WEBVTT 00:00.009 --> 00:02.400 At this time , please stand for the 00:02.400 --> 00:04.760 arrival of the official party . the 00:04.760 --> 00:06.982 playing of ruffles and flourishes , the 00:06.982 --> 00:09.093 posting of the colors and the singing 00:09.093 --> 00:11.260 of our national anthem followed by the 00:11.260 --> 00:13.482 invocation during the national anthem , 00:13.482 --> 00:15.704 it is customary for military members to 00:15.704 --> 00:17.704 stand at attention while facing the 00:17.704 --> 00:19.927 flag and civilians to place their right 00:19.927 --> 00:21.260 hand over their heart . 00:55.740 --> 00:59.279 Post the colors . Oh 01:02.180 --> 01:03.180 Ho . 01:22.589 --> 01:23.269 Cos 01:26.500 --> 01:27.819 Recent h . 01:31.510 --> 01:34.959 Oh say can you see 01:35.309 --> 01:38.690 by the dawn's early light 01:39.190 --> 01:43.040 once so proudly we hailed at 01:43.040 --> 01:46.879 the twilight's last gleaming whose 01:46.879 --> 01:50.669 rush stripes and bright stars 01:50.669 --> 01:53.930 through the perilous fight or the 01:56.430 --> 01:57.559 we were so 01:57.559 --> 02:02.059 gas . 02:06.800 --> 02:08.589 The bombs bursting . 02:10.779 --> 02:14.649 Yeah through the night 02:14.949 --> 02:18.210 that our flag was still there . 02:19.339 --> 02:22.529 Oh say does that star 02:22.529 --> 02:23.770 spangled . 02:29.529 --> 02:31.929 the of the 02:34.559 --> 02:37.179 And the of 02:38.339 --> 02:38.759 the 02:47.389 --> 02:48.389 huh . 03:26.229 --> 03:28.660 Colors , colors turn hurts . 03:38.860 --> 03:42.669 Let us pray . Almighty 03:42.669 --> 03:45.210 God , author of order and source of all 03:45.210 --> 03:47.889 wisdom , today we mark a new chapter in 03:47.889 --> 03:50.050 the pursuit of space superiority and 03:50.050 --> 03:52.889 readiness . We pause to acknowledge the 03:52.889 --> 03:54.860 weight of command . Though this 03:54.860 --> 03:57.539 ceremony is brief , it's meaning echoes 03:57.539 --> 03:59.860 far beyond today for the reach of 03:59.860 --> 04:01.749 leadership extends across all our 04:01.749 --> 04:04.460 deltas , squadrons and systems , but 04:04.460 --> 04:07.419 also the very domain of space as the 04:07.419 --> 04:09.586 first command that will be encountered 04:09.586 --> 04:11.752 by every guardian , space training and 04:11.752 --> 04:13.919 readiness command shapes how guardians 04:13.919 --> 04:16.141 will learn , lead and launch into their 04:16.141 --> 04:18.579 calling . Today we give thanks for this 04:18.579 --> 04:20.980 historic moment , the establishment of 04:20.980 --> 04:23.202 StarCO's headquarters here on Florida's 04:23.202 --> 04:25.790 Space Coast . This move from Colorado's 04:25.790 --> 04:27.901 mountain ranges to the edge of launch 04:27.901 --> 04:30.410 is more than a change of location . It 04:30.410 --> 04:32.632 reflects a strategic alignment with our 04:32.632 --> 04:34.854 mission and the future unfolding before 04:34.854 --> 04:37.209 us . We are grateful for Major General 04:37.209 --> 04:39.098 Sheba's faithful leadership , his 04:39.098 --> 04:41.320 steady course through the complexity of 04:41.320 --> 04:44.100 Star command . His courage and 04:44.100 --> 04:46.179 uncertainty and his commitment to 04:46.179 --> 04:48.380 cultivating guardians of character and 04:48.380 --> 04:51.260 skill bless him and his wife Sandy and 04:51.260 --> 04:53.380 their children as they step into the 04:53.380 --> 04:56.059 next chapter of life and service . And 04:56.059 --> 04:58.059 now , Lord , as Major General Smith 04:58.059 --> 05:00.281 assumes command , we ask that you grant 05:00.281 --> 05:02.220 him an interstellar vision that's 05:02.220 --> 05:04.739 grounded in wisdom . May he lead with 05:04.739 --> 05:06.700 clarity and conviction , with the 05:06.700 --> 05:08.940 courage to face uncertainty , the 05:08.940 --> 05:11.179 character to lead with integrity , and 05:11.179 --> 05:13.369 the commitment to shape the future , 05:13.619 --> 05:16.179 and may his connections that he builds 05:16.179 --> 05:18.235 across the guardians that will trust 05:18.235 --> 05:21.250 him . Lord , we also ask that you bless 05:21.250 --> 05:23.361 his wife Christie and their family as 05:23.361 --> 05:25.306 they stand beside him with grace , 05:25.450 --> 05:27.570 strength , and love . Lord , as we 05:27.570 --> 05:29.769 launch this new season together , help 05:29.769 --> 05:31.929 us align our efforts , honor our 05:31.929 --> 05:33.985 calling , and remain faithful to the 05:33.985 --> 05:37.220 mission entrusted to us . Let us fix 05:37.220 --> 05:39.410 our gaze not only on the stars above 05:39.660 --> 05:41.890 but the values that guide us here below 05:42.279 --> 05:45.100 character , connection , commitment and 05:45.100 --> 05:47.700 courage . Lord , in just a couple of 05:47.700 --> 05:49.700 days we approach the anniversary of 05:49.700 --> 05:51.779 those first steps on the moon today 05:51.779 --> 05:55.170 reminds us that bold steps forward 05:55.170 --> 05:57.739 require bold leadership , and may we 05:57.739 --> 05:59.906 like those who have gone before , dare 05:59.906 --> 06:02.420 greatly , lead wisely and press ever 06:02.420 --> 06:05.390 upward . In your name we pray . Amen . 06:13.429 --> 06:15.373 Thank you Patrick Space Force Base 06:15.373 --> 06:17.596 Honor guard , Lieutenant Colonel Anu Le 06:17.790 --> 06:20.123 and Chaplain Loesser . Please be seated . 06:22.720 --> 06:24.498 We're fortunate to have several 06:24.498 --> 06:26.609 distinguished and special guests with 06:26.609 --> 06:29.320 us today . Please hold your applause 06:29.320 --> 06:31.487 until each group has been recognized . 06:32.480 --> 06:35.640 General Salzman's wife Jennifer . Major 06:35.640 --> 06:38.609 General Sheba's wife , Sandy . Mrs . 06:38.619 --> 06:42.489 Sheba's cousin Miss Amber Ambri of 06:42.489 --> 06:44.545 Major General and Mrs . Sheba , Miss 06:44.545 --> 06:47.079 Yolanda Smith and Mr . John Davis . 06:47.850 --> 06:50.209 Major General Smith's wife Christie . 06:56.980 --> 06:58.924 Additionally , please welcome from 06:58.924 --> 07:01.202 headquarters United States Space Force , 07:01.202 --> 07:03.147 Ms . Catherine Kelly and Brigadier 07:03.147 --> 07:04.980 General David Yates and his wife 07:04.980 --> 07:07.239 Heather . Chief Master Sergeant 07:07.410 --> 07:10.429 Abeerron . Commander Space Systems 07:10.429 --> 07:12.373 Command Lieutenant General Phillip 07:12.373 --> 07:15.029 Garrant . Former deputy director 07:15.029 --> 07:17.149 National Reconnaissance Office Major 07:17.149 --> 07:19.670 General Steve Denker , United States 07:19.670 --> 07:22.309 Air Force retired from Space Training 07:22.309 --> 07:24.198 and Readiness Command , Brigadier 07:24.198 --> 07:26.660 General Matthew Cantori . The spouse of 07:26.660 --> 07:28.827 the command , senior enlisted leader , 07:28.827 --> 07:30.993 Space Training and Readiness command , 07:30.993 --> 07:33.049 Master Sergeant Shane Pogue , United 07:33.049 --> 07:35.104 States Air Force retired , and their 07:35.104 --> 07:37.216 daughter Harper . From Space Training 07:37.216 --> 07:39.660 and Readiness Command Delta 1 Commander 07:39.660 --> 07:41.660 Colonel Christus Saint Romain , and 07:41.660 --> 07:43.660 senior Enlisted leader Chief Master 07:43.660 --> 07:45.438 Sergeant Ryan Dawson from Space 07:45.438 --> 07:47.660 Training and Readiness Command Delta 10 07:47.660 --> 07:49.827 Commander Colonel Shannon de Silva and 07:49.827 --> 07:51.882 senior Lied Le Chief Master Sergeant 07:51.882 --> 07:54.140 Ryan Brown from Space Training and 07:54.140 --> 07:56.700 Readiness Command Delta 11 , Commander 07:56.700 --> 07:58.867 Colonel Augustine Carrero , and senior 07:58.867 --> 08:00.811 nlisted Lead Chief Master Sergeant 08:00.811 --> 08:03.290 Heather Valenti . From Space Training 08:03.290 --> 08:05.170 and Readiness Command Delta 12 08:05.170 --> 08:07.489 Commander Colonel Sasha Tomlinson , and 08:07.489 --> 08:09.820 senior leader Senior Master Sergeant 08:09.820 --> 08:12.529 Matthew Emschweiler from Space Training 08:12.529 --> 08:14.559 and Readiness Command , Delta 13 , 08:14.649 --> 08:17.100 Commander , Alison Gonzalez and senior 08:17.100 --> 08:19.369 lied Leader , Chief Master Sergeant 08:19.369 --> 08:21.970 Michael List , and from Space Launch 08:21.970 --> 08:24.450 Delta 45 Commander Colonel Brian 08:24.450 --> 08:26.570 Chapman and his wife Georgine and 08:26.570 --> 08:28.570 senior enlisted leader Chief Master 08:28.570 --> 08:30.070 Sergeant Charles Apodaca . 08:37.049 --> 08:38.993 We're also honored to have with us 08:38.993 --> 08:41.216 today Central Florida District director 08:41.216 --> 08:43.271 Office of United States Senator Rick 08:43.271 --> 08:45.859 Scott and Mr . Rob Medina , director of 08:45.859 --> 08:48.081 Community and Military Relations Office 08:48.081 --> 08:50.192 of the United States Congressman Mike 08:50.192 --> 08:52.599 Herodopoulos , Mayor of Cocoa Beach , 08:52.809 --> 08:55.400 Mayor Keith Capizzi and his wife Olivia , 08:55.830 --> 08:57.997 Mayor of Satellite Beach , Mayor Steve 08:57.997 --> 09:00.163 Osmer , and Mayor of Melbourne Beach , 09:00.289 --> 09:03.030 Mayor Allison Dennington . Brevard 09:03.030 --> 09:04.863 County Commissioner Dad Altman . 09:05.590 --> 09:07.312 President Florida Institute of 09:07.312 --> 09:09.619 Technology Doctor John Nick Lo , 09:10.429 --> 09:12.096 University of Central Florida 09:12.096 --> 09:14.096 government representative Mr . Eric 09:14.096 --> 09:16.429 Schau , president and CEO of Space 09:16.429 --> 09:19.190 Florida , Mr . Rob Long , President and 09:19.190 --> 09:21.859 CEO Melbourne Regional Chamber , Ms . 09:21.869 --> 09:24.469 Anne Conroy Bader , and President Palm 09:24.469 --> 09:26.789 Bay Chamber Miss Nancy Peltonen . 09:32.080 --> 09:34.080 We would also like to extend a warm 09:34.080 --> 09:36.302 welcome to all other general officers , 09:36.359 --> 09:38.303 senior executive service members , 09:38.303 --> 09:40.470 commanders , senior enlisted leaders , 09:40.510 --> 09:42.599 joint community leaders , industry 09:42.599 --> 09:45.080 partners , military personnel , and 09:45.080 --> 09:46.413 friends with us today . 09:51.789 --> 09:54.059 It is now my great honor to introduce 09:54.059 --> 09:56.460 the Chief of space operations General 09:56.460 --> 09:57.419 Chance Salzman . 10:04.710 --> 10:08.559 Well , good morning . Morning . 10:10.539 --> 10:12.650 What a great day . What a great day . 10:12.650 --> 10:14.817 I'm so excited to be back on the Space 10:14.817 --> 10:16.817 Coast and to all let me just add my 10:16.817 --> 10:18.872 appreciation to all the commanders , 10:18.872 --> 10:20.928 chiefs , community leaders , elected 10:20.928 --> 10:23.095 officials , industry partners , family 10:23.095 --> 10:25.317 members , thanks so much for being here 10:25.317 --> 10:27.428 today and for your unwavering support 10:27.428 --> 10:29.372 to the mission of SARCO and the US 10:29.372 --> 10:33.260 Space Force . Sandy , Christy . It's 10:33.260 --> 10:35.316 wonderful to share this day with you 10:35.316 --> 10:37.427 and thanks for sharing your husband's 10:37.427 --> 10:39.649 with us and all the support that you've 10:39.649 --> 10:41.871 provided over the years and please pass 10:41.871 --> 10:43.982 my thanks to the rest of the extended 10:43.982 --> 10:46.260 families . We appreciate their support , 10:46.260 --> 10:45.830 especially their sacrifice as well . 10:46.780 --> 10:48.836 It's terrific to be back here , uh , 10:48.836 --> 10:51.780 despite it says it's 84 but feels like 10:51.780 --> 10:55.239 98 , uh , it's a little bit of a . Uh , 10:55.260 --> 10:57.482 a shock when you come off the plane and 10:57.482 --> 10:59.649 you can hit that , uh , humidity right 10:59.649 --> 11:01.816 in your face , but it's great , um . I 11:01.816 --> 11:03.982 heard that uh we were gonna be hosting 11:03.982 --> 11:05.927 the ceremony in a place called the 11:05.927 --> 11:08.149 Sharkatorium . This is my first time in 11:08.149 --> 11:10.316 the Sharkatorium . Sounds like a place 11:10.316 --> 11:10.070 that should be in the sequel to the 11:10.070 --> 11:13.510 movie Jaws , um , but it , it's such a 11:13.510 --> 11:15.566 fierce sounding place , but Jennifer 11:15.566 --> 11:17.788 and I received such a warm and friendly 11:17.788 --> 11:19.788 welcome when we got here it kind of 11:19.788 --> 11:21.232 took the bite out of it . 11:27.359 --> 11:30.489 Good morning . All right . 11:31.849 --> 11:33.905 Uh , do you know what sharks have in 11:33.905 --> 11:35.793 common with our cyber guardians ? 11:36.229 --> 11:40.229 Megabytes It's 11:40.229 --> 11:42.469 great to see the men and women of space 11:42.469 --> 11:44.750 training and readiness command . You're 11:44.750 --> 11:46.917 I know it's , it's like dawning on you 11:46.917 --> 11:49.139 that that was funny . I appreciate it . 11:49.139 --> 11:52.080 I appreciate that . The men and women 11:52.080 --> 11:54.302 of space training and readiness command 11:54.302 --> 11:57.030 your exceptional work spans training , 11:57.039 --> 11:59.440 education , doctrine , and test , and 11:59.440 --> 12:01.384 it's crucial to the success of the 12:01.384 --> 12:03.440 space force . Your hard work ensures 12:03.440 --> 12:05.551 every guardian is prepared to compete 12:05.679 --> 12:07.960 with our adversaries , deter aggression 12:07.960 --> 12:10.460 in space , and prevail if need be in 12:10.460 --> 12:12.880 conflict . Thank you for all you do in 12:12.880 --> 12:15.559 that service , for our service and to 12:15.559 --> 12:18.500 our nation . 2 years ago , almost to 12:18.500 --> 12:21.989 the day . I passed the SAO guide on to 12:21.989 --> 12:24.309 Major General Tim Shaba , and with it 12:24.309 --> 12:26.531 the immense responsibility of preparing 12:26.531 --> 12:28.830 our guardians to prevail in competition 12:28.830 --> 12:31.320 and conflict in the space domain . And 12:31.320 --> 12:34.039 since that date this command has been 12:34.039 --> 12:35.960 ever accelerating because of the 12:35.960 --> 12:38.000 evolution of technology across the 12:38.000 --> 12:40.280 space business coupled with the surge 12:40.280 --> 12:42.919 of conflict around the globe all while 12:42.919 --> 12:44.975 our adversaries continue to test our 12:44.975 --> 12:47.679 mettle with increasingly aggressive and 12:47.679 --> 12:49.623 sometimes irresponsible actions on 12:49.623 --> 12:51.840 orbit . Through it all , Major General 12:51.840 --> 12:53.673 Sheba has been leading the way , 12:53.673 --> 12:55.396 readying our service for these 12:55.396 --> 12:57.173 challenges through innovation , 12:57.173 --> 12:59.284 education , training , doctrine , and 12:59.284 --> 13:01.679 test . Unsurprisingly , he's done 13:01.679 --> 13:04.309 tremendously well . We've said it 13:04.309 --> 13:06.031 before , but I'll say it again 13:06.070 --> 13:08.150 guardians at their core must be 13:08.150 --> 13:10.750 specially trained for war fighting in 13:10.750 --> 13:13.390 from and to space . We demand this 13:13.390 --> 13:15.557 domain specific expertise because it's 13:15.557 --> 13:18.429 a mandatory precondition to achieving 13:18.429 --> 13:20.540 space superiority for the joint force 13:20.750 --> 13:22.361 and because there's no other 13:22.361 --> 13:24.528 organization that has the focus or the 13:24.528 --> 13:27.109 talent to do it under General Sheba's 13:27.109 --> 13:29.165 leadership , we now have a wealth of 13:29.165 --> 13:31.331 training and educational opportunities 13:31.331 --> 13:33.665 for our officers enlisted and civilians . 13:33.960 --> 13:36.500 Prepares them all all these guardians 13:36.710 --> 13:39.340 to fight and win in the space domain . 13:39.929 --> 13:42.099 General Sheba shepherded the creation 13:42.099 --> 13:44.155 of our new officer training course , 13:44.155 --> 13:46.043 giving each of our new officers a 13:46.043 --> 13:48.043 year-long foundation of each of the 13:48.043 --> 13:50.266 space force's operational disciplines . 13:50.266 --> 13:52.377 I'm looking forward to congratulating 13:52.377 --> 13:54.377 the first OTC graduating class next 13:54.377 --> 13:56.377 month . And just let that sink in . 13:56.469 --> 13:58.750 It's a 1 year course . He's been in 13:58.750 --> 14:01.590 command 2 years . I gave him the task . 14:01.710 --> 14:03.909 Not only did he put it in place , but 14:03.909 --> 14:05.909 they've already graduated the first 14:05.909 --> 14:08.076 year long course . That's impressive . 14:08.076 --> 14:10.020 That is speed . That is a sense of 14:10.020 --> 14:12.619 urgency . It 14:14.159 --> 14:16.103 He also oversaw the development of 14:16.103 --> 14:17.937 space focused military education 14:17.937 --> 14:19.715 courses for our enlisted in our 14:19.715 --> 14:21.715 civilian workforce without whom our 14:21.715 --> 14:23.715 service could not succeed . All the 14:23.715 --> 14:25.659 while Starom has continued to grow 14:25.659 --> 14:27.715 other educational opportunities like 14:27.715 --> 14:29.937 our strategic education for field grade 14:29.937 --> 14:31.992 officers at Johns Hopkins University 14:31.992 --> 14:34.048 and the space test course at our Air 14:34.048 --> 14:36.159 Force test pilot school , all of this 14:36.159 --> 14:38.381 with the goal of producing combat ready 14:38.381 --> 14:40.103 guardians who can outthink and 14:40.103 --> 14:42.640 outmaneuver any adversary . Beyond 14:42.640 --> 14:44.862 training and education , perhaps what's 14:44.862 --> 14:46.973 most unique about StarCom is that you 14:46.973 --> 14:49.559 engage with and mold every guardian 14:49.559 --> 14:51.726 regardless of mission or background at 14:51.726 --> 14:54.059 multiple points throughout their career . 14:54.200 --> 14:56.422 It's your job to give them the building 14:56.422 --> 14:58.559 blocks of space force culture and 14:58.559 --> 15:01.039 infuse them with the Guardian DNA , the 15:01.039 --> 15:03.000 guardian spirit that makes them 15:03.000 --> 15:04.690 uniquely space war fighting 15:04.690 --> 15:06.929 professionals . With that weight of 15:06.929 --> 15:08.429 influence comes tremendous 15:08.429 --> 15:11.049 responsibility to train and educate our 15:11.049 --> 15:13.760 entire workforce , develop doctrine to 15:13.760 --> 15:15.982 guide our war fighting efforts and test 15:15.982 --> 15:17.816 and evaluate our systems against 15:17.816 --> 15:20.369 realistic threats and tactics from 15:20.369 --> 15:22.591 basic military training and the officer 15:22.591 --> 15:24.813 training course to mid-career specialty 15:24.813 --> 15:27.169 training to the foundations of doctrine 15:27.169 --> 15:29.479 test range and aggressor capabilities . 15:29.820 --> 15:32.010 StarCom builds and amplifies the 15:32.010 --> 15:33.969 guardian spirit on which our war 15:33.969 --> 15:37.099 fighting service is constructed . Tim , 15:37.580 --> 15:39.524 as the leader of our institutional 15:39.524 --> 15:41.580 command , you have set the direction 15:41.580 --> 15:43.691 for our entire service instilling the 15:43.691 --> 15:45.636 values of character , connection , 15:45.636 --> 15:47.858 commitment and courage in each guardian 15:47.858 --> 15:50.340 at every turn . Tim , you worked hard 15:50.340 --> 15:52.250 to build the relationships across 15:52.250 --> 15:54.659 industry , academia , international 15:54.659 --> 15:56.460 allies , partnerships that are 15:56.460 --> 15:58.293 foundational to our success as a 15:58.293 --> 16:01.020 service and as a nation through these 16:01.020 --> 16:02.798 collaborative efforts , Starcom 16:02.798 --> 16:04.798 incorporated a number of innovative 16:04.798 --> 16:06.798 approaches from across academia for 16:06.798 --> 16:08.909 guardian training and education . You 16:08.909 --> 16:11.131 also brought together units from across 16:11.131 --> 16:13.076 the service in record time to hone 16:13.076 --> 16:15.131 their mission planning and execution 16:15.131 --> 16:17.298 skills , all to validate space enabled 16:17.298 --> 16:19.409 kill chains . And enhance our ability 16:19.409 --> 16:21.640 to generate combat ready forces . These 16:21.640 --> 16:24.000 efforts and many more have strengthened 16:24.000 --> 16:26.159 our partnerships to set up guardians 16:26.159 --> 16:27.992 and set them up for even greater 16:27.992 --> 16:30.159 successes in the future . Tim , you've 16:30.159 --> 16:32.103 been the leader at the helm for an 16:32.103 --> 16:34.103 extraordinary number of space force 16:34.103 --> 16:36.215 successes . I can tell you that there 16:36.215 --> 16:38.437 are far too many accomplishments for me 16:38.437 --> 16:40.215 to mention here . You've done a 16:40.215 --> 16:42.215 tremendous job empowering Starom to 16:42.215 --> 16:44.326 meet the needs of the space force and 16:44.326 --> 16:46.492 the joint force . I've known you for a 16:46.492 --> 16:48.659 long time . I know what you're capable 16:48.659 --> 16:50.715 of and I know why I selected you for 16:50.715 --> 16:52.770 this critical job despite resourcing 16:52.770 --> 16:54.869 technical manpower and timeline 16:54.869 --> 16:57.429 challenges . I know I know that I 16:57.429 --> 16:59.485 created some of those challenges for 16:59.485 --> 17:01.707 you , uh , but you didn't let me down . 17:02.140 --> 17:04.196 I'm incredibly proud of all that you 17:04.196 --> 17:06.369 and the Starom team have done . Put 17:06.369 --> 17:08.536 simply , you have built the foundation 17:08.536 --> 17:10.758 upon which our most valuable resource , 17:10.869 --> 17:13.239 our guardians , gain the knowledge , 17:13.650 --> 17:16.410 experience , skills , and opportunities 17:16.410 --> 17:18.466 they need to secure and maintain the 17:18.466 --> 17:20.579 high ground . Ladies and gentlemen , 17:20.780 --> 17:22.891 please join me in a round of applause 17:22.891 --> 17:25.002 for General Shaba , the men and women 17:25.002 --> 17:24.189 of SARCom . 17:32.770 --> 17:34.770 But we stand today at an inflection 17:34.770 --> 17:36.992 point in our mission . Our adversary is 17:36.992 --> 17:39.170 challenging us at every turn . We must 17:39.170 --> 17:41.790 keep pace . We must build foundational 17:41.790 --> 17:43.734 doctrine to ensure unity of effort 17:43.734 --> 17:45.901 across the joint force . We must train 17:45.901 --> 17:47.457 and educate a core of space 17:47.457 --> 17:49.512 professionals to outwit our thinking 17:49.512 --> 17:51.989 adversary . We must test our systems to 17:51.989 --> 17:54.211 ensure they can survive the fight , and 17:54.211 --> 17:56.211 we must understand the adversaries' 17:56.211 --> 17:58.378 tactics and then sharpen our own so we 17:58.378 --> 18:01.000 can match them . There is no doubt your 18:01.000 --> 18:03.111 future as a field command is daunting 18:03.119 --> 18:05.239 and it demands brilliant deliberate 18:05.239 --> 18:07.439 leadership . It requires technical 18:07.439 --> 18:10.069 smarts , a global strategic perspective , 18:10.359 --> 18:12.470 and a deep understanding of the joint 18:12.470 --> 18:14.581 environment . That's why I'm thrilled 18:14.581 --> 18:16.692 to welcome Major General Jim Smith as 18:16.692 --> 18:18.989 the incoming SACOM commander . Major 18:18.989 --> 18:21.100 General Smith is coming to start come 18:21.100 --> 18:22.933 from the joint staff as the vice 18:22.933 --> 18:25.100 director for Joint Force Development , 18:25.100 --> 18:27.267 he's already an expert in the business 18:27.267 --> 18:29.322 of training , education , doctrine , 18:29.322 --> 18:31.378 test , war gaming , red teaming . He 18:31.378 --> 18:33.322 also brings an impressive academic 18:33.322 --> 18:35.378 pedigree including astronautics from 18:35.378 --> 18:37.211 MIT , national strategy from the 18:37.211 --> 18:39.322 Eisenhower School , and I've heard he 18:39.322 --> 18:41.433 even speaks a little Japanese . Jim , 18:41.433 --> 18:43.378 you're joining Gov Bratton and Tim 18:43.378 --> 18:45.489 Shaba as the next cultivator of 18:45.489 --> 18:47.600 institutional knowledge , the steward 18:47.600 --> 18:49.930 of our guardian culture and innovator 18:49.930 --> 18:51.986 in the leading edge of space tactics 18:51.986 --> 18:54.400 and technology . Those building blocks 18:54.400 --> 18:56.400 of our service are ever evolving by 18:56.400 --> 18:58.456 their nature , so as I'm sure you're 18:58.456 --> 19:00.622 aware , your work will never be done . 19:00.939 --> 19:02.939 Nonetheless , you are exceptionally 19:02.939 --> 19:05.050 well qualified to steer our guardians 19:05.050 --> 19:07.161 through the next phase of space force 19:07.161 --> 19:09.161 education training doctrine and the 19:09.161 --> 19:11.161 technical aspects of test and range 19:11.161 --> 19:13.272 operations . I'm excited to see SACom 19:13.272 --> 19:15.439 continue to evolve and grow under your 19:15.439 --> 19:17.495 leadership . Our adversaries are not 19:17.495 --> 19:20.229 slowing down neither can we . Christy , 19:20.609 --> 19:22.776 I know you and Jim are no strangers to 19:22.776 --> 19:24.665 the Space Coast , and I'm glad to 19:24.665 --> 19:26.609 welcome you back to Florida . Your 19:26.609 --> 19:28.442 support has been and will remain 19:28.442 --> 19:30.442 instrumental to his success . And I 19:30.442 --> 19:32.609 know Jim appreciates everything you do 19:32.609 --> 19:35.229 for him , and so do I . And by the way . 19:36.199 --> 19:38.421 Jim , I think you're one of the only or 19:38.421 --> 19:40.599 few service members who's dual-hatted 19:40.599 --> 19:43.040 as both a guardian and a grandfather . 19:43.819 --> 19:46.510 I don't know this guardian father . I 19:46.510 --> 19:48.454 don't know . I don't know how that 19:48.454 --> 19:50.343 works , uh , so congrats to you , 19:50.343 --> 19:52.510 Christy , your children on the arrival 19:52.510 --> 19:54.566 of two new grand grandbabies , Lucia 19:54.566 --> 19:56.788 Miles . That's , that's very cool . I'm 19:56.788 --> 19:58.566 looking forward to seeing their 19:58.566 --> 19:58.550 applications to join the space force 19:58.550 --> 20:02.369 and . 2047 time frame maybe ? OK . 20:03.530 --> 20:05.641 So as we look to the future of SARCom 20:05.641 --> 20:07.697 headquarters , settling into its new 20:07.697 --> 20:09.641 digs here in the Space Coast , I'm 20:09.641 --> 20:11.863 drawn to reflect on some of the history 20:11.863 --> 20:13.974 that happened just a few miles up the 20:13.974 --> 20:15.863 road . 59 years ago today America 20:15.863 --> 20:17.863 launched the Gemini 10 mission from 20:17.863 --> 20:19.808 Cape Canaveral . During that space 20:19.808 --> 20:21.974 flight , astronauts Michael Collin and 20:21.974 --> 20:23.919 John Young were among the first to 20:23.919 --> 20:26.086 execute the complexities of rendezvous 20:26.086 --> 20:28.086 and proximity operations . They had 20:28.086 --> 20:30.086 immense needs for training , data , 20:30.199 --> 20:33.000 simulations , and procedures . They had 20:33.000 --> 20:35.359 to practice RPO until it was nearly 20:35.359 --> 20:38.199 second nature . We still require these 20:38.199 --> 20:40.477 fundamentals from nearly 6 decades ago . 20:40.949 --> 20:43.060 If we're gonna be successful today in 20:43.060 --> 20:45.282 space , but now they are complicated by 20:45.282 --> 20:48.780 a shift to a contested domain . Our 20:48.780 --> 20:50.891 guardians must be able to perform our 20:50.891 --> 20:53.219 PO against the thinking adversary , and 20:53.219 --> 20:55.330 that's just one of many mission areas 20:55.330 --> 20:56.941 in which the adversaries are 20:56.941 --> 20:59.380 challenging us . But I'm not concerned 21:00.069 --> 21:02.069 because I see the Gemini pioneering 21:02.069 --> 21:04.125 spirit in the faces of you , the men 21:04.125 --> 21:06.439 and women of SARCom . Your thirst for 21:06.439 --> 21:08.640 knowledge , your drive to understand 21:08.640 --> 21:11.239 the domain and your tireless efforts to 21:11.239 --> 21:13.183 test and train for the unknown are 21:13.183 --> 21:15.760 clear . Under the steady and incredibly 21:15.760 --> 21:17.760 capable leadership of Major General 21:17.760 --> 21:19.816 Smith , all of you are instructors , 21:19.816 --> 21:22.410 educators , capability developers , 21:22.680 --> 21:26.400 engineers , strategists , tacticians , 21:26.520 --> 21:30.479 testers , aggressors , range operators . 21:30.729 --> 21:33.199 You will ensure all guardians are 21:33.199 --> 21:36.400 prepared to prevail in competition and 21:36.400 --> 21:40.359 conflict in from and to space . Thank 21:40.359 --> 21:41.526 you , Simper super . 21:52.219 --> 21:54.441 Thank you , General Salzman . Please be 21:54.441 --> 21:54.180 seated , sir . 21:59.430 --> 22:03.280 I said , please . It is now my honor 22:03.280 --> 22:05.310 to introduce the commander Space 22:05.310 --> 22:07.477 Training and Readiness Command , Major 22:07.477 --> 22:08.866 General Timothy Shaver . 22:25.459 --> 22:27.570 I could read General Salzman's speech 22:27.570 --> 22:29.792 again , but . Did you know how that one 22:29.792 --> 22:33.319 went ? It was good . I don't have to 22:33.319 --> 22:35.208 say good morning . I can say good 22:35.208 --> 22:37.152 afternoon now I think we , I think 22:37.152 --> 22:39.375 we've officially rolled over . So hey , 22:39.375 --> 22:41.486 thanks everyone , uh , thanks General 22:41.486 --> 22:43.652 Saltzman , of course , for , for being 22:43.652 --> 22:43.390 here for the great tribute that you , 22:43.400 --> 22:46.000 uh , just , um , kind of laid out there 22:46.000 --> 22:47.959 as far as how , uh , StarCom has 22:47.959 --> 22:50.292 performed over the last couple of years . 22:50.292 --> 22:52.070 It's really been an honor and I 22:52.070 --> 22:54.237 appreciate it . So , you mentioned the 22:54.237 --> 22:56.070 Gemini astronauts and , uh , the 22:56.070 --> 22:58.126 inspiration that they are to us even 22:58.126 --> 23:00.348 today , all these years later , uh , as 23:00.348 --> 23:02.403 we think about milestones that folks 23:02.403 --> 23:04.292 brought before us . That makes me 23:04.292 --> 23:06.348 reflect on another NASA mission that 23:06.348 --> 23:08.570 personally inspired me , a story that I 23:08.570 --> 23:10.737 told in various settings , but I think 23:10.737 --> 23:12.792 it's fitting to say it one more time 23:12.792 --> 23:14.903 today . Um , born in Miami but raised 23:14.903 --> 23:17.070 in Minnesota . I don't understand sand 23:17.070 --> 23:19.180 for snow , but somehow , uh , my 23:19.180 --> 23:21.458 parents moved me when I was very young , 23:21.458 --> 23:23.569 uh , to Minnesota , and we would come 23:23.569 --> 23:25.791 back down here every few years and as a 23:25.791 --> 23:28.219 young kid in 1981 , my parents took us 23:28.219 --> 23:30.386 from Orlando over to the Space Coast , 23:30.569 --> 23:33.199 uh , to Kennedy Space Center , February 23:33.199 --> 23:36.619 of 1981 to be exact , and uh that 23:36.619 --> 23:38.730 day Space Shuttle Columbia was on the 23:38.730 --> 23:40.730 launch pad for her first launch . I 23:40.730 --> 23:42.897 fell in love with space that day . And 23:42.897 --> 23:45.119 so , sir , uh , obviously you had a big 23:45.119 --> 23:47.339 part in the , uh , in this role , uh , 23:47.390 --> 23:49.446 but that trip is the only reason I'm 23:49.446 --> 23:51.668 standing here today . Uh , so for those 23:51.668 --> 23:53.834 of you on the Space Coast , thanks for 23:53.834 --> 23:56.640 what you continue to do . You know , 23:56.719 --> 23:58.775 astronauts from Gemini through today 23:58.775 --> 24:01.349 speak of a certain cognitive shift they 24:01.349 --> 24:03.349 experience when they look uh at the 24:03.349 --> 24:05.520 Earth from space . It's called the 24:05.520 --> 24:07.800 overview effect and it's the sense of 24:07.800 --> 24:10.119 awe they describe getting when they're 24:10.119 --> 24:12.369 up there . I was sinking here at the 24:12.369 --> 24:14.989 end of my time as SARCO commander . I'm 24:14.989 --> 24:17.229 experiencing a little bit of overview 24:17.229 --> 24:19.729 effect myself where I can see how far 24:19.729 --> 24:22.010 the command has come , see the bright 24:22.010 --> 24:24.449 horizon where it's heading , and really 24:24.449 --> 24:26.393 just grasp the significance of the 24:26.393 --> 24:28.680 moment as we wrap up a very successful 24:28.680 --> 24:31.030 journey together . It's a fitting 24:31.030 --> 24:33.197 effect to have that experience here on 24:33.197 --> 24:35.363 the Space Coast . So General Salzman , 24:35.520 --> 24:37.760 General Smith , community leaders , 24:37.880 --> 24:40.158 StarCom teammates , guardians , airmen , 24:40.229 --> 24:43.989 family , and friends , today I stand 24:43.989 --> 24:46.359 before you with gratitude , pride , and 24:46.359 --> 24:48.920 optimism , deep gratitude for the 24:48.920 --> 24:51.087 incredible opportunity to serve as the 24:51.087 --> 24:54.010 SACOM commander these past two years . 24:54.380 --> 24:56.239 Immense pride for all we've 24:56.239 --> 24:59.560 accomplished . And the genuine optimism 24:59.560 --> 25:01.727 for the future of this great command . 25:02.609 --> 25:04.609 Thank you first and foremost to the 25:04.609 --> 25:06.831 Florida Space Coast for welcoming SARCO 25:06.831 --> 25:08.890 with open arms . I'm excited for the 25:08.890 --> 25:10.834 command to grow and thrive here in 25:10.834 --> 25:12.930 Florida , and I'm looking forward to 25:12.930 --> 25:15.097 seeing what you build together . Thank 25:15.097 --> 25:17.263 you for welcoming us and thank you for 25:17.263 --> 25:19.319 welcoming , uh , the Smith family as 25:19.319 --> 25:21.319 well . And of course , thank you to 25:21.319 --> 25:23.263 Colorado Springs , our provisional 25:23.263 --> 25:25.430 location for the first several years , 25:25.479 --> 25:27.535 uh , and the place where Starom will 25:27.535 --> 25:29.535 have a presence for years to come . 25:29.760 --> 25:32.199 Thank you to Colorado Springs partners 25:32.199 --> 25:34.255 who we've worked with over the years 25:34.255 --> 25:36.421 both inside and outside the military . 25:36.421 --> 25:38.532 We look forward to continuing to work 25:38.532 --> 25:40.699 with you as we go forward . You know , 25:40.699 --> 25:42.421 uh , we only have about 15,000 25:42.421 --> 25:44.532 guardians in the space force , so the 25:44.532 --> 25:46.699 partnerships that I just mentioned are 25:46.699 --> 25:48.800 absolutely key to our success . In 25:48.800 --> 25:50.856 addition to gratitude , though , I'm 25:50.856 --> 25:53.022 also filled with pride . Today on this 25:53.022 --> 25:55.439 last day of my command , pride for all 25:55.439 --> 25:57.383 we've accomplished along the three 25:57.383 --> 25:59.661 lines of effort , guarding development , 25:59.661 --> 26:01.883 combat credibility , and baselining the 26:01.883 --> 26:04.130 command . Two years ago as I spoke as 26:04.130 --> 26:06.270 the new commander , I saw the need to 26:06.270 --> 26:08.492 develop guardian identity and culture . 26:08.770 --> 26:10.826 Culture and identity don't come into 26:10.826 --> 26:12.937 being , uh , in isolation . They come 26:12.937 --> 26:15.159 into being because the organization has 26:15.159 --> 26:16.826 a clear mission for StarCom , 26:17.329 --> 26:19.329 developing guardians and increasing 26:19.329 --> 26:21.551 combat credibility with admissions that 26:21.551 --> 26:23.440 built the space force culture and 26:23.440 --> 26:25.773 identity . First , guardian development . 26:25.773 --> 26:27.885 We're no longer taking new recruits , 26:27.885 --> 26:29.940 converting them to airmen , and then 26:29.940 --> 26:31.718 into guardians . We're building 26:31.718 --> 26:33.773 guardians from the moment they enter 26:33.773 --> 26:35.718 the space force , whether at basic 26:35.718 --> 26:37.773 military training , officer training 26:37.773 --> 26:39.996 course , or guardian civilian course at 26:39.996 --> 26:42.218 BMT , over 1500 guardians graduated the 26:42.218 --> 26:44.520 last 2 years with a strong space force 26:44.520 --> 26:47.290 identity . New space center curriculum , 26:47.400 --> 26:49.849 guardian military training instructors , 26:49.979 --> 26:52.650 a patching ceremony unique among all 26:52.650 --> 26:55.020 the services which spread from our new 26:55.020 --> 26:57.180 enlistees to even our new officers . 26:58.160 --> 27:00.216 These are the ways that we imprinted 27:00.216 --> 27:02.640 guardians identity at basic military 27:02.640 --> 27:04.862 training and across all of our training 27:04.862 --> 27:06.973 courses on the officer side , General 27:06.973 --> 27:09.140 Salzman mentioned this the new officer 27:09.140 --> 27:11.362 training course , new guardians receive 27:11.362 --> 27:13.529 common training in space , cyber , and 27:13.529 --> 27:15.529 intelligence so they can proceed to 27:15.529 --> 27:18.189 almost any officer assignment . Intel 27:18.189 --> 27:20.356 to understand the threat and space ops 27:20.356 --> 27:22.356 and cyber ops to fight through it . 27:22.800 --> 27:25.022 They get the basics of acquisitions and 27:25.022 --> 27:26.967 how that applies to our integrated 27:26.967 --> 27:28.880 mission deltas . Today we have 6 27:28.880 --> 27:32.359 cohorts , 356 total students with 27:32.359 --> 27:35.300 84 students set to graduate in August , 27:35.619 --> 27:37.829 and at the Civilian guardian course 27:38.380 --> 27:40.880 we've oriented nearly 80 new civilians 27:40.880 --> 27:42.713 to the space force with progress 27:42.713 --> 27:44.769 towards making the course a required 27:44.769 --> 27:47.102 part of all of our civilian development . 27:47.102 --> 27:49.219 But we didn't stop there with regards 27:49.219 --> 27:51.386 to education . Another key contributor 27:51.386 --> 27:53.497 to guarding culture and identity , we 27:53.497 --> 27:55.260 completely retooled and listed 27:55.260 --> 27:56.982 professional education for our 27:56.982 --> 27:58.927 specialists , our non-commissioned 27:58.927 --> 28:00.371 officers , and our senior 28:00.371 --> 28:02.482 non-commissioned officers . These all 28:02.482 --> 28:04.371 new Vossler fellowships encourage 28:04.371 --> 28:06.538 career long learning and gave students 28:06.538 --> 28:08.704 control over their own . Instruction . 28:09.839 --> 28:11.728 And we're now on the 3rd class of 28:11.728 --> 28:13.895 Schriever and Westpas Scholars program 28:13.895 --> 28:16.006 which pioneered professional military 28:16.006 --> 28:18.609 education with a leading university in 28:18.609 --> 28:21.319 the US . We just received approval from 28:21.319 --> 28:23.375 General Saltzman to follow a similar 28:23.375 --> 28:25.430 model for a new captain's leadership 28:25.430 --> 28:27.486 course , and we know this is a model 28:27.486 --> 28:29.375 for further enlisted and civilian 28:29.375 --> 28:31.597 development . The world to include many 28:31.597 --> 28:31.520 of our competitors , send their best 28:31.520 --> 28:33.760 and brightest to our US schools , so 28:33.760 --> 28:35.927 the space force will send our best and 28:35.927 --> 28:38.380 do the same . As for professional 28:38.380 --> 28:40.380 continuing education , the National 28:40.380 --> 28:42.269 Security Space Institute educated 28:42.269 --> 28:44.500 nearly 13,000 joint international and 28:44.500 --> 28:46.780 other government students over this 28:46.780 --> 28:49.589 last 2 years , giving them both an 28:49.589 --> 28:52.260 identity as a guardian and space war 28:52.260 --> 28:54.900 fighters alike . We also developed 28:54.900 --> 28:57.011 guardians into tight-knit groups with 28:57.011 --> 28:58.844 strong identity through doctrine 28:58.844 --> 29:00.900 wargaming . We published a new Space 29:00.900 --> 29:03.067 Force doctrine document which codifies 29:03.067 --> 29:05.344 why we fight , who we are , what we do , 29:05.344 --> 29:07.344 and how we integrate into the joint 29:07.344 --> 29:09.800 force . And we're just weeks away from 29:09.800 --> 29:12.022 executing another Schriever War Games , 29:12.079 --> 29:14.160 the service's premier future looking 29:14.160 --> 29:17.459 war game series . Behind all those 29:17.459 --> 29:19.819 accomplishments of developing guardians 29:19.819 --> 29:22.060 was a singular purpose to gain and 29:22.060 --> 29:24.660 maintain space superiority , to prevail 29:24.660 --> 29:27.369 in the joint fight . combat credibility 29:27.369 --> 29:29.480 is the second part of that equation . 29:30.109 --> 29:32.276 In addition to amplifying the guardian 29:32.276 --> 29:34.442 spirit through early career training , 29:34.442 --> 29:36.387 as I mentioned , we also imprinted 29:36.387 --> 29:38.770 guardian identity through more advanced 29:38.770 --> 29:42.209 training activities . We executed 73 29:42.209 --> 29:44.431 joint exercises on the service exercise 29:44.431 --> 29:46.431 plan over the last 2 years with the 29:46.431 --> 29:48.431 demand far exceeding our ability to 29:48.431 --> 29:50.650 meet all of the needs . We held the 29:50.650 --> 29:52.872 most combat realistic space flag in its 29:52.872 --> 29:55.810 8 year history thanks to an upgraded 29:56.170 --> 29:58.059 version of our rapidly developing 29:58.059 --> 30:00.114 modeling and simulation capability . 30:00.380 --> 30:03.510 256 participants from 33 units from 30:03.510 --> 30:05.770 across Space Operations Command and 10 30:05.770 --> 30:07.770 units from Air Force reserves , Air 30:07.770 --> 30:09.603 Force , National Guard , and the 30:09.603 --> 30:11.826 component field commands along with the 30:11.826 --> 30:13.770 National Reconnaissance Office and 30:13.770 --> 30:15.826 right now as we speak throughout the 30:15.826 --> 30:18.430 Pacific , we're conducting the resolute 30:18.430 --> 30:20.869 space exercise as part of Air Force's 4 30:20.869 --> 30:23.699 PAC service level large force exercise , 30:24.069 --> 30:26.229 the largest exercise for the space 30:26.229 --> 30:28.630 force with over 700 guardians 30:28.630 --> 30:31.369 participating . In addition to these 30:31.369 --> 30:33.202 more advanced combat credibility 30:33.202 --> 30:35.313 activities , we also went back to the 30:35.313 --> 30:37.313 war fighting basics with a tabletop 30:37.313 --> 30:39.536 exercise series called Flashpoint which 30:39.536 --> 30:41.647 we SAO Vision plan and then created a 30:41.647 --> 30:43.536 partnership with Space Operations 30:43.536 --> 30:45.313 Command to design and execute . 30:45.449 --> 30:47.338 Flashpoint is the only crew level 30:47.338 --> 30:49.171 exercise allowing Spock crews to 30:49.171 --> 30:51.569 operate as an integrated space war 30:51.569 --> 30:54.609 fighting force . Flashlight flashpoint 30:54.609 --> 30:56.859 has been a huge success for almost a 30:56.859 --> 30:58.970 year straight , every 3 weeks , we've 30:58.970 --> 31:00.803 brought guardians together to go 31:00.803 --> 31:02.970 through this , this immense training . 31:03.770 --> 31:05.826 We have also begun to accelerate the 31:05.826 --> 31:07.770 building of the tests and training 31:07.770 --> 31:09.881 infrastructure that the service needs 31:09.881 --> 31:11.881 to ensure combat credible forces to 31:11.881 --> 31:13.826 protect the joint force from space 31:13.826 --> 31:15.881 enabled attack and to defend our own 31:15.881 --> 31:18.290 space capabilities . We prioritize near 31:18.290 --> 31:20.401 term readiness and by the end of this 31:20.401 --> 31:22.512 year we'll deliver a digital training 31:22.512 --> 31:24.734 environment to improve the readiness of 31:24.734 --> 31:26.957 our space force operations crews with a 31:26.957 --> 31:28.957 distributed capability right on the 31:28.957 --> 31:31.829 heels . We've already delivered a key 31:31.829 --> 31:33.885 part of this digital environment , a 31:33.885 --> 31:36.107 cyber range . We delivered this in less 31:36.107 --> 31:38.162 than 4 months by partnering with the 31:38.162 --> 31:40.218 Air Force and leveraging significant 31:40.218 --> 31:42.385 investments they made over the years . 31:42.385 --> 31:44.607 This range supported 7 exercises in the 31:44.607 --> 31:46.662 first year and over 50 in the second 31:46.662 --> 31:50.250 year . Our tests and evaluation delta 31:50.250 --> 31:52.361 continues to bring combat credibility 31:52.361 --> 31:54.417 by creating innovative test programs 31:54.417 --> 31:56.306 that collect data from simulation 31:56.306 --> 31:58.139 training events and exercises in 31:58.139 --> 32:00.194 previous test events to characterize 32:00.194 --> 32:02.250 the performance of our systems . All 32:02.250 --> 32:04.417 these combat credibility wins reflects 32:04.420 --> 32:06.420 the fact that StarCom is the bridge 32:06.420 --> 32:08.531 that ties the field commands together 32:08.859 --> 32:11.081 and the Space Force missions together . 32:11.300 --> 32:13.356 StarComs ensures systems acquired by 32:13.356 --> 32:15.420 Space Rapid Capability Office , the 32:15.420 --> 32:17.253 Space Development Agency , Space 32:17.253 --> 32:19.699 Systems Command . Are designed to 32:19.699 --> 32:22.219 operate in the combat environment and 32:22.219 --> 32:24.410 StarCom provides the arena for Spock 32:24.410 --> 32:26.466 and the space components to train in 32:26.466 --> 32:28.819 realistic threat representative combat 32:28.819 --> 32:31.140 conditions , even though the Space 32:31.140 --> 32:33.819 Force doesn't have a designated warfare 32:33.819 --> 32:35.763 center , all these activities sure 32:35.763 --> 32:37.652 sound an awful lot like a warfare 32:37.652 --> 32:40.619 center . In addition to our many wins 32:40.619 --> 32:42.563 across guardian development combat 32:42.563 --> 32:44.397 credibility . Which are our core 32:44.397 --> 32:47.540 mission responsibilities . We also 32:47.540 --> 32:49.939 delivered results regarding our 3rd and 32:49.939 --> 32:52.540 last priority baselining the command , 32:52.739 --> 32:55.140 one that had to be executed seamlessly 32:55.500 --> 32:57.667 to make our core missions successful . 32:58.949 --> 33:01.150 Just 14 months ago , the former 33:01.150 --> 33:03.094 secretary of the Air Force , named 33:03.094 --> 33:05.030 Patrick Space Force Base as the 33:05.030 --> 33:08.229 permanent home for SARCom . The fact 33:08.229 --> 33:10.118 that we are having this change of 33:10.118 --> 33:12.280 command ceremony here today is a 33:12.280 --> 33:14.670 testament to the planning , hard work 33:14.670 --> 33:18.160 and perseverance of the SAO team with 33:18.160 --> 33:20.271 support from our headquarters and the 33:20.271 --> 33:22.493 civil engineering team in the base here 33:22.493 --> 33:25.300 at Patrick . All that work is paid off . 33:25.670 --> 33:28.739 There are now nearly 100 key leaders 33:28.989 --> 33:31.469 here at Patrick with more coming as we 33:31.469 --> 33:33.829 speak . Over the remainder of the year , 33:33.839 --> 33:35.959 more facilities will come online and 33:35.959 --> 33:37.959 more key staff will make their move 33:37.959 --> 33:39.959 here or be hired here . It's been a 33:39.959 --> 33:42.140 massive undertaking . But seeing the 33:42.140 --> 33:43.807 transition to Patrick go from 33:43.807 --> 33:46.180 aspirational milestones on a PowerPoint 33:46.180 --> 33:48.890 slide just a couple of years ago to a 33:48.890 --> 33:51.001 near fully functional headquarters we 33:51.001 --> 33:53.279 have today , it has been truly special . 33:53.500 --> 33:55.209 There are reasons why most 33:55.209 --> 33:57.431 organizations don't move headquarters . 33:57.431 --> 33:59.376 For us , we knew a move was coming 33:59.376 --> 34:01.459 based off of the temporary nature of 34:01.459 --> 34:04.439 Colorado . But if you're going to move , 34:04.770 --> 34:07.050 then the SACcom move is what success 34:07.050 --> 34:09.850 looks like . I'm immensely proud of the 34:09.850 --> 34:12.010 command for your hard work over these 34:12.010 --> 34:14.530 past 2 years . The results will only 34:14.530 --> 34:16.530 grow in importance as more and more 34:16.530 --> 34:18.530 guardians complete SACom's Guardian 34:18.530 --> 34:20.649 development initiatives and more go 34:20.649 --> 34:22.538 through our combat credibility uh 34:22.538 --> 34:25.089 initiatives as well . As I mentioned , 34:25.128 --> 34:27.239 in addition to being so proud of this 34:27.239 --> 34:29.295 man and all it is accomplished , I'm 34:29.295 --> 34:31.517 also very grateful . The list of people 34:31.517 --> 34:33.684 I have to thank for too long , so I'll 34:33.684 --> 34:35.850 try to keep this brief . First , to my 34:35.850 --> 34:37.906 command senior listed leader , Chief 34:37.906 --> 34:40.072 Pope , and my deputy Brigadier General 34:40.072 --> 34:42.295 Cantorian , and before that , Brigadier 34:42.295 --> 34:44.517 General retired Moore and Chief retired 34:44.517 --> 34:46.572 Sobias . Thank you . My front office 34:46.572 --> 34:48.295 staff , my chief of staff . My 34:48.295 --> 34:49.961 commander's Action Group , my 34:49.961 --> 34:52.017 headquarters directors , and special 34:52.017 --> 34:53.739 staff , thank you as well . My 34:53.739 --> 34:55.961 strategic team , the engine room , Mark 34:55.961 --> 34:58.017 Dan and Ed Hospitar , thank you . As 34:58.017 --> 35:00.072 many of you know , we lost Ed just a 35:00.072 --> 35:02.184 couple months ago from cancer . I was 35:02.184 --> 35:04.184 lucky to have him as a teammate for 35:04.184 --> 35:06.017 almost 7 years . I was even more 35:06.017 --> 35:08.184 fortunate to call him a friend , and I 35:08.184 --> 35:10.406 miss him . I dealt commanders , several 35:10.406 --> 35:12.628 who are here and some that have changed 35:12.628 --> 35:14.572 out . Our senior licit leaders are 35:14.572 --> 35:14.459 squatter commanders where all the work 35:14.459 --> 35:16.626 really gets done . Thank you as well . 35:17.050 --> 35:19.161 You were all an incredible team and I 35:19.161 --> 35:21.272 couldn't be more grateful . Next up , 35:21.272 --> 35:23.217 my family . I'll keep this short . 35:23.217 --> 35:25.439 Sandy , thank you for everything . Um , 35:25.439 --> 35:27.439 I've only been able to do what I've 35:27.439 --> 35:27.270 done for the last many years because 35:27.270 --> 35:29.437 you , uh , you have the most important 35:29.437 --> 35:31.603 role in the house , and that's keeping 35:31.603 --> 35:33.881 the family going and keeping them safe . 35:33.989 --> 35:35.822 Um , almost 11 straight years of 35:35.822 --> 35:38.156 traveling minus a little bit from COVID , 35:38.156 --> 35:40.267 um , but thank you for everything you 35:40.267 --> 35:42.489 and the kiddos have continued to do for 35:42.489 --> 35:44.656 us . I appreciate you and I love you . 35:44.656 --> 35:46.822 And finally , as I already mentioned , 35:46.822 --> 35:46.540 Colorado Springs and the Space Coast , 35:46.830 --> 35:48.997 thank you for being great teammates as 35:48.997 --> 35:50.830 we move here . In minutes , I'll 35:50.830 --> 35:53.870 relinquish the Sarcom guideline . And I 35:53.870 --> 35:56.037 hand it to General Saltzman to pass on 35:56.037 --> 35:58.203 to Major General Jim Smith . Under his 35:58.203 --> 36:00.259 leadership , I'm fully confident and 36:00.259 --> 36:02.370 optimistic that StarCom's future will 36:02.370 --> 36:04.489 only shine brighter . While we 36:04.489 --> 36:06.600 accomplished a lot in 2 years , there 36:06.600 --> 36:09.000 is still much that needs to be done to 36:09.000 --> 36:12.000 build the SACO that the service needs . 36:12.669 --> 36:14.613 There isn't a better leader in the 36:14.613 --> 36:16.613 space force for me to hand off this 36:16.613 --> 36:18.502 task . So welcome , Jim , welcome 36:18.502 --> 36:20.659 Christy and your families back to the 36:20.659 --> 36:23.929 Space Coast and the SACom family . I 36:23.929 --> 36:26.040 just know you'll find this experience 36:26.040 --> 36:28.209 as rewarding as we did , and I know 36:28.209 --> 36:30.431 you're gonna do great . Now some of you 36:30.431 --> 36:32.542 don't know , but Jim and I have known 36:32.542 --> 36:34.598 each other for a few years . We were 36:34.598 --> 36:36.709 captains together back in Los Angeles 36:36.709 --> 36:38.889 many , many years ago . Um , in fact , 36:39.100 --> 36:40.989 uh , you're looking at two of the 36:40.989 --> 36:43.780 original Mag Magnificent Seven . That 36:43.780 --> 36:45.780 was kind of the name that we , uh , 36:45.780 --> 36:47.891 dubbed our program office , uh , back 36:47.891 --> 36:49.947 in the day . Uh , it was the program 36:49.947 --> 36:52.169 that stood up and created the 3rd Space 36:52.169 --> 36:54.760 experimentation squadron . And so I 36:54.760 --> 36:57.093 still have this picture on my wall , uh , 36:57.093 --> 36:59.316 that we took , uh , we would kind of go 36:59.316 --> 37:01.316 through generational pictures and I 37:01.316 --> 37:03.260 have one that has this as old West 37:03.260 --> 37:05.260 Outlaws . In fact , they might have 37:05.260 --> 37:07.371 been space outlaws I think if I think 37:07.371 --> 37:09.482 back to it , but , uh , again , Jim , 37:09.482 --> 37:11.649 there's no better selection than you . 37:11.649 --> 37:13.871 Congratulations . Jim , there are a few 37:13.871 --> 37:16.093 things I wish I could have put in place 37:16.093 --> 37:18.260 a little further , uh , before my time 37:18.260 --> 37:18.030 ran out , so I hope you'll consider 37:18.030 --> 37:20.270 pursuing these . The first is training 37:20.270 --> 37:22.439 the space mission task force . Space 37:22.439 --> 37:24.606 flag and Flashpoint have shown that we 37:24.606 --> 37:26.328 need to be able to fight as an 37:26.328 --> 37:28.590 integrated space force . We're off to a 37:28.590 --> 37:30.423 great start , and we have strong 37:30.423 --> 37:32.423 partnerships to do it , but there's 37:32.423 --> 37:34.550 still more to be done . The second is 37:34.550 --> 37:36.606 institutionalizing partnerships with 37:36.606 --> 37:38.717 our civilian universities . The Space 37:38.717 --> 37:40.772 Force and SARCO can't keep pace with 37:40.772 --> 37:42.909 all the technological changes in our 37:42.909 --> 37:45.020 training and our education programs , 37:45.020 --> 37:47.030 and again we've shown the way here 37:47.030 --> 37:49.149 already and we know that academia is 37:49.149 --> 37:51.229 ready to partner with us and help us 37:51.229 --> 37:53.550 continue to succeed . And the third and 37:53.550 --> 37:55.717 final thing I wish I could have put in 37:55.717 --> 37:57.883 place before time ran out was fighting 37:57.883 --> 38:01.110 for more resources for OTTI our 38:01.110 --> 38:03.332 training and infrastructure that I know 38:03.332 --> 38:05.332 is absolutely critical to how we're 38:05.332 --> 38:07.719 gonna fight in the future . So Jim , 38:07.780 --> 38:09.891 take those as lessons learned from me 38:09.891 --> 38:11.947 to you . Um , I know that you have a 38:11.947 --> 38:14.169 great team that'll help you continue to 38:14.169 --> 38:16.169 shape not only those but many other 38:16.169 --> 38:18.336 things to come . Now it's your turn to 38:18.336 --> 38:20.391 command this incredible organization 38:20.391 --> 38:22.391 and continue developing our service 38:22.391 --> 38:24.558 members and guardians into the unified 38:24.558 --> 38:26.729 interoperable fighting force that has 38:26.729 --> 38:28.899 been our destiny from day one . Thank 38:28.899 --> 38:31.100 you again , everyone . Thank you for 38:31.100 --> 38:34.090 taking time to join us today in person 38:34.090 --> 38:36.459 and those of you online . It's been an 38:36.459 --> 38:39.610 honor and a privilege to lead this team . 38:40.060 --> 38:42.282 My best wishes to each and every one of 38:42.282 --> 38:44.649 you . Sara Supra , always above . 38:55.919 --> 38:58.620 Thank you , General Shalo . Ladies and 38:58.620 --> 39:00.453 gentlemen , the members of Space 39:00.453 --> 39:02.398 Training and Readiness Command . I 39:02.398 --> 39:04.453 would like to thank Rizaheva for her 39:04.453 --> 39:06.676 support to her husband and to the units 39:06.676 --> 39:08.842 over the past 2 years by preceding her 39:08.842 --> 39:11.064 with a bouquet of flowers . The flowers 39:11.064 --> 39:12.953 are red roses which symbolize our 39:12.953 --> 39:14.787 gratitude and her dedication and 39:14.787 --> 39:16.842 commitment to our worldwide military 39:16.842 --> 39:19.070 community . The flowers are presented 39:19.070 --> 39:21.181 by Technical Sergeant Jamie Race from 39:21.181 --> 39:23.181 the 10th Delta Operation Squadron . 39:30.590 --> 39:32.812 The custom of acknowledging a change in 39:32.812 --> 39:34.646 command commanding officers of a 39:34.646 --> 39:36.770 military unit in a formal ceremony 39:36.770 --> 39:39.239 traces back as early as Roman times . 39:39.439 --> 39:41.661 It is almost certainly older , but it's 39:41.661 --> 39:43.717 true origin is lost in history . The 39:43.717 --> 39:45.939 purpose of a change of command ceremony 39:45.939 --> 39:47.828 is to emphasize the continuity of 39:47.828 --> 39:49.699 leadership and the unit identity 39:49.699 --> 39:51.969 despite changes in authority . The 39:51.969 --> 39:54.209 ceremony also symbolizes the transfer 39:54.209 --> 39:56.330 of command responsibility and 39:56.330 --> 39:58.441 accountability from one individual to 39:58.441 --> 40:00.739 another . This transfer of command is 40:00.739 --> 40:02.850 physically represented by passing the 40:02.850 --> 40:05.239 command flag . It is a tangible symbol 40:05.239 --> 40:07.379 of the unit passing from the outgoing 40:07.379 --> 40:09.709 commander to the new . The senior 40:09.709 --> 40:11.931 enlisted leader is the custodian of the 40:11.931 --> 40:14.153 flag . When it is not displayed for the 40:14.153 --> 40:16.209 commander , it is in the care of the 40:16.209 --> 40:18.209 senior enlisted leader . The formal 40:18.209 --> 40:20.265 ritual is conducted before assembled 40:20.265 --> 40:22.209 members of the unit , colleagues , 40:22.209 --> 40:24.487 military counterparts , honored guests , 40:24.487 --> 40:27.770 dignitaries , family and friends at 40:27.770 --> 40:29.603 this time , please stand for the 40:29.603 --> 40:31.214 official change of command . 40:39.540 --> 40:42.530 Publish the order . Attention to orders 40:42.840 --> 40:44.896 by order of the secretary of the Air 40:44.896 --> 40:47.118 Force under the provisions of Air Force 40:47.118 --> 40:50.320 instruction 51A 509 . Major General 40:50.320 --> 40:52.879 James E . Smith assumes command of 40:52.879 --> 40:55.046 Space Training and Readiness Command , 40:55.046 --> 40:57.101 Patrick Space Force Base , Florida . 41:02.459 --> 41:03.459 S 41:27.340 --> 41:28.340 Certify 41:54.120 --> 41:55.898 Please join me in welcoming the 41:55.898 --> 41:57.676 commander of Space Training and 41:57.676 --> 41:59.909 Readiness Command , Major General James 41:59.909 --> 42:00.590 Smith . 42:11.969 --> 42:14.247 Thanks everybody . Good afternoon . Uh , 42:14.247 --> 42:16.580 it's great to be here . General Salzman , 42:16.580 --> 42:18.802 I had written here in my first sentence 42:18.802 --> 42:20.858 that I was excited to take command , 42:20.858 --> 42:20.100 and then in your speech , I listened 42:20.100 --> 42:22.370 closely . You said daunting and never 42:22.370 --> 42:24.481 ending work . And so I'm wondering if 42:24.481 --> 42:28.020 we can maybe rethink . Uh , actually , 42:28.139 --> 42:30.195 though , it is a tremendous honor to 42:30.195 --> 42:32.083 take command , uh , here of Space 42:32.083 --> 42:34.195 Training and Readiness Command and to 42:34.195 --> 42:36.028 do so for the first time here on 42:36.028 --> 42:38.195 Florida's Space Coast . Uh , Christine 42:38.195 --> 42:38.149 and I had the incredible privilege of 42:38.149 --> 42:39.982 serving here during our squadron 42:39.982 --> 42:41.982 command years and came to love this 42:41.982 --> 42:45.100 community , uh , at the time , well , I . 42:46.320 --> 42:48.542 Don't think I'd get emotional here . At 42:48.542 --> 42:50.542 the time we had all three levels of 42:50.542 --> 42:52.542 school covered . Uh , so if you can 42:52.542 --> 42:52.250 imagine this , we had 1 child at 42:52.250 --> 42:54.472 Merritt Island High School , another at 42:54.472 --> 42:56.417 Jefferson Middle School , and 2 at 42:56.417 --> 42:58.528 Tropical Elementary School in Merritt 42:58.528 --> 43:00.694 Island . Uh , as you can imagine , our 43:00.694 --> 43:02.917 lives were quite busy . Uh , Christie's 43:02.917 --> 43:05.083 probably more than mine , so we got to 43:05.083 --> 43:07.306 know the Space Coast and Brevard County 43:07.306 --> 43:06.790 quite well as we traverse the region 43:06.790 --> 43:08.679 weekly for any number of school , 43:08.790 --> 43:11.350 church , and other activities . Uh , it 43:11.350 --> 43:13.572 was a great community in which to spend 43:13.572 --> 43:15.628 those two years , but honestly as we 43:15.628 --> 43:18.709 drove away . Uh , 11 years ago , I 43:18.709 --> 43:20.820 never thought we'd have the privilege 43:20.820 --> 43:22.959 to come back . We're overjoyed at the 43:22.959 --> 43:24.959 opportunity to integrate again into 43:24.959 --> 43:27.015 this area and can't imagine a better 43:27.015 --> 43:29.015 place to establish Starcom's perman 43:29.015 --> 43:30.903 headquarters . Of course much has 43:30.903 --> 43:32.737 changed in those 11 years on the 43:32.737 --> 43:34.959 personal front , our 4 kids who kept us 43:34.959 --> 43:37.379 so busy have grown into amazing adults , 43:37.540 --> 43:40.030 uh , pursuing careers in education and 43:40.030 --> 43:41.919 in a couple of cases , as General 43:41.919 --> 43:43.697 Saltzman noted , uh , they just 43:43.697 --> 43:45.530 recently handed us one of life's 43:45.530 --> 43:47.697 greatest promotions , the promotion of 43:47.697 --> 43:49.641 grandparents . I will , uh , quick 43:49.641 --> 43:51.641 tangent here , General Saltzman , I 43:51.641 --> 43:51.379 think we're in good shape on the space 43:51.379 --> 43:54.080 force , uh , recruiting front . Uh , 43:54.179 --> 43:56.235 Miles' dad works at one of our space 43:56.235 --> 43:58.123 control contractors as a computer 43:58.123 --> 44:00.235 engineer , so I think he's probably , 44:00.235 --> 44:02.457 uh , with a grandfather and a father in 44:02.457 --> 44:04.568 that arena , and there's no real , no 44:04.568 --> 44:07.389 choice for him . And Lucy's uh mother 44:07.389 --> 44:09.556 sings her Semper Super , the Space for 44:09.556 --> 44:11.611 song is a lullaby every night , so . 44:14.330 --> 44:16.274 Um , professionally , though , the 44:16.274 --> 44:18.219 changes are equally profound . Who 44:18.219 --> 44:20.274 could have imagined in 2014 that I'd 44:20.274 --> 44:22.108 stand here today under the title 44:22.108 --> 44:24.108 Guardian in a sharp and distinctive 44:24.108 --> 44:26.489 uniform taking command of something we 44:26.489 --> 44:28.711 call a field command within a brand new 44:28.711 --> 44:30.822 military service . I'll guarantee you 44:30.822 --> 44:32.933 those thoughts weren't anywhere in my 44:32.933 --> 44:35.045 head as we drove our Honda Odyssey up 44:35.045 --> 44:37.267 I-95 towards the Pentagon . The world's 44:37.267 --> 44:39.489 a different place than it was then . We 44:39.489 --> 44:41.711 face peer and near peer adversaries who 44:41.711 --> 44:43.378 challenged in new complex and 44:43.378 --> 44:45.489 sophisticated ways . I definitely did 44:45.489 --> 44:47.322 not foresee how dramatically and 44:47.322 --> 44:49.433 rapidly the very character of warfare 44:49.433 --> 44:51.378 would evolve . We now operate in a 44:51.378 --> 44:53.600 world where success in war is marked by 44:53.600 --> 44:55.600 ubiquitous surveillance , expanding 44:55.600 --> 44:57.489 autonomy , pervasive use of small 44:57.489 --> 44:59.219 treatable systems , extensive 44:59.219 --> 45:01.139 electronic warfare , and most 45:01.139 --> 45:03.250 importantly for this command , a core 45:03.250 --> 45:05.195 reliance on the space domain where 45:05.195 --> 45:07.361 threats to operations and missions are 45:07.361 --> 45:09.472 increasing exponentially . As Admiral 45:09.472 --> 45:11.639 Grady , the vice chairman of the Joint 45:11.639 --> 45:13.861 Chiefs , has recently remarked , recent 45:13.861 --> 45:16.028 conflicts have starkly illustrated the 45:16.028 --> 45:17.972 indispensable role of space in our 45:17.972 --> 45:20.083 nation's defense capabilities . Space 45:20.083 --> 45:22.195 has emerged as our most essential war 45:22.195 --> 45:24.083 fighting domain , integral to our 45:24.083 --> 45:25.972 national security , our coalition 45:25.972 --> 45:27.861 interoperability , and our global 45:27.861 --> 45:29.972 stability . This is precisely why the 45:29.972 --> 45:32.083 Space Force was created to secure our 45:32.083 --> 45:34.459 nation's interests in from into space , 45:34.790 --> 45:37.123 but building a new service isn't enough . 45:37.123 --> 45:39.068 We must also ensure the service is 45:39.068 --> 45:41.123 combat credible and fully integrated 45:41.123 --> 45:43.012 into the joint fight . That's the 45:43.012 --> 45:45.050 heartbeat of SARCOM's mission . We 45:45.050 --> 45:47.106 exist to forge combat credible space 45:47.106 --> 45:50.209 forces ready to fight and win . The 45:50.209 --> 45:52.431 joint war fight hinges on our success , 45:52.770 --> 45:55.860 and we cannot and will not fail . For 45:55.860 --> 45:57.804 all that has changed over the last 45:57.804 --> 45:59.916 decade , one truth remains constant . 45:59.916 --> 46:01.749 Victory hinges on the skills and 46:01.749 --> 46:03.860 spirits of the individual . In fact , 46:03.959 --> 46:06.015 General Saltzman , sir , one of your 46:06.015 --> 46:08.237 six truths which you repeated earlier , 46:08.237 --> 46:10.126 is the guardians must be uniquely 46:10.126 --> 46:12.459 trained for war fighting and from space . 46:12.459 --> 46:14.570 If we are to succeed as a command and 46:14.570 --> 46:16.515 as a space force , it's individual 46:16.515 --> 46:18.570 guardians that will make it happen . 46:18.570 --> 46:20.681 It's individual guardians whose hands 46:20.681 --> 46:22.626 provide combat credibility as they 46:22.626 --> 46:24.848 operate satellites or protect our cyber 46:24.848 --> 46:26.848 terrain . It's individual guardians 46:26.848 --> 46:28.903 whose minds analyze the intelligence 46:28.903 --> 46:31.015 about our adversaries and form combat 46:31.015 --> 46:33.126 credible strategies to defend against 46:33.126 --> 46:35.181 them , and it's individual guardians 46:35.181 --> 46:34.709 whose expertise enables rapid 46:34.709 --> 46:36.750 acquisition and testing of combat 46:36.750 --> 46:38.929 credible systems . Where do these 46:38.929 --> 46:40.985 individual guardians learn , train , 46:40.985 --> 46:43.151 and evolve ? Starcom is the place that 46:43.151 --> 46:44.985 makes it all happen . We provide 46:44.985 --> 46:47.090 guardians training , education , and 46:47.090 --> 46:49.129 exercise support across the globe 46:49.129 --> 46:51.185 throughout all phases of space force 46:51.185 --> 46:53.570 generation model across our deltas from 46:53.570 --> 46:55.850 training to education , doctrine to war 46:55.850 --> 46:58.072 gaming , testing to threat simulation , 46:58.209 --> 47:00.431 we forge guardians into combat credible 47:00.431 --> 47:02.542 warriors and ensure their systems are 47:02.542 --> 47:04.376 battle tested and future proof . 47:05.110 --> 47:07.110 General Sara Sheba , you've done an 47:07.110 --> 47:09.166 incredible job driving this critical 47:09.166 --> 47:11.332 combat credibility mission forward . I 47:11.332 --> 47:13.499 will note though you , you said it was 47:13.499 --> 47:15.443 many , many years ago that we were 47:15.443 --> 47:17.666 captains together . I think it was just 47:17.666 --> 47:19.832 many , but uh we'll discuss that later 47:19.832 --> 47:21.610 maybe if General Bratton , your 47:21.610 --> 47:23.777 predecessor , set up the command , you 47:23.777 --> 47:25.666 set out moving into his preferred 47:25.666 --> 47:27.666 basing locations , establishing key 47:27.666 --> 47:29.610 bedrock activities such as officer 47:29.610 --> 47:29.189 training course and charting an 47:29.189 --> 47:31.870 ambitious path . As I assume command , 47:31.909 --> 47:34.020 how fitting that I do so on the Space 47:34.020 --> 47:36.187 Coast , the home of the Eastern launch 47:36.187 --> 47:37.853 Range and now home of StarCOM 47:37.853 --> 47:39.742 headquarters . You've created the 47:39.742 --> 47:41.909 foundation . You ensure the command is 47:41.909 --> 47:44.076 fueled and ready to to be the lift off 47:44.076 --> 47:46.409 point for our guardians . Like a launch , 47:46.409 --> 47:48.465 we now must accelerate the command , 47:48.465 --> 47:50.576 moving beyond the solid foundation of 47:50.576 --> 47:52.465 the pad to a higher and ever more 47:52.465 --> 47:54.687 mission ready state to the guardians of 47:54.687 --> 47:56.979 StarCom , past and present , thank you , 47:57.270 --> 47:59.159 thank you for your dedication and 47:59.159 --> 48:01.381 sacrifice . You've done incredible work 48:01.381 --> 48:03.214 in just 4 years to position this 48:03.214 --> 48:05.326 command and our service for success , 48:05.439 --> 48:07.760 but our journey is far from over . We 48:07.760 --> 48:09.927 must continue to display the character 48:09.927 --> 48:11.879 to act decisively , the courage to 48:11.879 --> 48:13.990 think boldly , the commitment to push 48:13.990 --> 48:16.199 combat credibility to every corner of 48:16.199 --> 48:18.129 our force and be anchored by a 48:18.129 --> 48:19.796 connection to our mission and 48:19.796 --> 48:21.851 importantly to each other . With all 48:21.851 --> 48:23.907 that said , General Saltzman , sir , 48:23.907 --> 48:25.907 thank you very much for trusting me 48:25.907 --> 48:28.018 with this solemn but exciting duty of 48:28.018 --> 48:30.240 leading StarCom . We've got your vision 48:30.240 --> 48:30.239 and we will continue to move out 48:30.239 --> 48:32.659 expeditiously to the Space Coast 48:32.659 --> 48:34.715 community , especially Patrick Space 48:34.715 --> 48:36.770 Force Base and our gracious hosts at 48:36.770 --> 48:39.280 Space launch Delta 45 . Thank you for 48:39.280 --> 48:41.560 welcoming us so warmly . I'm thrilled 48:41.560 --> 48:43.393 to be back and eager to grow the 48:43.393 --> 48:45.669 partnership . This region isn't just 48:45.669 --> 48:47.836 home to guardians , airmen , and their 48:47.836 --> 48:50.058 families . It's also home to industry , 48:50.058 --> 48:52.169 academic , and local partners who are 48:52.169 --> 48:54.002 essential to our mission . We're 48:54.002 --> 48:56.169 excited to grow these relationships as 48:56.169 --> 48:57.836 we mature as a command . Your 48:57.836 --> 48:59.836 innovation and support help us move 48:59.836 --> 49:01.836 faster , think smarter , and better 49:01.836 --> 49:01.629 prepare guardians for the fight ahead . 49:02.229 --> 49:04.507 To our families , friends , and guests , 49:04.507 --> 49:06.729 both in person and online , you'll know 49:06.729 --> 49:08.840 none of the four kids were able to be 49:08.840 --> 49:11.062 here today . The . 21 year old daughter 49:11.062 --> 49:13.173 decided it was more uh exciting to be 49:13.173 --> 49:15.173 in Austria for study abroad than to 49:15.173 --> 49:18.510 come here . Um But uh I appreciate all 49:18.510 --> 49:20.677 of them . Thank you . They're online , 49:20.677 --> 49:22.621 I think watching and especially to 49:22.621 --> 49:24.399 Christy . uh thank you for your 49:24.399 --> 49:26.621 unwavering support . And to the Starcom 49:26.621 --> 49:28.454 members who planned and executed 49:28.454 --> 49:30.566 today's event , uh , there's numerous 49:30.566 --> 49:30.489 behind the scenes , as everyone knows , 49:30.810 --> 49:32.810 uh , beautifully done . Thank you . 49:33.070 --> 49:35.348 standing once again on the Space Coast , 49:35.348 --> 49:37.459 a place where my family thrived , I'm 49:37.459 --> 49:39.237 reminded how much has changed . 49:44.459 --> 49:46.348 Since we packed up 11 years ago . 49:53.389 --> 49:55.222 The uniforms are different , the 49:55.222 --> 49:57.445 threats are more complex , and the very 49:57.445 --> 49:59.222 nature of warfare has shifted . 50:01.840 --> 50:03.951 What hasn't changed is the commitment 50:03.951 --> 50:06.007 of this community , the drive of our 50:06.007 --> 50:07.919 guardians , and the urgency of 50:07.919 --> 50:10.580 preparing for tomorrow . I'm absolutely 50:10.580 --> 50:12.979 energized to begin this command despite 50:12.979 --> 50:15.139 uh my current emotion . Absolutely 50:15.139 --> 50:17.306 energized to begin this command and to 50:17.306 --> 50:19.472 help accelerate our course grounded in 50:19.472 --> 50:21.417 excellence , innovation and combat 50:21.417 --> 50:23.250 credibility . Let's move forward 50:23.250 --> 50:25.472 together , always ready , always combat 50:25.472 --> 50:27.850 credible , always above Siper super . 50:28.020 --> 50:29.020 Thank you . 50:33.229 --> 50:34.229 Yeah 50:40.280 --> 50:42.939 Thank you , Major General Smith . At 50:42.939 --> 50:45.106 this time , the men and women of Space 50:45.106 --> 50:47.161 Training and Readiness Command would 50:47.161 --> 50:49.328 like to present flowers to Mrs . Smith 50:49.328 --> 50:51.383 to welcome her to the command and to 50:51.383 --> 50:50.899 symbolize the beginning of a new 50:50.899 --> 50:53.189 friendship that starts today . These 50:53.189 --> 50:55.050 flowers are presented by Master 50:55.050 --> 50:57.459 Sergeant Trevor Jones from the 10th 50:57.459 --> 50:58.959 Delta Operation Squadron . 51:13.229 --> 51:15.340 On behalf of the Airmen and guardians 51:15.340 --> 51:17.673 of Space Training and Readiness Command , 51:17.673 --> 51:19.896 thank you for joining us in celebrating 51:19.896 --> 51:21.951 this momentous event . We extend our 51:21.951 --> 51:24.007 congratulations and fond farewell to 51:24.007 --> 51:26.062 Major General Sheba and his family , 51:26.062 --> 51:28.285 and we invite you to a reception at the 51:28.285 --> 51:30.340 Manatee Cove Marina to welcome Major 51:30.340 --> 51:32.229 General Smith and his wife . This 51:32.229 --> 51:34.459 concludes today's ceremony following 51:34.459 --> 51:36.570 the departure of the official party , 51:36.570 --> 51:38.792 please don't congregate in front of the 51:38.792 --> 51:42.780 auditorium . It's in the script , 51:42.860 --> 51:45.780 sorry . In keeping with tradition , 51:45.899 --> 51:47.788 please stand at this time for the 51:47.788 --> 51:49.732 singing of the United States Space 51:49.732 --> 51:51.732 Force song and the departure of the 51:51.732 --> 51:52.300 official party .