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earlier this month , the 3/11

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expeditionary sustainment command

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appointed Brigadier general to Reese

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O'brien as their first female commander .

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This is considered to be of

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significance with the month of March

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being women's history month . General

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O'brien is the relief for Brigadier

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General juan Ruiz who spent the

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majority of his commissioned career As

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part of the 3 11th Sc Command . I've

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been here as a captain , Major

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Lieutenant Colonel Colonel and Alyssa ,

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Brigadier general have so many good

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memories of the folks who have been

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here , working with me and I have been

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just a great great unit to be working

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with . General Ruiz adds that he is

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proud of what the 3 11 sc soldiers have

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accomplished during his service with

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this command . With the success of this

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brigade , the soldiers have proven

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their ability to adapt and adhere to

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every mission passed their way as

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receiving commander . General O'brien

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feels that she is inheriting a well

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prepared a group of individuals and is

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excited to see what lies ahead . You

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walk into an organization and and

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sometimes you can assess some things .

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And one of the things that struck me

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about the 311th , once they have a very

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good morale . Uh just high speed , low

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drag um soldiers seem to be happy to be

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here and uh I think he has thoroughly

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set me up for success here . This

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command ceremony was an opportunity for

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the soldiers of the 3/11 to say

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farewell to a commander who has played

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a major role in their lives thus far

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and welcome a new commander who

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represents their future success ,

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reporting for the US Army Reserve , I'm

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Specialist Jessica Random .