WEBVTT 00:00.140 --> 00:02.196 United States Transportation Command 00:02.196 --> 00:05.570 was established on 18 April 1987 and 00:05.570 --> 00:08.260 activated one October 1987 . 00:08.950 --> 00:11.210 Initially his mission was for wartime 00:11.210 --> 00:13.490 only following Its success is in 00:13.490 --> 00:15.434 operation Desert Shield and desert 00:15.434 --> 00:17.323 Storm US trance comes mission was 00:17.323 --> 00:19.640 expanded to be a single manager of 00:19.640 --> 00:21.696 transportation for the Department of 00:21.696 --> 00:24.520 Defense in Peace and war . On 00:24.520 --> 00:27.400 16 September 2003 , the Secretary of 00:27.400 --> 00:30.090 Defense designated us Transcom the 00:30.090 --> 00:32.050 distribution process owner with 00:32.050 --> 00:33.980 responsibility for directing and 00:33.980 --> 00:36.050 supervising execution of diodes , 00:36.170 --> 00:39.030 distribution , activities , deployment , 00:39.140 --> 00:41.730 sustainment and redeployment . In 00:41.730 --> 00:43.841 addition to its transportation role , 00:45.040 --> 00:48.140 the 2011 Unified Command Plan assigned 00:48.140 --> 00:49.950 US Transcom five unique 00:49.950 --> 00:53.100 responsibilities providing common user 00:53.100 --> 00:54.989 and commercial air , land and sea 00:54.989 --> 00:57.044 transportation terminal management , 00:57.044 --> 00:59.211 aerial refueling to support the global 00:59.211 --> 01:01.322 deployment , employment , sustainment 01:01.322 --> 01:03.267 and redeployment of U . S . Forces 01:04.000 --> 01:06.180 serving as the mobility Force provider 01:07.240 --> 01:09.850 providing diode global patient movement , 01:10.940 --> 01:12.970 serving as the distribution process 01:12.970 --> 01:15.990 owner and global distribution 01:16.000 --> 01:19.650 Synchronization . Additionally , 01:20.140 --> 01:23.190 On one July 2011 per Secretary of 01:23.190 --> 01:25.860 Defense memorandum , the Joint enabling 01:25.860 --> 01:27.600 capabilities Command became a 01:27.600 --> 01:30.150 subordinate command of US Transcom . 01:32.140 --> 01:34.307 Us Transcom has proven its worth every 01:34.307 --> 01:36.070 day over the past two decades 01:36.080 --> 01:38.240 supporting combat operations in 01:38.240 --> 01:41.110 Afghanistan and Iraq and participating 01:41.110 --> 01:43.221 in numerous humanitarian and disaster 01:43.221 --> 01:46.880 relief efforts and contingencies . Us 01:46.880 --> 01:48.991 Transcom will continue to support the 01:48.991 --> 01:51.102 United States and its allies in peace 01:51.102 --> 01:54.870 and war . It is with 01:54.880 --> 01:57.120 great pleasure that I introduce to you 01:57.190 --> 01:59.023 the chairman of the Joint Chiefs 01:59.023 --> 02:00.560 General martin E Dempsey . 02:11.840 --> 02:13.970 Secretary Panetta , Great to be here 02:13.970 --> 02:16.400 with you sir . I I can tell all of you 02:16.400 --> 02:18.400 I've been in the job now almost two 02:18.400 --> 02:21.110 weeks and I guess it is two weeks and I 02:21.110 --> 02:23.730 always knew as , as I served as the 02:23.730 --> 02:26.360 Chief of Army . I always admired the 02:26.840 --> 02:30.310 the way Secretary Panetta managed the 02:30.310 --> 02:32.366 efforts we make in the Department of 02:32.366 --> 02:34.588 Defense to make sure that the young men 02:34.588 --> 02:36.754 and women you see here in front of you 02:36.754 --> 02:38.810 are well taken care of and I admired 02:38.810 --> 02:40.921 even more now sir , having become the 02:40.921 --> 02:42.754 chairman and uh and your wingman 02:42.754 --> 02:45.210 congressman Costello , thank you for 02:45.230 --> 02:48.860 everything you do to support the so the 02:48.870 --> 02:50.981 soldiers , sailors , airmen marines , 02:50.981 --> 02:53.148 Coast Guardsmen and their families who 02:53.148 --> 02:55.314 live here in the middle of America and 02:55.314 --> 02:57.426 this very important work , Duncan and 02:57.426 --> 02:59.314 linda will and Bev Dean and I are 02:59.314 --> 03:01.314 delighted to be here with you today 03:01.440 --> 03:04.580 both to celebrate the accomplishments 03:05.440 --> 03:08.500 but also to thank you . I can tell you 03:08.500 --> 03:10.222 that we couldn't be prouder to 03:10.222 --> 03:12.800 represent you and to do everything we 03:12.800 --> 03:15.022 can to ensure you have what you need to 03:15.022 --> 03:18.580 succeed . So we're proud to be here . 03:18.590 --> 03:20.923 I'm sorry I missed the party last night . 03:20.923 --> 03:23.360 I heard it was quite a deal made it 03:23.360 --> 03:25.249 even made it into the blogosphere 03:26.740 --> 03:30.460 and I still haven't figured out exactly 03:30.460 --> 03:33.030 the connection between the air Force 03:33.030 --> 03:34.863 Transcom in the wagon wheels but 03:34.863 --> 03:36.863 apparently there were any number of 03:36.863 --> 03:38.919 wagon wheels rolled in as well , You 03:38.919 --> 03:41.100 know , 64 years ago on this very day . 03:41.100 --> 03:43.267 General Chuck . Yeager broke the sound 03:43.267 --> 03:46.110 barrier for the first time and I 03:46.110 --> 03:49.430 remember as a reading about that and 03:49.430 --> 03:51.820 thinking how extraordinary how cool it 03:51.820 --> 03:54.350 must have been to break the sound 03:54.350 --> 03:56.610 barrier . So I thought that was really 03:56.610 --> 03:58.832 quite an accomplishment . That that was 03:58.832 --> 04:01.960 until I learned about Transcom . I was 04:01.970 --> 04:03.692 flying out here today with the 04:03.692 --> 04:05.914 secretary and and relating to them that 04:05.914 --> 04:09.130 I can't imagine what we did to 04:09.140 --> 04:11.400 integrate our transportation activities 04:11.400 --> 04:13.456 before there was a Transcom . And so 04:13.740 --> 04:15.684 what I'd like to tell you right up 04:15.684 --> 04:17.740 front here is I want to congratulate 04:17.740 --> 04:19.851 those former commanders have Transcom 04:19.851 --> 04:21.962 that I heard you announced earlier in 04:21.962 --> 04:24.018 the ceremony and I want to thank the 04:24.018 --> 04:26.073 two of you and even more important I 04:26.073 --> 04:25.890 want to thank the young men and women 04:25.890 --> 04:28.112 who have served and who are serving and 04:28.112 --> 04:30.112 Transcom because we couldn't be the 04:30.112 --> 04:32.350 armed forces , we are without you . 04:32.360 --> 04:36.150 Let's give them a round of applause Mhm 04:40.840 --> 04:44.830 Just as one example of that , I recall 04:44.830 --> 04:48.030 back in March with a presidential 04:48.030 --> 04:50.850 movement to south America , the 04:50.860 --> 04:53.630 earthquake and tsunami and natural 04:53.630 --> 04:56.110 disaster in Japan . The emerging 04:56.110 --> 04:59.260 operations in Libya and a ramped up 04:59.270 --> 05:02.430 optempo in Afghanistan . It was the 05:02.430 --> 05:04.541 first time in my memory that Transcom 05:04.541 --> 05:06.830 had a priority one mission from 05:06.830 --> 05:09.052 literally every combatant commander and 05:09.052 --> 05:11.163 I remember hearing Duncan referred to 05:11.163 --> 05:14.670 it as March Madness Transcom style 05:15.240 --> 05:17.420 but you ran the table and went home 05:17.420 --> 05:20.060 with the trophy and well done for that 05:20.640 --> 05:24.450 And I'm sure that uh Transcom 103,000 05:24.460 --> 05:27.470 plus joint active duty reserve and 05:27.470 --> 05:29.803 civilian teammates would have just said , 05:29.803 --> 05:32.026 well we were just doing our job Well in 05:32.026 --> 05:34.192 my mind , it was a whole lot more than 05:34.192 --> 05:36.414 that . It was the kind of attitude that 05:36.414 --> 05:38.470 has marked us as a military and that 05:38.470 --> 05:40.526 must continue to mark us and barry . 05:40.526 --> 05:42.637 Speaking of strength there , let me , 05:42.637 --> 05:44.748 let me give a shout out to the colour 05:44.748 --> 05:46.859 bears who are holding those Flagstaff 05:46.859 --> 05:47.859 stall . 05:51.740 --> 05:55.240 Mhm Yeah . In the face of what I 05:55.240 --> 05:57.430 estimate to be about 30 knot winds , 05:57.430 --> 06:00.260 but I'm a cavalryman so I could be off . 06:02.640 --> 06:04.751 So what I like to tell people is that 06:04.751 --> 06:06.751 the foundation of our profession is 06:06.751 --> 06:08.807 trust . And I want to tell you today 06:08.807 --> 06:11.470 that what you do for our armed forces , 06:11.480 --> 06:13.830 enables that trust to occur . We really 06:13.830 --> 06:16.240 are the only military in the world 06:16.240 --> 06:18.407 where if we call for something , if we 06:18.407 --> 06:20.129 ask for something , if we need 06:20.129 --> 06:22.184 something on the battlefield , we're 06:22.184 --> 06:24.351 going to get it . And about nine times 06:24.351 --> 06:26.407 out of 10 it'll get there because of 06:26.407 --> 06:28.462 Transcom and we're very , very proud 06:28.462 --> 06:30.684 and we consider you the strength of our 06:30.684 --> 06:32.851 forces . Another source of strength is 06:32.851 --> 06:34.851 the love of our families . And so I 06:34.851 --> 06:36.796 also want to mention the fact that 06:36.940 --> 06:39.540 Duncan has had the strength and support 06:39.540 --> 06:42.690 of linda Duncan , Jr Jr mar V and Katie 06:42.690 --> 06:44.523 who are here today and how about 06:44.523 --> 06:46.357 joining me and giving a round of 06:46.357 --> 06:48.450 applause to the McNab family . Mhm 06:52.140 --> 06:55.190 Yeah , yeah . So I'll tell you one 06:55.190 --> 06:57.412 quick story that I'm going to introduce 06:57.412 --> 06:59.634 my boss . I was the acting commander of 06:59.634 --> 07:02.190 Centcom in 2008 tooth that late 07:02.190 --> 07:06.060 2007 , And I was in my office very 07:06.060 --> 07:08.393 busy . Centcom can be a very busy place . 07:08.740 --> 07:11.590 And my XO came in and said there's a 07:11.590 --> 07:13.812 Duncan McNab on the phone , he wants to 07:13.812 --> 07:16.210 talk to you . So you know , I was I 07:16.210 --> 07:18.432 hadn't really studied my wiring diagram 07:18.432 --> 07:20.599 of who was working there and I said to 07:20.599 --> 07:22.654 him , you're kidding me , right ? He 07:22.654 --> 07:24.766 said , I said who's on the phone ? He 07:24.766 --> 07:26.821 said Duncan McNab I said , is this a 07:26.821 --> 07:26.680 bad joke out of a Braveheart movie or 07:26.680 --> 07:29.350 something ? Mhm . Who the heck is 07:29.350 --> 07:32.990 Duncan Mcnair ? So I got on the phone 07:33.000 --> 07:35.420 and Duncan had just become the Transcom 07:35.420 --> 07:38.500 commander and he was calling to ask 07:38.500 --> 07:41.260 what what I needed . How could he help ? 07:41.640 --> 07:43.584 How could Transcom ensure that the 07:43.584 --> 07:45.970 missions we had in Iraq and Afghanistan 07:45.970 --> 07:48.081 would succeed . And I told him at the 07:48.081 --> 07:50.350 time that I felt vulnerable with our 07:50.350 --> 07:53.200 lines of communication that run through 07:53.210 --> 07:55.321 and our supply lines that run through 07:55.321 --> 07:57.543 Pakistan And he said , ok , well if you 07:57.543 --> 07:59.377 allow me I want to go to work on 07:59.377 --> 08:01.599 opening a northern distribution network 08:01.599 --> 08:03.821 and he did and he did it . That was the 08:03.821 --> 08:05.766 sum total of our coordination . We 08:05.766 --> 08:07.600 didn't staff it . We didn't put 08:07.600 --> 08:10.170 together rooms of power point to 08:10.170 --> 08:12.760 validate it . We just turn Duncan McNab 08:12.760 --> 08:15.750 loose on South Asia and now we have a 08:15.750 --> 08:17.861 murder and distribution network and I 08:17.861 --> 08:20.028 will never forget that Duncan and it's 08:20.028 --> 08:22.139 not just that over the years . He has 08:22.139 --> 08:24.640 always looked to see what was going to 08:24.640 --> 08:26.930 happen before it happened . He also was 08:26.930 --> 08:29.330 innovative in the creation of the 08:29.330 --> 08:31.940 ability to airdrop supplies into some 08:31.940 --> 08:33.740 of these really isolated combat 08:33.740 --> 08:36.720 outposts in Afghanistan . And in so 08:36.720 --> 08:39.320 doing made sure that those soldiers and 08:39.320 --> 08:41.600 marines usually had with , they were 08:41.600 --> 08:43.750 usually soldiers and marines had what 08:43.750 --> 08:45.528 they needed . And we didn't put 08:45.528 --> 08:47.417 soldiers and sailors . Airmen and 08:47.417 --> 08:49.361 marines lives at risk running them 08:49.361 --> 08:51.361 across the lines of communication , 08:51.361 --> 08:53.194 Those very dangerous highways in 08:53.194 --> 08:55.306 Afghanistan . So Duncan , I can speak 08:55.306 --> 08:57.250 with personal knowledge about what 08:57.250 --> 08:59.250 you've accomplished . And I want to 08:59.250 --> 09:01.139 tell you that you've been a great 09:01.139 --> 09:03.139 teammate and you will leave here as 09:03.139 --> 09:04.972 will Rogers used to say with the 09:04.972 --> 09:07.194 woodpile a lot higher than you found it 09:07.194 --> 09:09.940 so well done . Yeah , yeah . 09:14.240 --> 09:16.740 And the great news for our armed forces 09:16.740 --> 09:18.684 is that we're going to replace one 09:18.684 --> 09:21.018 extraordinary command team with another . 09:21.018 --> 09:22.962 And that is of course will and bed 09:22.962 --> 09:25.790 fraser Will was my teammate down in uh 09:25.800 --> 09:27.967 Langley Air force base when I was over 09:27.967 --> 09:30.022 a training and doctrine command . So 09:30.022 --> 09:32.244 we've known each other for a great many 09:32.244 --> 09:34.356 years and I've always admired what he 09:34.356 --> 09:36.467 brings to the fight as well . They'll 09:36.467 --> 09:38.633 have a lot on their plates . We're not 09:38.633 --> 09:40.411 going to make it any easier for 09:40.411 --> 09:42.522 Transcom . I promise you that . But I 09:42.522 --> 09:44.633 know that whatever we ask you to do , 09:44.633 --> 09:46.800 you'll figure out a way to get it done 09:46.800 --> 09:48.856 because that's just what you do . So 09:48.856 --> 09:51.260 let me just say in closing Transcom has 09:51.260 --> 09:53.830 my full confidence and my trust that 09:53.830 --> 09:56.490 you will as always do what's right for 09:56.490 --> 09:58.601 our country and for the men and women 09:58.601 --> 10:00.768 who we placed in harm's way . And with 10:00.768 --> 10:02.990 that ladies and gentlemen , I'd like to 10:02.990 --> 10:05.046 introduce the Secretary of Defense , 10:05.046 --> 10:07.046 the honorable leon Panetta . Mm mhm 10:12.340 --> 10:15.820 Yeah . Mhm Thank you very 10:15.820 --> 10:19.500 much marty . I really appreciate kind 10:19.500 --> 10:21.722 introduction and ladies and gentlemen , 10:21.722 --> 10:23.889 I can't tell you what a great honor it 10:23.889 --> 10:26.610 is for me to serve with marty Dempsey . 10:26.620 --> 10:28.810 He's uh he's a great soldier and a 10:28.810 --> 10:32.690 great leader . And just to 10:32.690 --> 10:36.050 give you an example of how great he is . 10:36.060 --> 10:39.110 The two of us spent 3.5 hours before 10:39.110 --> 10:41.310 the House Armed Services Committee and 10:41.310 --> 10:45.150 we survived . Costello 10:45.150 --> 10:48.970 knows what I'm talking about . Uh I 10:48.970 --> 10:51.600 am , I'm delighted to have a chance to 10:51.600 --> 10:54.600 be here in Illinois and to visit 10:55.430 --> 10:57.860 scott Air Force Base for the first time . 10:59.340 --> 11:01.780 Obviously uh as I mentioned , we're 11:01.780 --> 11:04.500 joined by a number of distinguished 11:04.500 --> 11:07.420 guests and I do want to pay tribute to 11:07.430 --> 11:09.652 jerry Costello who's a former colleague 11:09.652 --> 11:11.960 of mine , someone I've served with . I 11:11.960 --> 11:14.440 have tremendous respect for him . He's 11:14.440 --> 11:17.180 always represented this area with a 11:17.190 --> 11:19.610 tremendous amount of enthusiasm . hard 11:19.610 --> 11:21.950 work and I want to thank you for being 11:21.950 --> 11:23.870 here and thank you for the strong 11:23.870 --> 11:26.320 support that you've provided for this 11:26.320 --> 11:29.740 command and for this base . It's truly 11:29.740 --> 11:33.060 an honor to be able to participate in 11:33.060 --> 11:36.540 the ceremony and to express my 11:36.550 --> 11:40.550 gratitude and my thanks the General 11:40.550 --> 11:44.450 McNabb for his many decades of 11:44.450 --> 11:47.450 distinguished service and to welcome 11:47.450 --> 11:51.440 general fraser as he assumes command of 11:51.440 --> 11:53.273 the United States Transportation 11:53.273 --> 11:56.270 Command as always 11:57.340 --> 12:00.760 in these events . I would also like to 12:00.760 --> 12:03.630 express my deepest thanks to their 12:03.630 --> 12:06.860 families . The General McNabb's family , 12:07.640 --> 12:10.690 particularly his wife linda and two 12:10.690 --> 12:13.760 General Frazier's wife Bev and their 12:13.760 --> 12:17.340 family as well . These are tough 12:17.350 --> 12:20.560 jobs and they demand a lot of 12:20.560 --> 12:24.290 sacrifice but none of us , 12:24.840 --> 12:27.900 none of us could do these jobs 12:28.440 --> 12:31.050 without the love and support of our 12:31.050 --> 12:34.860 families . It's been my experience 12:36.130 --> 12:38.860 behind every man and woman in uniform , 12:39.940 --> 12:43.290 there is an equally proud and dedicated 12:43.290 --> 12:46.660 family , a family that loves 12:47.240 --> 12:50.110 and supports and shares in the 12:50.110 --> 12:53.570 sacrifice That's required in 12:53.570 --> 12:57.440 serving 1's country . This has to 12:57.440 --> 12:58.760 be a team effort 13:01.140 --> 13:04.940 and every family , every family is 13:04.940 --> 13:08.820 part of our team . We could not do this 13:08.820 --> 13:12.450 job of defending America without you . 13:14.020 --> 13:17.390 That support is central to the strength 13:17.390 --> 13:20.770 of the armed forces . It underpins 13:20.780 --> 13:24.160 everything we do and indeed 13:24.640 --> 13:27.260 it underpins the very security of this 13:27.260 --> 13:30.150 nation . And so today 13:31.340 --> 13:35.070 we honor these two special families for 13:35.070 --> 13:37.360 the love and sacrifice and support . 13:37.940 --> 13:40.190 They've provided these two very special 13:40.190 --> 13:43.810 men and we also take 13:43.820 --> 13:47.120 time today to honor the quiet 13:47.120 --> 13:50.560 service and the immense contributions 13:51.240 --> 13:53.930 of all of the men and women of this 13:53.930 --> 13:57.760 command . From right here 13:58.340 --> 14:01.900 at scott Air Force Base Transcom 14:01.900 --> 14:04.700 directs a truly extraordinary and 14:04.710 --> 14:08.100 unceasing effort to sustain our 14:08.110 --> 14:11.060 operations around the entire globe . 14:12.240 --> 14:15.250 The logistics enterprise that I believe 14:15.250 --> 14:18.160 is unmatched in scale 14:19.140 --> 14:21.890 and unequalled ineffectiveness . 14:23.640 --> 14:26.660 Together with your components , 14:27.540 --> 14:30.510 the Air mobility command , the Military 14:30.510 --> 14:32.940 sealift Command , the surface 14:32.940 --> 14:35.450 deployment and distribution command . 14:36.140 --> 14:39.800 You are the backbone , the backbone of 14:39.800 --> 14:42.670 our military , the support structure 14:42.670 --> 14:45.360 upon which everything else hinges . 14:46.340 --> 14:50.060 Very simply we could not do our 14:50.060 --> 14:53.590 job . We could not do our mission and 14:53.590 --> 14:57.440 defend America without you . And it is 14:57.440 --> 15:00.070 because of your efforts and because of 15:00.070 --> 15:02.220 your capabilities and your 15:02.220 --> 15:05.360 professionalism that this military 15:05.840 --> 15:09.540 remains the long arm of our 15:09.540 --> 15:12.580 national security and the envy of the 15:12.580 --> 15:16.360 world . No one goes anywhere . 15:17.240 --> 15:20.670 No one fights anywhere . No one 15:20.670 --> 15:23.660 stays anywhere without your support . 15:25.640 --> 15:29.150 When I think about what you do and 15:29.150 --> 15:32.610 where and how you do it . I'm reminded 15:32.610 --> 15:34.960 of the story from World War Two 15:36.330 --> 15:39.790 involving George Pat who is , you 15:39.790 --> 15:42.380 know , could be a little bit on the 15:42.380 --> 15:45.870 blunt side Using four letter words 15:46.540 --> 15:48.873 every now and then to emphasize a point , 15:50.040 --> 15:52.151 I never quite understood why the hell 15:52.151 --> 15:53.596 that was such a problem . 15:56.140 --> 15:59.240 Anyway , patent like so many field 15:59.240 --> 16:02.260 commanders often felt neglected 16:03.040 --> 16:04.450 by higher headquarters . 16:07.140 --> 16:09.090 He always felt he had to scrap and 16:09.090 --> 16:12.110 scrape for every bullet and every 16:12.110 --> 16:15.580 rubber tire . He was convinced that he 16:15.580 --> 16:18.860 could bludgeon his way into Germany all 16:18.860 --> 16:22.110 by himself in a matter of days if he 16:22.110 --> 16:25.640 just had some support . So he furiously 16:25.640 --> 16:28.200 demanded more war material and troops 16:28.640 --> 16:30.320 appealing directly to General 16:30.320 --> 16:33.280 Eisenhower for the load . Out of 16:33.280 --> 16:37.090 frustration , he blurted to ike my 16:37.090 --> 16:40.680 men can eat their belts , but my tanks 16:40.680 --> 16:44.170 gotta have gas fortunately for 16:44.170 --> 16:46.800 history . He got that gas . 16:47.840 --> 16:51.310 Unfortunately for us today , our troops 16:51.310 --> 16:54.570 in the field don't ever need to worry 16:55.040 --> 16:58.570 about whether or not they have what 16:58.570 --> 17:02.130 they need because you never 17:02.140 --> 17:05.760 stopped delivering last year alone , 17:06.540 --> 17:10.140 You conducted more than 37,000 airlift 17:10.140 --> 17:14.050 missions Transporting more than 2 , 3 17:14.440 --> 17:18.150 million passengers by air And 17:18.150 --> 17:21.650 29 million short tons of car cargo by 17:21.660 --> 17:25.570 air and by sea . From keeping 17:25.570 --> 17:28.350 our combat units supplied with 17:28.350 --> 17:32.260 essential food and fuel and spare 17:32.260 --> 17:35.410 parts in the most inhospitable of 17:35.410 --> 17:38.100 places to getting troops into the 17:38.100 --> 17:41.450 combat zones , evacuating are wounded , 17:42.240 --> 17:44.260 Transcom juggles tasks that are 17:44.260 --> 17:47.990 incredibly daunting and difficult . As 17:47.990 --> 17:51.280 one Air Force Officer put it in classic 17:51.280 --> 17:54.140 patent terms , this ain't rocket 17:54.140 --> 17:57.060 science , it's a hell of a lot harder 17:58.040 --> 18:00.040 and under the leadership of General 18:00.040 --> 18:03.570 McNabb , this command has faced one of 18:03.570 --> 18:06.350 the most demanding periods in history 18:07.140 --> 18:10.670 and it has excelled . We have , 18:11.340 --> 18:14.750 We have been fighting two wars in two 18:14.760 --> 18:17.170 very difficult parts of the world . 18:19.940 --> 18:23.000 We have had to support our forces in 18:23.000 --> 18:26.620 Iraq and undertake a significant surge 18:26.620 --> 18:29.990 in Afghanistan , Afghanistan , a 18:29.990 --> 18:32.800 landlocked country with some of the 18:32.800 --> 18:35.170 toughest terrain on earth . 18:36.040 --> 18:39.670 Mountains , terrorists , thieves , 18:40.140 --> 18:43.990 tribes are very sort . Now 18:43.990 --> 18:47.170 we look to Transcom to help us recover 18:47.170 --> 18:49.226 that surge and to bring those troops 18:49.226 --> 18:52.350 home over the next year or so 18:53.340 --> 18:56.390 while maintaining the support that the 18:56.390 --> 18:58.760 other troops will need for those who 18:58.760 --> 19:00.816 will carry the burden of the fight . 19:03.040 --> 19:07.010 I was looking back at some notes 19:09.140 --> 19:12.170 and I found my predecessor , 19:13.010 --> 19:16.250 Secretary Gates wise , advisable advice 19:16.250 --> 19:19.550 to you , Duncan Back in 2008 , 19:21.040 --> 19:24.590 bob Gates told you to remember what 19:24.600 --> 19:28.340 alexander the Great had said during his 19:28.340 --> 19:32.200 campaigns in Central Asia over 19:32.200 --> 19:34.680 much of the same territory that we 19:34.680 --> 19:36.960 operate in today , 19:38.240 --> 19:41.790 alexander called his logisticians 19:41.800 --> 19:44.060 a very humorless lot . 19:45.540 --> 19:47.484 Obviously if you're dealing with a 19:47.484 --> 19:49.596 bunch of elements that probably makes 19:49.596 --> 19:52.660 you humorless , he said , and I quote , 19:54.040 --> 19:57.410 they know that if my campaign fails , 19:57.420 --> 20:00.360 they will be the first ones I slay . 20:02.140 --> 20:04.770 How's that for incentive to do your job ? 20:06.140 --> 20:08.560 General McNabb is still here . 20:10.540 --> 20:12.651 And that says something about the job 20:12.651 --> 20:16.050 he did for those of you who know 20:16.640 --> 20:19.220 Duncan McNab . He's anything but 20:19.220 --> 20:21.910 humorless . But clearly he took that 20:21.910 --> 20:25.110 warning to heart . Days later this 20:25.110 --> 20:27.910 command got the task to stitch together 20:27.910 --> 20:29.577 something called the northern 20:29.577 --> 20:32.110 distribution network essentially an 20:32.110 --> 20:34.350 alternate way of moving the material of 20:34.350 --> 20:37.660 war into Afghanistan . A route which 20:37.660 --> 20:40.160 alleviated some of the strain put on 20:40.160 --> 20:42.920 those routes that we were then using 20:42.930 --> 20:44.460 through Pakistan 20:46.440 --> 20:49.110 General McNabb empowered a small team 20:49.110 --> 20:51.810 to work with the ambassadors of no less 20:51.810 --> 20:55.000 than 15 countries . Commercial industry , 20:55.320 --> 20:57.380 the Defense Department Department of 20:57.380 --> 21:00.170 State , the National Security Council 21:00.640 --> 21:02.860 to develop this critical new network 21:03.440 --> 21:05.540 through which now half of our ground 21:05.540 --> 21:09.420 cargo flows . And he did it in 21:09.420 --> 21:13.180 record time about four months . Has 21:13.190 --> 21:15.270 anyone who ever worked in Washington 21:15.740 --> 21:17.740 and with other federal agencies can 21:17.740 --> 21:21.050 tell you , it takes us that long just 21:21.050 --> 21:23.328 to agree to have a meeting on an issue . 21:24.740 --> 21:27.650 Duncan do immerse when people try to 21:27.650 --> 21:30.710 give him the credit . He still insists 21:30.710 --> 21:33.270 that his only real contribution was 21:33.270 --> 21:35.600 drinking a lot of vodka with central 21:35.600 --> 21:37.510 asian leaders to seal the deal . 21:39.640 --> 21:42.490 Forgive me Duncan if we are 21:42.490 --> 21:46.050 unsympathetic is my italian 21:46.050 --> 21:49.450 immigrants . Parents would say Bonnie 21:49.450 --> 21:52.960 de gobierno Bonnie eterno , 21:53.640 --> 21:56.980 that loosely translates two . If you 21:56.980 --> 21:58.970 want bread , you can't beat a 21:58.970 --> 22:01.950 government job . Okay . 22:04.040 --> 22:07.860 Yeah , well this has 22:07.860 --> 22:10.620 been one of the most demanding jobs in 22:10.620 --> 22:13.710 government . General McNabb and 22:13.710 --> 22:15.950 Transcom face countless other 22:15.950 --> 22:17.728 challenges during these years , 22:18.440 --> 22:20.384 including responding to unexpected 22:20.384 --> 22:23.120 crises . As marty said , the earthquake 22:23.120 --> 22:25.590 in Haiti , the tsunami in Japan . The 22:25.590 --> 22:28.550 gulf oil spill flooding in Pakistan 22:29.610 --> 22:31.610 in each of these circumstances . In 22:31.610 --> 22:34.760 each of these cases people were dying 22:35.540 --> 22:38.660 or in trouble . They were in great need . 22:39.140 --> 22:41.990 And this command . This team under this 22:41.990 --> 22:44.960 great leader stepped up and delivered . 22:46.040 --> 22:49.280 Indeed , in so many ways the staff here . 22:49.280 --> 22:52.520 The components the team that you all 22:52.520 --> 22:56.270 embody became a true reflection of your 22:56.270 --> 23:00.010 commander , an eternal optimist with 23:00.010 --> 23:02.520 the true passion for supporting the war 23:02.520 --> 23:05.060 fighter Duncan 23:06.340 --> 23:09.940 this department this country . Oh it's 23:09.940 --> 23:13.350 you and linda . An extraordinary debt 23:14.040 --> 23:16.151 for your tireless efforts to keep our 23:16.151 --> 23:18.980 military strong and to assure our men 23:18.980 --> 23:21.530 and women in uniform had what they 23:21.530 --> 23:24.460 needed to accomplish this mission 23:25.840 --> 23:28.860 linda . I especially want to thank you 23:29.340 --> 23:33.200 for everything you've done . You've 23:33.200 --> 23:35.460 helped during the course of Duncan's 23:35.460 --> 23:37.430 nearly four decades of service in 23:37.430 --> 23:40.100 uniform . You've helped support our 23:40.100 --> 23:42.220 troops , you've helped support their 23:42.220 --> 23:45.740 families . It's hard enough just to be 23:45.740 --> 23:48.390 a military spouse in these uncertain 23:48.390 --> 23:52.330 times . It's harder still when 23:52.330 --> 23:55.250 you make it your life's work to support 23:55.250 --> 23:57.090 other spouses and other families 23:57.540 --> 23:59.429 through the trials of their own . 24:00.340 --> 24:03.310 You've done all of this and you've done 24:03.310 --> 24:07.300 more with great dignity with grace and 24:07.300 --> 24:10.060 with humility on behalf of this 24:10.060 --> 24:12.580 grateful nation . Please accept my 24:12.580 --> 24:16.270 deepest gratitude . Yeah . 24:16.740 --> 24:17.950 Yeah . Mhm . 24:22.240 --> 24:25.910 Mhm Yeah . And now the task of carrying 24:25.910 --> 24:29.010 on the vital work of this command falls 24:29.010 --> 24:31.230 to another great team . Will and bed 24:31.230 --> 24:34.470 fraser . I want to welcome both of you 24:34.470 --> 24:38.450 to that job . General fraser brings an 24:38.450 --> 24:40.310 incredible wealth of experience 24:40.800 --> 24:42.660 including operational Command of 24:42.660 --> 24:45.640 strategic bomber units services . Vice 24:45.640 --> 24:48.080 Chief of Staff of the Air Force and 24:48.080 --> 24:51.170 Commander of the Air combat command 24:52.150 --> 24:55.260 as commander of the Air Force's largest 24:55.260 --> 24:58.260 command General Fraser was responsible 24:58.260 --> 25:01.910 for more than 1000 aircraft and 79,000 25:01.910 --> 25:04.790 active duty and civilian personnel . He 25:04.790 --> 25:07.820 is a proven and effective leader who I 25:07.820 --> 25:10.480 know stands ready to take on this new 25:10.640 --> 25:13.030 and higher responsibility and to 25:13.030 --> 25:15.780 sustain our military's logistical 25:15.780 --> 25:19.390 excellence . Thank you will for once 25:19.390 --> 25:21.557 again answering your government , your 25:21.557 --> 25:23.723 country's call and for your commitment 25:23.723 --> 25:26.570 to carrying on the vital and too often 25:26.570 --> 25:28.770 unheralded work of this command . 25:30.040 --> 25:33.060 Today we pass the mantle of leadership 25:33.640 --> 25:36.100 From one extraordinary leader to 25:36.100 --> 25:39.960 another as the new Secretary of Defense . 25:40.940 --> 25:43.920 Each time I participate in one of these 25:43.920 --> 25:47.200 ceremonies I emerged supremely 25:47.200 --> 25:50.760 confident , confident in the future 25:51.840 --> 25:55.770 because I am reminded that we 25:55.770 --> 25:58.240 have the strongest and the best 25:58.250 --> 26:02.250 military force in history . It is 26:02.250 --> 26:06.090 strong because we can replace 26:06.100 --> 26:09.270 one talented warrior with another 26:10.240 --> 26:12.600 because we have continued to raise 26:12.610 --> 26:16.180 generation after generation of quality 26:16.180 --> 26:18.460 individuals committed to serving 26:18.460 --> 26:21.400 something greater and something bigger 26:21.440 --> 26:25.400 than themselves in this 26:25.400 --> 26:29.110 job . I have an awful lot of weapons at 26:29.110 --> 26:32.690 my disposal , planes and 26:32.690 --> 26:36.570 tanks , ships , tremendous 26:36.570 --> 26:40.510 technologies of every sort . But I have 26:40.510 --> 26:42.510 to tell you that none of that means 26:42.510 --> 26:46.190 very much without our men and women in 26:46.190 --> 26:49.850 uniform . They are the greatest asset . 26:50.240 --> 26:52.670 They are the greatest weapon we have 26:53.540 --> 26:57.040 and they are our greatest strength . We 26:57.040 --> 27:00.090 celebrate that strength today By 27:00.090 --> 27:04.090 honoring these two great leaders . God 27:04.090 --> 27:05.868 bless you both . God bless your 27:05.868 --> 27:09.170 families . God bless this command . But 27:09.170 --> 27:11.420 most of all , God bless the United 27:11.420 --> 27:13.670 States of America . Thank you . 27:16.240 --> 27:17.240 Mhm . 27:21.340 --> 27:24.360 Okay thank you Mr Secretary , 27:25.540 --> 27:27.762 ladies and gentlemen , the Secretary of 27:27.762 --> 27:29.762 Defense and General McNabb will now 27:29.762 --> 27:31.984 move to the center of the viewing stand 27:31.984 --> 27:33.984 for the presentation of the Defense 27:33.984 --> 27:33.850 Distinguished Service Medal . 27:46.740 --> 27:48.907 Ladies and gentlemen , please rise for 27:48.907 --> 27:50.684 the presentation of the award , 27:54.940 --> 27:57.310 attention to orders . The Defense 27:57.310 --> 27:59.032 Distinguished Service Medal is 27:59.032 --> 28:01.840 presented to General Duncan J . Macnab , 28:01.850 --> 28:03.530 United States Air Force for 28:03.530 --> 28:05.586 Distinguished Service as Commander , 28:05.586 --> 28:07.641 United States Transportation Command 28:07.760 --> 28:11.360 scott Air Force Base Illinois From 28:11.360 --> 28:15.340 September 2008 to October 2011 , he 28:15.340 --> 28:17.118 provided exemplary leadership , 28:17.540 --> 28:20.700 unparalleled expertise and wise counsel 28:21.010 --> 28:23.350 to the Secretary of Defense Service 28:23.350 --> 28:25.940 component commands and fellow combatant 28:25.940 --> 28:28.480 commanders and was an invaluable 28:28.480 --> 28:30.960 conduit to industry partners on all 28:30.960 --> 28:32.740 matters relating to defence , 28:32.740 --> 28:35.070 transportation and distribution 28:35.080 --> 28:38.320 operations . General McNabb was a 28:38.320 --> 28:40.264 principal driving force behind the 28:40.264 --> 28:42.230 development and maturation of the 28:42.230 --> 28:44.341 northern distribution network through 28:44.341 --> 28:47.390 northern europe Russia , the caucasus 28:47.840 --> 28:49.940 and central Asia , which negated a 28:49.940 --> 28:52.107 single point of failure for the United 28:52.107 --> 28:54.470 States efforts in operation enduring 28:54.470 --> 28:58.020 freedom From April 2010 28:58.330 --> 29:01.540 to July 2011 , he directed the delivery 29:01.590 --> 29:05.480 of 4197 mine resistant ambush , 29:05.480 --> 29:07.950 protected all terrain vehicles via 29:07.950 --> 29:10.350 multi modal initiatives resulting in 29:10.500 --> 29:13.870 $483 million dollars in cost avoidance 29:13.880 --> 29:16.190 while ensuring the timely delivery of 29:16.190 --> 29:17.857 these life saving vehicles to 29:17.857 --> 29:21.220 Afghanistan . He guided the command 29:21.220 --> 29:23.109 through Haitian earthquake relief 29:23.109 --> 29:27.100 operations , delivering 405,759 29:27.100 --> 29:30.850 tons of life saving cargo , 25 million 29:30.850 --> 29:33.420 meals And more than five million liters 29:33.420 --> 29:35.630 of water . He met the president's 29:35.630 --> 29:37.710 charge to draw down 50,000 troops in 29:37.710 --> 29:41.100 Iraq And simultaneously surged 30,000 29:41.100 --> 29:44.560 troops into Afghanistan . General 29:44.560 --> 29:46.838 McNabb directed Pakistani flood relief . 29:47.340 --> 29:50.710 He navigated 2011 Arab Spring and 29:50.710 --> 29:52.710 provided crucial relief following a 29:52.710 --> 29:55.400 massive earthquake , subsequent tsunami 29:55.450 --> 29:57.520 and nuclear meltdown crisis which 29:57.520 --> 30:00.930 devastated Japan . He drove more than 30:00.930 --> 30:03.460 $42 billion dollars in cost avoidance 30:03.460 --> 30:05.349 savings across the deployment and 30:05.349 --> 30:07.571 distribution enterprise through the use 30:07.571 --> 30:09.530 of multimodal operations , forward 30:09.530 --> 30:12.190 warehousing and consolidated supply 30:12.190 --> 30:15.620 chain optimization . The distinctive 30:15.620 --> 30:17.509 accomplishments of General McNabb 30:17.510 --> 30:19.454 culminate a long and distinguished 30:19.454 --> 30:21.510 career in the service of his country 30:21.510 --> 30:23.732 and reflect great credit upon himself . 30:23.840 --> 30:25.890 The United States Air Force and the 30:25.890 --> 30:27.260 Department of Defense . 30:47.440 --> 30:49.770 Yeah , yeah , 31:02.040 --> 31:04.207 Mrs McNab . Would you please join your 31:04.207 --> 31:06.262 husband at the center of the viewing 31:06.262 --> 31:05.960 stand 31:17.540 --> 31:20.430 attention to orders the Chairman , 31:20.440 --> 31:22.551 Joint Chiefs of Staff . Distinguished 31:22.551 --> 31:24.607 public service Award is presented to 31:24.940 --> 31:27.140 mrs linda McNabb for distinguished 31:27.140 --> 31:29.362 public service to the families of multi 31:29.362 --> 31:31.700 service military Members of United 31:31.700 --> 31:33.811 States Transportation Command and its 31:33.811 --> 31:36.090 component commands , Military surface 31:36.090 --> 31:38.201 deployment and distribution command , 31:38.240 --> 31:40.980 Military sealift command , Air mobility 31:40.980 --> 31:43.500 command and the joint enabling 31:43.500 --> 31:45.460 capabilities Command , all while 31:45.460 --> 31:47.460 serving as first lady of the United 31:47.460 --> 31:49.516 States Transportation Command . From 31:49.516 --> 31:51.860 september 2000 and eight two October 31:51.860 --> 31:55.770 2011 . During this period Mrs McNab 31:55.770 --> 31:57.381 made significant and lasting 31:57.381 --> 32:00.110 contributions to the morale , welfare 32:00.120 --> 32:02.380 and esprit de Corps of the active duty 32:02.420 --> 32:05.370 National Guard Reserve component and 32:05.370 --> 32:07.370 civilian personnel of the scott Air 32:07.370 --> 32:10.420 Force base community . Her staunch 32:10.430 --> 32:13.170 activism enabled state support of all 32:13.170 --> 32:15.337 35 of the school districts serving the 32:15.337 --> 32:17.503 Scott Air Force base community and had 32:17.503 --> 32:20.050 a positive impact over 10,000 Children 32:20.060 --> 32:22.930 statewide . She also established and 32:22.930 --> 32:24.874 organized the parent advocates for 32:24.874 --> 32:27.041 students and schools program , another 32:27.041 --> 32:29.710 first of its kind . Mrs McNabb's 32:29.710 --> 32:31.766 leadership and relentless pursuit of 32:31.766 --> 32:33.877 educational excellence energized this 32:33.877 --> 32:36.099 program to emerge from an all volunteer 32:36.099 --> 32:38.740 workforce into a full time coordinator 32:38.740 --> 32:41.470 position . This groundbreaking effort 32:41.470 --> 32:44.210 provides workshops , resources and 32:44.210 --> 32:46.450 training to all parents of school aged 32:46.450 --> 32:48.640 Children in the full spectrum of 32:48.640 --> 32:51.680 educational needs . As the wind beneath 32:51.680 --> 32:53.480 her husband's wings , her huge 32:53.480 --> 32:55.580 contributions to support his efforts 32:55.590 --> 32:57.900 and military families are in keeping 32:57.900 --> 32:59.956 with the finest traditions of public 32:59.956 --> 33:02.500 service . The singularly distinctive 33:02.500 --> 33:05.140 accomplishments of mrs linda McNabb 33:05.150 --> 33:07.720 reflect great credit upon herself and 33:07.720 --> 33:09.276 the Department of Defense . 33:24.240 --> 33:24.560 Okay 33:31.240 --> 33:32.240 mm . 33:37.040 --> 33:38.270 Mhm . Okay 33:41.340 --> 33:43.562 ladies and gentlemen please be seated . 33:56.040 --> 33:59.370 Mhm . Marine Sergeant Richard Bueno 33:59.380 --> 34:01.320 will now present mrs McNab with a 34:01.320 --> 34:03.376 bouquet of roses on behalf of United 34:03.376 --> 34:05.487 States Transportation Command for her 34:05.487 --> 34:07.760 unwavering support to the command , the 34:07.760 --> 34:09.870 local community and scott Air Force 34:09.870 --> 34:12.880 base . The roses are are yellow and in 34:12.880 --> 34:14.936 full bloom , symbolizing our sincere 34:14.936 --> 34:16.713 appreciation for her devotion , 34:17.040 --> 34:19.580 dedication and tireless efforts to the 34:19.580 --> 34:21.930 men and women of this command and their 34:21.930 --> 34:22.560 families . 34:27.240 --> 34:28.350 Yeah . Okay 34:33.440 --> 34:35.660 thank you Mr Secretary and mrs McNab 34:37.040 --> 34:39.320 now it is with great pleasure that I 34:39.320 --> 34:41.790 introduce to you . General Duncan J 34:41.790 --> 34:42.350 MacNAb . 34:47.740 --> 34:49.970 Yeah . Yeah . 34:51.640 --> 34:52.640 Mhm . 34:55.940 --> 34:57.470 Mhm . Uh huh . 35:00.540 --> 35:01.540 Yeah 35:05.840 --> 35:09.590 wow what a great 35:09.590 --> 35:13.050 day here in the corn fields . The 35:13.060 --> 35:15.420 troops looked great . The sun is 35:15.420 --> 35:19.360 shining and the cards are in the hunt . 35:20.840 --> 35:24.710 Life is good . Secretary Panetta . You 35:24.710 --> 35:27.620 honor us by being here today . Thank 35:27.620 --> 35:29.509 you for leading our Department of 35:29.509 --> 35:31.620 Defense during these historic times . 35:32.940 --> 35:35.180 We are truly blessed to have your 35:35.180 --> 35:38.420 leadership , your vision and your 35:38.420 --> 35:42.350 wisdom during this time . And chairman 35:42.360 --> 35:46.360 Dempsey and Danny . We are 35:46.360 --> 35:48.138 also blessed to have you as our 35:48.138 --> 35:51.780 chairman and his lady at this 35:51.780 --> 35:55.190 time . I still remember one of that 35:55.190 --> 35:57.160 very first phone call in our first 35:57.160 --> 36:00.320 meetings as I was the new US Transcom 36:00.320 --> 36:03.150 Commander and you as the commander , 36:03.730 --> 36:06.270 acting commander of centcom . And I do 36:06.270 --> 36:07.881 remember that phone call and 36:07.881 --> 36:10.500 strategizing a bit about what do you 36:10.500 --> 36:12.667 think about that northern distribution 36:12.667 --> 36:14.778 network And I do remember you telling 36:14.778 --> 36:16.833 me that if I wouldn't drink a lot of 36:16.833 --> 36:20.670 vodka this would all work . So thanks 36:20.670 --> 36:23.510 my friend for being here and what you 36:23.510 --> 36:25.288 are doing for our great country 36:27.530 --> 36:30.020 congressman and doctor Costello . 36:30.240 --> 36:32.700 General Dunwoody . General johns 36:33.230 --> 36:35.730 general Cassidy . General cross . 36:36.230 --> 36:39.510 General handy and distinguished guests , 36:39.930 --> 36:43.700 family and friends . It feels like it 36:43.700 --> 36:46.770 has only been a couple of surges a few 36:46.770 --> 36:49.660 earthquakes , the largest oil spill in 36:49.660 --> 36:52.960 U . S . History , a tsunami and a few 36:52.960 --> 36:55.127 combat operations since I stood on the 36:55.127 --> 36:58.000 stage to assume command of U . S . 36:58.000 --> 37:00.960 Transportation command and Secretary 37:00.960 --> 37:03.800 Panetta . I do remember Secretary Gates 37:03.810 --> 37:06.490 quoting alexander the great and I do 37:06.490 --> 37:09.240 remember after he did that thing about 37:09.270 --> 37:11.492 they will be the first ones I will slay 37:12.330 --> 37:14.386 after the quote . It was at the very 37:14.386 --> 37:17.100 end of his speech . He then said good 37:17.100 --> 37:19.340 luck Duncan and came over to give me 37:19.340 --> 37:23.060 the flag . And I remember thinking then 37:23.070 --> 37:25.390 could we go over the Slade clause , 37:25.390 --> 37:29.100 just a little bit more detail . What I 37:29.100 --> 37:31.322 didn't know that day was the challenges 37:31.322 --> 37:34.900 we would face . Nor how magnificently 37:35.060 --> 37:38.340 this team , this long nation and trans 37:38.340 --> 37:41.050 nation team that goes well beyond 37:41.050 --> 37:43.820 Transcom . But it goes to the services 37:43.830 --> 37:46.890 to the combatant commands to D . L . A . 37:46.900 --> 37:49.390 To really the whole of government how 37:49.390 --> 37:52.050 this team would accomplish every task 37:52.210 --> 37:55.160 and meet every challenge . In fact 37:55.730 --> 37:58.190 Secretary Chairman , when folks asked 37:58.190 --> 38:00.412 me about being the commander of U . S . 38:00.412 --> 38:02.468 Transcom I tell them that I have the 38:02.468 --> 38:05.460 easiest job in the world with this 38:05.460 --> 38:08.680 Championship team . All I have to do is 38:08.680 --> 38:11.650 thank them and then unleash them . 38:12.920 --> 38:16.740 So when you say go we go when 38:16.740 --> 38:18.860 challenges arise . This team ignites 38:18.860 --> 38:21.110 their talent , their insight and 38:21.110 --> 38:23.490 flexibility to swiftly design a way to 38:23.490 --> 38:27.060 deliver whenever and wherever and when 38:27.060 --> 38:29.400 I think of our total team , our 38:29.400 --> 38:32.200 components , the air mobility command , 38:32.260 --> 38:34.250 the military sealift command , the 38:34.250 --> 38:36.940 military surface and deployment and 38:36.940 --> 38:38.970 distribution command and the joint 38:38.970 --> 38:41.450 enabling capabilities . Command and our 38:41.450 --> 38:44.200 Total Force , the Active Duty Guard 38:44.200 --> 38:47.590 Reserve civilian and our outstanding 38:47.590 --> 38:50.940 commercial partners , the US flag , Air , 38:50.950 --> 38:53.820 maritime and surface fleets . When I 38:53.820 --> 38:55.987 think of all of you and I think of how 38:55.987 --> 38:58.209 you've come together during this time . 38:58.720 --> 39:02.150 Your time I am truly inspired . 39:03.220 --> 39:05.442 It is the spirit of this total Transcom 39:05.442 --> 39:07.498 team that has put the command on the 39:07.498 --> 39:10.480 world stage as the best of the best for 39:10.480 --> 39:13.450 delivering global logistics superiority . 39:14.320 --> 39:18.230 As Admiral Michael mullen said as 39:18.230 --> 39:21.370 he was chairman when he visited it . If 39:21.370 --> 39:23.420 you ask any Transcom professional , 39:23.430 --> 39:25.541 they'll tell you that they'll make it 39:25.541 --> 39:28.540 work that they will simply get her done . 39:29.420 --> 39:33.330 He went on to say you are unsung heroes 39:33.720 --> 39:35.776 and you are so good that we take you 39:35.776 --> 39:38.430 for granted that you are just like 39:38.430 --> 39:41.960 oxygen . You don't think about it 39:41.960 --> 39:44.071 unless you don't have it . But if you 39:44.071 --> 39:46.150 don't have it , it is the only thing 39:46.150 --> 39:48.360 you can think about and if you don't 39:48.360 --> 39:52.180 have it for long you die , you are 39:52.190 --> 39:55.010 indeed the lifeline of the force . 39:56.320 --> 39:58.940 This command was born in war grown to 39:58.940 --> 40:01.600 maturity in times of peace and is now 40:01.600 --> 40:03.656 sustaining our war fighters with the 40:03.656 --> 40:07.120 care and zeal only you can provide . We 40:07.120 --> 40:09.231 know our combatant commanders and our 40:09.231 --> 40:12.580 warfighters absolutely depend on us and 40:12.580 --> 40:16.330 we know we must always always deliver 40:17.320 --> 40:20.440 and you have made it so General 40:20.440 --> 40:22.440 Petraeus , General Mattis , General 40:22.440 --> 40:24.329 Odierno , General Allen , General 40:24.329 --> 40:26.690 Austin , Admiral McRaven and our other 40:26.690 --> 40:29.020 co coms and Joint Task Force commanders 40:29.510 --> 40:32.140 including then acting centcom commander 40:32.140 --> 40:34.500 Dempsey have consistently gone out of 40:34.500 --> 40:36.500 their way to praise how you support 40:36.500 --> 40:39.740 them , No one could have done it better 40:40.510 --> 40:42.343 and you have rewritten strategic 40:42.343 --> 40:44.560 transportation history and have great 40:44.560 --> 40:47.350 news stories to tell . That books will 40:47.350 --> 40:49.940 be written about stories like 40:49.940 --> 40:52.162 resupplying Afghanistan through Central 40:52.162 --> 40:54.020 Asia using an undeveloped 40:54.020 --> 40:56.560 transportation system across countries 40:56.560 --> 40:59.640 which don't share a common language or 40:59.640 --> 41:02.750 ethnicity or often have divergent goals 41:02.750 --> 41:05.250 from each other and in some cases the 41:05.250 --> 41:07.940 United States and using our U . S . 41:07.940 --> 41:10.650 Flag industry partners to do it and all 41:10.650 --> 41:12.817 the while being told by experts in and 41:12.817 --> 41:14.990 out of Washington . This will never 41:14.990 --> 41:17.510 work . And now , having moved over 41:17.510 --> 41:20.440 50,000 containers along this new Silk 41:20.440 --> 41:23.420 Road , building relationships and 41:23.420 --> 41:26.430 building trust or helping determine 41:26.430 --> 41:28.620 national policy to defeat piracy off 41:28.620 --> 41:31.000 the Horn of Africa or bringing together 41:31.000 --> 41:33.230 commercial industry labor unions , the 41:33.230 --> 41:36.150 merchant Marine Mayor , add OsD State 41:36.150 --> 41:38.150 Department and the U . S . Navy and 41:38.150 --> 41:40.200 Coast Guard and getting them all to 41:40.200 --> 41:42.660 work together to collectively protect 41:42.670 --> 41:45.090 our merchant Mariners , our ships and 41:45.090 --> 41:47.940 our cargo . Or creating an entirely new 41:47.940 --> 41:49.996 mission set to synchronize logistics 41:49.996 --> 41:53.180 planning across all cocoa beans or 41:53.180 --> 41:55.640 developing a new concept of operations 41:55.650 --> 41:58.320 for new airdrop procedures or the joint 41:58.320 --> 42:01.250 high speed vessel or maybe even the new 42:01.250 --> 42:04.460 hybrid airship or completely changing 42:04.460 --> 42:06.910 our medevac system and putting critical 42:06.910 --> 42:09.380 care in the air to speed our wounded to 42:09.380 --> 42:12.230 the doctor or hospital that can save 42:12.230 --> 42:14.580 their life or limb And raising our 42:14.580 --> 42:16.700 survival rates of our wounded to over 42:16.700 --> 42:20.030 93% . If you get to a hospital 42:20.030 --> 42:23.450 alive In Bagram or Balad 42:23.460 --> 42:26.150 or Kandahar , you have better than a 42:26.150 --> 42:30.150 98% chance of survival . Talk about 42:30.150 --> 42:33.190 delivering on our promise to the all 42:33.190 --> 42:36.390 volunteer force or figuring out new 42:36.390 --> 42:38.223 multi moller ways to support our 42:38.223 --> 42:40.060 warfighter , new combinations of 42:40.060 --> 42:42.570 commercial and military and surface and 42:42.570 --> 42:44.900 air that has increased our support to 42:44.900 --> 42:48.250 our forces while also saving precious 42:48.250 --> 42:51.920 taxpayer dollars or reworking a 30 42:51.920 --> 42:54.640 year old Civil Reserve Air fleet 42:54.640 --> 42:57.210 program to be more modern and save 42:57.210 --> 43:00.010 again critical resources and watching 43:00.010 --> 43:02.121 them build a no notice bridge to help 43:02.121 --> 43:04.288 move our dependence and their pets out 43:04.288 --> 43:06.930 of Japan following the nuclear disaster . 43:07.500 --> 43:09.900 And in just three days set up that 43:09.900 --> 43:12.790 bridge . And it was indeed during 43:12.790 --> 43:15.750 spring break or a maritime industry 43:15.750 --> 43:18.330 stepping up to last year's surge into 43:18.330 --> 43:21.210 Afghanistan and out of Iraq so 43:21.210 --> 43:23.710 completely that we didn't have to 43:23.720 --> 43:27.420 activate one military vessel or 43:27.420 --> 43:29.760 becoming the air and surface lifeline 43:29.760 --> 43:32.720 for the entire nation of Haiti or 43:32.720 --> 43:35.150 building a new fusion center , which 43:35.150 --> 43:37.590 fundamentally changes how a cocom and 43:37.590 --> 43:40.070 its components can rapidly develop 43:40.070 --> 43:42.900 joint transportation solutions for our 43:42.900 --> 43:46.470 war fighters and again , saving lots 43:46.780 --> 43:49.490 of our taxpayers money . These stories 43:49.490 --> 43:52.020 and more are your wisdom , what you 43:52.020 --> 43:54.720 offer to the future , a future which is 43:54.720 --> 43:58.370 brighter because of you and what a 43:58.370 --> 44:01.590 worthy cause . The defense of freedom 44:01.600 --> 44:03.544 and the support of our magnificent 44:03.544 --> 44:05.656 soldiers , sailors , marines , airmen 44:05.670 --> 44:08.970 and coast guardsmen . This superb all 44:08.970 --> 44:12.130 volunteer force who after 9 11 and the 44:12.130 --> 44:16.040 nation said who shall we send , who 44:16.050 --> 44:19.010 will go for us raise their hand for 44:19.010 --> 44:22.510 freedom and said , here I am 44:23.090 --> 44:26.480 send me these wonderful americans that 44:26.480 --> 44:28.536 have forever been changed because no 44:28.536 --> 44:30.536 matter what they do for the rest of 44:30.536 --> 44:33.330 their lives , they know that they stood 44:33.330 --> 44:36.810 up for freedom just like generations 44:36.810 --> 44:39.340 before they know that they have written 44:39.340 --> 44:41.980 to the sound of the guns . They know 44:41.980 --> 44:44.110 that they have been tested under fire 44:44.150 --> 44:46.372 and they know that they have been found 44:46.372 --> 44:48.340 worthy . They are truly the next 44:48.340 --> 44:50.710 greatest generation and I am truly 44:50.710 --> 44:53.620 humbled and odd by what they do every 44:53.620 --> 44:56.700 day and it has been my honor to serve 44:56.700 --> 45:00.580 with and for them . And I know my 45:00.580 --> 45:04.490 good friend general will fraser and his 45:04.490 --> 45:07.630 beautiful bride bev will take Transcom 45:07.640 --> 45:09.420 to even higher levels . 45:11.490 --> 45:13.712 Well you're being entrusted with one of 45:13.712 --> 45:15.546 our nation's greatest asymmetric 45:15.546 --> 45:17.880 advantages , the strategic ability to 45:17.880 --> 45:20.610 move you have a championship team 45:20.610 --> 45:23.310 behind you and I know you will be great 45:24.590 --> 45:27.000 as I look out there today there are so 45:27.000 --> 45:28.889 many dear friends and mentors and 45:28.889 --> 45:31.111 industry leaders who have made it their 45:31.111 --> 45:33.640 life's work to give us unparalleled 45:33.640 --> 45:36.250 global mobility as their part of 45:36.250 --> 45:38.361 defending freedom and the speaking of 45:38.361 --> 45:42.320 hope for all of mankind . Thank you for 45:42.320 --> 45:44.542 all that you have done for your country 45:45.090 --> 45:47.620 and the congressman Costello , thank 45:47.620 --> 45:50.180 you for your kind words on the floor of 45:50.180 --> 45:53.330 the house on Wednesday . That meant 45:53.330 --> 45:55.730 more to me than I will ever be able to 45:55.730 --> 45:58.230 tell you . You've always been there for 45:58.230 --> 46:00.320 so many of us and we will more than 46:00.320 --> 46:03.100 miss you when you finish up next year 46:03.480 --> 46:05.369 and maybe linda and I and you and 46:05.369 --> 46:07.840 Georgia will have a little more time to 46:07.840 --> 46:10.620 go have some fun together and 46:10.620 --> 46:12.842 congressman to you and to our wonderful 46:12.842 --> 46:15.030 community leaders . Thank you for 46:15.030 --> 46:17.900 loving our base and loving our families 46:17.900 --> 46:20.390 the way you do for befriending linda 46:20.390 --> 46:23.300 and I and making this our home 46:24.280 --> 46:27.240 and also for ensuring that the cards 46:27.240 --> 46:30.790 keep winning and finally to my 46:30.790 --> 46:32.990 beautiful wonderful lady . The love of 46:32.990 --> 46:36.190 my life linda and our wonderful kids 46:36.310 --> 46:39.890 grandkids and family . The clan has 46:39.890 --> 46:43.090 gathered and I know my dad and my mom 46:43.480 --> 46:45.950 are smiling today . Thank you for your 46:45.950 --> 46:49.200 support for your inspiration and for 46:49.200 --> 46:51.830 your profound sacrifice in allowing me 46:51.830 --> 46:54.890 to serve Secretary Panetta and chairman 46:54.890 --> 46:57.260 Dempsey . I am absolutely humbled by 46:57.260 --> 46:59.427 having been entrusted by the president 46:59.427 --> 47:02.460 and you to command us Transcom during 47:02.460 --> 47:06.180 this time of war . I have absolutely 47:06.180 --> 47:09.060 loved serving our nation in uniform . I 47:09.060 --> 47:11.490 love the mission . I love the people . 47:11.880 --> 47:13.880 I love being part of a championship 47:13.880 --> 47:16.590 team . I love being interested by the 47:16.590 --> 47:18.420 american people with their most 47:18.420 --> 47:21.170 precious and fundamental right , their 47:21.170 --> 47:24.800 freedom and yes I do love to 47:24.800 --> 47:28.320 fly . It has been my distinct honor and 47:28.320 --> 47:30.542 privilege to serve alongside all of you 47:30.542 --> 47:32.700 these 37 years defending this great 47:32.700 --> 47:35.100 nation linda and I will forever be 47:35.100 --> 47:37.770 grateful for what we have been blessed 47:37.780 --> 47:41.630 to do . God bless you . God bless our 47:41.630 --> 47:44.700 military . God bless America 47:45.380 --> 47:46.380 thank you . 47:51.380 --> 47:52.380 Yeah . 47:57.680 --> 47:59.710 Okay mm . 48:01.970 --> 48:05.000 Mhm . Mhm . Okay 48:05.870 --> 48:08.570 thank you . Yeah . Yeah . 48:09.770 --> 48:12.130 Thank you sir ladies and gentlemen , 48:12.130 --> 48:14.352 please rise as General McNabb makes his 48:14.352 --> 48:16.186 way to the center of the viewing 48:16.186 --> 48:18.352 platform . So the men and women of the 48:18.352 --> 48:20.408 United States Transportation Command 48:20.408 --> 48:22.519 can honor General McNabb with a final 48:22.519 --> 48:24.630 salute by the United States Air Force 48:24.630 --> 48:26.797 Band of mid America . The fort Leonard 48:26.797 --> 48:28.630 wood salute battery and a fly by 48:28.630 --> 48:30.630 conducted by air mobility command . 49:07.170 --> 49:10.000 Mhm . Mhm . 49:10.870 --> 49:12.890 And Yeah . 49:15.270 --> 49:18.400 Yeah . Mhm . 49:21.070 --> 49:23.960 Mhm . Yeah . 49:26.770 --> 49:29.580 Yeah . Mhm . 49:32.270 --> 49:35.490 Yeah . Yeah . 49:49.370 --> 49:50.370 Okay . 50:01.760 --> 50:03.780 Yeah . Most of the time 50:57.160 --> 50:59.271 ladies and gentlemen please be seated 51:03.640 --> 51:05.696 the salute battery Commander Captain 51:05.696 --> 51:07.584 Joshua Doniger will now present a 51:07.584 --> 51:09.700 ceremonial shell casing to General 51:09.700 --> 51:10.280 McNabb . 51:35.960 --> 51:38.630 Ladies and gentlemen , General McNabb 51:38.640 --> 51:40.751 will remain on stage and be joined by 51:40.751 --> 51:42.807 the Secretary of Defense and general 51:42.807 --> 51:45.070 fraser . Mhm . 51:57.460 --> 51:59.680 Our change of command ceremony is a 51:59.680 --> 52:01.680 military tradition deeply rooted in 52:01.680 --> 52:03.900 history and dates back to the time of 52:03.900 --> 52:06.690 Frederick the great of Prussia . In 52:06.690 --> 52:09.120 that period . Military organizations 52:09.130 --> 52:10.908 developed flags unique to their 52:10.908 --> 52:13.150 organizations with specialized colors 52:13.410 --> 52:15.940 and designs . When the soldiers 52:15.940 --> 52:18.051 followed their leader in the battle . 52:18.051 --> 52:20.162 Their flag was used to provide a very 52:20.162 --> 52:22.273 visible point around which members of 52:22.273 --> 52:24.440 the unit could rally during the battle 52:24.440 --> 52:26.380 to this flag . Both commander and 52:26.380 --> 52:28.380 soldiers of the unit would dedicate 52:28.380 --> 52:31.020 their loyalty , trust and allegiance . 52:31.450 --> 52:33.561 The formal change of command ceremony 52:33.561 --> 52:35.672 afforded these troops the opportunity 52:35.672 --> 52:37.506 to witness a new leader assuming 52:37.506 --> 52:40.360 they're dutiful position . Ladies and 52:40.360 --> 52:42.527 gentlemen , please rise for the change 52:42.527 --> 52:45.950 of command . Our flag bearer for 52:45.950 --> 52:48.040 today's ceremony is United States 52:48.040 --> 52:49.818 Transportation Command , Senior 52:49.818 --> 52:51.984 enlisted leader Command Sergeant major 52:51.984 --> 52:53.170 thomas Hawkins 52:55.850 --> 52:58.960 attention to orders by authority of the 52:58.960 --> 53:01.170 President of the United States General 53:01.170 --> 53:03.281 Duncan J . MacNAb . United States Air 53:03.281 --> 53:05.940 Force relinquishes command Of United 53:05.940 --> 53:08.051 States Transportation Command Scott . 53:08.051 --> 53:10.162 Air Force base Illinois affected this 53:10.162 --> 53:13.260 date 14 October 2011 . 53:33.850 --> 53:36.820 Attention to orders by authority of the 53:36.820 --> 53:39.290 President of the United States General 53:39.290 --> 53:41.350 William M fraser . The Third United 53:41.350 --> 53:43.990 States Air Force assumes command of 53:43.990 --> 53:46.046 United States Transportation Command 53:46.046 --> 53:48.330 scott Air Force Base Illinois Effective 53:48.330 --> 53:51.480 this date 14 October 2011 . 54:13.940 --> 54:16.550 Yeah . Yeah . Mhm . 54:18.040 --> 54:21.870 Mhm . Okay , thank you . 54:21.870 --> 54:23.860 Mr Secretary and General McNabb . 54:24.240 --> 54:26.573 Ladies and gentlemen , please be seated . 54:45.140 --> 54:46.140 Okay , 54:51.740 --> 54:53.573 it is with great pleasure that I 54:53.573 --> 54:55.640 introduce to you . General William M 54:55.640 --> 54:58.130 fraser , The Third Commander , United 54:58.130 --> 55:00.170 States Transportation Command . 55:02.140 --> 55:05.050 Thank you . Thank you . 55:06.640 --> 55:10.260 Mhm . Thank you very much . 55:11.640 --> 55:14.060 This is indeed a wonderful day . 55:15.540 --> 55:17.707 Secretary Panetta . I want to begin by 55:17.707 --> 55:20.460 personally thanking you for giving me 55:20.460 --> 55:22.480 this honor to command this team of 55:22.480 --> 55:25.450 phenomenal phenomenal logistics 55:25.450 --> 55:28.500 professionals And so I also want to add 55:28.500 --> 55:31.010 my thanks to those of others for your 55:31.010 --> 55:33.800 sacrifices . But so for your service to 55:33.800 --> 55:36.490 our nation . Congressman Costello , 55:36.490 --> 55:38.601 Thank you for taking time out of your 55:38.601 --> 55:40.860 busy schedule to be here today also . I 55:40.860 --> 55:43.480 really appreciated our time that we had 55:43.480 --> 55:45.780 together recently and I look forward to 55:45.780 --> 55:48.780 continuing to work with you and 55:48.780 --> 55:50.780 Chairman Dempsey . It's great to be 55:50.780 --> 55:52.724 with you again and to serve as the 55:52.724 --> 55:54.447 Commander of the United States 55:54.447 --> 55:57.350 Transportation Command to our many 55:57.350 --> 56:00.300 other flag and general officers . Both 56:00.300 --> 56:04.160 active and retired , current and past 56:04.160 --> 56:06.470 commanders , public officials , 56:06.480 --> 56:09.160 distinguished guests , friends , family 56:09.530 --> 56:11.197 and especially the members of 56:11.197 --> 56:13.350 Transportation Command . Thank you . 56:13.830 --> 56:16.230 Thank you for sharing this very special 56:16.230 --> 56:20.160 event with Bevin Me . I stand 56:20.160 --> 56:22.382 before you today honored and humbled to 56:22.382 --> 56:25.680 be the commander of us Transcom . This 56:25.680 --> 56:28.360 is something that this simple little 56:28.370 --> 56:31.000 fight in texas Aggie would have never 56:31.010 --> 56:34.800 imagined . Nor would my 56:34.800 --> 56:38.100 parents . Yeah , it is an 56:38.100 --> 56:40.267 extraordinary privilege for begging me 56:40.267 --> 56:42.930 to join the Transcom team . We are 56:42.930 --> 56:45.630 grateful to be a part of such a dynamic 56:45.630 --> 56:48.970 organization which plan which plays an 56:48.980 --> 56:52.060 absolutely critical role in supporting 56:52.060 --> 56:54.520 our joint force around the globe . And 56:54.520 --> 56:57.860 you've heard many examples today , as 56:57.860 --> 57:00.027 many of you know , we are new to scott 57:00.027 --> 57:02.820 in the greater ST louis area . But Ben 57:02.820 --> 57:04.931 and I have been warmly welcome to the 57:04.931 --> 57:07.250 community and for that . We thank you . 57:07.830 --> 57:09.941 Thank you also for all you do to take 57:09.950 --> 57:12.283 care of our soldiers , sailors , airmen , 57:12.283 --> 57:14.280 marines and coast guardsmen and 57:14.280 --> 57:16.447 especially for the care you give their 57:16.447 --> 57:18.480 families bev and I look forward to 57:18.480 --> 57:20.810 embracing our active alliance in doing 57:20.810 --> 57:24.330 more with you in the years to come . I 57:24.330 --> 57:26.630 also want to recognize those here today 57:26.640 --> 57:29.730 who represent our total force and our 57:29.740 --> 57:32.120 industry partners . I thank you for 57:32.120 --> 57:34.710 what you do . We could not accomplish 57:34.710 --> 57:37.510 our mission without you and to the 57:37.510 --> 57:39.960 dutiful professionals of Transcom and 57:39.960 --> 57:42.580 its components . You make us all very , 57:42.580 --> 57:44.810 very proud . We thank you for your 57:44.810 --> 57:47.170 dedication and your selfless service to 57:47.170 --> 57:49.330 defend the freedoms of this great 57:49.330 --> 57:52.510 nation . As we gather here today , men 57:52.510 --> 57:54.800 and women of Trans Come are executing 57:54.800 --> 57:56.750 operations all around the globe . 57:57.330 --> 57:59.190 Transcom has earned a tremendous 57:59.190 --> 58:02.110 reputation for getting the job done and 58:02.110 --> 58:05.600 I expect nothing short of your 58:05.600 --> 58:09.210 continued excellence . I indeed count 58:09.210 --> 58:12.140 myself among the very fortunate to now 58:12.140 --> 58:15.030 serve with you warriors . Warriors who 58:15.030 --> 58:17.560 don't just speak about enduring values . 58:17.570 --> 58:20.240 You deliver on them every single day . 58:21.320 --> 58:23.970 What an awesome responsibility we have 58:23.970 --> 58:26.050 as one of the nation's strategic 58:26.050 --> 58:28.210 advantages . You showcase your 58:28.210 --> 58:30.290 tremendous ability , commitment and 58:30.290 --> 58:33.090 attitude to make things happen and you 58:33.090 --> 58:35.430 make it look easy in the process even 58:35.430 --> 58:38.710 though we know it's not easy and I know 58:38.710 --> 58:40.377 you have and will continue to 58:40.377 --> 58:43.110 accomplish amazing feats . Whether it's 58:43.110 --> 58:45.110 moving critical supplies to our war 58:45.110 --> 58:46.777 fighters through the northern 58:46.777 --> 58:49.230 distribution network or conducting the 58:49.230 --> 58:51.341 multi modal operations which improved 58:51.341 --> 58:53.530 distribution and effectiveness while 58:53.530 --> 58:55.980 achieving great efficiencies or 58:55.980 --> 58:57.924 supporting aeromedical evacuations 58:57.924 --> 59:01.150 teams in crucial lifesaving moments or 59:01.520 --> 59:03.940 innovatively planning operations by 59:03.940 --> 59:06.270 deploying arctic over flight routes 59:06.270 --> 59:09.950 through Russia transcript trans Come . 59:09.950 --> 59:13.230 You deliver and we appreciate it even 59:13.230 --> 59:15.750 as you flawlessly execute today's fight . 59:16.420 --> 59:19.090 You have maintained a razor sharp focus 59:19.090 --> 59:21.630 towards the future . I know that I'm 59:21.630 --> 59:23.852 joining this team at a very challenging 59:23.852 --> 59:26.300 time in our history . We are a nation 59:26.300 --> 59:29.240 engaged in multiple wars , the longest 59:29.400 --> 59:31.740 in our history . All the while 59:32.620 --> 59:35.530 extending into uncharted fiscal waters . 59:36.120 --> 59:38.231 We must remain focused on meeting the 59:38.231 --> 59:41.580 challenges that are at hand and we must 59:41.580 --> 59:43.691 remain focused on winning the current 59:43.691 --> 59:46.240 fight . And we must also seek 59:46.240 --> 59:48.462 opportunities for improving operational 59:48.462 --> 59:51.030 effectiveness , achieving efficiencies 59:51.040 --> 59:53.340 and shaping our capabilities to meet 59:53.340 --> 59:56.710 the demands of an uncertain future . As 59:56.710 --> 59:58.877 I said , these are challenging times . 59:59.220 --> 01:00:02.360 But but ladies and gentlemen , this is 01:00:02.360 --> 01:00:04.440 also an amazing time to be a part of 01:00:04.440 --> 01:00:07.250 Transcom because with challenges comes 01:00:07.250 --> 01:00:10.060 opportunity . Every individual in this 01:00:10.060 --> 01:00:12.890 command , civilian and military Active 01:00:12.890 --> 01:00:15.690 Duty Garden Reserve has the opportunity 01:00:15.690 --> 01:00:19.670 to make a real difference . It's not 01:00:19.670 --> 01:00:21.870 the planes , it's not the trains , the 01:00:21.870 --> 01:00:23.981 ships or the trucks that make amazing 01:00:23.981 --> 01:00:27.020 things happen . It's the people , you 01:00:27.020 --> 01:00:29.330 are the lifeline of the warfighter . 01:00:29.710 --> 01:00:31.932 You all bring the most creative problem 01:00:31.932 --> 01:00:34.150 solution skills we need in today's 01:00:34.150 --> 01:00:36.800 fight . You and your families are 01:00:36.810 --> 01:00:39.380 indeed our greatest resource time and 01:00:39.380 --> 01:00:43.190 time again . You prove your agility and 01:00:43.200 --> 01:00:46.540 your resiliency , john Mcdaniel 01:00:47.710 --> 01:00:51.330 Duncan , you've done a tremendous job 01:00:51.340 --> 01:00:54.140 here and you leave a tremendous legacy . 01:00:54.610 --> 01:00:56.980 You took this command to new heights . 01:00:57.580 --> 01:01:00.420 In my pledge to this team of 01:01:00.420 --> 01:01:02.760 professionals is that we will continue 01:01:02.890 --> 01:01:05.710 the momentum that you have set , I will 01:01:05.710 --> 01:01:08.420 work hard every day and I will always 01:01:08.420 --> 01:01:10.980 be accessible . The communication line 01:01:10.980 --> 01:01:13.320 ladies and gentlemen are open . I want 01:01:13.320 --> 01:01:15.650 to hear your ideas . I want to get your 01:01:15.650 --> 01:01:18.610 perspectives . I know that Transcom is 01:01:18.610 --> 01:01:21.160 one of our military's finest group of 01:01:21.160 --> 01:01:24.950 enthusiastic , innovative and dedicated 01:01:24.950 --> 01:01:27.340 men and women who will always always 01:01:27.340 --> 01:01:29.820 deliver . So as we navigate through the 01:01:29.820 --> 01:01:32.560 challenges and the opportunities ahead 01:01:32.570 --> 01:01:35.190 might charge to you . The men and women 01:01:35.190 --> 01:01:38.830 of Transcom is simple . Lead . 01:01:39.710 --> 01:01:42.120 Mr . Secretary Chairman Dempsey . I 01:01:42.120 --> 01:01:44.287 want to thank you again for this honor 01:01:44.287 --> 01:01:46.390 and for this privilege . May God 01:01:46.390 --> 01:01:48.680 continue to bless our nation and our 01:01:48.680 --> 01:01:50.940 armed forces . Thank you very much .