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Good morning , ladies and gentlemen .

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And a warm welcome to Edwards Air Force

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Base for the 9 12 aircraft Maintenance

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Squadron . Appointment of leadership

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ceremony . I am Master Sergeant Darrell

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Gains , and I am honored to serve as

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master of ceremonies for today's event .

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Today you will witness Mr Lindsey

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Harris being appointed as director of

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the 9 12 Aircraft Maintenance Squadron .

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The presiding official for today's

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ceremony is Colonel Dominic , Comments

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Commander for 12th Maintenance Group

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for the Purpose of Military Protocol .

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This is considered an indoor ceremony .

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Military members will stand at

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attention during the national anthem

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and will not salute . We invite our

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civilian guests to participate by

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standing and placing their right hand

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over their heart . I'd like to take

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this opportunity to welcome our

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military and civilian distinguished

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guests in attendance today . Mhm . We

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ask that you please hold your applause

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until everyone has been introduced . Mr .

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Harris's wife , Miranda , Colonel

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Clemente's wife , Marisa . We

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also welcome Major Robert K .

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Booth , commander for 12 aircraft

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Maintenance Squadron Chief Master

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Sergeant Jason Passmore ,

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Superintendent for 12 Aircraft

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Maintenance Squadron , Mr Frank McGowan ,

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technical Advisor for 12th Maintenance

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Group . Miss Margaret Fleming ,

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Director for 12th Maintenance Logistics

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Squadron . Mr Stephen Ewart ,

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director for 12 Maintenance

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Instrumentation Squadron And Mr Nathan

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Dixon , director for 12th Maintenance

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Squadron . Mhm .

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We welcome all friends and co workers

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who have come to pay special tribute to

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Mr Lindsey Harris . We thank you for

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attending . Ladies and gentlemen ,

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please join us in a round of applause

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for all our distinguished guests .

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Police stand for the arrival of the

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official party and remain standing for

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the playing of our national anthem And

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the invocation provided by Pastor Jerry

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Riddle .

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Oh , say , can you

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see by the dawn's

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early light what so

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proudly we have

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at the twilight's last

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gleaming Whose broad stripes

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and bright stars through the

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perilous fight

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or the ramparts we

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watched were so

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gallantly streaming

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And the rockets right

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glass The bones were

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staying in a

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gave proof through the

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night that our flag

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was still there

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Oh , say , does that

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Star spangled

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Banner yet

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wave

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for the lead of the

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free and

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home of

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the brave ?

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Mhm . Yeah ,

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and we pray And Father ,

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we just want to thank you As we gather

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this morning to celebrate the

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accomplishments This wonderful young

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man , we ask your blessings over this

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ceremony Lord And that that these , uh ,

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ceremonies , we would just show even

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more your greater power to work .

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I want you to keep us this morning .

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Her name . Amen .

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Mhm , Mhm .

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Mhm . Uh huh . Thank you , Pastor

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Riddle . Thank you for that lovely

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rendition . Ladies and gentlemen ,

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please be seated .

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An appointment of leadership ceremony

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is deeply rooted in military tradition

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and dates back to the reign of King

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Frederick of Prussia . During this time ,

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organizational flags were developed

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with colour arrangements and symbols

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unique to each unit . When a change of

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command was to take place , the

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outgoing commander would pass the flag

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to the individual . Assuming command ,

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this gesture was accomplished in front

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of the unit so all could see and

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witness their new leader . Assuming

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command , this symbolic tradition has

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survived through military history and

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will be a part of today's ceremony . It

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is now my distinct pleasure to

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introduce to you the commander of the

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4/12 Maintenance Group , Colonel

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Dominic P . Clements . Mhm .

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Mhm .

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Mm hmm .

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Good morning . Directors ,

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commanders , chiefs , friends and

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family . And most importantly , the men

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and women of the 9 12 aircraft

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maintenance squadron . Good morning .

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Again . And thank you for joining us

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for today's ceremony . Pastor Riddle .

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Thank you for the invocation . Match

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certain gains , Betty , Um , the ushers ,

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many others who have made this , uh ,

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ceremony possible this event possible .

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Thank you very much . Great work .

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Welcome to Miranda . It is wonderful to

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have you here with us today . Thank you

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for the support that you've given your

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husband over the years . And for

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allowing him to take on these

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additional responsibilities

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to the friends and family that are in

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virtual land . Who will see this ?

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Either live or , uh , you

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know , later on . Uh , thank you for

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also joining and supporting Mr Harris .

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Uh , in his career and in his service

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to our nation . The assumption of

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command marks a historical point for

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the 9 12 aircraft maintenance squadron .

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The challenges and threats articulated

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in our national defense strategy

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clearly demonstrates our nation needs

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the capabilities provided by the men

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and women of this squadron .

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It is important to understand the

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mission and capability , the complexity

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and makeup of the 9 12 aircraft

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maintenance squadron to fully

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appreciate the role of the director .

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The squadron consists of approximately

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200 military and civilian airmen

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working across to aircraft maintenance

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units with the arduous task of

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maintaining 18 aircraft with countless

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configurations and customers for the

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purpose of developmental test

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operations . Each aircraft

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Andy chairman in this organization is

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unique , with individual and distinct

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backgrounds an unrealized potential .

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While each airman is unique , all

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airmen share one common purpose .

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Each airman has voluntarily raised

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their hand and pledged to defend the

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Constitution of the United States . And

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the values we , as Americans hold dear ,

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spectacular airman charged with a

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vital national defense mission deserve

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exceptional leaders . Mr . Lindsey

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Harris is an exceptional leader .

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He has sharpened his technical

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knowledge and management skills . In 40

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plus years of service to the United

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States Air Force , Lindsey retired from

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active duty service as a chief master

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sergeant after 30 years of service and

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various aircraft maintenance roles in

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logistics roles . Since then ,

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Lindsay has served with honor and

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distinction in multiple positions as a

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civilian servant here at Edwards Air

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Force Base to include production

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controller , civilian in charge of both

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the airlift and bomber aircraft

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maintenance units and , most recently ,

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chief of quality assurance for the 4 12

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maintenance group . Lindsey

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embraced all of these responsibilities

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with a focus on teamwork and effective

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mission execution . Based on Lindsay's

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demonstrated management abilities and

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leadership experience , the Air Force

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has recognized him as one of the best

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and only the best are given the

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opportunity and privilege to lead

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America's finest airman ,

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America's finest men and women .

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Mr . Harris as squadron director , your

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primary role is to establish and

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maintain a culture of trust and purpose

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in which all airmen can contribute

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their full potential to fulfill our

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common oath to support and defend the

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Constitution . I am confident that you

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will provide the leadership the airmen

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of the 9 12 aircraft Maintenance

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Squadron deserve again .

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Congratulations on this great honor and

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privilege to lead and serve the airmen

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of the 9 12 aircraft maintenance

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Squadron . I look forward to serving

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with you .

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Mhm .

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We will now proceed with the

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appointment of leadership ceremony . I

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ask everyone to please stand .

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The passing of the color symbolizes the

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passing of command and is done in a

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ceremony . So all may witness the

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changing of leadership responsibilities .

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Mr . Harris will assume leadership of

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the 9 12 aircraft maintenance squadron

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from Colonel Clements .

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Yeah ,

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Mhm . Ladies and gentlemen , please be

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seated .

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And now , ladies and Gentlemen , I

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present the director of the 9 12

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aircraft Maintenance squadron , Mr

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Lindsey Harris . Mhm ,

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Mhm , Mhm .

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You got to wait until I open it up .

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There you go . Colonel

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Clemens . I appreciate , uh , your

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confidence in me and I want to tell you

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before I say these few words that I

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thank you for that . And we and the

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members of the 9 12 Aircraft

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maintenance squadron will not let you

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down to all the commanders ,

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directors , friends and family .

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Thank you for being here today . This

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has been a long journey , one that I do

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not take lightly . And this is a a

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position that I do not take lightly .

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Leadership is not just a word . It's an

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action . It's what's taken in what's

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needed to get the job done . And

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while some allude to the fact that the

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members of the squadron are more like a

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well oiled machine , I will tell you

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they're more like the human body itself .

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You see each piece of the body Each

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part of the body has a job to do . The

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arm cannot operate without the fingers .

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The legs cannot operate without the

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brain sending the signal . Each part of

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the body plays a Porton and important

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part in making sure that whatever

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task that we are called to do is

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completed . So this is how I look at

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the 9 12 . Yes , sometimes the body

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gets a little weak . Sometimes some of

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the parts don't work like they used to .

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But even in the midst of those ups and

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downs , the body still survives . It's

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still overcomes , and that is my vision

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for the 9 12 aircraft maintenance

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squadron . There will be times when

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things are rough and times when things

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don't seem to work out like we would

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like them to . But I put to you this

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morning as a part of the team , not

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just a leader , but as a part of the

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team . We will make it through

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Comma . Clemens made reference of the

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air frames that are assigned here .

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Just think of this for a moment .

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We have a 65 year old tanker that's

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still doing the job , and it's doing

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the job because of people like you and

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the 9 12 aircraft maintenance rather

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and keep it flying . We have a 69 year

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old bomber . In the case of a B 52

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that went through the Cold War , the

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Vietnam War , and now it's still

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dropping bombs accurately . And as one

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old maintainer told me , putting

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warheads on foreheads And

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then we have the greatest , uh , and

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latest in the B 21 . If you ever seen

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the billboard , it states it's

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detectable until it's not . Nothing

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else needs to be said . The 9 12 is

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poised to help both the older aircraft

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and the new aircraft to bring them into

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fruition to bring them to the fight and

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protect this great nation . This is

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what the men and women of the 9 12

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aircraft Maintenance Squadron . This is

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what we're charged to do . And as your

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leader , I will ensure that I will be

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right there in the trenches with you as

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we go through my time in the scene .

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I am therefore proud to accept this

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change this challenge and to lead this

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prestigious group of airmen . This

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team is second to none . Thank

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you . God bless you . And God bless

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America .

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Mhm . Yeah ,

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I was just about the You gotta go . Mhm .

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Mhm . What ?

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Mhm .

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I'm just going to say right , you know ,

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I've been California . Is what ? 97

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been away from the back ? I had my

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brothers and sisters passed away .

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Sister . Just Yeah , focus

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through it all . There's no one person .

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She called me little brother and I'll

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call her big sister . That's been part

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of our strength and our rights . Mhm ,

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Yeah , Yeah .

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Mr . Harris , the men and women of the

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9 12 Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

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welcomes you . In keeping with Air

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Force tradition , we will now proceed

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with the singing of the Air Force song

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followed by the departure of the

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official party , family members and

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distinguished guests . While it is

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customary for air Force members to

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stand , we invite all of our guests to

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join us in standing for the Air Force

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Song .

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Ladies and gentlemen , this concludes

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today's ceremony . Thank you all for

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attending Have a wonderful air force

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day .