WEBVTT

00:00.520 --> 00:01.588
^(brass music)

00:01.588 --> 00:03.096
^- [Zachary] On board USS Bonhomme Richard,

00:03.096 --> 00:06.034
^a ceremony was held to commemorate Captain Larry G. McCullen

00:06.034 --> 00:07.911
^assuming command of the ship.

00:07.911 --> 00:11.073
- BHR, it's been my pleasure to be your Commanding Officer

00:11.073 --> 00:12.248
for the last two years!

00:12.248 --> 00:15.524
You're the finest crew, the finest warship!

00:15.524 --> 00:16.357
We are!

00:16.357 --> 00:17.566
- [Sailors In Unison] BHR!

00:17.566 --> 00:18.399
- We are!

00:18.404 --> 00:19.413
- [Sailors In Unison] BHR!

00:19.413 --> 00:20.246
- We are!

00:20.290 --> 00:23.037
- Good morning, Revolutionary Gators.

00:23.037 --> 00:24.159
From my perspective here on this stage,

00:24.159 --> 00:27.106
^you're not only BHR, but the sharpest command

00:27.106 --> 00:29.023
^I've ever laid eyes on.

00:30.274 --> 00:34.210
^I am humbled and proud to be your Commanding Officer.

00:34.210 --> 00:37.017
My comments to you today will be brief.

00:37.017 --> 00:37.850
- [Sailor] Right, left, step.

00:37.850 --> 00:39.465
- [Larry] Maintain a steady string, and know that we

00:39.465 --> 00:41.303
are well-prepared and ready to deploy

00:41.303 --> 00:43.303
and execute our mission.

00:43.679 --> 00:45.338
We owe much to Captain Ward and we will continue

00:45.338 --> 00:49.163
to improve, both as individuals and as a command.

00:49.163 --> 00:51.993
We will learn from our past and elevate the high standards

00:51.993 --> 00:53.377
that have been laid before us.

00:53.377 --> 00:55.310
("The Star-Spangled Banner")

00:55.310 --> 00:56.991
As a professional organization,

00:56.991 --> 00:59.613
we will plan, communicate, and execute

00:59.613 --> 01:01.282
at a high level of proficiency

01:01.282 --> 01:03.945
and through training and teamwork,

01:03.945 --> 01:06.059
we will be ready to tackle any challenge

01:06.059 --> 01:07.809
with style and class.

01:09.266 --> 01:11.306
You're part of an unbeatable team.

01:11.306 --> 01:13.155
You're part of the United States Navy.

01:13.155 --> 01:14.970
But come Monday morning, shipmates,

01:14.970 --> 01:17.343
be ready to execute, to set your sights

01:17.343 --> 01:19.269
on how each and every one of us

01:19.269 --> 01:21.921
is going to make a positive and lasting impact

01:21.921 --> 01:24.673
on the history and future success of Bonhomme Richard

01:24.673 --> 01:25.673
in our Navy.

01:25.787 --> 01:27.806
(bell rings)
(whistle whistles)

01:27.806 --> 01:29.745
- [Zachary] Petty Officer Zachary Hale, Fleet Activities,

01:29.745 --> 01:30.912
Sasebo, Japan.

01:34.798 --> 01:36.525
(exploding explosion)

01:36.525 --> 01:37.371
(whirring)

01:37.371 --> 01:38.462
(crashing)

01:38.462 --> 01:41.295
(electronic tone)