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Good morning . Ladies and gentlemen ,

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I'm Captain Sung in arm your narrator

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for today's two part ceremony .

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Throughout the ceremonies . You'll be

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given cues to rise and be seated in

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accordance to military ceremonial

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customs and courtesies . As a reminder

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during the playing of Ruffles and

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flourishes and our national anthem .

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Military members should stand at

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attention during the national anthem .

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Our civilian guests are invited to

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place their right hand over their heart .

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The first ceremony will be Major

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General Paul T Stanton's promotion to

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Lieutenant general . This will be

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immediately followed by the joint

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Forest headquarters , Department of

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Defense , Information Network , Change

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of Command and the Defense Information

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System . Agency change of directorship .

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The music for today's ceremony is

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provided by members of the United

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States army field band under the

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direction of Sergeant Major John Altman .

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Ladies and gentlemen , please rise for

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the arrival of the official party and

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remain standing throughout the

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invocation .

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Color guard parade , the colors .

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What time , what

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call box

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honor guard , please let problem .

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Oh , say , can you

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see by the dawn's

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early light ? What so

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proudly we

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at the twilight's last

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clearing who's brought

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stripes and bright stars through

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the P fight

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over the Ramparts we watched

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were so gallantly

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streaming and the

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rock its red , the bombs

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bursty and

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gave proof through the

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night that our flag was

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still there . Oh , say ,

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does that star spangled

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burner yet

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is over the and of

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the free and the

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of the

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cherry coke

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ready cut turn bar .

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We now invite chaplain Kurt Mueller to

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deliver the invitation .

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Uh Good morning . I just wanted to

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start off with a , a Bible verse . Um

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It's from Proverbs , it says in their

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hearts , humans plan their course , but

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the Lord establishes their steps . So

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sir , General Stanton , you can be sure

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that God has not only promoted you but

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placed you here for such a time as this

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and you can lead uh without fear and

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with the courage and confidence that um

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you have the integrity and transparency

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that we all long for . So I would just

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invite all of you to pray in your

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tradition as I'm gonna pray in mine ,

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the name of the Father , the Son and

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the Holy Spirit , Lord God , heavenly

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Father . We just thank you for not only

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Lieutenant General skinner's faithful

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service to the command and agency and

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the entire workforce , but that you've

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blessed him with the ability to go into

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retirement . So God , we just ask that

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you make his past straight , go before

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him and be with him in his retirement

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so that Hitler and his family can enjoy

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the fruits of his labor . God . We also

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thank you for Lieutenant General

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Stanton's safe arrival . We just ask

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that you bless him and his family as a

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transition yet again into another

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assignment to serve , not only you but

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our , our country and this agency

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together as a team . Please give him

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the discernment , the wisdom and the

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stamina to fulfill his duties here to

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Disa JF HQ Dodin and the greater

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Department of Defense . We just pray

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all these things in the name of Christ .

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Our Lord Amen .

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Thank you , joint color guard Commander

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Livingston and chaplain Miller . Ladies

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and gentlemen , please be seated at

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this time . It is my distinct honor to

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deduce our presiding officer for

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today's promotion ceremony . Commander

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United States , Cyber Command Director ,

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National Security Agency and Chief

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Central Security Service , General

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Timothy D Hawk .

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Wow . Looking around this room , uh the ,

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we could write the history of

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cyberspace signal and communications

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based off everybody that's in this room .

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So please uh good morning , we're here

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today to recognize the service , the

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family and achievements of the overall

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Stanton family . Uh Today , it's an

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honor for me to , to officiate this ,

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this promotion . We'll talk more about

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Paul later . But first I want to

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introduce his family . He is absolutely

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the product of a very supportive family .

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His mother , Paula Stanton is an

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amazing army spouse who is dedicated to

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raising Paul and his two brothers . She

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went to work after they left the house

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and is now retired but clearly had a

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big impact on Paul growing up . Paul's

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success is a testament to her love and

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support . His father . Retired

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Lieutenant General Ed Stanton was the

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army's military deputy to the assistant

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Secretary of the Army for financial

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management and comp controllership . He

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ran the army's money for Afghanistan

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and Iraq for almost a decade . They

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never missed a sporting event or band

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concert growing up and were very

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engaged in the boys academics . Paul

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and Nomi have three Children . Hannah

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recently graduated from Emory

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University with a master's in nursing .

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She works as a pediatric oncological

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nurse at Children's Hospital of Atlanta

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Charlotte . Recently graduated from

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Oglethorpe University in Atlanta and

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has started on her master's in

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counseling at Georgia State in Atlanta .

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Toby , a junior at Tulane majoring in

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political economy with minors in

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business , philosophy and music and

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Paul's wife of 28 years . Know me has

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been a rock star for the Stanton family

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from the very beginning they met when

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they were in high school and after a

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bit of a long distance relationship ,

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were married after college . As a fun

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fact , Paul proposed in Vincenza ,

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Italy and the two of them were

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fortunate enough to renew their vows at

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the exact same spot where they were

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engaged . Who knew that Paul was a

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romantic . Yes , that , but

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it really is , Naomi who kept the

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wheels on the bus during Paul's career

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in addition to managing their family

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and navigating deployments and Tdys .

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She ran the family readiness group at

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every level from platoon to two star

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command . This included Paul's

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deployment during the initial invasion

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of Iraq when communication between the

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families in the States and the unit

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forward was sporadic at best . When

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their youngest went to high school ,

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Nomi made helping people into a

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profession . She's currently the

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executive director for Gap Ministries ,

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a nonprofit in Augusta , Georgia that

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helps people in need jumpstart their

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recovery , offering short term

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assistance as they get back on their

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feet . And she is justifiably proud of

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having established herself in Augusta

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without anyone knowing who her husband

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is , that may have been a help .

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Naomi , thank you for all you've done

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for Paul , your family , for the United

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States Army and for the nation .

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Other attendees here today are also a

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fantastic snapshot of the type of

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person . Paul is extended , family ,

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friends , mentors , peers , senior

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leaders and friends from the West Point

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class of 1995 . All made the time to

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demonstrate how important Paul is to

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them and how impactful he has been in

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service to the nation . Many of you may

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not know this but Paul was actually

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commissioned as an infantry officer .

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Paul's service as an infantry officer

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was as impactful as it gets . He

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deployed in Kosovo , Iraq and

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Afghanistan , leading troops in the

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toughest environments though with his

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pedigree as a distinguished honor ,

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grad in computer science and recipient

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of the grant Memorial Award . It was

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all but faded that he would end up in

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Cyber . He then earned his master's in

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computer Science from the University of

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Illinois . Earning the Michael Hughes

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Award for software engineering , was an

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instructor at West Point and earned a

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phd in computer science from Johns

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Hopkins University . I am told that

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despite all of these technical

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accolades , Paul still cannot quite

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figure out how properly zoom a

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teleconference camera . This technology

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befuddles them and there have been a

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lot of half Stanton shots and important

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meetings . But his career in cyberspace

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has of course been really impactful and

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he's , he's held a number of roles

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whether those be in army Cyber in us .

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Cyber command is the Director of the

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Capabilities Development Group brigade

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commander for the US Army Cyber

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Protection Brigade director of , of our

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uh deputy uh for operations in us ,

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Cyber Command and the Deputy Commanding

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General of operations of Army Cyber .

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And then most recently as the

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commanding general of the armor uh Army

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Cyber Center of Excellence at Fort

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Eisenhower , it was only a matter of

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time before Paul was selected for three

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star leadership which he has been built

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for . Well , when I met Paul , he was a

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colonel and he was working in the J

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three , we were able to at that time ,

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I was transitioning to become the

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commander of the CNMF . Paul was

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transitioning to become the Deputy J

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three . I have witnessed him for a long

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time and I know the type of problems

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that he can solve , all of us can

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hearken back to those times during

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COVID when there was this brilliant

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idea to connect everybody in the

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Department of Defense . And we remember

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those magical moments when we could all

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press on Microsoft teams and connect

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with everybody in the department . Paul

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not only got to help lead that he got

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to help defend it and it was a critical

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time for our department and how we

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innovated and how we came together .

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And that happened with much of the team

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that's in this room , but Paul was the

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critical leader . He also took a little

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bit of that infantry officer in how he

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described what cyberspace looks like .

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And , and as as we talked to major

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general angle and the things that he

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learned from Paul and the descriptions

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of cyberspace in terms of obstacles and

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blocking and things that took from what

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it looked like to be an infantry

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officer to be able to describe what

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command centric operations look like in

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cyberspace have been foundational to

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our maturation in the operations that

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we conduct today . Now , Paul's

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competitive nature really also enables

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him to push the envelope and he does

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that every single day to find success

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and will benefit from that really

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competitive attitude in chasing our

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adversaries . Um He also apparently e

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exemplifies that competitiveness in his

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pt test , his disappointment at not

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maxing the overhead ball throw on the A

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AFC T AC FT was only exceeded by his

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anger at getting told by the NC IC that

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he had to redo the deadlift for

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uncontrolled dropping of the weights

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after the last round . Still . Ma sir

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compliance with standards is important ,

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Paul . Yeah , it has been an honor and

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a privilege to , to watch him achieve

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this level of success . He is the right

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person to lead joint force headquarters ,

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Doen and disa an exceptional military

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leader , Cyber officer and more

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importantly , father , husband and

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friend Paul is excelled in infantry and

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cyber while also quietly helping

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wounded warriors . We're all

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tremendously proud of everything that

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team Stanton has accomplished . I'm

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looking forward to embarking on the

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next chapter . We expect great things

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from you and the team at Disa and Joint

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Force headquarters , Doen Paul , thanks

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for everything that you've done for the

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command in the department and thank you

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to NAMI and the family for everything

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that you've sacrificed during your

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career and the exceptional

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contributions the ST family has made to

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national defense . We look forward to

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the next step . Thanks everyone .

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Ladies and gentlemen , please remain

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seated for the duration of the pinning

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and oath of office . We now ask General

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Hawk and major general standards come

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up front as General Hawk will now

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promote him to the rank of lieutenant

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general . The pre the

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president of the United States has

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placed special trust and confidence in

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the patriotism , valor fidelity and

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abilities of major General Paul T

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Stanton , in view of these qualities

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and its demonstrated potential for the

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increased responsibility . Major

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General Paul T Stanton is therefore

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promoted in the United States army to

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the rank of lieutenant general by order

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of the Secretary of the Army . At this

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time , we now invite General Stanton's

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wife , Nomi and his Children , Hannah

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Charlotte and Toby to please come

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forward as they will now pin on the

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Lieutenant general rank insignia .

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Mhm . Yeah .

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Ok .

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Don't make this thing easy to get into

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my

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thank you , Mrs Stanton , Hannah

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Charlotte and Toby .

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So fucking at this time , General Hawk

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will now reaffirm the oath of office .

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All right ,

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20 . It always ,

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it always I support the constitution ,

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the constitution of the United States

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against all is one , but I would wear a

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suitcase that great .

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And I think it and take the 32,000

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specifically for purpose . And I was

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well that the story , the strike

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the view of the office of the office of

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how much I so , so , yeah ,

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thank you , General Hawk . We ask that

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you return to your seat . We now ask

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Sergeant Major Jack Nichols us army

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cyber command to come up on stage to

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perform the symbolic unfurling of the

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army three star flag .

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Sorry , Andrew Nicholson and put his

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uniform back on to this . It's a ,

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throughout the history of warfare , a

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general officer's personal flag

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symbolize leadership on the battlefield .

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The army has incorporated the use of

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flags to signify the presence of a

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general officer . This flag is visibly

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displayed in the general's office to

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commemorate his promotion to Lieutenant

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General in the United States Army . We

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will now uncas and unfurl Lieutenant

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General Stanton's three star general

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officers flag .

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Yeah ,

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time .

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Yeah .

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At this time , it is my distinct

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pleasure to introduce to you ,

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Lieutenant General Paul T Stanton .

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Thank you .

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Thank you , big breath , kind of wave

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of emotions . Uh uh Thank you very much .

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I , I truly appreciate that and welcome

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the distinguished guests . Uh We all

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know what's going on in the world right

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now and the fact that we have this

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level of leadership in the room today

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um is incredibly significant . I truly

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appreciate the gift of your time

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because I know it's the one gift that

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you can never get back . Thank you all

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for being here . I really appreciate it ,

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sir , General Hawk . Thank you , sir

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for officiating this promotion . Um I ,

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I'm gonna go off a tangent just for a

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second . Uh I did have the opportunity

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to be General Hawke's peer for about 48

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hours . So I got promoted to one

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star when I was the Deputy Director of

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current operations at us , Cyber

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command . Um About a week before

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General Hawk pinned his second star as

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a cybernation Mission Force commander .

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Um And we had a , a very engaging

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bidirectional conversation about

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readiness standards for the cybernation

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mission force in my office , which I

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hosted and then about a week later ,

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General Hart penned his second star and

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about a week after that , he penned his

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third star . True story , sir .

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Um and , and , and we know the rest

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from there . Um But uh sir , I really

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appreciate your time . Um , and I'm

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pretty certain that the next time we're

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in an office , it's , I'm coming to

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yours . I do

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appreciate it . II I quick thank you to

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our protocol team and the color guard

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and the national anthem and the team

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that , that put all this together . Um

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It's been a uh two month long journey

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uh to get the ceremony set up

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communication across distances and II ,

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I truly appreciate it . Um

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To today is about the army ,

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the army of folks that have pushed ,

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pulled , dragged , encouraged and

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enabled me along a 29 year journey .

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33 years . If you account for the

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four at West Point when I showed up at

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the ripe age of 17 and put the uniform

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on for the first time . I actually

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spent my 18th birthday on a 12 mile

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road march back from Lake Frederick

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during beast barracks with several

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folks that are nodding that were

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sweating it out with me . Um I , I

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appreciate it . Yeah , I

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had encouragement all along the way .

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And while I , I say the

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29 years , maybe 33 years , I think

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it dates back to a first grade homework

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assignment that I had . We were

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tasked to draw a picture . Do they , do

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they actually say task ? Where's Kim ?

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She's a teacher . Do they say , do

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teachers task their students ? I was

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assigned to draw a picture of what I

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wanted to be . When I grow up ,

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it looked a lot like a spongebob

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rendering ish stick figures .

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Um , but I was clearly in an army

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uniform in that picture that I drew

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when I was in first grade , I played

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soldier almost every day . I had an

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amazing arsenal of toy guns um , that I

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stormed through the woods and of course ,

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I was playing army because clap Joel ,

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no one plays navy . No one does

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the army sounds good .

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I , I had a , a trash can full of

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the , the old school army men and we

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waged massive battles in the living

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room and occasionally stormed the beach

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at Lake Keystone down in Florida .

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I wasn't exactly sure what the army

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profession meant or what it meant to

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become a professional over the past 30

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years . But I knew that I

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wanted to be like my dad .

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That's tough . I gotta lay these jokes

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in so that I remain composed . Right ?

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My mom and dad set a great example ,

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making career and family decisions to

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ensure that my brothers and I had

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opportunities red inking our homework .

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Many of you in the room remember that

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you actually had to write your homework

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in the days before word processors .

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Imagine . Now you take your hard earned

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or hard work , 34 page book report to

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your parents . And they put a big red

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circle around the word that you

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misspelled . You gotta go back and

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rewrite that and you got to try to fit

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it . Exactly . So that you don't have

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to write the page before it , or the

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page after it . But you know what you

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do the next time you look up the

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spelling of the word . So those sorts

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of examples are incredibly powerful .

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My parents prioritized raising us .

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They truly were at every event . They

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set the right foundation early . Thank

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you . They did drag us around the world

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as an army family , 10 moves in 17

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years , resiliency in the

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vernacular of an army brat . But had

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they not dragged us around the world .

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I never would have been stationed or

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never would have lived at Fort Sheridan ,

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Illinois , of which I like

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to say that Highland Park , Illinois is

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a suburb , Naomi and I met in Highland

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Park high school . Nobody's been with

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me on this entire ride from high school ,

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English class pinning my ranger tab

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meager paychecks living in the Italian

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countryside where you trip

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the electricity every time you ran ,

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either the washer or the dryer

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running the battalion family support

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group as a lieutenant's wife all the

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way up to helping coordinate a

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32,000 person population at Fort

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Eisenhower , dressed up to the

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nines for a holiday gala or a ball

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to wearing sweatpants and hugging and

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crying alongside the privates wives

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when we were deployed in combat . No ,

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me is genuine and it doesn't matter

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who you are . You could be the

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secretary of the Army , sitting at our

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dining room table or you're literally

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the private walking through the chow

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line on Thanksgiving . Nomi will treat

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you the same . I take great

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pride in seeing correspondence 25 years

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later from the wives of those

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infantry privates that still

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communicate with NAMI . Some of them

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have long since been divorced from the

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soldier . The infantry

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world is a little bit different

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but you , you can't be good at war

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fighting . If you can't focus

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when you're in the fight , you have to

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focus on the fight . But when you have

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support like that , which Nomi has

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provided over 30 years ,

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you can focus even like this

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past week where our home in Augusta ,

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Georgia and the central Savannah River

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area has been devastated by the

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hurricane .

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I'm up here transitioning and , and

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getting ready for this responsibility

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and Nomi is coordinating

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tree removal . A a tree crushed our

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our house . We're gonna have to have

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the foundation fixed no communications .

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And you actually , you think you're bad .

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But are you repelled from a four story

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crane with a chainsaw and cut the tree

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off the roof of my home bed ? Arguably

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not . But that's what Nomi was dealing

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with this past week . But I don't have

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to worry about that because she

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legitimately has it under control . A

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huge part of Noy's dedication has been

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poured into our kids . I'm

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tremendously proud of them . You heard

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their accolades , an oncological nurse ,

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studying to be a counselor at Georgia

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State , a political economy

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major with a minor in philosophy ,

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music business

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and the treasurer of the fraternity in

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New Orleans . No sympathy for Toby .

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Good solid , well adjusted kids

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because of the effort that Nomi has

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poured into them for 30 plus years .

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On the back of that spongebob looking

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picture that I drew . I actually said

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that I was an aid because my dad

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was the aide for Major General ,

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William Mundy . I was actually

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never an aid , but I have a special

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place in my heart for Marcus Josh

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Hakeem . Three folks that have

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suffered through being my aid to camp .

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I'm not sure that they drew on their

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picture that they wanted to be an aid .

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But Naomi and I truly appreciate you .

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You all are family . When I was at the

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Cyber Center of Excellence , I spoke to

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every class that came through from for

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their professional military education ,

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non commissioned officers , lieutenants ,

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captains , folks that were getting

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ready to take command and I always did

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so did so alongside the command

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sergeant major because I wanted to

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stress the emphasis of our non

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commissioned officer corps , which is

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what makes us the most formidable and

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best fighting force in the world . It's

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because we have non commissioned

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officers that are gonna execute through

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discipline and initiative and drive to

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the objective . It's non

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commissioned officers and battle

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buddies like Phil Nowak , John Bradshaw ,

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Jack Nicholas Nicholas Jack Nichols

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and Delia Quintero

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heroes . In my book , thank you for

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your support , your candor , the

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education , the training , the leader

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development and the friendship .

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Good friends keep you sane . Good

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friends are the folks that you can go

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for long periods of time without seeing

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and then pick up like you never lost ,

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lost touch . Good friends that I didn't

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get the opportunity to say hello to

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this morning , but I'm looking forward

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to hanging out later . Uh Tonight ,

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good friends that traveled from Texas ,

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from Detroit , from Massachusetts ,

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from North Carolina , from Virginia .

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Thank you for being here and thank you

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for being our friends . I come

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full circle back to family . Family is

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at our foundation , immediate and

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extended . I grew up with relatives at

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every event . Our vacations growing

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up were trips to Florida to have a

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family reunion at the lake or on

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Versailles Drive . My family

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traveled in force and I'm glad that you

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made today one more of those events to

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put the family together .

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Lastly . And most importantly , thanks

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to all with whom I've served . Our

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profession is about people and teamwork .

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We depend on each other in ways that

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others will , will never understand . I

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will honor the dedication , support and

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hard work from 30 years of the soldiers

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service members and civilian

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professionals with 100% of my effort .

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Thank you for getting me to this point .

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I have the responsibility to carry on

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now . This will

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defend God bless the United States of

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America . Thank you ,

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ladies and gentlemen , in keeping with

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army tradition , we ask that you remain

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standing for the singing of the army

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song . The words can be found on the

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final page of your program .

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Benjamin , please remain standing for

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the exit of the official party .

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Ladies and gentlemen , please take your

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seat as the Jfhu do and change of

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command and this change of directorship

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will begin momentarily . No , I just

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had not

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or

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something like that

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with all the great

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job , everybody

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in the end ,

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he said , no , they're hot people .

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Oh ,

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ladies and gentlemen , please rise for

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the entry of the official party .

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Yes ,

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ladies and gentlemen , please be seated

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at this time . We would like to extend

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a special welcome to the family and

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friends of both Lieutenant General

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Skinner and Lieutenant General Stanton .

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We would also like to welcome all

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distinguished guests , former directors

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and JP H . Kon commanders appointed and

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elected officials , commanders ,

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general and flag officers , senior

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executive service , senior enlisted

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leaders and members of the JFHH Don and

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Disa family , both president and former

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in the audience and those attending .

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Virtually . Thank you for the time .

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Taking the time to share this special

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occasion with us ,

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the presiding officer for today's

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change of Command . Ceremony for the

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joint force Headquarters , Department

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of Defense Information Network is

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General Timothy D Hawk commander ,

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United States Cyber Command director ,

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National Security Agency and Chief

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Central Security Service . The

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presiding official for today's change

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of directorship ceremony for the

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Defense Information Systems Agency is

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Miss Leslie Beavers Acting Department

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of Defense Chief Information Officer .

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At this time . In recognition of the

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outgoing and incoming spouses , we will

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now present Mrs Skinner and Mrs Stanton

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with a bouquet of roses on behalf of

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the women and men of the J fa Shone and

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dissa families . The presentation of

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roses to the spouses of the outgoing

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and incoming commander and director has

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long been a tradition to the change of

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leadership ceremonies . The rose with

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proper care and nurturing can grow

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wherever the service member is assigned .

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Sergeant Major . Kraus presented Mrs

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Skinner with a bouquet of red roses .

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Red is the call of the heart and

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reflects the loving concern that she

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has shown to our service members and

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their families . Over the past three

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years , Mrs Skinner's bouquet is in

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full bloom , symbolizing the

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fulfillment of her time with the JP H

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and distant family . Sergeant Major

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Kraus will now present Mrs Stanton with

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a bouquet of yellow rosebuds . Yellow

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is the color of the new beginnings and

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symbolizes her arrival with Lieutenant

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General Stanton to the JF HQ Doan and

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Disa family in time , the roses will

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bloom and blossom . As will Mrs

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Stanton's relationship with the

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fulfillment of her time with the JF HQ

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do and Dissa family .

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Almost 10 years ago , the Secretary of

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Defense ordered the establishment of

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Joint Force Headquarters Department of

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Defense Information Network to achieve

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unified action for us . Cyber command ,

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secure operate and defend mission area .

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At the same time , the decision was

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made to designate the district director

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as the commander of the newly

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established joint headquarters as a

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distinct dual hat responsibility . With

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the establishment of the command came a

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new authority known as Directive

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authority for cyberspace operations .

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That for the first time in the history

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of the department empowers a joint

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force commander to direct actions

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across all dod components to secure ,

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operate and defend the Dodin . In

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addition to the men and women assigned

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to the command here at Fort Meade , the

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cyberspace operations , integrated

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planning elements are the headquarters

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for arm at the command of commands for

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secure operate and defense mission area

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responsibilities . The headquarters

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maneuver forces consisting of six cyber

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protection teams from the Army Air

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Force , Navy and Marine Corps are under

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the operational control of the

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Commander JFHG and are geographically

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dispersed in Hawaii , Georgia ,

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Illinois and Maryland . In January 2018

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JFHK do reached a significant milestone

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in its history when it was designated

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fully operational capable by the

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Commander Us Cybercom in 1959 . At the

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request of the Joint Chiefs of staff ,

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the Secretary of Defense approved the

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concept for joint military

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communications network to be formed by

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consolidating existing military

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department , communications facilities .

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As a result , the Defense

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Communications Agency DC A was

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established on May 12th , 1960 the

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organization had 34 employees and was

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charged with operational control and

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management of the defense

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communications system . A joint

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military communications network . The

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organization's mission continued to

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evolve and expand most notably as DC A

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became the system architect for all

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defense satellite communications . On

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June 25th , 1991 DC A underwent a major

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reorganization and was named the

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Defense Information Systems Agency to

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reflect its expanded role and to

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clearly identify it as a combat sport

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agency . Over the next 25 years , this

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role in dod information management

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expanded even further as he was charged

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with managing and consolidating

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information processing centers

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belonging to the Dod and military

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services . The agency consolidated over

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120 disparate networks to create the

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defense information systems network ,

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offering more efficient support for the

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war fighter D A also began developing

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and building new systems to support the

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combat combatant commands beginning

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with the global command and control

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system which provided the first common

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operational picture since 2018 . And in

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response to the Coronavirus 19 pandemic ,

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this has provided unprecedented support

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to ensure continuity of government

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nuclear command control and

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communications and other Department of

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Defense operations , all mission areas

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including enterprise level it services ,

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cybersecurity network operations ,

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cloud computing spectrum services ,

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satellite communications , classified

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and unclassified mobility capabilities

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and internet access for the Dod and

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federal agencies saw significant growth

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and improved response to the war

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fighter today . This is comprised of

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nearly 8000 soldiers , marines ,

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sailors , airmen and civilian personnel

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and is known throughout the Dod for

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delivering secure , reliable world

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class infrastructure and enterprise

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services that improve access to

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information and decision making

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capabilities for war fighters and

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national level leaders . You , the

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people of Disa and Jon have been

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steadfast in your support to our

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nation's leaders , the department and

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the warfighter . At the tip of the

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spear , you have to side by side with

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the military services , combatant

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commands , agencies and coalition

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partners to provide world class

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services and capabilities and to

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protect the networks through which they

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are delivered . Ladies and gentlemen ,

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at this time , we will have remarks by

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General Timothy Haw .

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We're back . This is truly a

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privilege as a commander . Events like

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these are great opportunities . I have

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the opportunity to recognize both the

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team and the leader . I'm honored to

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share in the event today with honorable

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Beavers , Lieutenant General Skinner ,

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Lisa , Lieutenant General Stanton and

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Nomi also like to start with a special .

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Thank you to General Blackwell , Mr

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Foster Command , Sergeant Major Kraus ,

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and all the leaders of both

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organizations for what you do every

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single day . The guide on that will be

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exchanged today between Lieutenant

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General Skinner and Lieutenant General

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Stanton represent a complex and

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challenging mission , secure , operate

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and defend the dod S networks . Systems ,

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platforms and capabilities . And the

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passing of this guide on represents the

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transfer of accountability and

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responsibility for the assumption of

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that that mission from the soldiers of

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one leader to another . The span scope

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depth of this challenge is immense ,

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think of this 45 global areas of

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operation that incorporate the largest

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number of IP addresses in the world

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with 3.2 million endpoints , 4 million

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computers and 3 million users . These

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are not hard and fast numbers , they're

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changing every day , but I can assure

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you that they are not getting smaller

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in number . Sounds like a lot , Paul

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Yes . We also know that this is a

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mission area that is contested . This

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team , all of you are engaged with our

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adversaries and our competitors on a

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daily basis . 24 7 and the very

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definition of success is nothing short

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of mission assurance for the j Joint

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Force and preserving our nation's

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decisive advantages . It is a mission

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that has been accomplished successfully

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by all of you over the past three years ,

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enabled by Bob Skinner's leadership .

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It is a fantastic way to wrap up a

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career of dedication serving our nation

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and it's worth remembering that Bob was

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also the first deputy commander of

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Joint Force headquarters , Doughton .

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So he has a history of leadership

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within joint force headquarters ,

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Doughton , since we're also conducting

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a change of directorship . I also want

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to say thank you that this team's

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record of mission success is also

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attributable to the unity of action and

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the dual hat with VSA that brings to

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this effort to the D A team , your

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efforts , hard work and global

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footprint , bring immense capability

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and talent to this success . The value

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of a dual hat effort is something I

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also know a little bit about under

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Bob's leadership , Joint Force

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headquarters , Doen matured to an

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organization that assesses risk linked

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to intelligence that has allowed us to

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understand that everything cannot be a

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actively defended at one time and must

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be prioritized . And with this risk

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calculus , he and his team have

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deliberately sought innovative ways to

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draw down that risk and mitigate it .

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Bob simplified the objectives that we

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were targeting and led focused

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campaigns . Bob also simplified how

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we do C two and how we assess

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organizations across the , the , the

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Department of Defense and be willing to

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take action when they don't meet our

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high standards . In short , Joint Force

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headquarters , Doen became a force that

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leaned into the challenges and threats

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vice , reacting to them . It became a

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command that developed a campaigning

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mindset , vice and approach focused on

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singular incidents . With this approach ,

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here's just a short list of the effects

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and outcomes . They shaped enhanced

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readiness and situational awareness ,

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mitigated critical vulnerabilities ,

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repelled and hunted . Our adversaries

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modernized capabilities , implemented

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new tools and enhanced critical

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partnerships . It is not an

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exaggeration that they made a direct

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impact operationally and strategically

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in response to Russia's actions against

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Ukraine China's activities , Iran and

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innumerable other actors . We know that

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when it comes to collective security in

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cyberspace , partnerships and

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collaboration are the only way you can

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create an enduring advantage . Bob and

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his team made this a priority with

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tremendous success . Partnerships that

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made a difference with policy

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resourcing technology and operations .

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They cast a broad net with their

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collaboration , establishing maturing

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partnerships within the dod industry

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and academia . Notably the partnership

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with West Virginia University and

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Marshall , not only allows us to

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leverage academic talent with regard to

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critical infrastructure , but also

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allows for developing future talent

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partnerships with stratcom and Transcom

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to allow our talents to be able to

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address their hardest challenges ,

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talent . We will add to the tremendous

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talent that you also bring to the

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nation every day . Congratulations to

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all of you and the global dual hat team

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of Joint Force headquarters , Doen and

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disa commanders are reminded every day

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that they cannot do it alone . I

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congratulate Bob on a great command

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tenure and welcome Paul and New Me

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Joint Force headquarters , Doen will be

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terrific and in very capable hands with

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Lieutenant General Paul Stanton at the

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helm and all of you working the mission

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Paul was built for this job , his

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experience , expertise and drive make

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him the right leader . We've given him

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a long list of priorities that I'm

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confident that he will sequence and

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execute . Bob and Lisa .

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Congratulations on an amazing final

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tour in retirement . Paul I have full

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confidence in you and I wish you and

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the team all the best . Thank you .

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Thank you , General Hawke . Ladies and

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gentlemen , we will now hear remarks by

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Miss Leslie Beavers .

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Thank you and , and good morning ,

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ladies and gentlemen , I'm honored to

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be here today as we recognize this

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change in leadership for an

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organization that cha that traces its

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roots all the way back to 1960 . And

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the defense Communications agency disa

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has always led the way with innovative

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communications capabilities support in

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the department and the nation . So

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welcome and thank you to our senior

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civilian leaders , our military leaders

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and our families . And I think we have

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the class of 95 in the house through

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honor . We strive , did I get that

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right ? With honor . We strive thank

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you . So from the early days of the

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presidential hotline and the automatic

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digital network known as Ain , which I

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kind of remember actually um to , to

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today's enterprise wide joint we're

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fighting cloud capability . DISA has

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consistently come up with innovative

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solutions for hard problems . This has

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been in large part due to the

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organization's leaders and the culture

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of excellence they built . I'd like to

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start by thanking the families of these

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two terrific leaders . Lieutenant

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General Skinner is supported by his

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wife Lisa , a 14 year Air Force veteran

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herself , having served on active duty

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and in the Air National Guard , she

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shepherded the skinner family through

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20 moves and I'm sure is looking

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forward to settling down now . So

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Bob and Lisa have three Children ,

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Ashley , Jake and Kaitlyn , whom Bob

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will probably tell you more about . But

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I would like to recognize them . Ashley

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and her husband , Scott are stationed

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at joint base Hickam , Pearl Harbor ,

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one of the jewels of our Department of

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Defense with their daughter , Vivian

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Ashley is the entrepreneur of the

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family . She's got multiple online

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businesses of her own . And Scott is a

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Chief warrant officer to boat engineer

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in the navy . Jake and his wife

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Caroline and their son Graham are here

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today . Jake is following in his

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father's footsteps and working on cloud

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computing at Hartford Financial .

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Caroline is a registered nurse at the

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University of Pennsylvania . I think we

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already heard that their youngest is

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also here today , Kaitlyn , the

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veterinary assistant and uh in in in

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this area , right ? So this transition

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means not only a change in leadership

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but a change in perspective and that's

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a good thing , organizations as they

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grow and develop , get stronger

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as we mature . And in the army family ,

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Paul and Nomi and their Children will

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bring a similar but different

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experiences to D A to build on the

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foundation that Bob is leading ,

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leaving behind it's often that families

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serve and sacrifice as much as the

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service members and you all know that's

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true . And I'd like to thank you for

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the sacrifice you've made over the over

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the years to be successful . I've known

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General skinner since he was the

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commander of 24th Air Force in San

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Antonio , Texas . And I can tell you he

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was the right leader to take on the

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challenges that dis effaced during

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COVID and setting the path for the

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future . This is a unique organization .

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It's a network operations center of

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field offices and all those eight ,

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those um thr 3 million end

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points that uh General Hawk mentioned ,

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think about them that's got to be

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supported 24 7 across the globe .

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So under his leadership , this , that

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support meant that we had assured

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command and control , reliable

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information , cybersecurity , and cloud

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services . He supported us through the

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Russian invasion of Ukraine and they

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are today enabling the actions that are

53:47.919 --> 53:51.070
happening in the Israeli Palestinian

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conflict in every decade . DISA has

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been challenged to integrate and

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exploit new technology . Under Bob's

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leadership , the agency implemented dod

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365 which was revolutionized . The

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Department of Defense collaborates .

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There were 13 high-level tenants this

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as being the largest and they

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with a unique vision pivoted the

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agency's work to connect and integrate

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all of these tenants . DSA also

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executed in my mind and I'm very

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grateful for this . Um a major

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dare I say , save for the department

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with the joint War Fighting Cloud

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Capability contract . They were able to

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bring together in two years , the

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foundational capability for the

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department to uh connect

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clouds for everyone in the Department

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of Defense and at this moment , we have

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over a billion dollars on those task

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orders . So this is supporting

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combatant commands around the globe

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with rapid cloud migration capabilities .

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With the career of these two leaders ,

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computers have gone from something that

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few interacted with and no one really

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depended on to an essential tool that

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almost every member has in their pocket .

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Today's weapon systems are

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interconnected network devices that

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have orders of magnitude more computing

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power than the early rockets men took

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to the moon in the 21st century . We're

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going to rely on D A to continue to

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support these and other programs to

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provide decision advantage to the joint

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force . It's going to take a warrior

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scholar to take the hand off from Bob

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and move those and many other

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initiatives down the range . And we

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found one Lieutenant General Paul

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Stanton has been at the center of that

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effort for the army and is the

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commanders , commander of army cyber

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center of excellence and is the perfect

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person to take on the challenge . Paul

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is what we call an early adopter of

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technology . I think it's famous for

55:57.259 --> 55:59.370
writing his first computer program in

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the sixth grade with on his dad's Apple

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PC two . I had a Commodore

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64 and was not writing computer

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programs . Uh

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And then as you heard , he went all the

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way to get his doctorate in computers .

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And uh so I think I'm just gonna call

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you Doctor Paul from here on out . And

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uh my favorite , his favorite quote

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really resonated with me . It's that

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the nation state that separates its

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warriors from its scholars has its

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thinking done by cowards and its

56:34.070 --> 56:36.020
fighting done by fools . That's

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Thucydides nicely done . So you might

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say he has a deep background in the

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subject and an intense curiosity in the

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digital domain of warfighting where

56:44.893 --> 56:47.004
General Hawk gave you a bit of Paul's

56:47.004 --> 56:49.116
background at both us , Cyber Command

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and Army Cyber Protection Brigade . But

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I think it's important to highlight his

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strong operational foundation in the

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end . And it's all about how this

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organization provides capabilities to

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the war fighter .

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Congratulations Bob . I wish you

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all the best on your future and welcome

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Paul . Thank you .

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Thank you , Miss Beavers . At this time ,

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we will have remarks by Lieutenant

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General Robert Skinner .

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Wow . Despite knowing that this day was

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going to come for many , many , many

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months , it still came very quickly .

57:46.989 --> 57:49.090
Um And uh I'm not certain , I'm

57:49.100 --> 57:51.889
prepared for this . So , but uh life

57:51.899 --> 57:54.066
will go on and uh but I'll tell you on

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behalf of the entire team uh from joint

57:56.479 --> 57:58.535
force headquarters in Disa Thank you

57:58.535 --> 58:00.757
for taking time out of your busy day to

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celebrate this . Uh I'll say monumental

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event where we change hands from one

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leader to the next . Um But as we all

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know , as leaders come and go , uh the

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mission still goes on because it's the

58:11.656 --> 58:13.545
people uh within with under those

58:13.545 --> 58:15.545
leaders that really make , make the

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difference . General Hawk MS Beavers ,

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uh first and foremost , thanks to both

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of you for taking time out of your busy

58:22.100 --> 58:24.156
schedules . You know , as a dual hat

58:24.156 --> 58:26.156
commander and director , I know how

58:26.156 --> 58:28.267
busy schedules can be . It is nothing

58:28.267 --> 58:30.709
compared to General Hawke's schedule um

58:30.719 --> 58:34.590
as D Denza D NSA and uh South

58:34.899 --> 58:37.449
commander . So sir , thank you and MS

58:37.459 --> 58:39.626
Beavers uh for taking time out of your

58:39.626 --> 58:41.737
busy days . Um And more importantly ,

58:41.737 --> 58:43.959
it's the kind words that you said . Not

58:43.959 --> 58:46.181
about General Stanton and I , but about

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the families because the families is

58:48.237 --> 58:50.403
really what , what , what makes things

58:50.403 --> 58:52.626
possible . Um As everybody knows , this

58:52.626 --> 58:54.792
is a week full . It's a culmination of

58:54.792 --> 58:56.959
hundreds of hours of work uh by a team

58:56.959 --> 58:59.070
of true professionals to everyone who

58:59.070 --> 59:01.181
made this ceremony possible . Today ,

59:01.181 --> 59:03.348
the security and warehouse teams , our

59:03.348 --> 59:05.181
protocol team of Waldy Colin and

59:05.181 --> 59:07.292
Sergeant Downs our project officers ,

59:07.292 --> 59:09.090
Justin Carl Joe and Keith , our

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narrator , Captain Arm uh Commander

59:11.649 --> 59:13.982
Livingston for sing our national anthem ,

59:13.982 --> 59:16.500
us Army field band , uh the honor guard

59:16.510 --> 59:18.454
and everyone else who had a hand ,

59:18.454 --> 59:20.621
especially Sergeant Major Krause , who

59:20.621 --> 59:22.843
was the overall maestro on this . Thank

59:22.843 --> 59:22.840
you for making today a resounding

59:22.850 --> 59:25.340
success . I'd like to start by

59:25.350 --> 59:27.406
welcoming and thanking Lisa . Please

59:27.406 --> 59:29.406
say hi to her and also our kids and

59:29.406 --> 59:31.350
grandkids because my family is the

59:31.350 --> 59:34.060
pride of our , of my life to Paul . No ,

59:34.070 --> 59:36.014
me and the entire Stanton family .

59:36.014 --> 59:38.181
Welcome to the best job in the world .

59:38.181 --> 59:40.403
You are going to absolutely enjoy every

59:40.403 --> 59:42.530
day . Maybe not every moment

59:45.209 --> 59:47.431
because when that phone rings because a

59:47.431 --> 59:49.570
senior leader cannot connect or

59:49.580 --> 59:51.691
communicate with their uh with , with

59:51.691 --> 59:53.747
their force or you get an email from

59:53.747 --> 59:55.913
someone because we put out a directive

59:55.913 --> 59:58.024
uh that limited their ability . Those

59:58.024 --> 01:00:00.247
may not be great moments , but you will

01:00:00.247 --> 01:00:02.669
still have a great day to the mentors ,

01:00:02.679 --> 01:00:04.735
leaders , fellow commanders , former

01:00:04.735 --> 01:00:06.457
directors , family , friends ,

01:00:06.457 --> 01:00:08.401
teammates from high school through

01:00:08.401 --> 01:00:10.568
every assignment . Uh Thanks for being

01:00:10.568 --> 01:00:12.512
our friends and more importantly ,

01:00:12.512 --> 01:00:14.568
thanks for being our partners and to

01:00:14.568 --> 01:00:16.623
all the other senior leaders who are

01:00:16.623 --> 01:00:18.846
present today . I want to thank you for

01:00:18.846 --> 01:00:18.239
your incredible support of these

01:00:18.250 --> 01:00:20.729
organizations and this celebration . Um

01:00:20.739 --> 01:00:22.517
Again from previous directors ,

01:00:22.517 --> 01:00:24.295
commanders , I see we have some

01:00:24.295 --> 01:00:26.572
congressional leaders , service agency ,

01:00:26.572 --> 01:00:28.850
fellow com fellow component commanders .

01:00:28.850 --> 01:00:30.906
Thanks for what you've done each and

01:00:30.906 --> 01:00:30.389
every day for , for these two

01:00:30.399 --> 01:00:32.629
organizations . And finally , welcome

01:00:32.639 --> 01:00:34.639
to all of the J Fitzy Doen and disa

01:00:34.639 --> 01:00:36.583
military , civilian and contractor

01:00:36.583 --> 01:00:38.472
personnel that really make things

01:00:38.472 --> 01:00:40.583
happen . It is your achievements that

01:00:40.583 --> 01:00:42.695
we celebrate today as we look back on

01:00:42.695 --> 01:00:44.750
the three plus years and look to the

01:00:44.750 --> 01:00:46.750
future . I want to take a moment to

01:00:46.750 --> 01:00:48.439
express my deep gratitude and

01:00:48.449 --> 01:00:50.393
appreciation for your commitment ,

01:00:50.629 --> 01:00:53.689
leadership , innovation , and drive and

01:00:53.699 --> 01:00:55.643
more importantly , caring for each

01:00:55.643 --> 01:00:57.699
other . It was impressive as you can

01:00:57.699 --> 01:00:59.643
imagine . I've been doing a lot of

01:00:59.643 --> 01:01:01.699
reflecting this has been an enormous

01:01:01.699 --> 01:01:03.310
change to our nation and our

01:01:03.310 --> 01:01:05.477
organizations think about it . We came

01:01:05.477 --> 01:01:07.310
in during a global pandemic that

01:01:07.310 --> 01:01:09.477
changed our workplace in ways we never

01:01:09.477 --> 01:01:11.643
thought possible . The return of great

01:01:11.643 --> 01:01:13.643
power competition , the Afghanistan

01:01:13.643 --> 01:01:15.969
retrograde the unjust Russian invasion

01:01:15.979 --> 01:01:18.169
of Ukraine open conflict in the Middle

01:01:18.179 --> 01:01:20.068
East . And I would offer the most

01:01:20.068 --> 01:01:22.750
pervasive cyber operations against the

01:01:22.760 --> 01:01:24.871
United States . And the Dodin that we

01:01:24.871 --> 01:01:26.704
have ever seen . The adoption of

01:01:26.704 --> 01:01:28.816
emerging technologies like artificial

01:01:28.816 --> 01:01:30.760
intelligence revolutionized how we

01:01:30.760 --> 01:01:32.816
conduct our missions and underscores

01:01:32.816 --> 01:01:34.760
the increasingly critical role and

01:01:34.760 --> 01:01:36.760
sometimes fragility of cyber in our

01:01:36.760 --> 01:01:38.816
national defense . You are part of a

01:01:38.816 --> 01:01:41.179
global team responsible for providing

01:01:41.189 --> 01:01:43.239
and safeguarding cyber , your

01:01:43.250 --> 01:01:45.479
professionalism , stamina and

01:01:45.489 --> 01:01:47.879
unwavering commitment , strengthen

01:01:47.889 --> 01:01:50.000
cyber resilience from the battlefield

01:01:50.010 --> 01:01:52.260
to the White House , setting the pace

01:01:52.270 --> 01:01:54.919
for the department and the nation in

01:01:54.929 --> 01:01:57.659
just a microcosm of your impact . The

01:01:57.669 --> 01:01:59.558
agency aligned our organizational

01:01:59.558 --> 01:02:01.669
structure to our combatant commands ,

01:02:01.669 --> 01:02:03.919
publish annual base orders to focus on

01:02:03.929 --> 01:02:05.959
priority and effort , synchronize

01:02:05.969 --> 01:02:08.139
resourcing and improve processes to

01:02:08.149 --> 01:02:10.260
drive the national defense strategy .

01:02:10.330 --> 01:02:12.330
The this and next strategy that you

01:02:12.330 --> 01:02:14.219
published lays the foundation for

01:02:14.219 --> 01:02:15.774
delivering enterprise level

01:02:15.774 --> 01:02:17.663
capabilities for war fighters and

01:02:17.663 --> 01:02:19.886
mission partners . This includes moving

01:02:19.886 --> 01:02:21.608
the department toward a single

01:02:21.608 --> 01:02:23.774
Federated identity environment through

01:02:23.774 --> 01:02:27.290
Doles our favorite puppy and enhancing

01:02:27.300 --> 01:02:29.411
collaboration with the implementation

01:02:29.411 --> 01:02:31.219
of unclassified classified 365

01:02:31.229 --> 01:02:33.860
capabilities , consolidating DFAS into

01:02:33.870 --> 01:02:36.092
one network and leading the way towards

01:02:36.092 --> 01:02:38.259
the department trust mandate with what

01:02:38.259 --> 01:02:40.389
we call a thunderdome . Many said we

01:02:40.399 --> 01:02:42.066
couldn't deliver on the joint

01:02:42.066 --> 01:02:44.121
warfighting cloud capability that MS

01:02:44.121 --> 01:02:46.121
Beavers mentioned yet . Now , after

01:02:46.121 --> 01:02:48.121
just two years , we've passed the 1

01:02:48.121 --> 01:02:50.750
billion milestone and our average time

01:02:50.760 --> 01:02:53.370
to uh execute those orders are within a

01:02:53.379 --> 01:02:55.639
month , which would normally took from

01:02:55.649 --> 01:02:58.500
six months in the command . We've

01:02:58.510 --> 01:03:00.677
significantly increased the resiliency

01:03:00.677 --> 01:03:02.566
and security of the third largest

01:03:02.566 --> 01:03:04.677
collaboration networks in the world .

01:03:04.677 --> 01:03:06.899
We're not compared to other companies .

01:03:06.899 --> 01:03:08.454
We're not compared to other

01:03:08.454 --> 01:03:10.343
organizations . We're compared to

01:03:10.343 --> 01:03:12.566
countries . Our implementation of a new

01:03:12.566 --> 01:03:14.454
assessment program place focus on

01:03:14.454 --> 01:03:16.677
readiness and the metrics that matter .

01:03:16.677 --> 01:03:18.959
Va checklist . We change the culture of

01:03:18.969 --> 01:03:21.080
the department that if you don't keep

01:03:21.080 --> 01:03:23.550
your cyber ras up , you may not be up

01:03:23.560 --> 01:03:25.727
anymore in the , in the , in the cyber

01:03:25.727 --> 01:03:27.489
world . We took on the cyber

01:03:27.500 --> 01:03:29.556
operational planning for us Transcom

01:03:29.600 --> 01:03:31.656
and increased the global logistics .

01:03:31.656 --> 01:03:34.810
Cyber posture took the NC three Posture

01:03:34.870 --> 01:03:37.000
to record heights , revalidated the

01:03:37.010 --> 01:03:38.954
missions , functions and tasks for

01:03:38.954 --> 01:03:41.066
organizations that are aligned within

01:03:41.066 --> 01:03:43.530
your cyber plan 2.0 . This command

01:03:43.540 --> 01:03:45.649
drove partnerships with the National

01:03:45.659 --> 01:03:48.540
Security Agency . Cyber components , OS

01:03:48.550 --> 01:03:52.159
D staff , C IA academia and partners ,

01:03:52.169 --> 01:03:54.169
allies and partners and industry to

01:03:54.169 --> 01:03:56.629
unparalleled , teaming . Partnerships

01:03:56.639 --> 01:03:58.861
are what will continue setting us apart

01:03:58.861 --> 01:04:01.083
from the rest of the world . As you can

01:04:01.083 --> 01:04:02.917
see , there is no mission in the

01:04:02.917 --> 01:04:04.972
Department of Defense that these two

01:04:04.972 --> 01:04:06.972
organizations don't drive and don't

01:04:06.972 --> 01:04:09.139
support with all that said , I am most

01:04:09.139 --> 01:04:11.139
proud that our command and agency ,

01:04:11.139 --> 01:04:13.195
maintain the trust and confidence of

01:04:13.195 --> 01:04:15.306
the department . Our mission partners

01:04:15.306 --> 01:04:17.472
want to know how they can consume more

01:04:17.472 --> 01:04:19.306
from the agency and they want to

01:04:19.306 --> 01:04:21.139
imitate the effectiveness of the

01:04:21.139 --> 01:04:23.083
command . I am so grateful for the

01:04:23.083 --> 01:04:25.306
unique opportunity to be part of this ,

01:04:25.306 --> 01:04:27.306
this family and I will miss working

01:04:27.306 --> 01:04:29.417
with this incredible team , the front

01:04:29.417 --> 01:04:31.361
office , the headquarters staff RJ

01:04:31.361 --> 01:04:33.472
codes P OS EI I contracting centers ,

01:04:33.472 --> 01:04:35.583
command teams , fellow commanders and

01:04:35.583 --> 01:04:37.806
the entire force . Chris Heather , Bill

01:04:37.806 --> 01:04:40.129
Dell Garrett Dave times two , Melissa

01:04:40.149 --> 01:04:42.889
juice , Vanessa , EJ , Kelly , Emily NM

01:04:43.129 --> 01:04:45.330
Darius Rena . Each of you get game

01:04:45.340 --> 01:04:47.562
balls for not only what you've done the

01:04:47.562 --> 01:04:49.618
last two weeks , but for this entire

01:04:49.618 --> 01:04:51.673
command , none of our successes were

01:04:51.673 --> 01:04:54.250
possible without you day or night . I'd

01:04:54.260 --> 01:04:56.204
also like to thank Chief Clink and

01:04:56.204 --> 01:04:58.260
Sergeant Major Kraus . The best seas

01:04:58.260 --> 01:05:00.570
that a leader can have to my family .

01:05:00.620 --> 01:05:03.310
Thank you for your service family serve

01:05:03.320 --> 01:05:05.542
and you're absolutely top of that class

01:05:05.600 --> 01:05:07.933
to my bride Lisa who I'm not looking at .

01:05:08.330 --> 01:05:10.760
Thanks for being all in uh to Ashley

01:05:10.770 --> 01:05:12.826
and Jake and your amazing families .

01:05:12.826 --> 01:05:15.360
And Kaitlin , you make us proud , Scott

01:05:15.370 --> 01:05:17.649
and Caroline . We're who's uh Scott is

01:05:17.659 --> 01:05:19.881
online . We are so thrilled that you're

01:05:19.881 --> 01:05:22.103
a part of our family . Thanks for being

01:05:22.103 --> 01:05:24.159
such supporters and everything we've

01:05:24.159 --> 01:05:23.860
done and I'll say more at the

01:05:23.870 --> 01:05:26.389
retirement ceremony to other family and

01:05:26.399 --> 01:05:28.566
friends , whether joining in person or

01:05:28.566 --> 01:05:30.566
virtually , we're grateful for your

01:05:30.566 --> 01:05:32.677
level and support . One last word for

01:05:32.677 --> 01:05:34.899
the members of JF HQ Doen and D A , you

01:05:34.899 --> 01:05:36.899
have a central role in tackling our

01:05:36.899 --> 01:05:39.066
nation's toughest and highest priority

01:05:39.066 --> 01:05:41.177
challenges every day . You defend our

01:05:41.177 --> 01:05:43.343
homeland and deter aggression from our

01:05:43.343 --> 01:05:45.343
competitors . And adversaries , you

01:05:45.343 --> 01:05:47.090
provide a lethal resilient ,

01:05:47.100 --> 01:05:49.879
sustainable , survivable agile and

01:05:49.889 --> 01:05:52.020
responsive force . You delivered

01:05:52.030 --> 01:05:54.252
everything your nation asked of you and

01:05:54.252 --> 01:05:56.363
I know you will continue to do so . I

01:05:56.363 --> 01:05:58.308
am confident that under Lieutenant

01:05:58.308 --> 01:06:00.530
General Stanton's leadership , this and

01:06:00.530 --> 01:06:02.752
JF HQ Doen will build upon the progress

01:06:02.752 --> 01:06:02.629
we have made and take these

01:06:02.639 --> 01:06:04.861
organizations to even greater heights .

01:06:05.070 --> 01:06:07.237
I have no doubt that he will lead this

01:06:07.237 --> 01:06:09.014
unit with distinction , honor ,

01:06:09.014 --> 01:06:10.903
integrity . Today as I depart the

01:06:10.903 --> 01:06:13.014
pattern and prepare for retirement in

01:06:13.014 --> 01:06:16.070
about three hours , I leave the command

01:06:16.080 --> 01:06:17.860
and agency with a deep sense of

01:06:17.870 --> 01:06:20.820
humility , optimism , confidence , and

01:06:20.830 --> 01:06:23.139
most importantly , honor . I have truly

01:06:23.149 --> 01:06:25.205
been privileged to lead and be among

01:06:25.205 --> 01:06:27.371
our nation's finest , working the most

01:06:27.371 --> 01:06:29.038
difficult problems making the

01:06:29.038 --> 01:06:31.340
impossible possible . It is my hope

01:06:31.350 --> 01:06:33.572
today that as I get ready to relinquish

01:06:33.572 --> 01:06:35.683
leadership of these two organizations

01:06:35.683 --> 01:06:37.572
that I too have given more than I

01:06:37.572 --> 01:06:39.239
received . Thank you for your

01:06:39.239 --> 01:06:41.294
attendance today . May God bless our

01:06:41.294 --> 01:06:43.239
organizations , our people and our

01:06:43.239 --> 01:06:44.406
nation . Thank you .

01:07:12.060 --> 01:07:14.379
Thank you , General Skinner . Ladies

01:07:14.389 --> 01:07:16.611
and gentlemen , please remain seated as

01:07:16.611 --> 01:07:18.500
we will proceed with the official

01:07:18.500 --> 01:07:20.722
change of command and directorship with

01:07:20.722 --> 01:07:22.945
the passing of the JFUD and disa colors

01:07:22.945 --> 01:07:25.000
at this time . We now invite General

01:07:25.000 --> 01:07:27.167
Hawk and Lieutenant General Stanton to

01:07:27.167 --> 01:07:29.333
please join Lieutenant General Skinner

01:07:29.333 --> 01:07:28.820
upfront as we'll proceed with the joint

01:07:28.830 --> 01:07:30.774
force headquarters , Department of

01:07:30.774 --> 01:07:32.886
Defense Information Network Change of

01:07:32.886 --> 01:07:35.750
Command . The senior enlisted advisor

01:07:35.760 --> 01:07:37.927
for J Fish , you don and Disa Sergeant

01:07:37.927 --> 01:07:39.760
Major Daniel Kraus will now come

01:07:39.760 --> 01:07:41.649
forward with the command colors .

01:07:47.500 --> 01:07:49.444
From the earliest of times , armed

01:07:49.444 --> 01:07:51.611
military members have used a banner or

01:07:51.611 --> 01:07:53.833
other symbol to identify themselves and

01:07:53.833 --> 01:07:55.833
serve as a rallying point for their

01:07:55.833 --> 01:07:55.649
warriors . This tradition lives on

01:07:55.659 --> 01:07:57.760
today . The colors record the unit's

01:07:57.770 --> 01:07:59.881
history , its glory , its battles and

01:07:59.881 --> 01:08:02.103
its campaigns , passing the colors is a

01:08:02.103 --> 01:08:04.159
time honored tradition , symbolizing

01:08:04.159 --> 01:08:06.239
the transfer of responsibility by

01:08:06.250 --> 01:08:08.139
direction of the president of the

01:08:08.139 --> 01:08:10.083
United States . Lieutenant General

01:08:10.083 --> 01:08:11.917
Robert J Skinner will relinquish

01:08:11.917 --> 01:08:14.250
command of the Joint Force Headquarters ,

01:08:14.250 --> 01:08:13.489
Department of Defense Information

01:08:13.500 --> 01:08:16.509
Network effective for October 2024 .

01:08:16.950 --> 01:08:19.006
Lieutenant General Paul T Stanton is

01:08:19.006 --> 01:08:21.228
directed to assume command of the joint

01:08:21.228 --> 01:08:21.040
forest Headquarters Department of

01:08:21.049 --> 01:08:23.160
Defense Information Network effective

01:08:23.160 --> 01:08:24.790
for October 2024 .

01:08:55.458 --> 01:08:57.729
We will now proceed with the Defense

01:08:57.738 --> 01:08:59.794
Information Systems Agency change of

01:08:59.794 --> 01:09:02.930
directorship by direction of the

01:09:02.939 --> 01:09:04.772
president of the United States ,

01:09:04.772 --> 01:09:06.772
Lieutenant General Robert J Skinner

01:09:06.772 --> 01:09:08.772
will relinquish directorship of the

01:09:08.772 --> 01:09:08.700
Defense Information Systems Agency

01:09:08.709 --> 01:09:11.660
effective for October 2024 . Lieutenant

01:09:11.669 --> 01:09:13.780
General Paul T Stanton is directed to

01:09:13.780 --> 01:09:15.725
assume directorship of the Defense

01:09:15.725 --> 01:09:17.780
Information Systems Agency effective

01:09:17.780 --> 01:09:18.836
for October 2024 .

01:09:36.379 --> 01:09:37.379
Ok .

01:09:42.609 --> 01:09:44.387
Ladies and gentlemen , it is my

01:09:44.387 --> 01:09:46.553
pleasure to introduce to you Commander

01:09:46.553 --> 01:09:48.331
Jfh Jon and director of this uh

01:09:48.331 --> 01:09:50.220
Lieutenant General Paul T Stanton

01:09:58.229 --> 01:10:00.451
Bat and clean up fourth in the order on

01:10:00.451 --> 01:10:03.109
the speeches . And my second speech to

01:10:03.120 --> 01:10:05.287
the same crowd in a 30 minute window ,

01:10:06.879 --> 01:10:09.709
sir , man , and our distinguished

01:10:09.720 --> 01:10:11.890
guests . Thank you again for your

01:10:11.899 --> 01:10:14.330
dedication of time and for officiating

01:10:14.339 --> 01:10:17.850
the ceremony . I am truly

01:10:17.859 --> 01:10:20.209
excited in joining this entire crowd

01:10:20.770 --> 01:10:22.770
and thanking Lieutenant General Bob

01:10:22.770 --> 01:10:25.370
Skinner for his tremendous success

01:10:26.660 --> 01:10:29.649
and the organizational leadership of

01:10:29.660 --> 01:10:31.919
both D A and Joint Force headquarters .

01:10:31.930 --> 01:10:35.250
Doen General Skinner has been a mentor

01:10:35.259 --> 01:10:37.799
of mine for years , providing valuable

01:10:37.810 --> 01:10:41.209
counsel and sage advice . None more

01:10:41.220 --> 01:10:43.442
important than the heavy responsibility

01:10:43.442 --> 01:10:46.379
over the past week of preparing me to

01:10:46.390 --> 01:10:48.790
take the mantle leadership . Thank you .

01:10:50.720 --> 01:10:53.049
Hopefully , I previously conveyed my

01:10:53.060 --> 01:10:55.759
appreciation for my family . I'll say

01:10:55.770 --> 01:10:58.330
thanks again to them for setting , for

01:10:58.339 --> 01:11:00.506
setting me up for success and enabling

01:11:00.506 --> 01:11:02.339
me to take on these roles , your

01:11:02.339 --> 01:11:04.506
support and your example are inspiring

01:11:05.919 --> 01:11:08.399
and I think I'm gonna need it . I'll

01:11:08.410 --> 01:11:10.100
need it because we are in an

01:11:10.109 --> 01:11:12.370
unprecedented period of significant

01:11:12.379 --> 01:11:16.129
change in an unsettled world that has

01:11:16.140 --> 01:11:19.180
an insatiable appetite for data ,

01:11:20.669 --> 01:11:23.290
communications , data and the networks

01:11:23.299 --> 01:11:25.939
that transport them remain central to

01:11:25.950 --> 01:11:27.950
effective war fighting and decision

01:11:27.950 --> 01:11:31.540
making from flags and torches to modern

01:11:32.390 --> 01:11:33.990
low earth orbit satellite

01:11:34.000 --> 01:11:36.540
communications . Our leaders of our

01:11:36.549 --> 01:11:39.100
formations at every echelon

01:11:40.290 --> 01:11:42.930
need the data and the network to get it

01:11:42.939 --> 01:11:45.370
to them . In order to make informed

01:11:45.379 --> 01:11:47.319
decisions at the core of our

01:11:47.330 --> 01:11:50.250
responsibilities , we must securely and

01:11:50.259 --> 01:11:52.203
reliably get the right data to the

01:11:52.203 --> 01:11:54.426
right place at the right time to make a

01:11:54.426 --> 01:11:56.426
better and faster decision than our

01:11:56.426 --> 01:11:59.959
enemies . Period . This is our

01:11:59.970 --> 01:12:03.009
business . This is war fighting as it

01:12:03.020 --> 01:12:06.319
has been . It is today and will be in

01:12:06.330 --> 01:12:09.109
the future . This agency and this

01:12:09.120 --> 01:12:11.229
command are critical to our nation's

01:12:11.240 --> 01:12:13.649
warfighting . Success , failure is not

01:12:13.660 --> 01:12:16.040
an option and excellence is our

01:12:16.049 --> 01:12:19.169
standard . I'm honored for the

01:12:19.180 --> 01:12:21.600
opportunity to join the amazing team in

01:12:21.609 --> 01:12:25.430
stride as we remain trusted to connect ,

01:12:25.439 --> 01:12:28.899
protect and serve and as we continue to

01:12:28.910 --> 01:12:32.819
set the globe . Ma'am , sir . Thank you

01:12:32.830 --> 01:12:33.941
for the privilege .

01:12:47.160 --> 01:12:49.216
Thank you , General Stanton . Ladies

01:12:49.216 --> 01:12:51.160
and gentlemen . Before we conclude

01:12:51.160 --> 01:12:53.216
today's ceremonies , there are a few

01:12:53.216 --> 01:12:52.680
announcements we'd like to share

01:12:52.750 --> 01:12:54.583
immediately after the ceremony .

01:12:54.583 --> 01:12:56.694
There'll be a receiving line on stage

01:12:56.694 --> 01:12:58.861
to welcome and congratulate Lieutenant

01:12:58.861 --> 01:13:01.083
General Stanton and his family . Please

01:13:01.083 --> 01:13:00.569
enter from your left and exit to the

01:13:00.580 --> 01:13:02.302
right . There will be cake and

01:13:02.302 --> 01:13:04.413
refreshments are provided as you exit

01:13:04.413 --> 01:13:06.636
the conference room and there will also

01:13:06.636 --> 01:13:05.959
be a promotional reception for

01:13:05.970 --> 01:13:08.026
Lieutenant General Stanton in room M

01:13:08.026 --> 01:13:10.081
three B 12 where military members in

01:13:10.081 --> 01:13:12.026
service uniforms will be directing

01:13:12.026 --> 01:13:14.229
traffic . Please rise for the exit of

01:13:14.240 --> 01:13:15.296
the official party

01:13:22.109 --> 01:13:24.109
on behalf of General Timothy Hawk ,

01:13:24.109 --> 01:13:25.942
Miss Leslie Beavers , Lieutenant

01:13:25.942 --> 01:13:27.831
General Paul Stanton , Lieutenant

01:13:27.831 --> 01:13:29.998
General Robert Skinner , and the women

01:13:29.998 --> 01:13:32.109
and men of JFHG Dissa . Thank you for

01:13:32.109 --> 01:13:31.810
attending today's ceremonies . Have a

01:13:31.819 --> 01:13:32.770
wonderful rest of your day .