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Good morning , ladies and gentlemen .

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On behalf of the commanding officer ,

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Marine Aircraft Group 12 , welcome to

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the chain of command ceremony where

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Lieutenant Colonel Joshua C . Mallow

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will relinquished command to Lieutenant

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Colonel Nathan H . Blucher . In

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addition to the many friends , family ,

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and guests who are in attendance of

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Marine Aircraft Group 12 and Marine Aer

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Refueller Transport Squadron 152 ,

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Colonel Millette would like to

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recognize the following distinguished

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guests in attendance . Major General

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Simon M . Duran , Commanding General ,

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1st Marine Aircraft Wing .

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Sergeant Major Sa G . Garcia , 1st

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Marine Aircraft wing . And Command

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Master Chief Seth A . Miles , 1st

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Marine Aircraft Wing . Today's ceremony

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is being executed by the Marines and

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Marine Aerial Fueller Transport

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Squadron 152 . The commander of troops

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for today's ceremony is Major Anthony M .

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Gutierrez . The parade adjutant is

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Captain Kyle M . Natavi .

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Sir . Fine .

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Ladies and gentlemen , please rise for

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the invocation given by Lieutenant

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Miller , Supreme Court , United States

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Navy .

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Let us pray . Almighty and everliving

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God , source of all wisdom and

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understanding , be present with us as

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we gather to honor the sumo squadron ,

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it's rich history , and the Marines and

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sailors serving DMGR 152 . We offer

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gratitude for the strong , humble , and

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steady leadership of Lieutenant Colonel

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Joshua Mallow . We thank you too for

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the love and sacrifices of the Mallow

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family . Abigail , Nathan , Levi ,

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Joseph , and Philip , watch over the

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mallows and their continued service as

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they transition back to the state . We

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ask you to bless and guide our new

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commander , Lieutenant Colonel Nathan

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Fluker , and his family , Dina , Grady ,

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Kylie , and Zachary . Grant Lieutenant

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Colonel Fluker wisdom and courage as he

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leads our marines and sailors in the

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essential work of aerial refueling and

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transport missions . Finally , we pray

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for the safety and success of all who

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serve BMGR 152 for your continued

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care for our families and loved ones .

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Keep us safe in the skies and steady in

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our call to defend freedom and

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democracy around the world . In your

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holy name we pray . Amen .

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Ladies and gentlemen , please be seated .

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Present day parades in the Marine Corps

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have both their basis in tradition and

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history . The mass formation of troops

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on one long line at close interval made

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possible the massing of firepower for

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muzzle-loaded muskets of the past . The

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adjutant forms a line for battle , and

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in those early days that line consisted

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of two and three ranks , much like the

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parade you will see today .

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Yeah .

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Go .

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Oh .

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Oh

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Oh

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I'll .

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OK .

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Ladies and gentlemen , now taking this

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position in the reviewing area is the

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commanding officer of Marine Area

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Reguer Transport Squadron 152 ,

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Lieutenant Colonel Joshua C . Mallow .

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Stack reset .

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Order , arms .

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Sergeant Baker , deliver the colors to

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the commanding officer .

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Ladies and gentlemen , we now come to

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the ceremony's most solemn moment , the

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actual passing of command . The battle

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colors of a Marine Corps unit symbolize

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the authority and accountability of

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command . Transferring the colors

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during the ceremony symbolizes the

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relinquishing of command by Lieutenant

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Colonel Mallow , and by accepting the

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colors , Lieutenant Colonel Blucher

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accepts command and confirms his total

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commitment to the Marines and sailors

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that he will command . Sergeant Major

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Ancona is delivering the colors to the

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commanding officers .

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From Commandant of the Marine Corps to

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Lieutenant Colonel Joshua C . Mallow ,

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effective 09:30 for June 2026 , you

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stand detached from your duties as

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commanding officer , Marine A Refueller

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Transport Squadron 152 , and report to

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Marine Aviation Training Support Group

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21 for duty . Signed Eric M . Smith ,

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General , United States Supreme Corps ,

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Commandant of the Marine Corps .

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From Commandant of the Marine Corps to

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Lieutenant Colonel Nathan H . Blucher ,

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effective 09-31 for June 2026 , you

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were directed to assume your duties as

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a commanding officer , Marine Aerial

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Recular Transport Squadron 152 . Signed

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Eric N . Smith , General , United

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States Marine Corps , Commandant of the

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Marine Corps .

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Or

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Now taking his position in the

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reviewing area is the commanding

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officer of Marine Aircraft Group 12 ,

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Colonel William B . Mele III .

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Oh

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OK .

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Order .

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Oh

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Oh .

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Detail . That

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Sir , we're gonna be decorated and all

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colors present . man .

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Yeah

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Ladies and gentlemen , please stand for

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the playing of our national anthem . We

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are reminded that if you're not in

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uniform , to please place your right

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hand over your heart .

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Now joining the Marine Aircraft Group

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12 commanding officer is Sergeant Major

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Craig Provinces .

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Attention to orders . The President of

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the United States takes pleasure in

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presenting the Meritorious Service

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Medal , Gold Star , in lieu of Second

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Award to Lieutenant Colonel Joshua C .

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Mallow , United States Marine Corps for

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service as set forth in the following

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for outstanding meritorious service

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while serving as Commanding Officer

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Marine Aero Fueeller Transport Squadron

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152 from July 2021 to June 2026 .

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During this period , Lieutenant Colonel

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Mallow provided extraordinary

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leadership to a squadron of nearly 400

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Marines operating across an immense

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Indo-Pacific battle space stretching

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from Alaska to Australia and from the

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Indian Ocean to the western United

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States . He delivered exceptional

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leadership and relentless drive across

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many critical villas . As commanding

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officer , he forged a combat-focused

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mindset across the entire unit and led

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the planning and execution of

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operations throughout the theater . His

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intensity , mentorship , and tactical

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rigor propelled the squadron to the

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highest readiness levels in the Marine

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Corps . The unit expanded strategic

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reach through multiple Bell Boeing B-22

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OSPR long-range movements and supported

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United States foreign policy in the

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first island chain through humanitarian

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missions , life support operations ,

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and extensive activities and

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investments . He elevated morale by

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soliciting marine feedback . During his

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tenure , he oversaw 10,566 sorties ,

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1750 flight hours , the safe transport

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of 66,955 passengers , and the delivery

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of 30.3 million pounds of cargo and 19

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million pounds of fuel . Lieutenant

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Colonel Mallow's strategic vision ,

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tactical mastery , and unwavering

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dedication to duty reflected great

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credit on him and were in keeping with

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the highest traditions of the Marine

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Corps and the United States Naval

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Service . Signed for the president , SM

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Duran , Major General , United States

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Marine Corps , Commanding General ,

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First Marine Aircraft Fleet .

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Ladies and gentlemen , please be seated .

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Ladies and gentlemen , the Marine

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Aircraft Group 12 commanding officer ,

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Colonel William B . Mille II .

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Born again . General Sumos , family ,

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friends , teammates , and a quintet

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from the Freemen band . Welcome . Doing

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these is one of the great pleasures I

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get to have as a commander of this mag .

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Also being in fact you talk about uh

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150,000 , uh , passengers at the Sumos

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have traveled around . I get to be one

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of those passengers sometimes . I've

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always felt safe . I've always felt

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comfortable . This squadron . Before I

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talk about the men and the families of

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the hour , I want to talk about these

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war machines . When I was a kid , I

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devoured everything I could read about

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airplanes , military airplanes , combat

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airplanes , anything painted gray or

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green , and I distinctly remember an

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article I read that said that the C-130

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had a face only a mother could love .

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I'm not a mother , but I tell you ,

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these airplanes look perfect . They

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look just right , and they do just what

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we need them to do . A couple of weeks

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ago , I was driving out of those

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mountains and I looked across the , uh ,

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the river delta here and I saw 4 Sumo

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aircraft coming into the break on a

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beautiful sunny , cool Sunday morning .

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Look magnificent , truly inspiring ,

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truly awesome , and also a reminder

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that the sumo's work 7 days a week .

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Even today , the squadron comes in for

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a change of command . Even today they

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have 44 airplanes on the road , spread

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around the Pacific , doing the work of

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the MF , doing the work of the joint

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force , doing the work of the Marine

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Corps . 7 days a week , all the time ,

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sumos are always on . Incredible work

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ethic . These guys do this every day ,

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and they do it with a smile . It's a

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direct reflection of your leadership .

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It's a direct , direct reflection of

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the personality that you bring , the

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spirit that you bring . You are a fun

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loving mean marine warrior with an

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incredible background , and you brought

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that and you poured this into these

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guys , and it's incredible . I've told

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you several times . I've told Sergeant

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Mader I've done it several times in 28

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years . I don't think I've ever seen a

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command climate like this . That's you

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guys , right ? That's you , Marshall .

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Incredible , incredible stuff from a

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marine with a great warrior background .

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Harvest Hawk at 252 factor at Raider

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battalion . Lots of time here , uh ,

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and I'm molding the Marine Corps ,

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teaching everybody in here how to be a

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C-130 guy , uh , down at Monts , all

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right , so incredible , incredible

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background , incredible spirit that you

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brought into this , uh , truly , truly

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an honor to have spent the last year

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working with you , uh , and a , and a

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pleasure every time you walked into my

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office with a smile , even though it

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wasn't always like great day , you

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always still had that exact smile . So

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I love , I love you , uh , and , and

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truly a pleasure to work . And you gave

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me the confidence to give you all the

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ropes needed , uh . Abby , thank you

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for all your support . Uh , this guy ,

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this guy has been wonderful .

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Nathan , Levi , Joseph , Philip , I

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think I got the order right . Uh , you

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guys have lived most of your lives in

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Eagle County , right ? You guys ready

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to move back to the states ? No . All

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right , it's fair . That's fair . I

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love it here too . I keep coming back ,

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you know what ? You got a whole life in

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front of you . I've been coming back

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here for the last 22 years . You guys

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can keep coming back here whenever you

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want . Put on some cream , uh , and

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come back whenever you want . And , uh ,

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have fun in Northwest Florida , right ?

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It's a really fun place . The beaches

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are better , all right ? If there's one

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thing to look forward to , the beaches

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are really awesome .

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It's true , but there's a reason

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they're saying it , and it's because

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it's very true . Those beaches are

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awesome . All right , I know , you know ,

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you're gonna go to bad sick . You're

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gonna , you're gonna seek some other

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stuff . I really hope you get to do

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some interesting flying in the future .

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I look forward to hearing about it or

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not hearing about it , uh , whatever it

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is , uh , kicks , kicks and tail . All

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right , um . So thanks for all you guys

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have done . Uh , as hard as it is to

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say , uh , goodbye to you , to the

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flukers . Welcome . Uh , really excited

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to have you come in . Uh , really

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excited for your whole family .

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Congratulations to all of you on , uh ,

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on taking command and living with a

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commander , which is always a fun thing ,

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uh , as their mind is always focused

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exactly on what you guys are doing

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every single day , so you have that to

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look forward to , uh . Tina , Brady ,

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Zach , and Kylie . Kylie , is it your

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birthday next week ? And everybody's

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saying on 3 , everybody say happy

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birthday 123 . right .

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All right , congratulations . It's a

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good year . I remember 11 . I had a lot

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of fun . Welcome . You bring , you

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bring a steady hand that I've gotten to

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see working on my staff for the last

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year , steady hand , confidence ,

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confidence , a great operational

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history with the C-130 , uh , and , and

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an incredible balance that I look

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forward to you bringing to this

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committee . Over the next year that I'm

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here in the next 2 years that you're

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here , uh , you guys are gonna continue

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to do wonderful things for the Marine

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Corps , for the wing , for the MFF ,

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and , and for everybody else . So , uh ,

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it's a pleasure , a pleasure to welcome

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you guys here , uh , and I , I truly

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look . To all you guys in the front row ,

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congratulations . Uh , this is your day .

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The

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Good morning . Ah CG ,

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Sergeant Major , thanks for coming . It

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means a lot , uh , to the Marines in

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this squadron , for myself personally ,

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I wish you guys took the time to come

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up here and spend some time with us .

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Uh , Colonel Rossman , Colonel Mallet ,

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gentlemen , thank you . Uh , thank you

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for , uh , uh , all the work over the

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last year , sir , for giving us the ,

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uh , the autonomy , uh , and the , uh ,

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the backup , uh , the umbrella , uh ,

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for us to go out and do C-130 things ,

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uh , and to , uh , achieve greatness .

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Appreciate that , sir . 2 votes .

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It's been a lot of fun . It's been a

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grand adventure . You got to take my

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wife first . Abby , Uh , any

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amount of success that I've had

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professionally has been directly

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because of , uh , your support , uh ,

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especially raising our poor young lads

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here , uh , into God-fearing men . So

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thank you , uh , for enabling me to

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come to work every day and , and have a

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good time and have fun . I said a lot

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the other day whenever I addressed the

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squadron , so I'll keep it simple and

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short here . This is not an

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end , and this is not a beginning . I

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would say it's just a continuation of

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the brilliant Sumo legacy . This grand

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adventure that we've been on together

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over the last two years is just a short

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chapter . We stand on the shoulders of

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giants , our squadron lineage going

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back to the Guadalcanal Campaign in

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1942 , and you all Marines .

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are the ones who shoulder the load ,

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shoulder the legacy , and continue to

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move forward honorably with great

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success . Thank you for the hard work ,

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and I'm excited . I'm genuinely very

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excited . see what the future holds .

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Under the leadership of Lieutenant

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Colonel . So without further ado , Dave ,

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congratulations . You're welcome .

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Ladies and gentlemen , good morning .

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General Graham . Mrs . Graham , thank

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you for making the trip down . I

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appreciate it . Uh , we really

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appreciate your time here today . So ,

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from what , uh , thank you for the kind

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words . It meant a lot . Colonel

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Rossman , I appreciate you being here ,

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Mr . Rossman as well . I know you got

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another one , right after this , uh ,

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another one to go . So , uh , uh , so I

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appreciate the time . Friends and

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family . Oh yeah yeah , Mag , uh , the

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ready group , see you guys in the back

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there . And it's Dumos . Thank you for

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being here . Uh , a few other people I

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want to thank first . Um , Just got to

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give , give honor to God , Lord and

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Savior Jesus Christ , uh , for , uh ,

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for everything in my life . So uh what

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a gift for you here . But then , thanks .

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You guys sound great . It really makes

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it a , uh , a special event that you

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guys are here . So I'm , uh , glad ,

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glad we're able to make it , make it

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happen . The Marines at the ceremony .

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You guys look sharp . Thanks for all

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the work you put in this week . I know

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it's , it's not your , your normal job ,

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marching around doing , uh , rifle

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drill and whatnot , but , uh , you guys

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look great , so I appreciate it . Uh ,

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you made it , made it a special event

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as well . Mar .

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Illegally raised water .

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I appreciate the , the thorough

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turnover that you've given me , the

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confessional uh turnover and , uh , the

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openness in which you've uh Uh , you

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know , presented the command to me . Uh ,

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that , that's been a lot , uh , even

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more than that , I appreciate the

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friendship over the years , you know ,

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certainly we've grown closer in the

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last few months here , but , uh , over

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the years , many people may not know ,

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we , we intercepted for one day in the

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squadron maybe 10 years ago , right ? I

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was , I was , uh , outbound first tour ,

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he was inbound second tour in our , in

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our , uh , overlap the one day . And

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then after that , we crossed path uh

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Matts , you heard in his bio . Uh , he

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was an IP when I was a student , so ,

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uh , a little bit of a , a different ,

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uh , a different relationship back then ,

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didn't care for you as much back then ,

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but , uh , uh , but , uh , of course

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we're , we're great friends now , so ,

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uh , I appreciate that . Uh , you're

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leaving quite a legacy . I think the

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Marines love you . The squadron's doing ,

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doing awesome , and , uh , I wish you

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nothing but you are the best for , uh ,

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for adding your voice as you , uh , you

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move on to , to other things . Uh ,

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momma John , there we are . uh , my mom

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is a daughter from Texas . Uh , I know

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you would have loved to be here today .

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I would have loved to have you as well ,

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Mom . Um , I wanna thank you , uh , for

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sign and stepdad John as well . Uh , I

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wanna mention . Uh , I wanna thank you

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and Daph for the , uh , the godly

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upbringing you gave me , not only me ,

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uh , you know , my brother and sister

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as well , uh , taught us how to work

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hard , how to live right , uh , and

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then I , I truly appreciate the

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personal sacrifices that I know you

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have made , uh , all throughout my life ,

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uh , that has led to my success , uh ,

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in being here . So I love you , Mom . I

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wish you could have been here , and I'm

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sorry I moved your grandkids overseas

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again for the 3rd time . Uh , all right ,

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cheers . Great comment that . I'm proud

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of you guys That is so resilient . Uh ,

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in the Marine Corps , we have a thing ,

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it's called Bloom where you're planted .

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You guys are the embodiment of that .

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You guys just flourish and , and thrive

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everywhere we go . Uh , it's very

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impressive to see . Uh , Brady was born

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in Okinawa . Guy was born right here in

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Iwuni , Japan , 1010 years and

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359 days ago . Very special day ,

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special place in our heart because of

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that . And , uh , Zach , you have lived

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on 3 continents before you turned 6 .

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So that's pretty cool . I love you guys .

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I'm proud of you , um . Taking over a

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big job right here . We've already

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spoke about it . You guys will know

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this , uh , but the , the most

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important job to me is always gonna be

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being your job . So just know that , uh ,

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it doesn't mean I'm always gonna be

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home , right ? It's gonna be right

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nights and whatnot , but , uh , totally

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good . Dina , we've been through a lot ,

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you know this . PCS's Geoatch

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deployments . She , uh , uh , she

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birthed our third son without me .

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You know the C-130 emergency procedure

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is probably better than most , most 3Ps

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we have around here just from her

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weeping quizzes that she does for us .

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Given up your career , right , to

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follow me and then I just got a new

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career to follow me around the globe .

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Incredible mom , dedicated wife , I

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love you . Good to meet you . All

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right . Lastly , Marines for the NGR

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152 . I'm honored to be here . Uh ,

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as you know , I'm a former sumo from ,

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from years past . I , I've , I've been

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around in many other squadrons , but

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I've always been a sumo at heart , so I

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was thrilled , uh , when I got selected

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to come out , come out here to be your

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commander . Um , you know , what you do

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on a daily basis , uh , such an

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impactful mission , uh , just the

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incredible things y'all are doing

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across the Pacific , preparing for

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enough , uh , going toe to toe with a

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peer adversary , like Colonel Vas said

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on a , on a daily basis is truly

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impressive , uh , honored to be your

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commander . Top-notch people , Marsh

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talked about it , uh , the other day at

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the all hands . Uh , it really is an

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incredible group of people we have , uh ,

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and , uh , I'm blessed to be , uh , to

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be your commander here . Officers staff

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NCOs , you know , we're gonna speak

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later this afternoon . So , uh , so

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I'll keep it short , uh , and then for

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the Marines and the NCOs , I'm gonna ,

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uh , we'll speak with you guys on

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Monday . I'll keep it short and just

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say that , uh , I'm here for you . Uh ,

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I , I know , I , uh , it's not the

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other way around , and I'm gonna keep

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that straight for my , for my tenure

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here . I'm gonna work to earn your

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trust every day to lead you with honor ,

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courage , and commitment . So I

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appreciate it . I'm excited to get

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started . simple but elses .

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In lieu of flowers to Mrs . Abby Mallow ,

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a contribution has been made to the

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Navy Marine Corps and Society . In lieu

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of flowers to Mrs . Gina Blinker , a

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contribution has been made to the

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Wingman Foundation .

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Ah No ,

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Gary . No .

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Much .

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Now taking his position in the

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reviewing area is Lieutenant Colonel

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Nathan H . Blucher , commanding officer

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of Marine Aerial Refueller Transport

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Squadron 152 . Ladies and

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gentlemen , please rise for the plane

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that anchors away in the morning's hand .

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Sir , the parade is concluded . Aye ,

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sir .

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Ladies and gentlemen , this is the

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moment . I have to get the money .

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Thank you . Thank you for your time .