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- Hello, teammates.

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As many of you know, after almost a decade

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of proudly serving as the
Deputy to Commander Jones,

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here at Houston SAC, I'm transitioning.

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Notice, I didn't say retiring.

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But, I'm turning the page
to start a new chapter

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and enter the next phase in my life.

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I had planned to come and
to personally say goodbye

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to all of you, to shake your
hand, or to give you a hug,

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or just enjoy a nice dinner together.

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But, as you know, the current situation

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doesn't allow me to do this.

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So, here I am sending you this video.

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But, despite the distance, I still share

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my admiration for both
of your organizations

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here in supporting Saudi Arabia partners.

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When I first came to Houston SAC,

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the learning curve for
OPM sang was pretty low,

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Since for the first
two Cf's I worked with,

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Came from opian saying

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And that told me how
important your role was

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If you have told me 10 years ago

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I was sea side deploy and
redeploy two combat brigade

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and the saying avia sing brigade stood up

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I would think it was possible
but not within 10 years

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You have truly and able
partners to modernize saying

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You have helped stabilized
the region and strengthen the

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kingdom involving the region

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You have made history

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And seeing an MOI men
become part of user sack

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were just more proof of
the professionalism and

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expertise your team can provide

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Vote for your organization
have the challenges

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of assortment of deploys
and higher turn over

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but it never stop you from
accomplishes has to be done

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When I first came to Esvart Village

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I really didn't know what to expect

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But the hospitality
shown each time I visit

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only increase and it's not just me

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You make everyone that
arrived feel safe and welcome

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Take care of yourself and each other

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always aim high, stay
army strong make God bless

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you in this great country of ours

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Thank you