WEBVTT 00:04.595 --> 00:07.810 - [Announcer] Welcome to the 35th Combat Sustainment 00:07.810 --> 00:10.100 Support Battalion Patch Ceremony, 00:10.100 --> 00:12.500 the reviewing officer for today's ceremony, 00:12.500 --> 00:16.890 is Colonel Theodore White, units represented on stage today, 00:16.890 --> 00:20.420 Center stage 35th combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 00:20.420 --> 00:23.020 commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Demetrick Thomas 00:23.020 --> 00:25.890 and command Sergeant major Edgar Rodriguez. 00:25.890 --> 00:29.130 Rear left Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 00:29.130 --> 00:31.530 35th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 00:31.530 --> 00:33.500 commanded by captain Jeffrey Lee 00:33.500 --> 00:35.610 with first Sergeant Christopher lead, 00:35.610 --> 00:38.990 rear right 623rd movement control team, 00:38.990 --> 00:41.100 commanded by captain Scotia Peterson, 00:41.100 --> 00:43.163 with first Sergeant Alante Washington. 00:44.380 --> 00:47.313 Arrival of the official party and playing of honors. 00:47.313 --> 00:49.490 - Parade, a-ten-hut. 00:49.490 --> 00:51.900 - Ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the arrival 00:51.900 --> 00:53.040 of the official party 00:54.170 --> 00:57.050 and the invocation by 35th CSSP chaplain, 00:57.050 --> 00:58.830 Malcolm Wright Wheels, 00:58.830 --> 01:00.830 and the playing of the national anthems. 01:02.936 --> 01:06.019 (instrumental music) 01:23.520 --> 01:25.070 - I invite you to pray with me. 01:29.200 --> 01:32.450 Heavenly father, thank you for this day, 01:32.450 --> 01:35.130 thank you for the opportunity to come before you today, 01:35.130 --> 01:37.780 to ask for your blessing over this ceremony. 01:37.780 --> 01:40.060 And more than this ceremony we ask for your blessings, 01:40.060 --> 01:43.520 at 35th, Combat Sustainment Support Battalion realigns 01:43.520 --> 01:45.460 under 10th Support Group. 01:45.460 --> 01:48.340 Your word tells us, "The plans of the heart belong to man, 01:48.340 --> 01:50.570 but the answer the tongue is from the Lord." 01:50.570 --> 01:52.250 Father as we commit our words to you, 01:52.250 --> 01:54.620 we invite you to establish our plans, 01:54.620 --> 01:57.520 direct our steps, and all we do give us wisdom 01:57.520 --> 01:59.980 as we lead courage as we follow, 01:59.980 --> 02:02.090 and our destiny as we execute. 02:02.090 --> 02:04.523 And all we do, maybe we honor you, Amen. 02:05.977 --> 02:08.144 (mumbles) 02:13.346 --> 02:16.513 (instrumental music) 04:12.729 --> 04:13.812 - Right turn. 04:18.149 --> 04:18.982 a-ten-hut 04:21.220 --> 04:23.343 - Ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. 04:27.350 --> 04:30.980 First score forward and 35th CSSP lineage. 04:30.980 --> 04:34.150 In 2017, the USG Commanding General 04:34.150 --> 04:36.250 directed the First Core Forward Design, 04:36.250 --> 04:38.950 to include the bilateral coordination element 04:38.950 --> 04:40.590 and a mission command node 04:40.590 --> 04:43.820 that on order provides an early entry command post 04:43.820 --> 04:47.230 for United States Armed Forces in and around Japan. 04:47.230 --> 04:50.770 Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief support 04:50.770 --> 04:54.360 Contingency Operation Support, Exercise Support, 04:54.360 --> 04:56.113 and bilateral coordination. 04:56.950 --> 04:59.430 On 12th June, 2017, 04:59.430 --> 05:02.900 the 35th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion realigned 05:02.900 --> 05:05.820 from 10th support group to 1st Corps Forward. 05:05.820 --> 05:07.800 While retaining its inherent mission 05:07.800 --> 05:12.350 to provide theater sustainment 35th CSSP was also tasked 05:12.350 --> 05:15.960 while serving as USGs mission command node. 05:15.960 --> 05:19.410 On one December, 2017, 1st Corps Forward 05:19.410 --> 05:21.410 gained provisional unit status 05:21.410 --> 05:24.020 to provide brigade level command oversight 05:24.020 --> 05:26.070 and was assigned under user path 05:26.070 --> 05:28.670 further assigned to USG and further assigned 05:28.670 --> 05:30.550 to tactical command post. 05:30.550 --> 05:32.920 First Core Forward continued to expand training 05:32.920 --> 05:35.750 opportunities with a bilateral focus 05:35.750 --> 05:38.180 and took on major roles in orient shield 05:38.180 --> 05:40.650 and Yama Sakura, with the Japanese ground 05:40.650 --> 05:42.270 self defense forces, 05:42.270 --> 05:46.394 further developing operating systems and building capacity. 05:46.394 --> 05:50.110 USG first score forward and 35th CSSP, 05:50.110 --> 05:51.800 have not only participated 05:51.800 --> 05:54.240 in a multitude of training exercises, 05:54.240 --> 05:56.770 they have participated in Real-World Events, 05:56.770 --> 06:00.130 such as the deployment of their contingency command post 06:00.130 --> 06:02.780 in support of operation Tomadachi, 06:02.780 --> 06:06.210 following the March, 2011 earthquake and many tsunamis 06:06.210 --> 06:08.700 that affected areas of Honshu. 06:08.700 --> 06:12.280 Lastly, on one July, 2020, another chapter 06:12.280 --> 06:14.440 of USG's history is being written 06:14.440 --> 06:16.960 with the deactivation of the First Core Forward, 06:16.960 --> 06:20.040 bilateral coordination brigade provisional status, 06:20.040 --> 06:22.820 with the 35th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 06:22.820 --> 06:25.803 now being realigned under the 10th Support Group. 06:26.710 --> 06:29.350 Ladies and gentlemen, Colonel Theodore Wright 06:29.350 --> 06:31.193 commander 10th support group. 06:32.313 --> 06:35.063 (crowd applauds) 06:51.830 --> 06:56.470 - Colonel McClary, Colonel King, Sergeant Norman. 06:56.470 --> 06:59.393 Soldiers of the 35th CSSP, Good morning? 07:00.880 --> 07:01.860 It is a distinct honor 07:01.860 --> 07:04.810 to preside over today's past ceremony. 07:04.810 --> 07:08.380 The ceremony is significant as it is the physical 07:08.380 --> 07:13.090 representation of the alignment of the 35th CSSP, 07:13.090 --> 07:15.930 and its subordinate units to the 10th support group 07:15.930 --> 07:19.003 and solidifies the relationship between the organizations. 07:20.930 --> 07:23.770 U.S Army shoulder patches 07:23.770 --> 07:26.180 have had a short but colorful history, 07:26.180 --> 07:29.860 of serving as insignia for military units, 07:29.860 --> 07:34.407 officially known as the shoulder sleeve insignia or SSI. 07:35.270 --> 07:38.150 The origin of the patch based to 1918. 07:38.150 --> 07:42.570 The 81st Infantry Division, The Wildcat Division, 07:42.570 --> 07:46.240 is generally agreed to have been the first US army 07:46.240 --> 07:47.957 unit authorized in SSI. 07:49.034 --> 07:52.540 In 1918 during World War I, 07:52.540 --> 07:54.930 the 81st division sailed for France 07:54.930 --> 07:56.800 after completing training 07:56.800 --> 07:58.693 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. 07:59.820 --> 08:02.340 On their left shoulder the men of the division 08:02.340 --> 08:06.290 wore an olive drab felt patch with the silhouette 08:06.290 --> 08:10.600 of a wild cat in recognition of Wildcat Creek, 08:10.600 --> 08:13.003 a stream that flows through Fort Jackson. 08:14.630 --> 08:16.760 When men of the other fighting divisions challenge 08:16.760 --> 08:19.860 the 81st soldiers right to wear the patch, 08:19.860 --> 08:21.310 general John J. Pershing, 08:21.310 --> 08:24.210 commander of the American expeditionary Force 08:24.210 --> 08:27.393 ruled at the 81st could keep its distinctive insignia. 08:28.230 --> 08:30.530 General Pershing also suggested 08:30.530 --> 08:34.810 that other divisions adopt soldier patches of their own. 08:34.810 --> 08:37.100 The Wildcat patch was officially adopted 08:37.100 --> 08:41.490 by the US army on October 19th, 1918. 08:41.490 --> 08:45.640 By World War II, all army groups, field armies, 08:45.640 --> 08:49.900 cores and divisions, as well as all major army commands 08:49.900 --> 08:53.010 had unique shoulder sleeve insignias. 08:53.010 --> 08:56.700 These SSIs would often be with symbolism alluding 08:56.700 --> 08:58.033 to the units formation. 08:59.090 --> 09:03.860 The US army Japan SSI is representative of this symbolism 09:03.860 --> 09:05.563 with the depiction of Mount Fuji, 09:06.570 --> 09:09.453 a prominent feature of Japan landscape and culture. 09:10.520 --> 09:13.690 While the unit patch changes today, 09:13.690 --> 09:17.610 what remains unchanged is the unit's mission to contribute, 09:17.610 --> 09:19.690 to supporting article five, 09:19.690 --> 09:22.730 the defense of Japan and Article VI, 09:22.730 --> 09:26.373 ensuring regional stability of the mutual security treaty. 09:28.090 --> 09:30.100 With the conclusion of this ceremony, 09:30.100 --> 09:32.670 I welcome the soldiers of the 35th CSSP 09:32.670 --> 09:35.110 to the 10th Support Group family. 09:35.110 --> 09:36.830 We, the Ronin warriors, 09:36.830 --> 09:39.130 are delighted to have you back in the formation 09:39.130 --> 09:41.900 and look forward to working with the Samurai warriors 09:41.900 --> 09:45.102 as we continue the mission, thank you. 09:45.102 --> 09:47.852 (crowd applauds) 10:00.130 --> 10:02.410 - Patch ceremony, ladies and gentlemen, 10:02.410 --> 10:05.570 the shoulder sleeve insignia is an embroidered patch 10:05.570 --> 10:08.780 used by major formations in the United States Army. 10:08.780 --> 10:11.030 Each formation has a unique patch 10:11.030 --> 10:14.060 that distinguishes it from other formations 10:14.060 --> 10:16.310 and the United States army is unique 10:16.310 --> 10:18.570 amongst the United States Armed Forces 10:18.570 --> 10:21.440 in that all soldiers are required to wear the patch 10:21.440 --> 10:24.680 of their headquarters as part of their military uniform. 10:24.680 --> 10:28.290 Today, 35th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion 10:28.290 --> 10:30.480 will recognize and present a leadership 10:30.480 --> 10:33.050 with the approved shoulder sleeve insignia 10:33.050 --> 10:35.570 of the United States Army, Japan. 10:35.570 --> 10:37.300 The shoulder sleeve insignia 10:37.300 --> 10:40.040 of a design approved by United States Army 10:40.040 --> 10:43.350 Institute of the Heraldry and prescribed for wear 10:43.350 --> 10:45.840 on the utility uniform of major commands, 10:45.840 --> 10:49.130 as defined by army regulation 10-5. 10:49.130 --> 10:52.070 The USG headquarters first moved to Tokyo 10:52.070 --> 10:54.100 at the end of World War II, 10:54.100 --> 10:56.440 then to Yokohama in 1950, 10:56.440 --> 11:01.040 and finally to its present location on camp Zama, in 1953. 11:01.040 --> 11:04.730 The original USG shoulder sleeve insignia was initially 11:04.730 --> 11:09.730 approved September 2nd, 1952, and on December 20th, 1976. 11:11.060 --> 11:13.670 The current shoulder sleeve insignia was approved 11:13.670 --> 11:16.930 by the United States Army Institute of Heraldry. 11:16.930 --> 11:19.630 The USG shoulder sleeve insignia, 11:19.630 --> 11:22.500 is as follows on a black round shield, 11:22.500 --> 11:25.480 two inches in width and 1/8 inch round border, 11:25.480 --> 11:27.420 centered on a snow covered mountain 11:27.420 --> 11:29.113 representing Mount Fuji. 11:30.000 --> 11:32.000 In accordance with permanent orders, 11:32.000 --> 11:36.200 72-1 and army regulation, 670-1, 11:36.200 --> 11:39.000 the soldiers of the 35th Combat Sustainment Support 11:39.000 --> 11:42.110 Battalion are authorized to where the United States army 11:42.110 --> 11:45.893 Japan shoulder sleeve insignia indicating assignment. 11:47.268 --> 11:49.185 - Battalion, a-ten-hut. 11:53.532 --> 11:55.865 (footsteps) 12:06.791 --> 12:09.458 (feet thumping) 12:14.184 --> 12:17.324 (badge tears) 12:17.324 --> 12:20.157 (camera flicking) 12:25.368 --> 12:28.341 (mumbles) 12:28.341 --> 12:30.674 (footsteps) 12:37.680 --> 12:38.513 - Samurai. 12:38.513 --> 12:39.346 - Samurai. 12:43.825 --> 12:45.831 (badge tears) 12:45.831 --> 12:49.141 (camera flicking) 12:49.141 --> 12:49.974 - Samurai sir, 12:49.974 --> 12:51.148 - Samurai. 12:51.148 --> 12:53.481 (footsteps) 12:59.411 --> 13:01.994 (badge tears) 13:04.723 --> 13:06.556 Samurai. - Samurai. 13:33.331 --> 13:37.677 - Samurai time to,(mumbles) 13:37.677 --> 13:39.844 (mumbles) 13:43.875 --> 13:48.350 Stand the Samurai(mumbles) 13:48.350 --> 13:50.517 (mumbles) 13:53.930 --> 13:55.080 - Ladies and gentlemen, 13:56.590 --> 13:58.890 please stand for the playing of the army song, 14:01.970 --> 14:03.970 and the departure of the official party. 14:06.434 --> 14:09.517 (instrumental music) 14:12.332 --> 14:15.415 (singing army song) 15:15.821 --> 15:18.654 (camera flicking) 15:25.710 --> 15:28.490 - Ladies and gentlemen, this concludes the ceremony. 15:28.490 --> 15:30.710 Thank you for attending today's ceremony 15:30.710 --> 15:31.910 and have a pleasant day.