:29.381 he's gone is going to provide our war 10:29.381 --> 10:32.690 fighters with the best intelligence not 10:32.690 --> 10:34.579 only provide actionable real time 10:34.579 --> 10:37.280 intelligence to our brave men and women 10:37.280 --> 10:39.447 in uniforms so many of whom are here , 10:39.447 --> 10:41.558 and I thank you all for your for your 10:41.558 --> 10:43.724 service , but to the DIA analysts that 10:43.724 --> 10:46.310 air here to help them help our national 10:46.310 --> 10:48.630 leaders with a deeper understanding of 10:48.630 --> 10:50.390 security threats and to give 10:50.390 --> 10:52.680 policymakers a decisive advantage , as 10:53.340 --> 10:55.507 as they make their important decisions 10:55.507 --> 10:58.660 to keep our country safe . But I think 10:58.670 --> 11:00.781 people would tell you that as much as 11:00.781 --> 11:02.948 he's been dedicated to the mission and 11:02.948 --> 11:05.170 the work here , a d A . They would tell 11:05.170 --> 11:07.281 you that he's just a dedicated to the 11:07.281 --> 11:10.710 people here Atiyah , both military 11:10.710 --> 11:13.520 personnel and civilians . One person 11:13.520 --> 11:16.060 described Bob to me this way , said . 11:16.060 --> 11:19.860 Bob is a consummate leader who 11:19.860 --> 11:22.510 shares everything he has of himself all 11:22.510 --> 11:26.490 the time . Bob always puts his people 11:26.490 --> 11:29.860 first . What a great legacy toe have 11:29.870 --> 11:31.790 for the people that you've led 11:32.010 --> 11:34.650 something we should all aspire to 11:36.540 --> 11:38.596 one person related to me that one of 11:38.596 --> 11:40.762 the things that General actually loves 11:40.762 --> 11:42.873 the most about this job is the chance 11:42.873 --> 11:44.929 to personally administer the oath of 11:44.929 --> 11:47.470 off the oath of office . Someone needs 11:47.470 --> 11:49.960 to stop smoking . Uh , 11:52.240 --> 11:54.020 three oath of office to new DEA 11:54.020 --> 11:55.760 officers . And he's done that 11:55.760 --> 11:58.870 personally over 1000 times to folks 11:58.870 --> 12:02.160 here a DEA . But he's they're not first 12:02.160 --> 12:04.327 people just in good times , but in bad 12:04.327 --> 12:06.940 times , I know that during his term of 12:06.940 --> 12:09.770 service series lost to DEA officers and 12:09.770 --> 12:12.270 the performance of their duties and , 12:13.740 --> 12:15.962 ah , one of the folks that I spoke with 12:15.962 --> 12:18.800 related that there was no question but 12:18.800 --> 12:20.522 that he would preside over the 12:20.522 --> 12:23.490 ceremonies to honor them . But one of 12:23.490 --> 12:26.230 them came the day after General Ashley 12:26.230 --> 12:29.110 had major surgery and against doctor's 12:29.110 --> 12:31.900 orders . He did it anyway and wanted to 12:31.910 --> 12:34.330 be here because that was the only time 12:34.330 --> 12:36.441 that was convenient for the family of 12:36.640 --> 12:38.862 that fallen officer . So he attended in 12:38.862 --> 12:41.150 full uniforms , delivered his remarks , 12:41.150 --> 12:43.317 met with the family , mourned with DEA 12:43.317 --> 12:46.630 officers , never grimaced , never 12:46.630 --> 12:49.090 complained , never sat down , and no 12:49.090 --> 12:51.257 one knew that he had major surgery the 12:51.257 --> 12:54.970 day before he put the family first , 12:54.970 --> 12:57.530 and he made sure that they knew how 12:57.530 --> 13:00.250 important their son Waas to DEA into 13:00.250 --> 13:02.720 the nation . That's the kind of leader 13:02.720 --> 13:04.998 Bob Ashley is , and that comes through , 13:04.998 --> 13:07.053 and the people that have served with 13:07.053 --> 13:09.220 him and they talk about him . They use 13:09.220 --> 13:12.740 words like sacrifice and commitment and 13:12.750 --> 13:16.400 doing whatever it takes our business . 13:16.400 --> 13:18.560 Everyone here is in the business of 13:18.570 --> 13:21.320 protecting national security , the 13:21.320 --> 13:23.209 national security of the greatest 13:23.209 --> 13:26.280 nation on the face of the earth . And 13:26.550 --> 13:28.661 that comes with great sacrifice . And 13:28.661 --> 13:31.610 no one understands the sacrifice Mawr 13:31.610 --> 13:33.777 than those that were the uniformed and 13:33.777 --> 13:36.470 serve and Bob and his service . No has 13:36.470 --> 13:38.860 had challenging jobs here in this 13:38.860 --> 13:41.670 country , but he's He served in Bosnia , 13:42.740 --> 13:45.410 in Iraq and in Afghanistan , and and 13:45.420 --> 13:47.420 when he wasn't serving over there , 13:47.420 --> 13:49.642 he's been serving over here and serving 13:49.642 --> 13:52.310 long hours and gets to another 13:52.310 --> 13:55.940 important part of recognizing things on 13:55.940 --> 13:58.550 people that should be recognized and so 13:59.340 --> 14:01.520 mhm , you know , on behalf of a 14:01.680 --> 14:03.569 grateful intelligence community , 14:03.569 --> 14:05.820 Grateful Nation , I wanted to say to 14:05.830 --> 14:08.280 General Ashley's family that's here to 14:08.280 --> 14:11.790 his wife , Barbara , and his son Justin , 14:11.790 --> 14:13.860 that's here , and his other son that 14:13.870 --> 14:16.037 didn't care enough to be here , Sean . 14:16.240 --> 14:18.960 Hm ? Uh , 14:19.840 --> 14:22.990 thank you . Thank you for , uh , for 14:22.990 --> 14:24.934 sharing him over the course of his 14:24.934 --> 14:28.150 career . Mm . Not just with the folks 14:28.150 --> 14:30.620 here , a DEA , but with the American 14:30.620 --> 14:34.020 people . So we owe a debt of gratitude 14:34.130 --> 14:36.070 to you , and we're all grateful . 14:37.640 --> 14:40.160 Um , you know , 14:41.440 --> 14:45.410 lastly , and , uh , most personally , I 14:45.410 --> 14:47.521 guess I just like toe Say thank you , 14:47.521 --> 14:49.299 general athlete to you for your 14:49.299 --> 14:51.521 extraordinary leadership here , a DEA , 14:52.040 --> 14:54.150 uh , your distinguished career of 14:54.150 --> 14:57.710 service eyes known to everyone and 14:57.710 --> 15:00.330 appreciated by everyone . And as you 15:00.330 --> 15:02.219 move on in the next phase of your 15:02.219 --> 15:05.100 career , I know that you and everyone 15:05.100 --> 15:07.044 else here is looking forward . Toa 15:07.044 --> 15:10.030 welcoming General Barrier , Who follows 15:10.030 --> 15:12.360 you as the next DIA director . It's my 15:12.360 --> 15:15.070 understanding that this is not the 15:15.070 --> 15:17.290 first time that general barrier has 15:17.290 --> 15:20.820 succeeded , General Ashley . So my 15:20.820 --> 15:23.042 guess is that you've rehearsed the hand 15:23.042 --> 15:26.750 off pretty well , Andi . I'm sure the 15:26.760 --> 15:28.770 DEA won't miss a beat under general 15:28.770 --> 15:31.650 barriers . Leadership on I look forward 15:31.650 --> 15:33.706 to our continued partnership between 15:33.706 --> 15:35.872 the office of the Director of National 15:35.872 --> 15:37.872 Intelligence and in the great folks 15:37.872 --> 15:40.206 here of the Defense Intelligence Agency . 15:40.206 --> 15:42.428 Especially at this critically important 15:42.428 --> 15:44.428 time in our nation's history . So , 15:44.428 --> 15:46.650 general barrier , Welcome to you and to 15:46.650 --> 15:49.160 General Ashley again , congratulations 15:49.160 --> 15:52.460 on a successful and very distinguished 15:53.040 --> 15:55.151 tenure is the director of the Defense 15:55.151 --> 15:57.920 Intelligence Agency and from a grateful 15:57.920 --> 16:00.890 nation and a grateful intelligence 16:00.890 --> 16:02.950 community . I say godspeed to you , 16:11.840 --> 16:14.062 Lieutenant General Ashley , please join 16:14.062 --> 16:15.618 Mr Ratcliffe Center Stage . 16:20.000 --> 16:22.111 The director of National Intelligence 16:22.111 --> 16:23.778 will now present the National 16:23.778 --> 16:25.722 Intelligence Distinguished Service 16:25.722 --> 16:27.944 Medal to Lieutenant General Ashley . It 16:27.944 --> 16:30.056 reads in recognition of extraordinary 16:30.056 --> 16:29.900 performance as a member of the U . S . 16:29.900 --> 16:32.610 Intelligence community from May 1984 to 16:32.610 --> 16:35.050 October 2020 . His exceptional 16:35.050 --> 16:36.939 contributions to the intelligence 16:36.939 --> 16:38.939 community , Department of Defense , 16:38.939 --> 16:41.161 military services and commands across a 16:41.161 --> 16:43.106 36 year career encompass encompass 16:43.106 --> 16:44.828 countless selfless actions and 16:44.828 --> 16:46.939 leadership over numerous evolutionary 16:46.939 --> 16:48.772 and revolutionary changes to the 16:48.772 --> 16:50.883 intelligence community . He has shown 16:50.883 --> 16:52.994 extraordinary dedication to duty with 16:52.994 --> 16:54.883 assignments in Fort Bragg , North 16:54.883 --> 16:56.883 Carolina , Washington , District of 16:56.883 --> 16:58.828 Columbia , Fort Gordon , Georgia , 16:58.828 --> 17:00.772 MacDill Air Force Base , Florida , 17:00.772 --> 17:02.717 Izmir , Turkey and Deployments Toe 17:02.717 --> 17:04.661 Operation Joint Forge , Sarajevo , 17:04.661 --> 17:06.606 Bosnia Hercegovina Operation Iraqi 17:06.606 --> 17:08.606 Freedom Iraq and Operation Enduring 17:08.606 --> 17:10.606 Freedom , Afghanistan . During this 17:10.606 --> 17:12.828 period , Lieutenant General Ashley made 17:12.828 --> 17:14.939 lasting contributions to the security 17:14.939 --> 17:17.161 of the nation , which we felt for years 17:17.161 --> 17:19.383 to come on , which directly contributed 17:19.383 --> 17:21.494 to the United States military success 17:21.494 --> 17:23.717 on the battlefield into saving American 17:23.717 --> 17:22.460 lives . 17:37.240 --> 17:39.184 Ladies and gentlemen , it gives me 17:39.184 --> 17:41.351 great pleasure to introduce to you the 17:41.351 --> 17:43.018 Undersecretary of defense for 17:43.018 --> 17:44.796 intelligence and Security , the 17:44.796 --> 17:44.560 honorable Joseph Kirnan . 17:52.140 --> 17:55.390 Uh , so good afternoon . I'm not , uh 17:55.400 --> 17:57.178 I'm not sure I'll comply with a 17:57.178 --> 17:59.320 guidance I was given to stand up here 17:59.320 --> 18:01.340 for three minutes . I just took 45 18:01.340 --> 18:04.080 seconds walking here . I think so . Eso 18:04.090 --> 18:06.660 I'll part a little bit from the formal . 18:06.660 --> 18:08.716 I think my formal remarks and what I 18:08.716 --> 18:10.716 feel about Bob , actually , and how 18:10.716 --> 18:12.549 he's how he served over the last 18:12.549 --> 18:14.549 several years . You could you could 18:14.549 --> 18:16.604 listen to the citation since I'm the 18:16.604 --> 18:16.170 one that wrote that thing up . So 18:16.170 --> 18:18.450 that's really my , uh , my tribute to 18:18.450 --> 18:20.672 him . But I'll put a couple of personal 18:20.672 --> 18:22.783 things in there . And usually when we 18:22.783 --> 18:22.620 do these things , obviously you take a 18:22.620 --> 18:24.842 little bit time . Certainly . Welcome . 18:24.842 --> 18:27.064 There's a There's a number of directors 18:27.064 --> 18:29.287 here . Uh , chief of convo , you know , 18:29.287 --> 18:29.000 good to see you . All the combat 18:29.000 --> 18:31.000 service support agencies air , uh , 18:31.000 --> 18:32.833 represented here , and ah , rose 18:32.833 --> 18:35.250 represented here . Uh , a number . A 18:35.250 --> 18:37.250 number of people . General Howard , 18:37.250 --> 18:39.083 good to see you here . That's an 18:39.083 --> 18:41.250 important representation from the five 18:41.250 --> 18:43.194 I partners . And I know that , Bob 18:43.194 --> 18:45.417 appreciate you being here is well , and 18:45.417 --> 18:45.100 certainly the families , families , air 18:45.100 --> 18:47.211 always a critically important element 18:47.211 --> 18:49.160 to that . Um , one of the family 18:49.160 --> 18:51.271 members certainly stands out . He did 18:51.271 --> 18:53.327 something right , Scott , The guy in 18:53.327 --> 18:55.549 the far right went the right way . Um , 18:55.549 --> 18:57.716 but I would say , you know , we always 18:57.716 --> 18:59.771 speak about families now important , 18:59.771 --> 18:59.350 and there really are . As you know , in 18:59.350 --> 19:02.810 my bio , I spend 30 38 to 40 years . I 19:02.810 --> 19:04.977 can't remember now because I'm getting 19:04.977 --> 19:07.032 so old . But I always kinda made the 19:07.032 --> 19:09.199 comment . Uh , you know , most of us , 19:09.199 --> 19:11.254 most of us get to the levels that we 19:11.254 --> 19:11.000 get in , and certainly it's probably 19:11.000 --> 19:13.111 the case in Bob's case and then Scots 19:13.111 --> 19:15.970 case . Our wives air there , they they 19:16.540 --> 19:18.373 essentially spent a whole career 19:18.373 --> 19:20.262 protecting us from ourselves on . 19:20.262 --> 19:22.429 That's why achieved the levels that we 19:22.429 --> 19:24.373 have . So , uh , my tribute to the 19:24.373 --> 19:26.429 wives is we could never get where we 19:26.429 --> 19:28.318 are without your You're certainly 19:28.318 --> 19:30.484 loving support . And then somebody are 19:30.484 --> 19:32.540 you crazy type stuff that gets us to 19:32.540 --> 19:34.707 where we are and then for the always . 19:34.707 --> 19:37.040 For that , I would call siblings , kids , 19:37.040 --> 19:39.207 siblings or not kids anymore . But the 19:39.207 --> 19:41.373 challenging part , of course , is that 19:41.373 --> 19:40.900 I always give a little bit of sympathy 19:40.900 --> 19:43.122 because a military member always brings 19:43.160 --> 19:45.160 some of that discipline home to the 19:45.160 --> 19:47.216 household on . You don't even wear a 19:47.216 --> 19:49.271 uniform and probably don't even care 19:49.271 --> 19:51.327 about it back then . But but for but 19:51.327 --> 19:53.438 for us that are tempered again by our 19:53.438 --> 19:55.327 wives . We you know , you you are 19:55.327 --> 19:57.493 impacted by a military military father 19:57.493 --> 19:59.327 or mother , but nonetheless , it 19:59.327 --> 20:01.604 appears to have worked out pretty well . 20:01.604 --> 20:03.771 You both have wonderful families , and 20:03.771 --> 20:05.771 your kids are certainly doing quite 20:05.771 --> 20:07.882 well . Um , let me and the next thing 20:07.882 --> 20:09.882 we usually do and I'll compete with 20:09.882 --> 20:11.938 General . I'm sure General Milley is 20:11.938 --> 20:14.049 famous for finding out little tidbits 20:14.049 --> 20:16.049 about people . So I'll take on that 20:16.049 --> 20:15.690 role a little bit , a couple of things , 20:15.690 --> 20:17.857 some of our things that you want might 20:17.857 --> 20:19.912 not recognize , and some of you will 20:19.912 --> 20:22.079 certainly the member will on . I would 20:22.079 --> 20:24.134 be curious to ask Barb if you know , 20:24.640 --> 20:26.862 Bob sleeps , sleeps at night with a set 20:26.862 --> 20:28.950 of headphones on hey , plays Joe 20:28.950 --> 20:31.117 Satriani and thinking he'll wake up in 20:31.117 --> 20:33.117 the morning being ableto you may be 20:33.117 --> 20:35.990 able to rift her shred on guitar . And 20:35.990 --> 20:38.268 by the way , you're gonna give him Hey , 20:38.268 --> 20:40.490 gave something to you , of course . But 20:40.490 --> 20:42.379 I know that he expects he expects 20:42.379 --> 20:44.101 something like a Les Paul or a 20:44.101 --> 20:46.212 Stratocaster , you know , under his , 20:46.212 --> 20:46.070 uh , under result . But , you know , 20:46.070 --> 20:48.292 for one of things , I think he's famous 20:48.292 --> 20:50.403 for his cool and calm and collected . 20:50.403 --> 20:52.514 There's only two exceptions to that . 20:52.514 --> 20:54.570 I'm not sure where this came about , 20:54.570 --> 20:56.626 but I'm not sure why you have such a 20:56.626 --> 20:58.960 pension for South Park . Um , but but 20:59.340 --> 21:02.190 eso anyway used to compete with my son 21:02.190 --> 21:04.523 to watch it , but , uh uh , nonetheless , 21:04.523 --> 21:06.634 and the other one Appalachian State , 21:06.634 --> 21:09.470 um , so I guess two things I would say 21:09.480 --> 21:11.480 about the only place I've heard you 21:11.480 --> 21:13.536 ever got emotional is when there's a 21:13.536 --> 21:15.758 when the Mountaineer football game goes 21:15.758 --> 21:17.924 on . So that's probably , uh , and the 21:17.924 --> 21:19.924 only other only reference I have to 21:19.924 --> 21:21.758 Appalachian State . My one of my 21:21.758 --> 21:23.480 coaches in high school went to 21:23.480 --> 21:25.424 Appalachia State . He was way , of 21:25.424 --> 21:27.591 course , way over than you are , Bob . 21:27.591 --> 21:26.880 But I asked him , Hey , why did you go 21:26.880 --> 21:29.047 to Appalachian State ? I hadn't really 21:29.047 --> 21:31.213 even heard us as well , because it's a 21:31.213 --> 21:33.436 teachers college , and that's for a lot 21:33.436 --> 21:35.658 of women . Go . So I'm not sure if that 21:35.658 --> 21:35.290 played out . I don't think it does , 21:35.290 --> 21:38.710 but but anyway , I actually he's He was 21:38.710 --> 21:40.488 one of the most people I highly 21:40.488 --> 21:42.488 respected in my life . A little , a 21:42.488 --> 21:44.488 little bit a little bit onto Ah , a 21:44.488 --> 21:46.654 little bit on the Scot . Your die hard 21:46.654 --> 21:48.654 She said , Fan , I guess right . Is 21:48.654 --> 21:50.960 that well sorry . Despite despite that , 21:50.960 --> 21:53.071 I think there's a lot of fermentation 21:53.071 --> 21:55.127 has been going on on that one in the 21:55.127 --> 21:57.349 last . And then somebody made a comment 21:57.349 --> 21:59.460 about how you have multi volume books 21:59.460 --> 22:01.460 on the history of mankind trying to 22:01.460 --> 22:03.571 figure out where you came from or how 22:03.571 --> 22:03.570 you got there or something . Yeah , 22:04.540 --> 22:06.373 Yeah . I don't read multi volume 22:06.373 --> 22:08.373 anything . Most of us probably just 22:08.373 --> 22:10.318 read the executive summary . And I 22:10.318 --> 22:12.373 guess , uh , sorry . Anybody How you 22:12.373 --> 22:14.484 how you and your wife met . So I only 22:14.484 --> 22:16.707 got part of the story in the rest of it 22:16.707 --> 22:19.040 all ad libbed that you met up in Alaska , 22:19.040 --> 22:21.410 You got his girlfriend . You're working 22:21.410 --> 22:24.030 at Saito as a Delta contractor and 22:24.030 --> 22:26.308 booked his girlfriend a trip to Alaska , 22:26.308 --> 22:28.474 I believe . Is that correct ? I'm sure 22:28.474 --> 22:30.930 the rest of the story is , though I'm 22:30.930 --> 22:33.263 sure after you have the rest of stories , 22:33.263 --> 22:35.263 you put her all the way in the back 22:35.263 --> 22:37.374 seat next to the bathroom between two 22:37.374 --> 22:39.486 Children traveling alone . And so the 22:39.486 --> 22:41.263 rest of it is the rest of it is 22:41.263 --> 22:41.250 necessarily history from there . But 22:41.260 --> 22:43.710 let me just on again . I just There's a 22:43.710 --> 22:45.766 couple of comments other than what I 22:45.766 --> 22:47.821 again I wrote a number of things and 22:47.821 --> 22:49.821 Ondas you most . No , I didn't come 22:49.821 --> 22:49.810 from the intelligence community , but 22:49.810 --> 22:51.421 it's been an extraordinary , 22:51.440 --> 22:53.607 extraordinary couple of years for me . 22:53.607 --> 22:55.773 And a lot of is because of Bob , where 22:55.773 --> 22:57.940 I learned all these years I wonder who 22:57.940 --> 22:57.870 had me go to the left hand door in the 22:57.870 --> 23:00.037 mud hut and the door was really on the 23:00.037 --> 23:02.310 right hand side . But nonetheless , I 23:02.310 --> 23:04.366 came to appreciate it . When General 23:04.366 --> 23:06.421 Mattis asked me toe do this job . He 23:06.421 --> 23:08.199 says , I want somebody thio run 23:08.199 --> 23:09.866 intelligence that appreciates 23:09.866 --> 23:12.032 intelligence and those the benefits of 23:12.032 --> 23:14.088 it , and I certainly am certainly in 23:14.088 --> 23:13.970 that . But I never understood how much 23:13.970 --> 23:16.081 I've benefited from intelligence over 23:16.081 --> 23:17.859 my career until I came here and 23:17.859 --> 23:20.460 learning and and being schooled in some 23:20.460 --> 23:22.682 of that by the likes of Bob Ashley . So 23:23.140 --> 23:25.307 and there's a couple of things I would 23:25.307 --> 23:27.307 mention on intelligence , the first 23:27.307 --> 23:29.529 thing I would say is again not being an 23:29.529 --> 23:31.529 intelligent professional , Um , how 23:31.529 --> 23:31.070 vitally important intelligence in 23:31.070 --> 23:32.848 general is to national security 23:32.848 --> 23:34.514 unequivocally , and everybody 23:34.514 --> 23:36.570 necessarily hears me say that to the 23:36.570 --> 23:36.450 secretary . And again , I'm not an 23:36.450 --> 23:38.672 intelligence professional . But I would 23:38.672 --> 23:40.450 say , and I'll contend that the 23:40.450 --> 23:42.617 intelligence enterprises probably more 23:42.617 --> 23:44.728 capable than it's ever been on . It's 23:44.728 --> 23:46.839 more important today than any time in 23:46.839 --> 23:48.617 its history on recognizing what 23:48.617 --> 23:50.617 intelligence brings to our national 23:50.617 --> 23:52.783 security is absolutely extraordinary . 23:52.783 --> 23:54.839 And the comment on D A . I would say 23:54.839 --> 23:56.950 there is no more important job in the 23:56.950 --> 23:59.117 intelligence community than DEA . It's 23:59.117 --> 24:01.228 extraordinarily busy job with a broad 24:01.228 --> 24:03.339 breadth of responsibilities that they 24:03.339 --> 24:05.590 do so I mean , if I was , if I was 24:05.600 --> 24:08.120 looking for the best job in uniforms 24:08.390 --> 24:10.557 and intelligence , it's this job , but 24:10.557 --> 24:12.612 the IAEA , So I know Bob appreciates 24:12.612 --> 24:14.446 that . But let me let me kind of 24:14.446 --> 24:16.557 underscore what I believe . What most 24:16.557 --> 24:18.779 struck me from Bob over the years where 24:18.779 --> 24:20.834 I've learned an extraordinary amount 24:20.834 --> 24:20.270 from him because he's been there as 24:20.270 --> 24:22.437 long as I've been in the job I've been 24:22.437 --> 24:24.437 in . But , um , and again you could 24:24.437 --> 24:26.548 read my award citation . And I know I 24:26.550 --> 24:28.383 know the chairman's remarks will 24:28.383 --> 24:30.439 reflect on some of that tenure . But 24:30.439 --> 24:32.439 some of the points I think that Bob 24:32.439 --> 24:34.606 were really extraordinary in my mind . 24:34.606 --> 24:33.730 First and foremost , you know , the 24:33.730 --> 24:35.786 defense intelligence community , the 24:35.786 --> 24:38.050 inter agency collaboration . Um , he 24:38.050 --> 24:40.328 recognizes it , and I now recognize it . 24:40.328 --> 24:42.494 But how important it is for the combat 24:42.494 --> 24:44.272 support agencies that combatant 24:44.272 --> 24:46.383 commands the CIA , the DNA , and that 24:46.383 --> 24:48.272 collaboration across all of those 24:48.272 --> 24:50.494 elements is just critically important . 24:50.494 --> 24:52.606 And Bob kind of typified that and and 24:52.606 --> 24:55.450 did that , uh , at every turn . Um , 24:55.840 --> 24:58.340 and I would say that za continuous 24:58.350 --> 25:00.517 journey to build on that collaboration 25:00.517 --> 25:02.683 and build those relationships and that 25:02.683 --> 25:04.906 will never end . And I suppose probably 25:04.906 --> 25:07.017 the most important thing I recognized 25:07.017 --> 25:09.183 over the three years with Bob is , you 25:09.183 --> 25:11.239 know , he he always ensured unbiased 25:11.239 --> 25:13.430 analytical rigor , andan bias is the 25:13.430 --> 25:15.097 key and critical word in this 25:15.097 --> 25:17.263 environment and in all the assessments 25:17.263 --> 25:19.486 and recommendations , uh , that he made 25:19.486 --> 25:21.770 he stuck to that to that piece . Any 25:21.770 --> 25:23.992 insured . Everybody in D IA did that as 25:23.992 --> 25:25.992 well , and it's next . It might not 25:25.992 --> 25:28.048 seem important , but for those of us 25:28.048 --> 25:30.048 who live it every day , sticking to 25:30.048 --> 25:31.659 their guns in that regard is 25:31.659 --> 25:33.770 extraordinarily difficult and did the 25:33.770 --> 25:33.480 same thing when he went to the Hill . 25:33.490 --> 25:35.601 You know , it's extremely challenging 25:35.601 --> 25:37.712 to go over the hill and testify , but 25:37.712 --> 25:39.879 nonetheless Bob , first and foremost , 25:39.879 --> 25:42.101 he was incredibly well prepared when he 25:42.101 --> 25:44.268 went over there , and he wasn't skewed 25:44.268 --> 25:44.070 from what he believed in what the 25:44.070 --> 25:46.280 intelligence analysts provided him . 25:46.940 --> 25:48.551 And he always championed the 25:48.551 --> 25:50.718 criticality of intelligence skills and 25:50.718 --> 25:52.829 tradecraft because , certainly , from 25:52.829 --> 25:54.996 my view , more so now than it was when 25:54.996 --> 25:56.940 I came to the job . It really does 25:56.940 --> 25:58.996 protect the lives of the members and 25:58.996 --> 26:00.996 has a significant impact on mission 26:00.996 --> 26:03.051 success because what we learned from 26:03.051 --> 26:05.162 intelligence is how we stay alive and 26:05.162 --> 26:07.162 how we achieve mission success . So 26:07.162 --> 26:08.829 it's critically important and 26:08.829 --> 26:10.829 everything that relates to that . I 26:10.829 --> 26:10.700 think Bob , you embrace that , Of 26:10.700 --> 26:13.033 course , over the course of your career . 26:13.940 --> 26:15.996 And the other piece , I think it's , 26:15.996 --> 26:17.996 you know , growing a really diverse 26:17.996 --> 26:19.996 enterprise . I think Bob was really 26:19.996 --> 26:21.996 focused on that is a swell . Is Bob 26:21.996 --> 26:23.940 Sharp as well as the entire combat 26:23.940 --> 26:25.718 support agency ? I think that's 26:25.718 --> 26:27.884 critically important . Um , enterprise 26:27.884 --> 26:30.051 modernization , you know , making sure 26:30.051 --> 26:32.273 we're always chasing down modernization 26:32.273 --> 26:32.190 efforts , whether it's technology or 26:32.190 --> 26:35.790 tradecraft . Because Bob and my mind 26:35.790 --> 26:37.568 was always averting the bane of 26:37.568 --> 26:41.350 complacency . Um , diversity . He's 26:41.350 --> 26:43.239 always promoting diversity within 26:43.239 --> 26:45.350 within the enterprise or whether it's 26:45.350 --> 26:47.572 ethnic diversity , cultural diversity , 26:47.740 --> 26:49.907 diversity by experience , generational 26:49.907 --> 26:52.250 diversity , ideological diversity . I 26:52.260 --> 26:54.427 think Bob and I think the whole combat 26:54.427 --> 26:56.538 support agencies in general that I've 26:56.538 --> 26:58.593 recognized because I see them most . 26:58.593 --> 27:01.460 They understand those elements of 27:01.460 --> 27:03.571 diversity of really , what enhances ? 27:03.571 --> 27:05.904 Uh , it virtually enhances collectively , 27:05.904 --> 27:07.682 any any organization . But it's 27:07.682 --> 27:09.849 particularly important in intelligence 27:09.849 --> 27:12.016 domain . And finally , I guess I would 27:12.016 --> 27:14.182 always like to recognize , or I'd like 27:14.182 --> 27:16.410 toe comment on how and I learned this a 27:16.410 --> 27:18.521 lot , and it's about sticking to your 27:18.521 --> 27:20.632 guns . It's about staying true to the 27:20.632 --> 27:22.466 analytical process . Aziz always 27:22.466 --> 27:24.688 recognizing that analytical consensus . 27:24.688 --> 27:27.010 It's certainly a goal , but it should 27:27.010 --> 27:29.390 never be a mandate . You know he's you 27:29.390 --> 27:31.501 seek a goal to consensus . But if you 27:31.501 --> 27:33.557 don't reach it fine , you disagree . 27:33.557 --> 27:35.446 You agree to disagree , you still 27:35.446 --> 27:37.960 prevent it , and you never let stifling . 27:38.340 --> 27:40.507 You Never stifle dissenting opinions , 27:40.507 --> 27:42.729 and I think that's incredibly important 27:42.729 --> 27:44.896 for the intelligence community . And I 27:44.896 --> 27:44.520 think , Bobby , you wore that around 27:44.520 --> 27:46.840 your neck pretty much all the time , so 27:47.120 --> 27:49.950 I'd close Bobby that , I guess , in 27:49.950 --> 27:52.061 shortness first , I'd say You're just 27:52.061 --> 27:54.228 an extraordinary person in general and 27:54.228 --> 27:56.228 I think that's important . But more 27:56.228 --> 27:58.283 importantly , maybe for the military 27:58.283 --> 28:00.394 and for day , you're an extraordinary 28:00.394 --> 28:02.339 leader . So you've you've earned . 28:02.339 --> 28:04.561 You've learned a great retirement . You 28:04.561 --> 28:06.728 won't be retired . You'll be doing out 28:06.728 --> 28:06.220 there doing stuff . You and Barb 28:06.220 --> 28:08.690 certainly hope we have a have a great 28:08.700 --> 28:10.850 few , many number of years of heavy 28:11.340 --> 28:13.562 Scott , just congratulations again . As 28:13.562 --> 28:16.410 I said it , you ought to be . It would 28:16.410 --> 28:18.632 be pretty excited because I don't think 28:18.632 --> 28:20.688 there's any any better job , but you 28:20.688 --> 28:22.466 have an extraordinary amount of 28:22.466 --> 28:24.632 responsibility , and , uh , it doesn't 28:24.632 --> 28:26.632 pay me at all to say that these two 28:26.632 --> 28:28.632 Army guys , I don't know that there 28:28.632 --> 28:28.340 could be a better choice for Dia 28:28.340 --> 28:30.690 directors And so I'm honored and proud 28:30.690 --> 28:32.857 to be able to serve beside you again . 28:32.857 --> 28:34.968 I'm honored toe . Say the best of the 28:34.968 --> 28:37.023 best in this case is there , sitting 28:37.023 --> 28:36.900 right over there in army uniforms . 28:36.900 --> 28:39.320 Self eso . Thanks very much . In and 28:39.320 --> 28:41.431 again . Good luck . Good luck to both 28:41.431 --> 28:42.598 of you . Thank you . 28:50.540 --> 28:52.651 Ladies and gentlemen , General Mark A 28:52.651 --> 28:54.873 Millie will now officiate the change of 28:54.873 --> 28:57.207 directorships ceremony . General Milley . 28:57.207 --> 28:59.484 Lieutenant General Ashley . Lieutenant , 28:59.484 --> 28:59.210 General Barrier , Will you please move 28:59.210 --> 29:00.877 to the center for the Defense 29:00.877 --> 29:02.654 Intelligence Agency ? Change of 29:02.654 --> 29:02.450 Directorship 29:17.540 --> 29:19.484 Command . Master Chief Nunley Post 29:32.740 --> 29:34.573 by direction of the Secretary of 29:34.573 --> 29:36.796 Defense , Lieutenant General Robert P . 29:36.796 --> 29:38.573 Ashley Jr . Will relinquish the 29:38.573 --> 29:40.129 directorship of the Defense 29:40.129 --> 29:42.018 Intelligence Agency . Effective 1 29:42.018 --> 29:44.400 October 2020 . Lieutenant General Scott 29:44.400 --> 29:46.678 D Barrier is hereby appointed director . 29:46.678 --> 29:48.900 Defense Intelligence Agency . Effective 29:48.900 --> 29:50.560 1 October 2020 . 30:16.840 --> 30:20.280 Yeah , yeah . 30:22.140 --> 30:23.140 No . 30:27.140 --> 30:29.307 Ladies and gentlemen , the director of 30:29.307 --> 30:31.196 the Defense Intelligence Agency , 30:31.196 --> 30:33.251 Lieutenant General Scott D Barrier . 30:40.440 --> 30:42.870 I just hired a new aid to camp in 30:42.940 --> 30:45.107 speeches here somewhere , so I'm gonna 30:45.107 --> 30:48.280 look for it . There it is , while I'm 30:48.280 --> 30:50.280 doing that . Well , I'll just offer 30:50.280 --> 30:52.880 that Undersecretary Cornyn's while he 30:52.880 --> 30:54.491 says he's not a professional 30:54.740 --> 30:56.851 intelligence officer . His collection 30:56.851 --> 30:59.018 operation was certainly quite good and 30:59.018 --> 31:02.370 quite accurate , sir . Thank you . Uh , 31:02.740 --> 31:05.050 last night when we did the rehearsal , 31:05.440 --> 31:08.330 I felt excited to share with my new die 31:08.330 --> 31:10.470 family the good news about the Green 31:10.470 --> 31:12.637 Bay Packers in the fact that they were 31:12.740 --> 31:14.907 30 and that Aaron Rodgers was having a 31:14.907 --> 31:18.270 banner year . M v p Like I also told 31:18.270 --> 31:20.326 them that interestingly , you know , 31:20.326 --> 31:22.492 it's a crazy football . You're right . 31:22.492 --> 31:24.690 Because Brady is no longer with with 31:24.690 --> 31:26.690 the Patriots . He's downplaying for 31:26.690 --> 31:28.801 Tampa , of all things . What I didn't 31:28.801 --> 31:30.800 say was that the two most senior 31:32.340 --> 31:34.284 Patriots fans in the Department of 31:34.284 --> 31:36.396 Defense would be here tonight . So it 31:36.396 --> 31:38.540 is . It is interesting and ironic all 31:38.540 --> 31:41.890 at the same time . Um , Director 31:41.890 --> 31:44.810 Ratcliffe , General Milley under Sector 31:44.810 --> 31:46.970 Kirnan . General McConville . Mr . 31:46.970 --> 31:50.860 McConville . I see leaders , colleagues , 31:51.240 --> 31:53.950 family , friends Good afternoon , And 31:54.340 --> 31:56.451 thanks for attending today's ceremony 31:56.451 --> 31:58.562 here at the headquarters . And thanks 31:58.562 --> 32:00.340 to all those that are listening 32:00.350 --> 32:02.590 virtually and watching from Central 32:02.590 --> 32:05.780 Wisconsin to Florida to Alaska , my 32:05.780 --> 32:07.780 little niece all the way even out . 32:07.780 --> 32:09.950 Thio , Queensland , Australia And also 32:09.950 --> 32:13.830 Thio to my classmates from M i o B 32:13.830 --> 32:17.560 c class 2084 . That's the military 32:17.560 --> 32:19.616 intelligence officers . Basic course 32:19.616 --> 32:22.430 from September 1984 . There on today on 32:22.440 --> 32:25.720 guys . Thanks for tuning in this . This 32:25.720 --> 32:28.200 occasion marks the fourth time that 32:28.200 --> 32:31.780 Annie and I have followed Bob and Barb 32:31.790 --> 32:34.960 into a job . And I'm pretty sure that 32:34.970 --> 32:37.170 they think this is the last time we're 32:37.170 --> 32:39.392 gonna be following him . I don't know . 32:39.392 --> 32:41.392 We'll see . Andy and I are actually 32:41.392 --> 32:43.460 thinking about buying . There's a 32:43.460 --> 32:45.571 vacant lot across the street from the 32:45.571 --> 32:47.793 house that they just built in Raleigh , 32:47.793 --> 32:49.738 North Carolina . So we're actually 32:49.738 --> 32:51.904 thinking about buying that and way may 32:51.904 --> 32:55.440 see them soon , but seriously , to Bob 32:55.440 --> 32:57.380 and to Barb are very good . Dear 32:57.380 --> 32:59.850 friends , thanks for your hospitality 33:00.240 --> 33:02.351 en grace through this transition into 33:02.351 --> 33:05.220 the d I team for making this easy and 33:05.220 --> 33:08.260 seamless . So thank you . I'd also Bob 33:08.840 --> 33:10.896 just like to echo the words here and 33:10.896 --> 33:12.840 say thanks for your leadership and 33:12.840 --> 33:14.951 steady hand here it the helm of die . 33:15.140 --> 33:17.390 I've seen the impact of your leadership 33:17.390 --> 33:19.140 time and time again on many 33:19.140 --> 33:21.251 organizations throughout our career , 33:21.251 --> 33:23.251 and you always leave it better . So 33:23.251 --> 33:26.660 thank you . Your legacy not only in the 33:26.660 --> 33:28.827 army but in the intelligence community 33:28.827 --> 33:31.100 is rock solid on E . I just want to say 33:31.100 --> 33:33.560 thank you and good luck to both you and 33:33.560 --> 33:35.782 barbecue . Go forward and we'll see you 33:35.782 --> 33:37.782 in Raleigh here in a couple years . 33:37.782 --> 33:41.520 Thio Thio . General McConville to 33:41.520 --> 33:43.830 General Milley and Thio . Secretary 33:43.830 --> 33:45.980 Esper . Thank you for actually giving 33:45.980 --> 33:48.202 me this thing . Great opportunity . I'm 33:48.202 --> 33:50.710 humbled and honored to Director 33:50.710 --> 33:52.877 Radcliffe into Undersecretary Kernan . 33:52.877 --> 33:55.240 Thank you for your confidence . I will . 33:55.240 --> 33:58.340 I will continue to forge ahead on the 33:58.340 --> 34:00.396 path that Bob actually has charted . 34:00.396 --> 34:02.451 And we'll follow in his footsteps in 34:02.451 --> 34:06.200 shaping the ways Die Works works with 34:06.200 --> 34:09.120 you to meet our national and Department 34:09.120 --> 34:12.640 of Defense intelligence requirements to 34:12.640 --> 34:14.500 every member of the Defense 34:14.500 --> 34:16.520 Intelligence Agency . While I have 34:16.520 --> 34:19.350 never been assigned here , I have been 34:20.140 --> 34:22.600 surrounded and supported by you for 34:22.600 --> 34:24.433 many years , and I know that I'm 34:24.433 --> 34:26.656 entering an agency with a proud history 34:26.656 --> 34:29.080 of innovating Thio getting the job done 34:29.090 --> 34:31.201 and pursuing excellence in defense of 34:31.201 --> 34:34.410 our nation . You know , back in the 19 34:34.410 --> 34:36.410 eighties , the Defense Intelligence 34:36.410 --> 34:39.330 Agency faced an international security 34:39.330 --> 34:41.497 environment very similar to the one we 34:41.497 --> 34:43.720 face today . We had an insurgency . We 34:43.720 --> 34:45.831 had appeared in near peer competitors 34:46.440 --> 34:48.662 and the need to integrate and modernize 34:48.662 --> 34:51.390 our our efforts with partners around 34:51.390 --> 34:53.612 the world to make intelligence of force 34:53.612 --> 34:55.501 multiplier in times of crisis was 34:55.501 --> 34:57.501 really important . Then it's really 34:57.501 --> 34:59.723 important now . Back then , a gentleman 34:59.723 --> 35:01.890 officer named Lieutenant General James 35:01.890 --> 35:04.057 Williams transformed , transformed how 35:04.057 --> 35:06.057 we did Things with Specialized Task 35:06.057 --> 35:07.946 Forces , the release of the first 35:08.180 --> 35:10.300 Soviet military power publication and 35:10.300 --> 35:12.610 by introducing an all source integrated 35:12.620 --> 35:15.570 database , thio track threats in the 35:15.570 --> 35:19.500 field just just 35:19.500 --> 35:21.600 as it did in the past , the ICE 35:21.600 --> 35:23.940 leadership stepped up to meet today's 35:23.940 --> 35:25.829 challenges . Head on . Lieutenant 35:25.829 --> 35:27.718 General Vince Stewart resumed the 35:27.718 --> 35:29.773 military power Siri's and Bob Ashley 35:29.773 --> 35:31.860 has followed up with focus on 35:31.860 --> 35:33.860 collection analysis and the ability 35:33.860 --> 35:35.950 Thio share intelligence In this data 35:35.960 --> 35:38.700 driven world . It's so important . And 35:38.700 --> 35:41.280 while it takes great leadership to 35:41.280 --> 35:43.370 introduce change , it takes an 35:43.370 --> 35:45.592 innovative and innovative and dedicated 35:45.592 --> 35:48.120 workforce to make that change possible . 35:48.120 --> 35:50.231 In Lieutenant General Williams got it 35:50.231 --> 35:52.453 right in the eighties when he said that 35:52.453 --> 35:54.564 D A is the only National intelligence 35:54.564 --> 35:57.090 agency organization capable of 35:57.090 --> 35:59.990 providing all source cross service , 36:00.080 --> 36:02.420 detailed defense information that are 36:02.420 --> 36:04.476 commands required . And he was right 36:04.476 --> 36:06.531 then and think that's still the case 36:06.531 --> 36:09.950 today , 1961 . That's exactly what 36:10.430 --> 36:12.430 the Defense Intelligence Agency has 36:12.430 --> 36:15.090 done . But we've only been able to do 36:15.090 --> 36:17.370 that because of the men and women of 36:17.370 --> 36:19.810 this tremendous workforce . You make 36:19.820 --> 36:22.042 die what it is . Your dedication to the 36:22.042 --> 36:24.140 mission is unquestionable . And your 36:24.140 --> 36:26.380 professionalism and expertise is 36:26.390 --> 36:29.850 without peer . So thank you for all 36:29.850 --> 36:32.200 that you do to keep our nation safe . I 36:32.200 --> 36:34.300 look forward to meeting you in the 36:34.300 --> 36:36.300 coming weeks and months and working 36:36.300 --> 36:39.750 alongside you in the coming years . But 36:39.750 --> 36:42.170 in the end , no one gets anywhere 36:42.170 --> 36:44.448 without the love and support of others . 36:45.330 --> 36:47.163 I know I would not be here today 36:47.163 --> 36:50.740 without my family . Thank you to my 36:50.740 --> 36:53.440 bride of almost 34 years and Secretary 36:53.440 --> 36:55.662 Curry . And you got You got the story , 36:55.662 --> 36:57.607 right ? There are a few things and 36:57.607 --> 36:57.480 there will leave those details out . 36:57.480 --> 36:59.480 But you got it . You got it right . 36:59.630 --> 37:02.970 Thank you . 34 years of entire ing 37:02.980 --> 37:05.313 untiring support and unconditional love . 37:05.313 --> 37:07.480 There were a few conditions in there . 37:07.480 --> 37:09.536 Don't need to talk about those right 37:09.536 --> 37:11.536 now . Um , Annie , Annie is mission 37:11.536 --> 37:13.620 essential to this family and will no 37:13.620 --> 37:16.390 doubt remain mission essential as we as 37:16.390 --> 37:18.168 we step into this new challenge 37:18.168 --> 37:20.223 together . I love you , baby . Thank 37:20.223 --> 37:23.560 you . And then to our boys , 37:23.570 --> 37:27.130 Coal and Connor and to their brides . 37:27.330 --> 37:31.260 Micah , on Amanda on the luckiest guy 37:31.260 --> 37:33.427 in the world have sons and daughters . 37:33.427 --> 37:35.482 Daughters like you . I'm so proud of 37:35.482 --> 37:37.760 you . And thank you for your support 37:37.770 --> 37:41.410 and love all these years to my 37:41.410 --> 37:44.730 extended family watching today to my 37:44.730 --> 37:46.730 mom , my brothers , my sisters , my 37:46.730 --> 37:48.840 cousins , aunts , uncles , nephews , 37:49.330 --> 37:52.800 nieces , friends , colleagues . Thanks 37:52.800 --> 37:54.911 for the support , encouragement . All 37:54.911 --> 37:57.290 these many years , I step into this 37:57.290 --> 38:00.830 role as the 22nd director of die , with 38:00.840 --> 38:03.470 full humility , knowing what is at 38:03.470 --> 38:06.800 stake , but also with confidence that 38:06.810 --> 38:09.290 in both that my family support and in 38:09.290 --> 38:11.179 the ability of the team that I am 38:11.179 --> 38:14.410 joining here a DEA together we are 38:14.420 --> 38:16.920 capable of meeting any challenge . So 38:16.920 --> 38:18.976 to the Defense Intelligence Agency , 38:19.220 --> 38:21.220 all standing orders and regulations 38:21.220 --> 38:23.220 remain in effect . And I'll see you 38:23.220 --> 38:22.550 tomorrow . 38:33.320 --> 38:35.376 Thank you . General Barrier . Ladies 38:35.376 --> 38:37.376 and gentlemen , the chairman of the 38:37.376 --> 38:39.431 Joint Chiefs of Staff , General Mark 38:39.431 --> 38:38.960 Milley . 38:45.220 --> 38:48.100 So good afternoon . Uh , everyone and 38:48.100 --> 38:50.211 I'm told it's 40 50 people here , but 38:50.211 --> 38:52.378 there's a bunch more on the Livestream 38:52.520 --> 38:55.510 Onda course . Extended families of 38:55.510 --> 38:57.830 Scotty just mentioned . Hopefully , 38:58.320 --> 39:00.376 they're able to see this and witness 39:00.376 --> 39:03.850 this great event . I actually thought I 39:03.850 --> 39:06.120 was looking at the invite list and I 39:06.120 --> 39:08.064 saw Adam Schiff . Congressman Adam 39:08.064 --> 39:10.620 Schiff was here . Hey , didn't I don't 39:10.620 --> 39:14.520 think show up , but I'm pretty sure CIA 39:14.520 --> 39:16.190 as an empty seat . So that's 39:16.190 --> 39:18.690 appropriate for covert operations in a 39:18.690 --> 39:22.020 row is here . N g A is here . Of course . 39:22.020 --> 39:25.020 Dia , we're here . We've got the DNI 39:25.020 --> 39:28.460 here . We've got the undersecretary of 39:28.460 --> 39:30.627 Deputy Secretary of defense . We don't 39:30.627 --> 39:33.140 have ABC , NBC , CBS , but I thought we 39:33.140 --> 39:35.307 were gonna have a hearing . When I saw 39:35.307 --> 39:37.362 that , I wasn't sure it was gonna be 39:37.362 --> 39:39.584 hearing on indictment . I wasn't sure , 39:39.584 --> 39:42.290 but I wanna thank all of you for coming 39:42.350 --> 39:44.950 on , especially . I wanna thank Joe 39:44.950 --> 39:47.350 Kernen , who's ah , longtime friend of 39:47.350 --> 39:50.500 mine and the DNI Ratcliffe for both 39:50.510 --> 39:52.732 being here and making this ah , special 39:52.732 --> 39:54.860 event . We , the United States of 39:54.860 --> 39:57.870 America , we United States military and 39:57.870 --> 40:00.203 you , the intelligence community . Very , 40:00.203 --> 40:02.426 very fortunate . Uh , toe have Director 40:02.426 --> 40:04.648 Ratcliffe and Joe Kernen sitting at the 40:04.648 --> 40:07.170 home at the policy level , I've had the 40:07.170 --> 40:09.860 opportunity for many , many months , in 40:09.860 --> 40:11.971 some cases , years and in case of Joe 40:11.971 --> 40:14.138 Kernen to serve side by side with both 40:14.138 --> 40:16.304 of them . And I could tell you they're 40:16.304 --> 40:18.527 high quality individuals . So thank you 40:18.527 --> 40:20.860 for being here , all of you , on Thanks . 40:20.860 --> 40:22.971 Also , uh , to Jim McConville and his 40:22.971 --> 40:25.082 wife , Maria , for being here , Chief 40:25.082 --> 40:27.304 of Staff of the Army . Hey , I was 39 . 40:27.304 --> 40:30.330 He's he's 40 and in terms of the number 40:30.330 --> 40:33.210 of chief and back , back in the day , 40:33.210 --> 40:35.680 we were kernels . Hey , commanded the 40:35.680 --> 40:37.513 aviation began the first Calvary 40:37.513 --> 40:39.347 Division I commanded on Infantry 40:39.347 --> 40:41.569 Brigade , and we were fighting together 40:41.569 --> 40:43.736 in Baghdad against bad people . On one 40:43.736 --> 40:45.958 day I was on a little patrol and gotten 40:45.958 --> 40:47.958 very , very serious firefight . Jim 40:47.958 --> 40:50.069 McConnell , true to form , was flying 40:50.069 --> 40:52.200 an Apache . At the moment in time , I 40:52.200 --> 40:55.860 radioed for help . He came over and and 40:55.860 --> 40:58.193 fired rockets on my behalf and told him , 40:58.193 --> 41:00.027 You know , smoke 9 m due north , 41:00.027 --> 41:03.690 etcetera on hey literally saved my life , 41:03.690 --> 41:06.520 and I replaced Joe Dunford and Joe 41:06.520 --> 41:08.687 Dunford from Quincy , and he turned to 41:08.687 --> 41:10.798 Macondo one day and he said , Jimmy , 41:10.798 --> 41:12.909 what were you thinking that day ? And 41:12.909 --> 41:15.076 then McConville said , Sir , I've been 41:15.076 --> 41:17.298 regretting it every day of my life . So 41:17.298 --> 41:19.409 what can I say ? But thank you both . 41:19.409 --> 41:21.520 That's actually a true story , by the 41:21.520 --> 41:23.687 way . But thank you for being here and 41:23.687 --> 41:26.070 and , uh , and perhaps the most 41:26.080 --> 41:28.540 distinguished guests . Frankly , that's 41:28.540 --> 41:31.050 here . Eyes an Mills Griffin . Right 41:31.050 --> 41:33.230 back here . Thank you for being here . 41:36.310 --> 41:39.950 She is the CEO , the leader of the 41:39.950 --> 41:43.530 National League for POWs and MIAs . 41:43.910 --> 41:46.750 Andi , I will tell you , Ann , we will 41:46.750 --> 41:48.861 never forget . But we will never stop 41:48.861 --> 41:50.917 looking on . We will always remember 41:50.917 --> 41:53.139 our fallen and are missing in our POW . 41:53.139 --> 41:54.806 So thank you for being here . 41:59.710 --> 42:02.190 You know , we're here to witness the 42:02.190 --> 42:06.080 ceremony and and to honor both Bob 42:06.080 --> 42:09.290 asean Scott Barrier . But also , we're 42:09.290 --> 42:11.480 here because of their families on I 42:11.480 --> 42:13.702 know that they in the extended families 42:14.000 --> 42:16.320 out there in the Ethernet are very , 42:16.320 --> 42:18.320 very proud of these two American 42:18.700 --> 42:21.700 patriot . But the truth is , we're not 42:21.700 --> 42:24.100 just here for the for the barriers in 42:24.100 --> 42:26.700 the Ashleigh's . We're here because of 42:26.700 --> 42:30.640 16,500 men and women , intelligence 42:30.640 --> 42:32.251 professionals of the defense 42:32.600 --> 42:35.190 intelligence agencies . We're here 42:35.200 --> 42:38.440 because of that exceptional group of 42:38.440 --> 42:40.662 professionals . And believe it or not , 42:40.662 --> 42:43.800 they're not part of a deep state . They 42:43.800 --> 42:46.530 are dedicated patriots . We're here to 42:46.530 --> 42:49.520 serve their country . They're here to 42:49.520 --> 42:53.290 protect the lives of 331 42:53.640 --> 42:57.170 American citizens . They're here to 42:57.170 --> 43:00.660 protect an idea , an idea that's 43:00.660 --> 43:02.993 embedded in a document called the U . S . 43:02.993 --> 43:06.080 Constitution . They're here to protect 43:06.090 --> 43:08.680 the idea that we're all Americans , and 43:08.680 --> 43:11.310 we were all born free and equal . 43:12.500 --> 43:15.940 That is what Dia is here for and for no 43:16.300 --> 43:18.920 other reasons . They're here to protect 43:19.300 --> 43:21.356 Constitution of the United States of 43:21.356 --> 43:23.840 America and its citizens against all 43:23.840 --> 43:27.230 enemies born and domestic . And to the 43:27.800 --> 43:30.920 almost 17,000 of you who are out there . 43:31.700 --> 43:34.720 You are living in a time of great 43:34.720 --> 43:38.380 challenge and increasing peril . The 43:38.380 --> 43:40.790 competitive edge that we the United 43:40.790 --> 43:43.440 States enjoyed during the Cold War has 43:43.440 --> 43:47.120 eroded . And we now face a renewed era , 43:47.500 --> 43:49.611 as the national defense strategy says 43:49.611 --> 43:52.670 of great power competition for several 43:52.670 --> 43:55.760 decades , our adversaries perhaps not 43:55.770 --> 43:58.220 yet our enemies , but for sure . Our 43:58.220 --> 44:00.780 adversaries have studied the American 44:00.780 --> 44:03.320 way of war and developed capabilities 44:03.890 --> 44:06.480 that is designed to exploit what they 44:06.480 --> 44:08.591 perceived to be our vulnerabilities . 44:09.190 --> 44:12.560 While the nature of war is enduring , 44:12.560 --> 44:15.240 the character of war is changing , and 44:15.240 --> 44:17.351 it's changing at a pace unprecedented 44:17.690 --> 44:20.390 in the history of mankind . With rapid 44:20.400 --> 44:22.400 technological advancements over the 44:22.400 --> 44:24.490 past several decades increasing both 44:24.490 --> 44:26.546 the precision and range and accuracy 44:27.290 --> 44:30.870 and lethal ity of weapons , information 44:30.870 --> 44:33.000 is flowing more rapidly at the 44:33.000 --> 44:35.056 strategic , operational and tactical 44:35.056 --> 44:37.250 echelons of command , increasing the 44:37.250 --> 44:40.050 potential for information overload and 44:40.050 --> 44:42.217 the difficulty of separating the wheat 44:42.217 --> 44:44.272 from the chaff . The signal from the 44:44.272 --> 44:46.600 noise , cyber warfare and space warfare 44:46.600 --> 44:48.267 and operations throughout the 44:48.267 --> 44:50.590 information environment have grown in 44:50.590 --> 44:52.757 importance and impact . Along with the 44:52.757 --> 44:56.140 traditional domains of land sea , an 44:56.140 --> 44:59.650 air autonomous systems , robots 44:59.650 --> 45:02.450 supported by artificial intelligence 45:02.450 --> 45:05.270 and high capacity wireless connectivity 45:05.270 --> 45:08.500 are becoming foundational for future 45:08.500 --> 45:11.080 military operations . Competitors . 45:11.080 --> 45:14.110 States are employing very complex 45:14.550 --> 45:16.661 diplomatic , economic , political and 45:16.990 --> 45:18.840 covert clandestine mechanisms of 45:18.840 --> 45:21.740 influence and coercion to advance their 45:21.740 --> 45:25.620 agendas on a daily basis . The risks 45:26.090 --> 45:29.400 that we face today opposing and ever 45:29.400 --> 45:31.233 increasing challenge for our war 45:31.233 --> 45:33.456 fighters and perhaps more importantly , 45:33.456 --> 45:36.600 for our decision makers and that is 45:36.600 --> 45:38.378 placing an increased demand for 45:38.378 --> 45:41.690 innovation for capability for highly 45:41.700 --> 45:45.380 trained and competent intelligence 45:45.380 --> 45:48.320 community professionals , and the DEA 45:48.790 --> 45:51.800 is the cornerstone of that . And 45:51.800 --> 45:55.290 perhaps the greatest challenge is our 45:55.290 --> 45:57.890 global international liberal rules 45:57.890 --> 46:00.320 based order , is coming under 46:00.320 --> 46:03.490 increasing stress and we can all see 46:04.080 --> 46:06.820 that is beginning to fray . This 46:06.820 --> 46:09.300 happened twice before that I'm aware of , 46:09.300 --> 46:12.610 and perhaps other times as well . It 46:12.610 --> 46:15.670 happened following the 30 Years War in 46:15.670 --> 46:18.920 16 48 when we established a treaty of 46:18.920 --> 46:21.370 was failure in West Europe that 46:21.370 --> 46:23.426 established the current nation state 46:23.426 --> 46:25.860 system and kept the peace in Europe for 46:25.860 --> 46:29.460 roughly 100 years until the seven years 46:29.460 --> 46:32.520 war in the 17 fifties , followed by the 46:32.520 --> 46:35.290 disintegration of the old Order , the 46:35.300 --> 46:38.040 regime in France with the French 46:38.040 --> 46:40.510 Revolution and the rise of Napoleon , 46:41.380 --> 46:43.380 followed by 20 consecutive years of 46:43.380 --> 46:45.436 continent wide great power warfare . 46:46.480 --> 46:49.080 The leaders of Europe then established 46:49.080 --> 46:52.600 the Concert of Europe Order 46:53.180 --> 46:56.910 in 18 15 that prevented great power 46:56.910 --> 47:00.840 war for about 100 years until the 47:00.840 --> 47:03.390 faithful guns of August in the summer 47:03.390 --> 47:07.230 of 1914 triggered another 30 47:07.230 --> 47:10.910 years of war from 19 14 to 47:10.910 --> 47:13.960 1945 with over 47:13.960 --> 47:17.600 150 million people slaughtered 47:18.680 --> 47:21.110 in the fields of Europe in in Asia . 47:22.580 --> 47:25.090 And so we , the United States of 47:25.090 --> 47:27.146 America , at the end of world war to 47:27.146 --> 47:29.160 establish a system of rules of 47:29.160 --> 47:31.790 institutions and values that went into 47:31.790 --> 47:35.320 effect so called liberal , 47:35.610 --> 47:38.250 rules based international order that is 47:38.250 --> 47:41.650 so maligned in many corners today . It 47:41.650 --> 47:45.000 was designed to prevent a great power 47:45.000 --> 47:47.560 war . It was never designed to prevent 47:47.560 --> 47:50.660 Vietnam or Korea or Gulf War one or two 47:50.660 --> 47:52.930 or terrorism . It was designed to 47:52.930 --> 47:56.400 prevent a great power war , and we're 47:56.400 --> 47:59.920 now in its 75th year . 48:01.670 --> 48:04.440 We can all see the stress . We can all 48:04.440 --> 48:06.551 see the storm flags fluttering in the 48:06.551 --> 48:09.290 wind . Two years ago , 48:10.870 --> 48:13.210 I visited Normandy for the 75th 48:13.210 --> 48:16.800 anniversary of the D Day invasion . I 48:16.800 --> 48:19.480 had an opportunity to speak to one of 48:19.480 --> 48:22.510 the veterans , and I leaned over to him 48:22.510 --> 48:25.170 and and he fought , jumped in behind 48:25.170 --> 48:28.050 enemy lines of paratrooper . And I said , 48:28.060 --> 48:30.171 What was your great lesson from World 48:30.171 --> 48:32.940 War Two ? What did you take away ? That 48:32.940 --> 48:35.107 you want to pass to the chief of staff 48:35.107 --> 48:37.218 of the Army ? And I thought he'd tell 48:37.218 --> 48:39.273 me some tactical thing about shoot , 48:39.273 --> 48:41.340 move , communicate and I filled with 48:41.340 --> 48:43.740 tears and he looked up and he simply 48:43.740 --> 48:46.370 said , General never let it happen 48:46.370 --> 48:49.400 again . Never let it happen again . 48:51.170 --> 48:52.280 So it's your job . 48:53.770 --> 48:56.800 16,500 men and women , the intelligence 48:56.800 --> 48:59.960 professionals of DEA , along with all 48:59.960 --> 49:01.682 the others of the intelligence 49:01.682 --> 49:03.880 community , with all your brothers and 49:03.880 --> 49:07.540 sisters in the military and in the 49:07.540 --> 49:10.280 civilian intelligence community , you , 49:10.290 --> 49:12.640 each of you , of the sentinels on the 49:12.640 --> 49:16.580 wall of freedom . It is your job to 49:16.580 --> 49:18.860 ensure that we have early warning . We 49:18.860 --> 49:20.693 have the critical information to 49:20.693 --> 49:23.830 prevent a great power war and to 49:23.830 --> 49:26.840 maintain the great power piece . 49:27.570 --> 49:30.760 You are so fundamental to the 49:30.760 --> 49:33.000 survival of our nation . 49:34.670 --> 49:37.110 And it's the responsibility that you 49:37.110 --> 49:40.630 have . And the leadership has just 49:40.630 --> 49:43.820 passed from one great officer to 49:43.820 --> 49:47.700 another , Bob Ashley to Scott Barrier . 49:48.570 --> 49:51.030 And with Scott , I have known for many 49:51.030 --> 49:53.800 years . He's an officer of the highest 49:53.800 --> 49:56.780 caliber . He has tremendous 49:57.370 --> 49:59.500 operational experience and background 49:59.970 --> 50:02.900 in both peace and war , with five tours 50:02.900 --> 50:05.990 in combat and duty and leadership and 50:06.360 --> 50:08.360 conventional and special operations 50:08.360 --> 50:10.670 units and all echelons from Platoon , a 50:10.670 --> 50:12.910 company to battalion to brigade 50:12.910 --> 50:14.854 division core and at the strategic 50:14.854 --> 50:17.077 levels in career and in central command 50:17.520 --> 50:20.250 in Iraq and Afghanistan and and in the 50:20.250 --> 50:23.690 institution of the Army's Intelligence 50:23.690 --> 50:26.780 Corps . Leading 58,000 50:27.460 --> 50:30.590 Army intelligence soldiers and is the G 50:30.590 --> 50:34.490 two of the Army advising to 50:34.500 --> 50:38.460 Army chiefs of staff . Scott will be 50:38.460 --> 50:41.220 a director who builds relationships and 50:41.220 --> 50:45.200 fosters trust across teams . Outpace 50:45.200 --> 50:47.422 our adversaries and hopefully they will 50:47.422 --> 50:50.310 never be are outright enemy . He'll be 50:50.310 --> 50:52.850 a director . It was able to work across 50:52.850 --> 50:54.683 the intelligence community toe , 50:54.683 --> 50:56.572 provide strategic operational and 50:56.572 --> 50:58.290 tactical defense and military 50:58.290 --> 51:00.550 intelligence to deliver a decisive 51:00.550 --> 51:02.880 advantage to our warfighters , our 51:02.880 --> 51:05.200 defense planners , the acquisition 51:05.200 --> 51:08.120 community and , most importantly , tow 51:08.120 --> 51:10.970 our civilian and military senior 51:10.970 --> 51:13.760 decision makers and policy makers . And 51:13.760 --> 51:16.050 he will be a director who can clearly 51:16.050 --> 51:18.580 operate in great collaboration with our 51:18.590 --> 51:21.120 five eyes partners , our NATO allies 51:21.120 --> 51:23.350 and our other allies and friends and 51:23.350 --> 51:26.900 partners around the globe . Scott , 51:27.760 --> 51:31.070 you are perfectly suited to be the 51:31.070 --> 51:33.181 director of this great organization . 51:33.710 --> 51:35.877 And we are all looking forward to your 51:35.877 --> 51:38.680 leadership . And you didn't get here by 51:38.680 --> 51:41.270 yourself . You got here because of this 51:41.270 --> 51:43.492 group of people right here in the front 51:43.492 --> 51:45.714 row . You got here because of Annie and 51:45.714 --> 51:48.110 Colin Connor . He wouldn't be here 51:48.110 --> 51:50.970 without your love your support over the 51:50.970 --> 51:53.820 years . And I wanna thank you again for 51:53.820 --> 51:56.180 allowing your husband and your father 51:56.660 --> 51:59.090 to serve our country and lead our great 51:59.100 --> 52:01.580 military intelligence efforts . He's 52:01.580 --> 52:04.310 going to need every ounce of your 52:04.310 --> 52:07.490 support , every ounce of your love , 52:08.450 --> 52:10.450 cause I can guarantee you the years 52:10.450 --> 52:13.010 ahead where he's in charge of DEA are 52:13.010 --> 52:15.020 gonna be incredibly challenging and 52:15.020 --> 52:18.420 trying . And we'll take every bit of 52:18.420 --> 52:21.710 service and sacrifice on your part as 52:21.710 --> 52:25.570 well . So we have the deep honor today 52:25.820 --> 52:28.980 of not only welcoming Scotty Barrier , 52:29.650 --> 52:32.970 but also saying goodbye to an 52:32.970 --> 52:35.192 incredible intelligence officer and Bob 52:35.192 --> 52:38.390 Ashley Bob . You were originally 52:38.750 --> 52:40.917 chosen for this position , not because 52:40.917 --> 52:43.028 you could play the guitar . Listen to 52:43.028 --> 52:46.260 Lenin Skinner . You were chosen because 52:46.260 --> 52:48.427 of your knowledge , your skills . Your 52:48.427 --> 52:51.180 attributes there were honed over 36 52:51.180 --> 52:53.960 years of service in great units like 52:53.960 --> 52:56.570 the 82nd Airborne Division . It various 52:56.570 --> 52:58.660 levels of detachment Troops Squadron 52:58.660 --> 53:01.090 Command in the Joint Special Operations 53:01.090 --> 53:03.990 Command and J sock . Along with 53:04.510 --> 53:06.770 being those units , senior intelligence 53:06.770 --> 53:10.290 officers , you led with distinction on 53:10.290 --> 53:12.401 some of our most sensitive missions . 53:12.401 --> 53:14.620 Over time and clandestine operations . 53:15.450 --> 53:17.506 You lead conventional battalions and 53:17.506 --> 53:19.800 brigades and at the group level , and 53:19.800 --> 53:22.710 you performed unbelievably well as a 53:22.710 --> 53:24.654 senior intelligence adviser to the 53:24.820 --> 53:27.050 Commander , ISAF to the commanding 53:27.050 --> 53:29.106 General of Central Command under the 53:29.106 --> 53:31.106 chief of staff of the Army and , of 53:31.106 --> 53:34.190 course , and your last tour duty here 53:34.750 --> 53:38.690 at DIA through seven tours of combat , 53:39.350 --> 53:41.690 countless sleepless nights standing 53:41.690 --> 53:45.370 watch the competence and skill Bob 53:45.370 --> 53:47.880 Ashley came through every day in the 53:47.880 --> 53:49.602 defense of our country and our 53:49.602 --> 53:52.480 Constitution . But what distinguishes 53:53.350 --> 53:55.490 Bob Ashley is not his knowledge is 53:55.490 --> 53:57.970 skills in his attributes , but it's his 53:57.970 --> 54:00.290 character . It's his unflappable 54:00.290 --> 54:02.560 integrity . It's is incredible 54:02.940 --> 54:05.750 interpersonal skills , and it's your 54:05.750 --> 54:09.600 deep and genuine humility . You are 54:09.600 --> 54:13.250 someone , despite rising to the very 54:13.250 --> 54:15.770 senior levels of our government , 54:16.540 --> 54:20.540 become becoming occupied with the 54:20.540 --> 54:24.050 rarefied air of power here in 54:24.050 --> 54:27.760 Washington , D . C . You never became 54:27.760 --> 54:30.180 infected with the disease of hubris . 54:30.640 --> 54:34.060 Never once you always remembered 54:34.740 --> 54:37.270 that from dust to dust you came , and 54:37.270 --> 54:40.430 from dust you shall return . You always 54:40.690 --> 54:43.520 were a leader who led with tremendous 54:43.520 --> 54:46.860 humility . Bob Ashley is a leader who 54:46.860 --> 54:50.670 all of us would do well to emulate . 54:52.240 --> 54:54.650 But the true source of Bob success is 54:54.650 --> 54:58.190 his family , his father and mother , 54:58.190 --> 55:00.412 who are no longer with us . But they're 55:00.412 --> 55:02.468 looking down with great pride on you 55:02.468 --> 55:05.290 today and a father who inspired his 55:05.290 --> 55:08.460 service by having served himself in 55:08.460 --> 55:11.360 Korea and Vietnam on a brother who 55:11.360 --> 55:13.416 served for 20 years in the Air Force 55:13.940 --> 55:17.690 and his sons , Sean and Justin . Thank 55:17.690 --> 55:19.801 you both . And I know your brother is 55:19.801 --> 55:22.430 not here , but thank you both for your 55:22.430 --> 55:24.430 unwavering support and sacrifice in 55:24.430 --> 55:28.060 your own way . And I know first hand 55:28.400 --> 55:30.622 that both of you are the most important 55:30.622 --> 55:32.990 part of your father's life . And what 55:32.990 --> 55:36.030 brings him the most joy ? Except , of 55:36.030 --> 55:39.200 course , his wife , Barton . Thank you , 55:39.200 --> 55:42.820 Barb , for your tireless support to 55:42.820 --> 55:45.290 Bob . And and I know he refers to you 55:45.290 --> 55:47.600 rightly So is a secret weapon . And 55:47.600 --> 55:50.270 that's with good reason . And you are a 55:50.270 --> 55:54.090 model of service and sacrifice for all 55:54.090 --> 55:56.470 of us . For every single one of us , 55:56.470 --> 55:59.490 whether in uniform or not . For more 55:59.490 --> 56:02.460 than 36 years , you stood by his side , 56:03.330 --> 56:05.441 serving the soldiers , the families , 56:05.441 --> 56:07.108 the veterans and all of those 56:07.108 --> 56:10.100 communities associated with them . You 56:10.100 --> 56:12.760 made lasting impact on countless lives . 56:12.760 --> 56:16.750 Barb , over 20 postings you 56:16.750 --> 56:19.320 worked around the clock to volunteer 56:19.320 --> 56:21.540 and contribute whether it was being a 56:21.540 --> 56:23.950 board member and espouses club 56:24.330 --> 56:26.780 volunteer career for the bone marrow 56:26.780 --> 56:29.630 program are preparing 600 students for 56:29.630 --> 56:31.890 overseas assignments in the spouse 56:31.890 --> 56:34.870 training program . You were selfless 56:34.890 --> 56:37.540 and everything you did for so many 56:37.540 --> 56:41.290 decades . Our nation , our entire 56:41.290 --> 56:44.120 nation . Ozon incredible debt of 56:44.130 --> 56:46.610 gratitude to the Ashley family . So 56:46.610 --> 56:48.666 thank you all for what you've done . 56:56.430 --> 56:59.060 So , Bob , when you're back in North 56:59.060 --> 57:01.004 Carolina and you're strumming your 57:01.004 --> 57:03.004 guitar and you're hanging out and I 57:03.004 --> 57:04.949 understand that the house just got 57:04.949 --> 57:07.610 built , like a week ago , we want you 57:07.610 --> 57:10.840 to know that our hearts are with you on 57:10.840 --> 57:13.130 that you ran the race and you did it 57:13.140 --> 57:16.240 unbelievably well on . We know that 57:16.630 --> 57:18.640 you'll be cheering on your football 57:18.640 --> 57:20.820 team , and but your heart and soul is 57:20.820 --> 57:23.730 still gonna be up here with D A and all 57:23.730 --> 57:25.786 the intelligence professionals . And 57:25.786 --> 57:27.897 most importantly , you should go into 57:27.897 --> 57:30.008 retirement knowing that you fulfilled 57:30.008 --> 57:32.720 your sacred duty . The sacred duty that 57:32.730 --> 57:34.952 you took when you raise your right hand 57:34.952 --> 57:37.174 is a second lieutenant and you swore to 57:37.174 --> 57:39.174 protect and defend the Constitution 57:39.174 --> 57:41.063 against all enemies , foreign and 57:41.063 --> 57:43.174 domestic . And you swore that oath of 57:43.174 --> 57:45.397 allegiance to an idea not to a person , 57:45.397 --> 57:47.619 not to a tribe , not to a flag , but to 57:47.619 --> 57:49.397 an idea that's embedded in that 57:49.397 --> 57:51.563 document . so thank you . On behalf of 57:51.563 --> 57:53.674 everyone here in behalf of the entire 57:53.674 --> 57:53.290 country , behalf of all the 57:53.290 --> 57:55.179 intelligence professionals and on 57:55.179 --> 57:57.290 behalf of the U . S . Army and all of 57:57.290 --> 57:59.457 us in the military . Thank you , Bob . 57:59.457 --> 58:00.957 Ask you for your service . 58:10.420 --> 58:12.642 Thank you . General Milley . Ladies and 58:12.642 --> 58:14.809 gentlemen , the ceremony will continue 58:14.809 --> 58:16.587 with the retirement ceremony of 58:16.587 --> 58:18.753 Lieutenant General Ashley . Lieutenant 58:18.753 --> 58:20.809 General Ashley , please join General 58:20.809 --> 58:20.140 Milley Center stage . 58:24.620 --> 58:26.898 Please remain seated as General Milley . 58:26.898 --> 58:28.787 Present the Defense Distinguished 58:28.787 --> 58:30.787 Service Medal to Lieutenant General 58:30.787 --> 58:32.842 Ashley . A citation reads Lieutenant 58:32.842 --> 58:35.064 General Robert P . Ashley Junior United 58:35.064 --> 58:37.120 States Army distinguished himself by 58:37.120 --> 58:39.287 exceptionally distinguished service as 58:39.287 --> 58:41.453 the 21st Director Defense Intelligence 58:41.453 --> 58:43.453 Agency from October 2017 to October 58:43.453 --> 58:46.020 2020 . Drawing upon his exceptional 58:46.020 --> 58:48.187 leadership skills , Lieutenant General 58:48.187 --> 58:50.298 Ashley successfully led the agency to 58:50.298 --> 58:52.187 conduct intelligence analysis and 58:52.187 --> 58:54.298 operations in their shifting security 58:54.298 --> 58:56.464 landscape that resulted in overhaul of 58:56.464 --> 58:58.631 national defense strategy . Lieutenant 58:58.631 --> 59:00.742 General Ashley's steadfast vision and 59:00.742 --> 59:02.964 leadership postured the agency to align 59:02.964 --> 59:05.020 efforts against Pierre and near pier 59:05.020 --> 59:07.242 adversaries ranging the spectrum from a 59:07.242 --> 59:09.353 surging China revanchist Russia North 59:09.353 --> 59:11.242 Korean aggression , transnational 59:11.242 --> 59:13.464 terrorism and a global pandemic , while 59:13.464 --> 59:15.409 also preventing strategic surprise 59:15.409 --> 59:17.409 across the globe through all of his 59:17.409 --> 59:19.631 efforts as director of D . A Lieutenant 59:19.631 --> 59:21.742 general , Ashley tirelessly worked to 59:21.742 --> 59:23.798 create the increasingly integrated , 59:23.798 --> 59:23.500 agile and collaborative defense 59:23.500 --> 59:25.333 intelligence enterprise that was 59:25.333 --> 59:27.167 responsive and provided decision 59:27.167 --> 59:29.222 advantage to policymaker service and 59:29.222 --> 59:30.889 warfighter requirements . The 59:30.889 --> 59:32.611 distinctive accomplishments of 59:32.611 --> 59:34.778 Lieutenant General Ashley culminated a 59:34.778 --> 59:36.833 long and distinguished career in the 59:36.833 --> 59:38.778 service of his country and reflect 59:38.778 --> 59:40.944 great credit upon himself , the United 59:40.944 --> 59:43.111 States Army , the Defense Intelligence 59:43.111 --> 59:45.278 Agency and the Department of Defense . 59:45.620 --> 59:46.090 Yeah , 59:52.820 --> 59:55.042 by order of the Secretary of the Army , 59:55.042 --> 59:57.264 Lieutenant General Robert P . Ashley Jr 59:57.264 --> 59:59.542 is retired from the United States Army , 59:59.542 --> 01:00:01.720 effective 1 November 2020 after more 01:00:01.720 --> 01:00:03.942 than 36 years of faithful and honorable 01:00:03.942 --> 01:00:06.830 service , ladies and gentlemen , 01:00:06.930 --> 01:00:08.819 General Milley will now present a 01:00:08.819 --> 01:00:10.874 certificate of appreciation from the 01:00:10.874 --> 01:00:12.930 Commander in Chief , which reads , I 01:00:12.930 --> 01:00:14.986 extend to you my personal thanks and 01:00:14.986 --> 01:00:17.041 sincere appreciation of our grateful 01:00:17.041 --> 01:00:18.986 nation for your contribution to of 01:00:18.986 --> 01:00:21.152 honorable service to our country . You 01:00:21.152 --> 01:00:23.208 have helped maintain the security of 01:00:23.208 --> 01:00:23.170 the nation during a critical time in 01:00:23.170 --> 01:00:25.392 its history , with the devotion to duty 01:00:25.392 --> 01:00:27.559 and a spirit of sacrifice . In keeping 01:00:27.559 --> 01:00:29.614 with the proud tradition of military 01:00:29.614 --> 01:00:31.670 service , I trust that in the coming 01:00:31.670 --> 01:00:33.559 years you will maintain an active 01:00:33.559 --> 01:00:35.559 interest in the armed forces on the 01:00:35.559 --> 01:00:37.614 purpose for which you served . Those 01:00:37.614 --> 01:00:37.580 who follow in your footsteps will draw 01:00:37.580 --> 01:00:39.524 inspiration from your commitment . 01:00:39.530 --> 01:00:41.580 Dedication and sacrifice is made to 01:00:41.580 --> 01:00:43.691 ensure the protection of our American 01:00:43.691 --> 01:00:45.747 freedoms . My best wishes to you for 01:00:45.747 --> 01:00:47.858 happiness and success in the future . 01:00:47.858 --> 01:00:50.024 Signed Donald J . Trump , Commander in 01:00:50.024 --> 01:00:49.820 Chief 01:01:00.610 --> 01:01:02.610 General Milley will now present the 01:01:02.610 --> 01:01:04.832 certificate of retirement to Lieutenant 01:01:04.832 --> 01:01:06.999 General Ashley . It reads . This is to 01:01:06.999 --> 01:01:09.166 certify that Lieutenant General Robert 01:01:09.166 --> 01:01:11.054 P . Ashley Junior , having served 01:01:11.054 --> 01:01:13.221 faithfully and honorably , was retired 01:01:13.221 --> 01:01:15.166 from the United States Army on the 01:01:15.166 --> 01:01:17.443 first day of November in the year 2020 . 01:01:17.443 --> 01:01:19.332 Signed James McConville , General 01:01:19.332 --> 01:01:21.332 United States Army Chief of Staff . 01:01:28.710 --> 01:01:29.710 Yeah , 01:01:34.310 --> 01:01:36.477 Mrs Ashley , will you now join General 01:01:36.477 --> 01:01:38.699 Milley and Lieutenant General Ashley at 01:01:38.699 --> 01:01:39.699 center stage ? 01:01:44.610 --> 01:01:46.499 General Milley will now award Mrs 01:01:46.499 --> 01:01:48.832 Ashley Outstanding Public Service Award . 01:01:48.832 --> 01:01:51.270 The citation reads as follows . Mrs . 01:01:51.270 --> 01:01:53.492 Barbara Ashley distinguished herself by 01:01:53.492 --> 01:01:55.326 exceptionally meritorious public 01:01:55.326 --> 01:01:57.103 service as a military community 01:01:57.103 --> 01:01:59.500 organizer and advocate . From May 1984 01:01:59.500 --> 01:02:02.890 to October 2020 over 36 years , Mrs 01:02:02.890 --> 01:02:04.890 Barbara Ashley dutifully served her 01:02:04.890 --> 01:02:06.890 country , her community and an ever 01:02:06.890 --> 01:02:08.668 uprooted family through tens of 01:02:08.668 --> 01:02:10.930 thousands of hours volunteered graceful 01:02:10.930 --> 01:02:13.152 leadership and unwavering commitment to 01:02:13.152 --> 01:02:15.152 cause . She selflessly committed to 01:02:15.152 --> 01:02:17.208 troop effectiveness through tangible 01:02:17.208 --> 01:02:19.263 promotion of strong family units and 01:02:19.263 --> 01:02:21.263 successfully advocated for the fair 01:02:21.263 --> 01:02:23.097 employment treatment of military 01:02:23.097 --> 01:02:25.097 spouses all the way to the national 01:02:25.097 --> 01:02:27.319 policy level . Her volunteer support to 01:02:27.319 --> 01:02:29.430 the military spanned units , from the 01:02:29.430 --> 01:02:31.430 tactical to the strategic levels in 01:02:31.430 --> 01:02:33.541 both Army and joint commands . Across 01:02:33.541 --> 01:02:33.500 more than 20 postings and with 01:02:33.500 --> 01:02:35.740 thousands of families served , Mrs 01:02:35.740 --> 01:02:37.851 Ashley was a stalwart fixture in Fort 01:02:37.851 --> 01:02:39.710 Bragg , Fort Huachuca on various 01:02:39.710 --> 01:02:41.821 Washington D . C . Area communities , 01:02:41.821 --> 01:02:44.020 tirelessly leading mentor investment , 01:02:44.120 --> 01:02:46.500 Scholastic Spouse Employment and D O D . 01:02:46.500 --> 01:02:48.940 Family initiatives as the first lady of 01:02:48.940 --> 01:02:51.030 the U . S . Army Intelligence Center 01:02:51.030 --> 01:02:53.141 for Excellence at Fort Huachuca , and 01:02:53.141 --> 01:02:55.363 that the Defense Intelligence Agency in 01:02:55.363 --> 01:02:57.252 Washington , D . C . She elevated 01:02:57.252 --> 01:02:59.030 organization peak performance , 01:02:59.030 --> 01:03:00.974 resulting in lasting institutional 01:03:00.974 --> 01:03:03.197 impact and the efficacy of intelligence 01:03:03.197 --> 01:03:04.974 personnel performing a critical 01:03:04.974 --> 01:03:06.863 national security mission . Mrs . 01:03:06.863 --> 01:03:08.919 Ashley was simply the epitome of the 01:03:08.919 --> 01:03:10.808 action oriented military spouse , 01:03:10.808 --> 01:03:13.030 embodying the Defense Department values 01:03:13.030 --> 01:03:14.697 of citizenship , patriotism , 01:03:14.697 --> 01:03:16.474 leadership and resiliency . Her 01:03:16.474 --> 01:03:18.697 dedication reflects a great credit upon 01:03:18.697 --> 01:03:20.863 herself , the United States Army , the 01:03:20.863 --> 01:03:22.863 United States Military intelligence 01:03:22.863 --> 01:03:25.197 community and the Department of Defense . 01:03:26.090 --> 01:03:27.534 I don't think That's it . 01:03:34.200 --> 01:03:36.144 Mrs . Ashley , if you would please 01:03:36.144 --> 01:03:37.533 return to center stage . 01:03:41.900 --> 01:03:43.789 Mrs . Ashley will now receive the 01:03:43.789 --> 01:03:46.011 Department of the Army . Certificate of 01:03:46.011 --> 01:03:45.620 Appreciation 01:04:02.690 --> 01:04:04.634 General . Million . Mrs . Ashley , 01:04:04.634 --> 01:04:08.190 please take your seats . Ladies and 01:04:08.190 --> 01:04:10.523 gentlemen , Lieutenant General Robert P . 01:04:10.523 --> 01:04:11.523 Ashley Junior . 01:04:20.290 --> 01:04:21.290 Yeah , 01:04:34.490 --> 01:04:35.000 yeah . 01:04:41.690 --> 01:04:44.640 Well done , guys . Eso if you will 01:04:44.640 --> 01:04:48.010 excuse me the protocol of going back 01:04:48.010 --> 01:04:49.843 through all the VIPs , all these 01:04:49.843 --> 01:04:52.066 important people because I'm gonna come 01:04:52.066 --> 01:04:51.820 back to a little bit of my comments . 01:04:52.280 --> 01:04:54.558 But just for a family , everybody else , 01:04:54.558 --> 01:04:56.780 thanks for being here . And please bear 01:04:56.780 --> 01:04:59.080 with me as I try to cap a couple of 01:04:59.080 --> 01:05:03.080 stories . 36 years and this is 01:05:03.080 --> 01:05:05.302 gonna be a bit less than a conventional 01:05:05.302 --> 01:05:08.750 speech . And we have a music or musical 01:05:08.760 --> 01:05:11.430 interlude later on s so stay tuned 01:05:11.890 --> 01:05:13.946 really ? For the senior leaders that 01:05:13.946 --> 01:05:16.168 are here today , gentlemen . Thanks . I 01:05:16.168 --> 01:05:20.030 have great bosses , and it is such 01:05:20.030 --> 01:05:22.197 a thrill to have the opportunity to do 01:05:22.197 --> 01:05:24.419 what I do for a living . Sir , when you 01:05:24.419 --> 01:05:26.586 first visits was to us . So thanks for 01:05:26.586 --> 01:05:28.700 your investment on us as an 01:05:28.700 --> 01:05:30.756 organization and all the best is you 01:05:30.756 --> 01:05:32.922 carry forward leading the intelligence 01:05:32.922 --> 01:05:35.144 community . Uh , let me go to Secretary 01:05:35.144 --> 01:05:36.978 Kirnan . You know , it's kind of 01:05:36.978 --> 01:05:38.978 interesting when when folks changed 01:05:38.978 --> 01:05:41.380 into the coat on time mode . Ah , lot 01:05:41.380 --> 01:05:43.713 of the youngsters don't realize the DNA . 01:05:43.713 --> 01:05:45.880 It's behind that coat in time . And so 01:05:45.880 --> 01:05:47.880 the story that I like to tell about 01:05:47.880 --> 01:05:49.936 Secretary Kernen is you know what he 01:05:49.936 --> 01:05:52.150 was doing on 9 11 . He was commanding 01:05:52.150 --> 01:05:55.300 seal Team six . That's our U S D . I s 01:05:57.590 --> 01:06:01.440 Yeah , yeah , so 01:06:01.440 --> 01:06:04.060 that's the DNA of my boss , which means , 01:06:04.070 --> 01:06:06.237 you know , he is laser focused on what 01:06:06.237 --> 01:06:09.480 we do . And he's a huge advocate . He's 01:06:09.480 --> 01:06:11.591 the kind of leader that says , Here's 01:06:11.591 --> 01:06:13.647 my vision . Here's my intent and you 01:06:13.647 --> 01:06:15.702 guys move out and he lets us do it . 01:06:15.702 --> 01:06:18.860 And so there is no better a better boss 01:06:18.860 --> 01:06:20.971 toe have that allows you that kind of 01:06:20.971 --> 01:06:23.082 Friedmann latitude and really to have 01:06:23.082 --> 01:06:25.082 an operator in that position ? He's 01:06:25.082 --> 01:06:27.082 He's humble about his lack of , you 01:06:27.082 --> 01:06:29.304 know , time and not being part of the I 01:06:29.304 --> 01:06:32.530 C . But he's He knows what that 01:06:32.540 --> 01:06:35.720 difference makes a za being an operator 01:06:35.730 --> 01:06:37.897 on one of those seals that takes those 01:06:37.897 --> 01:06:39.952 objectives so he knows how important 01:06:39.952 --> 01:06:42.280 that ISS for my former chief and my 01:06:42.280 --> 01:06:45.200 current chairman . Um , I wouldn't be 01:06:45.200 --> 01:06:47.422 here if it were not for gentle Millie , 01:06:47.422 --> 01:06:50.200 and I am proud to call him my chairman . 01:06:50.210 --> 01:06:53.010 I was proud when he was my chief and 01:06:53.680 --> 01:06:56.520 served the fact that I'm here today was 01:06:56.520 --> 01:06:58.576 an interesting office called because 01:06:58.576 --> 01:07:00.742 Vince sitting out there with Phyllis , 01:07:00.742 --> 01:07:02.909 we knew Vince's get ready transition , 01:07:03.180 --> 01:07:05.470 and I get called into the chief's 01:07:05.470 --> 01:07:07.470 office and he said , Hey , Vince is 01:07:07.470 --> 01:07:09.248 moving on . They're looking for 01:07:09.248 --> 01:07:09.210 nominations . Who do you think should 01:07:09.210 --> 01:07:11.900 be the next day ? I Director I told him 01:07:11.900 --> 01:07:14.122 why I thought that should be and it was 01:07:14.122 --> 01:07:16.344 not me . And he looked at me and said , 01:07:16.344 --> 01:07:18.567 That's not exactly who I was thinking . 01:07:18.780 --> 01:07:20.780 I would have got that opportunity . 01:07:20.780 --> 01:07:22.780 We're not for General Milley and so 01:07:22.780 --> 01:07:24.836 sort of Thanks for your confidence . 01:07:24.836 --> 01:07:26.891 Thanks for your leadership . Um , my 01:07:26.891 --> 01:07:29.058 current chief is here . And so , sir , 01:07:29.058 --> 01:07:31.280 thanks for carbon time . Because I know 01:07:31.280 --> 01:07:33.280 you guys schedule this crushing and 01:07:33.280 --> 01:07:35.280 really for Maria and Holly . And it 01:07:35.280 --> 01:07:37.336 means so much to Barb and I that you 01:07:37.336 --> 01:07:39.447 guys were here today . You really are 01:07:39.447 --> 01:07:38.740 the epitome of service and what it 01:07:38.740 --> 01:07:40.962 means . And , you know , I think it was 01:07:40.962 --> 01:07:42.962 a quote that was attributed back to 01:07:42.962 --> 01:07:44.796 Holland . When you have all your 01:07:44.796 --> 01:07:46.740 counterparts visits and she said , 01:07:46.740 --> 01:07:48.851 Let's make sure we invite bar because 01:07:48.851 --> 01:07:51.073 everything is a lot more fun is Barb Is 01:07:51.073 --> 01:07:53.690 there eso a couple of stories ? One is , 01:07:53.700 --> 01:07:56.010 um , journal Jim Campbell , who was the 01:07:56.010 --> 01:07:58.232 director of the Army staff when I was a 01:07:58.232 --> 01:08:00.454 colonel . And as I got ready to come in 01:08:00.454 --> 01:08:02.677 to be the Army G two , he was and still 01:08:02.677 --> 01:08:04.843 is a great kind of a great bird mentor 01:08:04.843 --> 01:08:08.690 for for flag officers and 01:08:09.060 --> 01:08:11.227 guidance . I got from General Campbell 01:08:11.227 --> 01:08:13.393 coming in and said it was three things 01:08:13.393 --> 01:08:15.790 he said first , um , congratulations . 01:08:15.790 --> 01:08:18.012 You're gonna be a three star . You have 01:08:18.012 --> 01:08:20.068 not arrived . Here's the expectation 01:08:20.570 --> 01:08:22.792 you're gonna work harder than everybody 01:08:22.792 --> 01:08:25.014 in the G two . That's the expectation . 01:08:25.650 --> 01:08:27.706 The second thing he said , is you're 01:08:27.706 --> 01:08:29.872 gonna get access and you're gonna hear 01:08:29.872 --> 01:08:29.840 some very candid conversations from 01:08:29.850 --> 01:08:33.040 four star leaders . You will take those 01:08:33.040 --> 01:08:35.900 conversations to your grave , and then 01:08:35.900 --> 01:08:38.110 the last thing he said . Don't ever 01:08:38.110 --> 01:08:41.830 expect somebody to say thanks . And 01:08:41.830 --> 01:08:43.886 that's understood because that's the 01:08:43.886 --> 01:08:46.360 expectation . That is what we do . And 01:08:46.370 --> 01:08:48.537 any time I had a bad day and I thought 01:08:48.537 --> 01:08:50.703 I was busy . Whether it was the Army G 01:08:50.703 --> 01:08:52.926 two or whether it is the d I director , 01:08:52.926 --> 01:08:54.981 all I had to do is look at the chief 01:08:54.981 --> 01:08:54.750 schedule or look at the chairman 01:08:54.750 --> 01:08:58.710 schedule . And it was you got it 01:08:58.710 --> 01:09:00.821 pretty easy , buddy . Compared to the 01:09:00.821 --> 01:09:02.821 crushing schedules that they And so 01:09:02.821 --> 01:09:04.932 really what I would like to say , you 01:09:04.932 --> 01:09:06.932 know , to all of family and friends 01:09:06.932 --> 01:09:09.690 that are that doubt in everybody . Um , 01:09:10.470 --> 01:09:13.130 that sees this from a distance to my 01:09:13.130 --> 01:09:15.490 chief , to my chairman , to my boss , 01:09:15.500 --> 01:09:18.250 to my DNA , on behalf of a grateful 01:09:18.250 --> 01:09:20.139 nation . Thanks for what you do . 01:09:20.139 --> 01:09:22.028 Because I know your schedules are 01:09:22.028 --> 01:09:24.250 brutal compared to what I do . And so I 01:09:24.250 --> 01:09:26.194 was going to say Thanks for that , 01:09:26.194 --> 01:09:28.194 Scott and Annie . Congratulations , 01:09:28.194 --> 01:09:31.290 guys . You're gonna have a blast . Um , 01:09:31.970 --> 01:09:34.081 you really are gonna have a good time 01:09:34.081 --> 01:09:36.248 get past Covidien traveling All that's 01:09:36.248 --> 01:09:38.414 gonna be good as well , too . So But I 01:09:38.414 --> 01:09:40.470 wanted to share a brief Justin story 01:09:40.470 --> 01:09:42.692 who's here today , and the Justin story 01:09:42.870 --> 01:09:46.100 is so we got ready to advance course 01:09:46.100 --> 01:09:48.267 because Scott , we've known each other 01:09:48.267 --> 01:09:50.267 for over 30 years . We got ready to 01:09:50.267 --> 01:09:52.267 advance course Sean was about 16 17 01:09:52.267 --> 01:09:54.267 months . Barb is 7.5 , almost eight 01:09:54.267 --> 01:09:56.433 months pregnant , and we got orders to 01:09:56.433 --> 01:09:58.656 get advance course for six weeks before 01:09:58.656 --> 01:09:58.340 we came here to work on a master's 01:09:58.340 --> 01:09:59.951 degree . And so we had . The 01:09:59.951 --> 01:10:02.007 conversation is , Well , we're not , 01:10:02.007 --> 01:10:04.062 can't fly . You don't really want to 01:10:04.062 --> 01:10:06.340 drive you all the way to forward to go . 01:10:06.340 --> 01:10:06.150 So we made the decision . You know , 01:10:06.150 --> 01:10:08.261 Bar would go up to Riley and she'd be 01:10:08.261 --> 01:10:10.720 with family , and I would either be 01:10:10.720 --> 01:10:12.664 really closer to be a couple weeks 01:10:12.664 --> 01:10:14.890 buying when Justin was born . And the 01:10:14.900 --> 01:10:16.900 funny thing is , you talk about how 01:10:16.900 --> 01:10:19.370 small the Army is . So 01:10:20.660 --> 01:10:22.660 barbs and delivery she's there with 01:10:22.660 --> 01:10:24.716 Angie Bach . She's in there with her 01:10:24.716 --> 01:10:27.220 with her sister Belinda and Justin's on 01:10:27.220 --> 01:10:29.840 his way . And you know where I waas ? I 01:10:29.840 --> 01:10:31.673 was at a party . It's gotten any 01:10:31.673 --> 01:10:34.460 bearers house eso When you guys were 01:10:34.460 --> 01:10:36.460 really little , Um , that's the guy 01:10:36.460 --> 01:10:38.571 that was born when I was over to your 01:10:38.571 --> 01:10:40.849 house hanging out . So , um , you know , 01:10:40.849 --> 01:10:43.016 you kind of close out your career . It 01:10:43.016 --> 01:10:45.293 was kind of interesting . This morning . 01:10:45.293 --> 01:10:44.410 I looked at my jaywalked , my sipper 01:10:44.410 --> 01:10:46.632 and my Nipper account . I wanted to put 01:10:46.632 --> 01:10:48.780 the out of office and then I kind of 01:10:48.780 --> 01:10:50.836 pause for a second . How long do you 01:10:51.360 --> 01:10:53.582 put out of office when you get ready to 01:10:53.582 --> 01:10:55.582 retire ? So I carried it through 31 01:10:55.582 --> 01:10:57.527 December . I think that's probably 01:10:57.527 --> 01:10:59.249 sufficient , Uh , to my fellow 01:10:59.249 --> 01:11:01.193 directors . I'm sorry , Gene . You 01:11:01.193 --> 01:11:03.249 cannot be here . But for Chris , Bob 01:11:03.249 --> 01:11:05.416 General , aka Sony , You guys are such 01:11:05.416 --> 01:11:07.527 great teammates , you know , and it's 01:11:07.527 --> 01:11:09.471 and it's never about the parochial 01:11:09.471 --> 01:11:11.693 nature of an organization . It is about 01:11:11.693 --> 01:11:13.749 how do we all operate together ? You 01:11:13.749 --> 01:11:15.804 know , the good part is , Chris , we 01:11:15.804 --> 01:11:17.582 just recently met . But I'm not 01:11:17.582 --> 01:11:19.804 concerned and our majors together . Bob 01:11:19.804 --> 01:11:21.916 and I work together for a long time . 01:11:21.916 --> 01:11:24.138 And when you come and have that kind of 01:11:24.138 --> 01:11:26.304 camaraderie and sense of purpose , how 01:11:26.304 --> 01:11:28.193 could you not love getting in the 01:11:28.193 --> 01:11:29.916 morning , come to work ? It is 01:11:29.916 --> 01:11:31.804 absolutely awesome , the chairman 01:11:31.804 --> 01:11:34.027 highlighted . And those Griffith and so 01:11:34.027 --> 01:11:34.020 thank you so much for being here . Part 01:11:34.020 --> 01:11:37.350 of this . She is a zealot for our POW , 01:11:37.360 --> 01:11:39.304 my family's , because she lost her 01:11:39.304 --> 01:11:41.720 brother in Vietnam and he has been 01:11:41.720 --> 01:11:43.831 recovered . And so we're so happy for 01:11:43.831 --> 01:11:44.320 that 01:11:51.260 --> 01:11:54.590 and she is she's like a Viper on 01:11:54.590 --> 01:11:56.590 support in these efforts . I mean , 01:11:56.590 --> 01:11:58.479 it's unbelievable . And Sarah and 01:11:58.479 --> 01:12:01.950 thanks for being with us today , um , a 01:12:01.960 --> 01:12:04.127 little bit about Barb in the kids . It 01:12:04.127 --> 01:12:06.390 is a long time since 1985 sitting on 01:12:06.390 --> 01:12:08.390 the opinions of the couch revenue , 01:12:08.390 --> 01:12:10.723 each other's feet watching moonlighting . 01:12:10.723 --> 01:12:12.946 If you remember the old Bruce Willis TV 01:12:12.946 --> 01:12:14.946 show and I'll come back to borrow a 01:12:14.946 --> 01:12:17.057 little bit more . But she has my best 01:12:17.057 --> 01:12:19.223 shooter leader through the years . The 01:12:19.223 --> 01:12:21.057 kids are amazing , Um , truth of 01:12:21.057 --> 01:12:23.223 lending because of cool and everything 01:12:23.223 --> 01:12:25.223 else . Shawn is in Atlanta with our 01:12:25.223 --> 01:12:27.446 grandson , Arthur and Lucy , and that's 01:12:27.446 --> 01:12:29.557 what drove the travel decision . So , 01:12:29.557 --> 01:12:31.779 um , otherwise Sean and Lucy and master 01:12:31.779 --> 01:12:34.420 argue , would be with us today . And 01:12:34.420 --> 01:12:36.253 even though they didn't wear the 01:12:36.253 --> 01:12:38.531 uniform there , every much of soldiers , 01:12:38.531 --> 01:12:40.587 the one that stands before you , you 01:12:40.587 --> 01:12:42.587 know , through all the moves Justin 01:12:42.587 --> 01:12:44.476 with three high schools showing a 01:12:44.476 --> 01:12:44.470 couple of high schools and we drug him 01:12:44.470 --> 01:12:46.930 around and I know it's made her better . 01:12:46.930 --> 01:12:50.220 Men it's made of are resilient , and 01:12:50.380 --> 01:12:52.380 they have huge hearts , and they're 01:12:52.380 --> 01:12:54.491 just incredible . And so I'm so proud 01:12:54.491 --> 01:12:56.658 of you guys and the young men that you 01:12:56.658 --> 01:12:59.020 become , but it also makes me think 01:12:59.020 --> 01:13:01.242 about something , Vince Stewart said in 01:13:01.242 --> 01:13:03.330 his retirement . That hit me like a 01:13:03.340 --> 01:13:05.562 bullet in my heart because Vince looked 01:13:05.562 --> 01:13:07.618 at it , this huge family that he and 01:13:07.618 --> 01:13:09.784 Phyllis have , and he made a comment . 01:13:09.784 --> 01:13:12.007 He said , You know , four times a night 01:13:12.007 --> 01:13:14.007 it was a better Marine than I was a 01:13:14.007 --> 01:13:15.896 father . Not that Vince was a bad 01:13:15.896 --> 01:13:18.910 father . Vince talked about just what 01:13:18.910 --> 01:13:21.077 it means to serve and what it means to 01:13:21.077 --> 01:13:24.760 pull you into this profession 01:13:25.450 --> 01:13:28.160 and all the things you , you miss and 01:13:28.160 --> 01:13:30.216 Vince . I thought about that comment 01:13:30.216 --> 01:13:32.438 because I think it strikes the heart of 01:13:32.438 --> 01:13:34.604 everybody in their uniforms and we try 01:13:34.604 --> 01:13:36.910 our best to orchestrate all that , and 01:13:36.910 --> 01:13:40.680 it becomes it just it's difficult , but , 01:13:40.690 --> 01:13:42.801 you know , the sons are amazing . You 01:13:42.801 --> 01:13:44.912 know , Sean ingestion just absolutely 01:13:44.912 --> 01:13:47.134 phenomenal , and we had this tremendous 01:13:47.134 --> 01:13:49.246 edition . They started dating in high 01:13:49.246 --> 01:13:48.750 school , which is Lucy , who's my 01:13:48.750 --> 01:13:51.180 daughter in law , and she is brilliant 01:13:51.950 --> 01:13:54.740 and thank her for all she does to take 01:13:54.740 --> 01:13:57.440 care of Sean and the gift that she's 01:13:57.440 --> 01:14:00.090 given us , which is a grandson , which 01:14:00.090 --> 01:14:02.257 is Arthur , who is just this amazing , 01:14:02.257 --> 01:14:05.530 amazing little guy . But it is time for 01:14:05.530 --> 01:14:07.970 us to go home . It is time to go home . 01:14:07.970 --> 01:14:11.570 Tow lots of family to the maze . To the 01:14:11.570 --> 01:14:14.040 Smiths . To the griswald . Yes , We 01:14:14.040 --> 01:14:16.262 actually know people . Name goes well , 01:14:16.450 --> 01:14:18.617 check and came . Just kidding . I know 01:14:18.617 --> 01:14:20.728 you guys were dialed in Azaz . Well , 01:14:20.728 --> 01:14:22.950 but , you know , for the May family for 01:14:22.950 --> 01:14:25.650 Barb , sister Belinda and Danny . You 01:14:25.650 --> 01:14:27.650 know , it was amazing when the kids 01:14:27.650 --> 01:14:29.650 came along with Jessica , Amber and 01:14:29.650 --> 01:14:31.761 Chad and , you know , to reflect back 01:14:31.770 --> 01:14:33.937 because we started dating in college . 01:14:33.937 --> 01:14:36.048 In Belinda was , what , 18 or 19 ? We 01:14:36.048 --> 01:14:38.440 started dating . Um , Didn't 01:14:38.440 --> 01:14:40.051 necessarily see her . Is the 01:14:40.051 --> 01:14:42.107 grandmother of five at some point in 01:14:42.107 --> 01:14:44.273 the future . She was a little bit of a 01:14:44.273 --> 01:14:46.273 wild one in high school , But boy , 01:14:46.273 --> 01:14:48.218 she's just blossom . And she is so 01:14:48.218 --> 01:14:50.660 incredible . And I 01:14:52.640 --> 01:14:55.660 I took your best friend away for 36 01:14:55.660 --> 01:14:57.860 years of travel . But it z time to 01:14:57.860 --> 01:15:00.410 Parker back in North Carolina . So that 01:15:00.410 --> 01:15:02.577 is one happy lady in Belinda . And you 01:15:02.577 --> 01:15:05.100 heard us talk about the donation on 01:15:05.110 --> 01:15:07.277 behalf of varnish Jessica , who is now 01:15:07.277 --> 01:15:09.550 cancer free . Good for Jess . 01:15:14.640 --> 01:15:17.640 And , uh , Mana , my mother in law who 01:15:17.650 --> 01:15:19.761 probably wondered what was going on . 01:15:19.761 --> 01:15:21.928 The first time I walked in to her life 01:15:21.928 --> 01:15:24.270 from AP state , my hair was a little 01:15:24.270 --> 01:15:26.437 bit longer than Annie's is right now . 01:15:26.540 --> 01:15:29.090 That was pre ROTC days and so many . 01:15:29.090 --> 01:15:31.201 You've been awesome through the years 01:15:31.201 --> 01:15:33.368 and thanks for making me a part of the 01:15:33.368 --> 01:15:35.534 family . We're no stranger to military 01:15:35.534 --> 01:15:38.250 service . So he talked about it . You 01:15:38.250 --> 01:15:40.370 know , my dad was in creates into the 01:15:40.370 --> 01:15:42.259 Korean War . He's certain Vietnam 01:15:42.740 --> 01:15:44.907 barbers , Dad . Two tours in Vietnam , 01:15:44.907 --> 01:15:47.330 a career soldier . And when I was 10 01:15:47.330 --> 01:15:49.320 years old and , you know , in 01:15:49.320 --> 01:15:51.209 elementary school he was a master 01:15:51.209 --> 01:15:53.376 parachutist pushing paratroop presided 01:15:53.376 --> 01:15:55.487 Fort Bragg . And so for Bobby Glenn . 01:15:55.487 --> 01:15:57.820 Thanks for your service . My cousin Lin , 01:15:57.840 --> 01:15:59.784 who's the real hardcore guy of the 01:15:59.784 --> 01:16:02.007 family , A Green Beret retired a couple 01:16:02.007 --> 01:16:04.173 years ago for linen . Evelyn and their 01:16:04.173 --> 01:16:06.284 kids way hope to spend some time with 01:16:06.284 --> 01:16:06.240 because it's been too far and too long . 01:16:06.630 --> 01:16:09.970 And for my brother , Steve , who I hope 01:16:09.970 --> 01:16:12.340 you figured out how to dial in . He's 01:16:12.340 --> 01:16:15.850 been my hero my whole life . 1 41 pilot , 01:16:16.430 --> 01:16:18.374 You know , Second , he turned 18 . 01:16:18.374 --> 01:16:20.541 Steve was out of the house . He was on 01:16:20.541 --> 01:16:22.708 his own . Hey , was ready to take that 01:16:22.708 --> 01:16:24.930 adventure because we grew up in the Air 01:16:24.930 --> 01:16:27.097 Force is Aziz Air Force brats . And he 01:16:27.097 --> 01:16:29.263 knew early on got that airspace degree 01:16:29.263 --> 01:16:31.319 that he wanted to be a pilot . And I 01:16:31.319 --> 01:16:33.374 remember one of the conversations we 01:16:33.374 --> 01:16:35.430 had . I think it was shortly after I 01:16:35.430 --> 01:16:37.319 got commissioned and , you know , 01:16:37.319 --> 01:16:39.541 coming from a rural area North Carolina 01:16:39.541 --> 01:16:41.652 little town called Statesville , even 01:16:41.652 --> 01:16:43.986 though we moved around in the Air Force . 01:16:43.986 --> 01:16:46.208 He once told me one time , he said , My 01:16:46.208 --> 01:16:45.540 biggest fear is that you would be 01:16:45.540 --> 01:16:48.170 content to stay there and just to go to 01:16:48.170 --> 01:16:51.670 work in the clothing male and and not 01:16:51.670 --> 01:16:53.760 pursue anything else . So , um , 01:16:56.030 --> 01:16:57.808 I think I did okay . Got out of 01:16:57.808 --> 01:16:59.919 Statesville for all my friends . Stay 01:16:59.919 --> 01:17:02.030 so nothing . You know nothing against 01:17:02.030 --> 01:17:04.308 my hometown , but my brothers , Really . 01:17:04.308 --> 01:17:07.900 He inspired me to just really work . 01:17:09.930 --> 01:17:12.580 Get in the military . And I wanted to 01:17:12.580 --> 01:17:15.390 make him proud . And so he's down in 01:17:15.390 --> 01:17:17.390 Navarre . He's working at Herbert . 01:17:17.390 --> 01:17:19.446 Airfield is a civilian and s so he's 01:17:19.446 --> 01:17:23.050 still engaged in the fight . So how do 01:17:23.050 --> 01:17:26.570 you summarize 36 a half years It's my 01:17:26.570 --> 01:17:28.737 family . It's my kids . It's why I get 01:17:28.737 --> 01:17:30.903 up in the morning . It's why I come in 01:17:30.903 --> 01:17:32.903 here . It's why I've done every job 01:17:32.903 --> 01:17:35.014 that I've ever done to the best of my 01:17:35.014 --> 01:17:37.181 ability and going back to events . And 01:17:37.181 --> 01:17:38.848 it's why it's been so hard to 01:17:38.848 --> 01:17:40.792 orchestrate and all of that in our 01:17:40.792 --> 01:17:42.681 lives . I think about the poem by 01:17:42.681 --> 01:17:44.681 Robert Frost's The Road Not Taken , 01:17:45.330 --> 01:17:47.441 where he says to pass , diverged in a 01:17:47.730 --> 01:17:51.690 are two roads diverged in a wood and I 01:17:51.690 --> 01:17:54.500 took the path less traveled by and that 01:17:54.500 --> 01:17:56.667 has made all the difference . And that 01:17:56.667 --> 01:17:58.990 decision was made nearly 40 years ago , 01:17:59.000 --> 01:18:00.833 even though we have 36 a half in 01:18:00.833 --> 01:18:02.930 uniforms because of my ties with my 01:18:02.930 --> 01:18:05.540 family with my brother , and I knew 01:18:05.540 --> 01:18:07.596 this was something that I would do , 01:18:07.596 --> 01:18:10.840 and it has been all the difference . 01:18:11.820 --> 01:18:14.070 I think I'm a far better person for my 01:18:14.070 --> 01:18:16.710 opportunity to serve . When I left that , 01:18:16.720 --> 01:18:18.776 they said , What do you wanna do ? I 01:18:18.776 --> 01:18:18.770 said , I wanna be a platoon leader and 01:18:18.770 --> 01:18:20.937 I wanna be an all American . I want to 01:18:20.937 --> 01:18:23.048 go to the A C and that's what I got a 01:18:23.048 --> 01:18:25.530 chance to do . And then , like all of 01:18:25.530 --> 01:18:28.360 us , a Z young officers way . Get a 01:18:28.360 --> 01:18:30.527 chance , toe , hopefully meet that non 01:18:30.527 --> 01:18:33.650 commission officer that keeps us out of 01:18:33.650 --> 01:18:35.594 trouble . And mine was a guy named 01:18:35.594 --> 01:18:37.483 Harold left Daughtry , who was my 01:18:37.483 --> 01:18:39.706 platoon sergeant . And for those of old 01:18:39.706 --> 01:18:41.706 enough to remember , he looked just 01:18:41.706 --> 01:18:43.872 like Marvin Hagler . He commanded . He 01:18:43.872 --> 01:18:45.928 commanded respect , and he took good 01:18:45.928 --> 01:18:48.070 care . He took care of 2nd , 2nd 01:18:48.070 --> 01:18:49.959 Lieutenant , actually . Uh Duggan 01:18:49.959 --> 01:18:52.070 decision . Sheldon , that we're still 01:18:52.070 --> 01:18:53.903 in touch with my first battalion 01:18:53.903 --> 01:18:55.959 commander . And they set the bar for 01:18:55.959 --> 01:18:55.650 this is what a command team looks like . 01:18:56.420 --> 01:18:58.642 And they have been the standard that we 01:18:58.642 --> 01:19:00.698 have measured everybody against over 01:19:00.698 --> 01:19:02.698 the last 35 years . In one of those 01:19:02.698 --> 01:19:04.587 cool moments in the Army . Second 01:19:04.587 --> 01:19:03.990 lieutenant , actually , who got toe 01:19:03.990 --> 01:19:06.101 work for Lieutenant Colonel Shelton , 01:19:06.101 --> 01:19:08.268 who was a future jae Sok J to a future 01:19:08.268 --> 01:19:10.850 socom J to fast forward . 30 years is 01:19:10.850 --> 01:19:13.140 the c G for Huachuca . I got to induct 01:19:13.150 --> 01:19:16.950 him into the Hall of Fame . What a cool 01:19:16.950 --> 01:19:19.480 moment . That waas my time is an 01:19:19.480 --> 01:19:21.758 airborne in Trieste . It was priceless . 01:19:21.758 --> 01:19:24.650 It was an absolute blast . I actually 01:19:24.650 --> 01:19:26.706 ended up here in 1989 up that ramp , 01:19:26.706 --> 01:19:29.710 going to a master's program halfway 01:19:29.710 --> 01:19:31.877 through the program . I'm on orders to 01:19:31.877 --> 01:19:34.043 go to Japan , and then you get a phone 01:19:34.043 --> 01:19:36.154 call that one phone call that changes 01:19:36.154 --> 01:19:38.210 your entire life . In your course of 01:19:38.210 --> 01:19:40.377 where you're going , somebody calls me 01:19:40.377 --> 01:19:42.432 up . Says , Remember that book I let 01:19:42.432 --> 01:19:42.350 you borrow secret orders by Steve 01:19:42.350 --> 01:19:44.350 Emerson . I said , Yeah , he goes . 01:19:44.350 --> 01:19:46.683 Would you like to join that unit ? Yeah . 01:19:47.400 --> 01:19:49.344 And I disappeared for the next six 01:19:49.344 --> 01:19:52.190 years we refer to It is the unit . And 01:19:52.190 --> 01:19:54.357 I know some of the guys were dialed in 01:19:55.030 --> 01:19:56.641 probably one of most pivotal 01:19:56.641 --> 01:19:58.586 assignments . I have had a Z young 01:19:58.586 --> 01:20:01.110 captain and so for Rico Maturity March , 01:20:01.110 --> 01:20:03.350 Johnny Rico , for keeping the family 01:20:03.360 --> 01:20:06.350 everybody connected over these last 25 01:20:06.350 --> 01:20:09.250 years . Thanks , buddy . On for all 01:20:09.250 --> 01:20:11.310 those guys that coached and mentored 01:20:11.310 --> 01:20:13.610 and showed me what they look like . A Z 01:20:13.610 --> 01:20:15.777 young captain on some pretty sensitive 01:20:15.777 --> 01:20:18.150 missions . Long before 9 11 I wanted to 01:20:18.160 --> 01:20:21.250 just say thanks . And that was my 01:20:21.250 --> 01:20:23.472 introduction to Jae Sok . I would spend 01:20:23.700 --> 01:20:25.367 a third of my career signed . 01:20:25.367 --> 01:20:27.256 Organizations that were part of J 01:20:27.256 --> 01:20:28.867 socket would culminate in an 01:20:28.867 --> 01:20:30.867 opportunity that General McChrystal 01:20:30.867 --> 01:20:33.033 gave me to bring me on as the J Sock J 01:20:33.033 --> 01:20:35.089 two . And then that tenure was under 01:20:35.089 --> 01:20:36.756 Admiral McRaven . And what an 01:20:36.756 --> 01:20:38.922 incredible stacked deck I had a chance 01:20:38.922 --> 01:20:41.620 to work with when I was a J sock CG 01:20:41.630 --> 01:20:44.320 abnormal . Craven . The D c G General 01:20:44.320 --> 01:20:47.690 Hotel theme A c g Tony Thomas . The 01:20:47.690 --> 01:20:50.700 other SG Paula camera . My battle buddy 01:20:50.700 --> 01:20:53.570 is the J three . Rich Clark , the 01:20:53.570 --> 01:20:56.720 Ranger Regiment Commander Eric Gorilla 01:20:58.410 --> 01:21:00.632 SOCom . Commander SOCom Commander SOCom 01:21:00.632 --> 01:21:02.188 Commander SOCom , Commander 01:21:04.610 --> 01:21:06.580 in the PAC after the Army on the 01:21:06.580 --> 01:21:09.580 Pacific with Paul and , uh , you know , 01:21:09.590 --> 01:21:11.646 in General Clark standards . So come 01:21:11.646 --> 01:21:13.868 now and there's no telling what's gonna 01:21:13.868 --> 01:21:16.090 happen with career because there's just 01:21:16.090 --> 01:21:15.340 no telling what's gonna happen with 01:21:15.350 --> 01:21:18.790 gorilla . Yeah , he is a force of 01:21:18.790 --> 01:21:21.012 nature in America . If you're listening 01:21:21.012 --> 01:21:23.340 a chance to see you , don't don't hug 01:21:23.340 --> 01:21:25.284 or slap me on the back because the 01:21:25.284 --> 01:21:27.396 chief referred to it and I had spinal 01:21:27.396 --> 01:21:29.729 surgery three weeks ago . Um , you know , 01:21:29.729 --> 01:21:31.729 when they write the books , I think 01:21:31.729 --> 01:21:33.951 about incredible people that I've had a 01:21:33.951 --> 01:21:36.173 chance for about shoulders with and you 01:21:36.173 --> 01:21:38.250 know , I have this this vision and 01:21:38.260 --> 01:21:40.260 maybe I'm gone at that point or I'm 01:21:40.260 --> 01:21:42.260 still around . But you know , we're 01:21:42.260 --> 01:21:44.371 Shaun is with his grandsons or Justin 01:21:44.371 --> 01:21:46.538 or his kids . And they're in a history 01:21:46.538 --> 01:21:49.190 class in the 10th grade or college and 01:21:49.190 --> 01:21:51.357 come home and said , Yeah , you know , 01:21:51.357 --> 01:21:53.246 we're looking at one of these old 01:21:53.246 --> 01:21:55.357 things in history about 9 11 and what 01:21:55.357 --> 01:21:57.412 took place and the operation to kill 01:21:57.412 --> 01:21:59.579 bin Laden and all these other things . 01:21:59.579 --> 01:22:01.801 And you said that we were talking about 01:22:01.801 --> 01:22:03.857 guys like Mattis and Million McRaven 01:22:03.857 --> 01:22:06.340 and McChrystal and all them . And he 01:22:06.340 --> 01:22:08.730 was Sean Justin . I said , Hold on 01:22:10.300 --> 01:22:13.500 and goes and pulls a picture out of the 01:22:13.500 --> 01:22:17.190 family out and says , It's just you 01:22:17.190 --> 01:22:19.700 guys were learning about . Yeah , so 01:22:19.710 --> 01:22:21.877 let me show you this one and they go , 01:22:21.877 --> 01:22:23.830 Who's that ? That's Grandpa . 01:22:26.200 --> 01:22:28.750 It is not lost on me . How cool it is 01:22:28.790 --> 01:22:31.400 that I know you guys . It is very cool . 01:22:31.400 --> 01:22:33.400 And then my family , by extension , 01:22:33.400 --> 01:22:35.678 gets to experience that coldness today . 01:22:35.678 --> 01:22:37.900 So I just wanted to say Thanks for that 01:22:37.900 --> 01:22:41.150 Tomorrow on my d I teammates Vince , I 01:22:41.150 --> 01:22:43.700 blinked three years past . Can you 01:22:43.700 --> 01:22:46.040 believe it ? I mean , just it just flew 01:22:46.040 --> 01:22:49.140 by , uh , to Suzanne to the d T fours 01:22:49.140 --> 01:22:51.140 thio the team in the front office . 01:22:51.140 --> 01:22:52.862 Everybody , you guys have been 01:22:52.862 --> 01:22:54.918 phenomenal . I felt like family from 01:22:54.918 --> 01:22:57.140 day one . I absolutely felt like family 01:22:57.140 --> 01:22:59.307 from day one . So thanks for embracing 01:22:59.307 --> 01:23:01.251 me . You know , Carl Pint , Robbie 01:23:01.251 --> 01:23:03.307 Alexis , Kevin Gregg , Robbie , Aunt 01:23:03.307 --> 01:23:05.362 Robbie Twice Because he came back to 01:23:05.362 --> 01:23:07.696 help me out again to get me out of here . 01:23:07.696 --> 01:23:09.807 Christie jacket just going . Amanda . 01:23:09.807 --> 01:23:11.918 And a special thanks about to tell me 01:23:11.918 --> 01:23:13.807 because Tammy kept all the trains 01:23:13.807 --> 01:23:16.280 running . Bitch knows that she can say 01:23:16.280 --> 01:23:18.502 no better than anybody . And don't ever 01:23:18.502 --> 01:23:20.391 put anything on your calendar you 01:23:20.391 --> 01:23:22.391 didn't tell her about because she's 01:23:22.391 --> 01:23:24.447 gonna come and get you to our former 01:23:24.447 --> 01:23:26.613 directors . Uh , hopefully others were 01:23:26.613 --> 01:23:28.558 watching in . We have to come here 01:23:28.558 --> 01:23:30.669 today with Vince and General Oyster . 01:23:30.669 --> 01:23:32.669 Gentlemen , thanks for being here . 01:23:32.669 --> 01:23:34.836 Quick , general sources story . I said 01:23:34.836 --> 01:23:36.836 in 1989 I came up here and the tide 01:23:36.836 --> 01:23:38.980 editorial up that ramp . And in 1990 01:23:38.980 --> 01:23:40.980 when I finished the post grad Intel 01:23:40.980 --> 01:23:43.036 program and I walked up and I got my 01:23:43.036 --> 01:23:45.258 certificate and shook hands with a then 01:23:45.258 --> 01:23:48.140 day I Director General Oyster , 27 01:23:48.140 --> 01:23:50.430 years later , I held that picture in my 01:23:50.430 --> 01:23:53.030 office and we re created the handshake . 01:23:54.570 --> 01:23:56.681 And of course I mean , you knew I was 01:23:56.681 --> 01:23:58.570 gonna be a future director of the 01:23:58.570 --> 01:24:01.030 second you saw me in that context , I 01:24:01.030 --> 01:24:02.974 use that sliding on my briefs were 01:24:02.974 --> 01:24:05.086 actually a little bubble above it and 01:24:05.086 --> 01:24:07.363 says , You know , how hard can this be ? 01:24:07.363 --> 01:24:09.474 You know , handing out certificates , 01:24:09.474 --> 01:24:08.720 shaking hands and all that good stuff 01:24:09.290 --> 01:24:11.457 on by show in the next picture , which 01:24:11.457 --> 01:24:13.568 is us 27 years later and saying , I'm 01:24:13.568 --> 01:24:15.734 such an appreciation for what it means 01:24:15.734 --> 01:24:17.846 to fulfill the responsibility of this 01:24:17.846 --> 01:24:20.068 job . I'm reminded of Kipling's point . 01:24:20.068 --> 01:24:22.012 If if you can fill the unforgiving 01:24:22.012 --> 01:24:23.790 minute with 60 seconds worth of 01:24:23.790 --> 01:24:25.901 distance run , yours is the earth and 01:24:25.901 --> 01:24:28.012 everything that is in it . And that's 01:24:28.012 --> 01:24:30.234 the expectation . And I think I've done 01:24:30.234 --> 01:24:32.457 my best to feel that unforgiving minute 01:24:32.457 --> 01:24:34.679 with 60 seconds worth of distance run . 01:24:34.679 --> 01:24:36.734 But it is time to pass that off to a 01:24:36.734 --> 01:24:38.734 new generation , and I know they're 01:24:38.734 --> 01:24:40.790 ready , and I know they have a great 01:24:40.790 --> 01:24:43.012 director in Scotty That's getting ready 01:24:43.012 --> 01:24:45.640 toe to take him into the future , Um , 01:24:45.690 --> 01:24:47.990 so back to Barb , because I kind of 01:24:47.990 --> 01:24:50.046 just briefly said my best . Chillier 01:24:50.046 --> 01:24:52.268 moonlighting , all that good stuff so I 01:24:52.268 --> 01:24:54.212 could get through this piece . Eso 01:24:54.212 --> 01:24:57.400 almost speeches . You'll hear quotes 01:24:57.400 --> 01:24:59.678 from Marshall , quotes from Eisenhower , 01:24:59.678 --> 01:25:01.511 quotes from others . And in this 01:25:01.511 --> 01:25:03.567 context , I thought , Well , none of 01:25:03.567 --> 01:25:05.622 those really apply . And I thought , 01:25:05.622 --> 01:25:08.630 what was the How do I best capture how 01:25:08.630 --> 01:25:11.940 I think about Barbara and really the 01:25:11.950 --> 01:25:13.783 person who said it best ? If you 01:25:13.783 --> 01:25:15.783 remember back , I think it was last 01:25:15.783 --> 01:25:17.783 summer . We were in the kitchen . I 01:25:17.783 --> 01:25:19.950 said , Can I get Thio Thio minutes and 01:25:19.950 --> 01:25:21.783 50 seconds of your time ? Do you 01:25:21.783 --> 01:25:24.006 remember that ? And so rather than quit 01:25:24.006 --> 01:25:26.006 one of our great military leaders . 01:25:26.006 --> 01:25:27.783 When I think about our 40 years 01:25:27.783 --> 01:25:30.170 together , nobody said it better . The 01:25:30.170 --> 01:25:32.420 Nat King Cole . And if you'll bear with 01:25:32.420 --> 01:25:34.720 me for two minutes and 50 seconds , 01:25:34.730 --> 01:25:36.897 we're gonna have a musical interlude . 01:25:36.897 --> 01:25:39.320 Darren . Yeah . 01:28:18.470 --> 01:28:20.470 All right . Um and I know I get you 01:28:20.470 --> 01:28:24.280 with that one . Uh , hey , I 01:28:24.280 --> 01:28:27.760 probably probably should eso let me 01:28:27.760 --> 01:28:29.982 wrap up quick . One last quote from you 01:28:29.982 --> 01:28:32.038 and this was not a military leader . 01:28:32.038 --> 01:28:34.149 This was what I put in the last email 01:28:34.170 --> 01:28:36.226 on a die . All that I sent out at 12 01:28:36.226 --> 01:28:38.392 o'clock pro walked out of the office . 01:28:38.392 --> 01:28:40.559 In this case , it's the opening lyrics 01:28:40.559 --> 01:28:42.670 from Ramble on by Led Zeppelin And it 01:28:42.670 --> 01:28:44.726 will make sense as you think of this 01:28:44.726 --> 01:28:46.892 time of year And the opening lines The 01:28:46.892 --> 01:28:48.781 lyric of that song are Leaves are 01:28:48.781 --> 01:28:50.980 falling all around It's time I was on 01:28:50.980 --> 01:28:54.900 my way Thanks to you I'm 01:28:54.900 --> 01:28:58.090 much obliged for such a pleasant stain 01:28:59.860 --> 01:29:03.180 But now it's time for me to go The 01:29:03.180 --> 01:29:07.100 autumn moon lights my way Since 01:29:07.100 --> 01:29:09.570 starting Army adventure we did not know 01:29:09.570 --> 01:29:11.737 how this path was going to unwind . We 01:29:11.737 --> 01:29:13.848 didn't know how long we were gonna do 01:29:13.848 --> 01:29:15.903 it . Part of being a flag officer is 01:29:15.903 --> 01:29:15.890 the fortunate . You get to serve that 01:29:15.890 --> 01:29:18.470 much longer , and it's that much more 01:29:18.480 --> 01:29:21.640 you could give to the nation . But in 01:29:21.640 --> 01:29:23.930 respect of what that path took us in 01:29:23.930 --> 01:29:26.210 what direction ? We always knew where 01:29:26.210 --> 01:29:29.340 it would end and it would end back in 01:29:29.340 --> 01:29:32.790 North Carolina . And so this is 01:29:32.790 --> 01:29:35.030 actually you have a brand new house 01:29:35.030 --> 01:29:37.252 waiting for you . I don't have to go to 01:29:37.252 --> 01:29:40.570 work tomorrow . Are you ready already ? 01:29:40.580 --> 01:29:42.747 Before I leave , gentlemen , thank you 01:29:42.747 --> 01:29:45.420 so much . I am not setting my alarm 01:29:45.420 --> 01:29:48.200 tonight . is . Barb reminded me middle 01:29:48.200 --> 01:29:50.311 of the week . If something happens in 01:29:50.311 --> 01:29:52.800 the world , that might be interesting . 01:29:53.570 --> 01:29:56.390 I'm not gonna get a phone call you Jim . 01:29:56.390 --> 01:29:58.612 Then we'll get a phone call . And so in 01:29:58.612 --> 01:30:00.723 lieu of that , in the bag beside each 01:30:00.723 --> 01:30:02.946 of your chairs is a bottle of whiskey . 01:30:02.946 --> 01:30:06.200 Please . Enjoy . It has been my honor 01:30:07.150 --> 01:30:10.780 to serve . And I'm a soldier for life . 01:30:12.890 --> 01:30:13.490 Yeah . 01:30:26.560 --> 01:30:29.210 Yeah . Thank you , Lieutenant . General 01:30:29.210 --> 01:30:31.377 Ashley . Ladies and gentlemen , please 01:30:31.377 --> 01:30:33.432 remain standing as Chaplain . Little 01:30:33.432 --> 01:30:35.654 gives the benediction . Remain standing 01:30:35.654 --> 01:30:37.766 for the playing of the armed forces . 01:30:37.766 --> 01:30:39.988 Medley , I invite you to pray with me . 01:30:42.560 --> 01:30:44.671 Almighty God , we thank you for these 01:30:44.671 --> 01:30:46.838 great leaders , which we honor today . 01:30:47.560 --> 01:30:49.449 We thank you for the guidance and 01:30:49.449 --> 01:30:51.820 wisdom you offer them . And to each of 01:30:51.820 --> 01:30:55.090 us , we pray that you would send all of 01:30:55.090 --> 01:30:58.190 us fourth . Now in that same spirit of 01:30:58.190 --> 01:31:02.080 excellence , GERD us for the battle and 01:31:02.080 --> 01:31:05.830 empower us for noble pursuits . Bless 01:31:05.830 --> 01:31:08.490 our leaders and our nation for the 01:31:08.490 --> 01:31:12.490 highest calling sustained by Your Grace . 01:31:12.960 --> 01:31:15.780 We asked these things in your holy name . 01:31:16.560 --> 01:31:17.190 I'm in . 01:31:42.260 --> 01:31:42.800 Okay . 01:31:49.360 --> 01:31:50.360 And it's 01:32:12.450 --> 01:32:12.780 mhm 01:33:59.550 --> 01:34:11.370 e . 01:34:54.240 --> 01:34:56.184 Ladies and gentlemen , the men and 01:34:56.184 --> 01:34:58.073 women of the Defense Intelligence 01:34:58.073 --> 01:35:00.129 agency are proud to have served with 01:35:00.129 --> 01:35:02.351 Lieutenant General Ashley and thank him 01:35:02.351 --> 01:35:04.462 for his service . We wish him and his 01:35:04.462 --> 01:35:04.010 family gone speed in their future 01:35:04.010 --> 01:35:05.954 endeavors . This concludes today's 01:35:05.954 --> 01:35:07.560 ceremony . Thank you for attending .