WEBVTT 00:00.370 --> 00:03.400 On behalf of today's host of today's 00:03.410 --> 00:05.900 ceremony , Lieutenant General Omar J 00:05.909 --> 00:08.250 Jones , the fourth commanding general 00:08.699 --> 00:11.069 US army installation management command , 00:11.289 --> 00:14.329 Aloha and welcome to the historic Palm 00:14.340 --> 00:18.340 Circle gazebo . Today , MS Brenda 00:18.350 --> 00:19.850 Lee mccullough will assume 00:19.850 --> 00:22.110 responsibility as the director of 00:22.120 --> 00:24.379 installation management Command Pacific 00:25.579 --> 00:27.357 Music . For today's ceremony is 00:27.357 --> 00:29.523 provided by the 25th infantry division 00:29.523 --> 00:32.490 brass quintet led by staff sergeant , 00:32.500 --> 00:33.500 Brad Dolman . 00:38.150 --> 00:40.150 The installation management command 00:40.150 --> 00:43.509 Pacific oversees 10 US army garrisons 00:43.520 --> 00:46.400 and one joint base army support 00:46.409 --> 00:49.500 activity with more than 125 00:49.509 --> 00:52.779 installation sites spanning 20 million 00:52.790 --> 00:55.720 square miles and four countries . The 00:55.729 --> 00:58.490 United States , Japan , the Republic of 00:58.500 --> 01:00.667 Korea and the Republic of the Marshall 01:00.669 --> 01:03.889 Islands supporting nearly 300,000 01:04.089 --> 01:07.480 military affiliated personnel . Our 01:07.569 --> 01:09.419 multi disciplined workforce of 01:09.430 --> 01:11.541 installation management professionals 01:11.541 --> 01:13.650 consisting of soldiers department of 01:13.660 --> 01:16.440 the army , civilians , contractors and 01:16.449 --> 01:18.239 local national team members are 01:18.250 --> 01:21.080 committed to enhancing our army's 01:21.089 --> 01:22.922 readiness by delivering the best 01:22.922 --> 01:25.519 programs and services to all who live , 01:25.529 --> 01:28.180 work and train on our installations . 01:29.849 --> 01:31.960 Brenda Lee mccullough was selected to 01:31.960 --> 01:34.139 the senior executive service in April 01:34.150 --> 01:37.769 2015 . Before coming to ICOM Pacific . 01:37.830 --> 01:39.497 She served as the Director of 01:39.497 --> 01:41.274 installation management Command 01:41.274 --> 01:43.163 Readiness at Fort Liberty , North 01:43.163 --> 01:46.459 Carolina supporting 1.4 million people 01:46.580 --> 01:48.636 and providing oversight of an annual 01:48.636 --> 01:52.510 budget exceeding $2.9 billion . Her 01:52.519 --> 01:54.519 previous assignments include Deputy 01:54.519 --> 01:56.575 Director for Transformation and rest 01:56.575 --> 01:58.463 stationing at us forces . Korea , 01:58.650 --> 02:00.959 Deputy region Director Korea Forward , 02:01.879 --> 02:04.300 program manager for army combat support 02:04.309 --> 02:06.639 and combat service support budget 02:06.650 --> 02:08.761 examiner at the White House Office of 02:08.761 --> 02:10.983 Management and Budget and other notable 02:10.983 --> 02:13.210 positions including garrison manager at 02:13.220 --> 02:16.229 us . Army garrison Detroit Arsenal . M 02:16.240 --> 02:18.296 mccullough holds a Master of Science 02:18.296 --> 02:20.449 and National Security strategy and 02:20.460 --> 02:22.127 strategic resourcing from the 02:22.127 --> 02:24.293 Industrial College of the Armed Forces 02:24.293 --> 02:26.516 and a Master of Science in management , 02:26.516 --> 02:28.738 organizational leadership from American 02:28.738 --> 02:31.710 Military University . The official 02:31.720 --> 02:33.442 party for today's ceremony are 02:33.442 --> 02:35.442 Lieutenant General Jones Commanding 02:35.442 --> 02:37.776 General installation management command , 02:38.309 --> 02:40.531 MS Brenda Lee mccullough , the incoming 02:40.531 --> 02:42.476 director , installation management 02:42.476 --> 02:44.740 command , Pacific and Income Pacific 02:44.750 --> 02:47.039 Command , Sergeant Major John Y 02:47.050 --> 02:50.210 Williams . Ladies and gentlemen , 02:50.350 --> 02:52.460 please stand for the arrival of the 02:52.470 --> 02:54.929 official party . Please remain standing 02:54.940 --> 02:56.718 for the invocation by command . 02:56.718 --> 02:59.220 Chaplain Colonel Bob Marcy , the 02:59.229 --> 03:01.839 national anthem and Hawaii Pono 03:47.330 --> 03:49.419 on this beautiful morning . I invite 03:49.429 --> 03:52.960 you to join me in prayer , Almighty God , 03:53.679 --> 03:55.846 the God who designed this world and by 03:55.846 --> 03:57.901 whose spirit we live . Thank you for 03:57.901 --> 04:00.068 bringing us together as we invoke your 04:00.068 --> 04:03.029 blessing on this glorious day . As we 04:03.039 --> 04:05.372 observe this ceremony , we pause to say , 04:05.372 --> 04:07.800 thank you . Thank you for bringing to 04:07.809 --> 04:10.169 us MS Brenda Lee mccullough as she 04:10.179 --> 04:12.339 assumes leadership of the Ico Pacific 04:12.350 --> 04:15.020 Directorate . May thy divine favor and 04:15.029 --> 04:18.510 grace rest upon her now . And as we 04:18.519 --> 04:20.920 look to the future , we pray that the 04:20.929 --> 04:23.630 divine hand that molded history be the 04:23.640 --> 04:26.140 hand upon our shoulders . May thy 04:26.149 --> 04:29.709 mighty hand bless , inspire and guide 04:29.720 --> 04:32.350 the future of our organization . One 04:32.359 --> 04:35.700 team , one army , one nation for thy 04:35.709 --> 04:37.390 glory . Amen . 04:40.589 --> 04:42.922 Ladies and gentlemen , please be seated . 05:01.600 --> 05:02.600 Mhm . 07:00.380 --> 07:02.713 Ladies and gentlemen , please be seated . 07:02.713 --> 07:05.450 And I really mean it this time . The 07:05.459 --> 07:07.348 assumption of responsibility is a 07:07.348 --> 07:09.403 simple yet traditional event that is 07:09.403 --> 07:12.350 rich with symbolism and heritage . The 07:12.359 --> 07:14.470 key to the ceremony is the passing of 07:14.470 --> 07:16.440 the colors . The very soul of a 07:16.450 --> 07:18.480 military unit is symbolized in the 07:18.489 --> 07:20.869 colors under which it fights for . They 07:20.880 --> 07:22.824 represent not only the lineage and 07:22.824 --> 07:24.713 honors of the unit , but also the 07:24.713 --> 07:27.980 loyalty and unity of its soldiers . The 07:27.989 --> 07:30.156 custodian of the colors is the command 07:30.156 --> 07:31.989 sergeant major who is the senior 07:31.989 --> 07:33.822 enlisted soldier in the unit and 07:33.822 --> 07:35.878 principal advisor to the commander . 08:05.190 --> 08:07.412 You will now witness the passing of the 08:07.412 --> 08:09.134 organizational colors from the 08:09.134 --> 08:11.246 commander of ICO to Miss mccullough . 08:11.489 --> 08:13.711 The passing of the colors signifies the 08:13.711 --> 08:15.545 assumption of responsibility and 08:15.545 --> 08:18.459 authority to MS mccullough in 08:18.470 --> 08:21.000 accordance with paragraph 2-5 army 08:21.010 --> 08:24.130 regulation 600-20 . The undersigned 08:24.140 --> 08:25.807 assumes responsibility as the 08:25.807 --> 08:28.029 installation management command Pacific 08:28.029 --> 08:31.549 director effective 28 August 2023 08:31.679 --> 08:34.070 signed MS Brenda Lee mccullough . 09:19.000 --> 09:21.111 Ladies and gentlemen , the commanding 09:21.111 --> 09:23.349 general US army installation management 09:23.359 --> 09:25.469 command , Lieutenant General Jones , 09:32.340 --> 09:34.340 only in Hawaii . Do you have flower 09:34.340 --> 09:36.507 pedals on your speech when you come to 09:36.507 --> 09:38.673 the podium . That's pretty cool . Good 09:38.673 --> 09:40.618 morning everybody . It is really , 09:40.618 --> 09:42.784 really good to be back at the Historic 09:42.784 --> 09:44.896 Palm Circle Gazebo . It feels like we 09:44.896 --> 09:46.896 were just here last month for Craig 09:46.896 --> 09:49.062 Dietrich's departure , but I would not 09:49.062 --> 09:48.760 have missed this opportunity to come 09:48.770 --> 09:51.219 back to see you all for the assumption 09:51.229 --> 09:52.896 of responsibility from Brenda 09:52.896 --> 09:55.007 mccullough and also an opportunity to 09:55.007 --> 09:57.173 reflect on all of the contributions of 09:57.173 --> 09:59.285 this incredible team and what they do 09:59.285 --> 10:01.173 across this theater . Mrs Flynn , 10:01.173 --> 10:03.285 Kathleen , thank you for joining us . 10:03.285 --> 10:05.285 Thank you for representing both the 10:05.285 --> 10:07.451 entire theater army as well as General 10:07.451 --> 10:09.451 Flynn . But also thank you for what 10:09.451 --> 10:11.618 you've done throughout all the years . 10:11.618 --> 10:13.840 And you continue to do every single day 10:13.840 --> 10:15.507 for soldiers and families and 10:15.507 --> 10:17.562 particularly during this challenging 10:17.562 --> 10:17.484 summer for the people of Hawaii . Thank 10:17.494 --> 10:20.559 you , Executive director for army 10:20.570 --> 10:22.570 cemeteries . It is great to see you 10:22.570 --> 10:24.626 again . We have spent many important 10:24.626 --> 10:26.681 ceremonies side by side to include a 10:26.681 --> 10:26.530 presidential inauguration and it is 10:26.539 --> 10:28.679 good to add this one to the very long 10:28.690 --> 10:31.469 list that we continue to grow together . 10:31.700 --> 10:33.700 But also thank you for the teamwork 10:33.700 --> 10:35.811 between the office of army cemeteries 10:35.811 --> 10:37.729 and , and all the things we do to 10:37.739 --> 10:40.369 support army people around the world , 10:40.380 --> 10:42.602 but also to make that commitment to our 10:42.602 --> 10:44.713 fall and our reality . And just thank 10:44.713 --> 10:46.658 you for your leadership , Marcus . 10:46.658 --> 10:48.769 Congratulations to you on your change 10:48.769 --> 10:48.320 of Command . As the new commanding 10:48.330 --> 10:50.441 general 25th entry division . And for 10:50.441 --> 10:52.580 this ceremony today as our senior 10:52.590 --> 10:54.090 commander for all the army 10:54.090 --> 10:56.146 installations here in Hawaii , it is 10:56.146 --> 10:57.534 great to see you again . 10:57.534 --> 10:59.812 Congratulations to you and your family , 10:59.812 --> 11:01.923 but also know all of the installation 11:01.923 --> 11:04.090 support that we're going to talk about 11:04.090 --> 11:03.450 over the next few minutes between 11:03.460 --> 11:05.450 myself and Brenda Lee is in direct 11:05.460 --> 11:07.460 support of you here in the state of 11:07.460 --> 11:11.369 Hawaii . Phil and Deb 11:11.380 --> 11:13.491 good to see you again . The first two 11:13.491 --> 11:15.602 directors of imco Pacific all the way 11:15.602 --> 11:17.824 back to the region days . And thank you 11:17.824 --> 11:20.047 for helping connect to our history . It 11:20.047 --> 11:22.213 is great to have last time we had four 11:22.213 --> 11:24.436 of the directors but still good to have 11:24.436 --> 11:26.380 three of the directors here at the 11:26.380 --> 11:26.229 ceremony today and connecting us to 11:26.349 --> 11:28.460 icom professionals , past and present 11:28.460 --> 11:30.627 as well as icom professionals here for 11:30.627 --> 11:33.090 the future and for all the people of 11:33.099 --> 11:35.320 Hawaii , all of our Hawaiian teammates 11:35.330 --> 11:37.274 and partners that are here today . 11:37.274 --> 11:39.163 Please know that our thoughts and 11:39.163 --> 11:41.330 prayers are with you , found the fires 11:41.330 --> 11:43.552 in Maui and the absolute tragic loss of 11:43.552 --> 11:46.349 life as a result of those fires . It 11:46.359 --> 11:48.900 has been just deeply impressive to 11:48.909 --> 11:50.859 watch the resiliency and the 11:50.869 --> 11:52.925 perseverance of the people of Hawaii 11:52.925 --> 11:54.869 and please know we are all looking 11:54.869 --> 11:57.091 forward to the future built on both the 11:57.091 --> 11:59.258 culture and the beauty of this amazing 11:59.258 --> 12:01.313 state . Please know our thoughts and 12:01.313 --> 12:03.536 prayers are with you to the MCO Pacific 12:03.536 --> 12:05.758 team , the US army garrison Hawaii team 12:05.758 --> 12:07.758 and all the other MCO professionals 12:07.758 --> 12:09.813 here today , both in person , but we 12:09.813 --> 12:12.036 got a number of folks that are watching 12:12.036 --> 12:14.202 online as well . Thank you . Thank you 12:14.202 --> 12:16.425 for your service and thank you for your 12:16.425 --> 12:18.647 commitment to supporting the quality of 12:18.647 --> 12:20.813 life for army people and the readiness 12:20.813 --> 12:20.570 of our army . A special , a special . 12:20.580 --> 12:22.636 Thank you , Mr Dave . Chaffy sitting 12:22.636 --> 12:24.691 here in the front row , Dave . Thank 12:24.691 --> 12:26.691 you for your leadership during this 12:26.691 --> 12:26.679 transition . I really appreciate it . 12:26.799 --> 12:28.910 The directorate and all the garrisons 12:28.910 --> 12:31.132 ever broke stride , continue to provide 12:31.132 --> 12:33.188 exceptional support every single day 12:33.188 --> 12:35.188 across the theater this summer as a 12:35.188 --> 12:37.188 direct result of your hard work and 12:37.188 --> 12:36.770 your leadership , Dave . Thank you . 12:36.780 --> 12:38.836 Thank you . And finally thank you to 12:38.836 --> 12:40.724 everyone for making this ceremony 12:40.724 --> 12:42.558 happen . I know a Monday morning 12:42.558 --> 12:44.780 ceremony is not easy for anybody . It's 12:44.780 --> 12:47.113 hard enough to impe on a Monday morning , 12:47.113 --> 12:49.169 but just an exceptional event . It's 12:49.169 --> 12:51.336 the 25th ID band . Thank you all . You 12:51.336 --> 12:53.002 all sound fantastic . But the 12:53.002 --> 12:55.058 commitment , the professionalism and 12:55.058 --> 12:57.169 the hard work of everyone involved is 12:57.169 --> 12:57.070 evident and deeply appreciated and 12:57.080 --> 12:59.191 slayed a special . Thank you to you . 12:59.191 --> 13:01.358 Please show me a round of applause for 13:01.358 --> 13:03.691 everybody that made this possible today . 13:06.609 --> 13:08.640 So I was here in July , I used the 13:08.650 --> 13:10.706 opportunity to reflect back a little 13:10.706 --> 13:12.650 bit on the history of installation 13:12.650 --> 13:14.872 management across the army from when we 13:14.872 --> 13:16.928 centralized in 2002 and what we have 13:16.928 --> 13:19.150 done over the past 21 years through the 13:19.150 --> 13:21.094 installation management agency and 13:21.094 --> 13:23.039 installation management command to 13:23.039 --> 13:25.150 support quality of life and readiness 13:25.150 --> 13:27.206 of the army . And that critical role 13:27.206 --> 13:29.261 that insulation management command , 13:29.261 --> 13:31.094 our five directorates and our 80 13:31.094 --> 13:33.206 garrisons and army support activities 13:33.206 --> 13:35.372 perform around the world in support of 13:35.372 --> 13:37.428 senior commanders . But today , with 13:37.428 --> 13:37.280 new leadership joining the team , I 13:37.289 --> 13:38.900 thought it was probably more 13:38.900 --> 13:41.067 appropriate to talk a little about the 13:41.067 --> 13:43.011 importance of this theater and the 13:43.011 --> 13:45.233 future . So most of the folks here that 13:45.233 --> 13:47.233 are wearing a user pack patch , the 13:47.233 --> 13:49.456 next few paragraphs , I'm going to read 13:49.456 --> 13:51.456 are probably consistent and are old 13:51.456 --> 13:53.511 news to you . But for the folks that 13:53.511 --> 13:55.678 are not , hopefully it underscores the 13:55.678 --> 13:57.678 importance of what we do here as an 13:57.678 --> 14:00.011 army and what we do across this theater . 14:00.011 --> 14:02.067 So the President's National Security 14:02.067 --> 14:04.233 Strategy States and I quote , the Indo 14:04.233 --> 14:06.122 Pacific fuels much of the world's 14:06.122 --> 14:07.900 economic growth and will be the 14:07.900 --> 14:09.567 epicenter of the 21st century 14:09.567 --> 14:11.900 geopolitics . As the Indo Pacific power , 14:11.900 --> 14:14.067 the United States has a vital interest 14:14.067 --> 14:13.539 in realizing a region that is open , 14:13.549 --> 14:15.729 connected , prosperous , secure and 14:15.739 --> 14:18.109 resilient and the prosperity of every 14:18.380 --> 14:20.539 day . Americans is linked to the Indo 14:20.549 --> 14:22.859 Pacific and the United States has long 14:22.869 --> 14:24.925 been a regional trade and investment 14:24.925 --> 14:27.530 leader for 75 years . The United States 14:27.539 --> 14:29.706 has maintained a strong and consistent 14:29.706 --> 14:31.859 defense presence and will continue to 14:31.869 --> 14:34.091 meaningfully contribute to the region's 14:34.091 --> 14:37.500 stability and peace unquote . I can't 14:37.510 --> 14:39.510 think of a more absolutely crystal 14:39.520 --> 14:42.090 clear description of the criticality of 14:42.099 --> 14:45.510 this theater to our nation , both today 14:45.840 --> 14:48.320 and long into the future . And most of 14:48.330 --> 14:50.859 you have also read General Flynn's 14:51.090 --> 14:52.940 Theater strategy , his campaign 14:52.950 --> 14:55.117 documents . And what General Flynn has 14:55.117 --> 14:57.228 said is that quote unquote across the 14:57.228 --> 15:00.099 theater's 9000 miles usurp PAC applies 15:00.109 --> 15:02.165 campaign quality land power from the 15:02.165 --> 15:04.220 west coast to the continental United 15:04.220 --> 15:05.998 States to India , to defend our 15:05.998 --> 15:07.776 homeland , protect our people , 15:07.776 --> 15:09.998 safeguard our values and underwrite the 15:09.998 --> 15:12.165 American commitment to a free and open 15:12.165 --> 15:14.539 Indo Pacific unquote . It is a mission 15:14.549 --> 15:16.830 of mco Pacific to provide exceptional 15:16.840 --> 15:19.159 installation support every single day 15:19.169 --> 15:20.891 across this critical region to 15:20.891 --> 15:23.058 accomplish what we just heard from our 15:23.058 --> 15:25.002 theater army commander and what we 15:25.002 --> 15:27.169 heard from the President United States 15:27.169 --> 15:29.225 across the 11 garrisons and one army 15:29.225 --> 15:31.169 support activity supporting nearly 15:31.169 --> 15:33.340 300,000 people in four countries . And 15:33.349 --> 15:35.405 let's see this part here spanning an 15:35.405 --> 15:37.127 area six times larger than the 15:37.127 --> 15:39.380 continental United States . Ico Pacific 15:39.390 --> 15:41.446 supports the quality of life of army 15:41.446 --> 15:43.668 people and the readiness of the army in 15:43.668 --> 15:45.501 support of both our theater army 15:45.501 --> 15:47.612 commander and his senior commanders . 15:47.612 --> 15:49.668 This team is 11 garrisons . One as a 15:49.668 --> 15:51.779 and Id Pacific . They provide support 15:51.779 --> 15:53.650 and family programs , manage the 15:53.659 --> 15:55.826 infrastructure , support the readiness 15:55.826 --> 15:57.715 and deploy ability of our mission 15:57.715 --> 15:59.937 partners and provide and integrate base 15:59.937 --> 16:01.937 operation services . That's usually 16:01.937 --> 16:04.103 where people raise their eyebrows when 16:04.103 --> 16:06.215 they say base operation services that 16:06.215 --> 16:08.437 is all those functions that keep a city 16:08.437 --> 16:08.159 like Fort chapter running every single 16:08.169 --> 16:10.260 day from security fire emergency 16:10.270 --> 16:12.530 services , custodial ground keeping and 16:12.539 --> 16:14.595 everything else . That's part of our 16:14.595 --> 16:16.595 job . Make sure we're doing that in 16:16.595 --> 16:18.817 support of our senior commanders . It's 16:18.817 --> 16:20.706 a complex mission with tremendous 16:20.706 --> 16:22.872 opportunities and challenges with that 16:22.872 --> 16:24.817 lasting impact on our army and our 16:24.817 --> 16:26.928 nation . And Brenda Lee mccullough is 16:26.928 --> 16:28.983 undoubtedly the right leader to join 16:28.983 --> 16:31.095 this team today and lead this mission 16:31.095 --> 16:33.095 in support of commanders across the 16:33.095 --> 16:35.150 theater . When Craig told me back in 16:35.150 --> 16:37.039 April that he was going about his 16:37.039 --> 16:39.206 upcoming departure , that he was going 16:39.206 --> 16:38.460 to retire . Once I recovered from my 16:38.469 --> 16:41.570 shock , Brenda Lee was the only leader 16:41.580 --> 16:43.580 that I considered to go back to the 16:43.580 --> 16:45.747 army leadership and say this is senior 16:45.747 --> 16:47.969 executive service civilian that we want 16:47.969 --> 16:50.136 to go out from , from income readiness 16:50.136 --> 16:52.024 to icom Pacific to lead all those 16:52.024 --> 16:54.247 missions that I just talked about . And 16:54.247 --> 16:56.302 that recommendation was based on her 16:56.302 --> 16:58.247 incredible performance with income 16:58.247 --> 17:00.524 readiness in support of forces command . 17:00.524 --> 17:02.636 You can read Brenda Lee's amazing bio 17:02.636 --> 17:04.858 slate hit a little bit of it up front . 17:04.858 --> 17:04.130 It's in today's program , but I'd 17:04.140 --> 17:07.030 highlight her 20 plus years of service 17:07.040 --> 17:09.207 as department of the army civilian and 17:09.207 --> 17:11.689 leader with experience at every echelon 17:11.699 --> 17:13.680 as an MCO professional . I'd also 17:13.689 --> 17:15.467 highlight her multiple years of 17:15.467 --> 17:17.578 experience in this theater focused on 17:17.578 --> 17:19.745 installation management , installation 17:19.745 --> 17:21.689 transformation particularly in the 17:21.689 --> 17:23.689 Republic of Korea . Her performance 17:23.689 --> 17:25.800 most recently with the Income writing 17:25.800 --> 17:27.967 team friendly , was exceptional . Over 17:27.967 --> 17:30.133 almost seven years as the director and 17:30.133 --> 17:32.411 the first Director of Income Readiness , 17:32.411 --> 17:34.633 she pursued and demonstrated excellence 17:34.633 --> 17:36.689 every single day , leading more than 17:36.689 --> 17:38.745 18,000 civilian teammates and nearly 17:38.745 --> 17:40.522 400 soldiers . So the legacy of 17:40.522 --> 17:42.356 dedication to people , inspiring 17:42.356 --> 17:44.578 leadership and a passion for supporting 17:44.578 --> 17:46.633 army people and our mission partners 17:46.633 --> 17:48.856 friendly , please know you have my full 17:48.856 --> 17:51.078 confidence and I'm very excited to lead 17:51.078 --> 17:52.967 with you going forward . I'm also 17:52.967 --> 17:55.133 looking forward to the positive impact 17:55.133 --> 17:57.189 you're going to have not only in mco 17:57.189 --> 17:59.245 Pacific , our garrisons , the ASAS , 17:59.245 --> 18:01.411 but in everyone we support across this 18:01.411 --> 18:03.245 theater . I know it will be your 18:03.245 --> 18:05.245 leadership , your experience , your 18:05.245 --> 18:07.356 commitment and your passion that will 18:07.356 --> 18:06.619 allow us to support army people and 18:06.630 --> 18:08.852 mission partners across the theaters as 18:08.852 --> 18:11.439 they protect , defend and further our 18:11.449 --> 18:13.393 national interests in the critical 18:13.393 --> 18:15.616 region . Thank you for your service and 18:15.616 --> 18:17.449 thank you for your leadership to 18:17.449 --> 18:19.616 everyone today . Thank you for joining 18:19.616 --> 18:19.329 us . Thank you for making the time on a 18:19.339 --> 18:21.339 Monday morning to come out here . I 18:21.339 --> 18:23.561 think it's probably a little bit cooler 18:23.561 --> 18:23.180 under the canopies , but it's still in 18:23.189 --> 18:25.411 August Monday morning . So I appreciate 18:25.411 --> 18:27.633 you joining us . But also thank you for 18:27.633 --> 18:29.745 what you do every single day for army 18:29.745 --> 18:31.856 people and the readiness of our great 18:31.856 --> 18:33.633 army . We are the army's home . 18:44.199 --> 18:46.699 Ladies and gentlemen , the icom Pacific 18:46.709 --> 18:48.820 director , Miss Brenda Lee mccullough 19:02.760 --> 19:04.649 Flynn . Thank you very much . For 19:04.649 --> 19:06.760 joining us today and representing all 19:06.760 --> 19:10.469 of you , sir , distinguished guests , 19:10.829 --> 19:12.940 Command Sergeant major and members of 19:12.940 --> 19:15.189 the icom Pacific team . It's great to 19:15.199 --> 19:17.310 be at the beautiful and historic Palm 19:17.310 --> 19:19.366 Circle here on Fort Shafter Hawaii . 19:20.310 --> 19:22.449 Today , I am truly honored to assume 19:22.459 --> 19:24.489 responsibility as the director mco 19:24.579 --> 19:26.801 Pacific United States Army Installation 19:26.801 --> 19:29.750 Management Command in this role as in 19:29.760 --> 19:31.538 previous assignments . It is my 19:31.538 --> 19:33.593 distinct pleasure and honor to serve 19:33.593 --> 19:35.739 our soldiers , civilians and families 19:36.420 --> 19:38.939 as a Texan . My speeches are usually 19:38.949 --> 19:40.727 similar to the horns of a Texas 19:40.727 --> 19:43.099 longhorn , a point in the beginning , a 19:43.119 --> 19:45.230 point in the end and a little bowl in 19:45.230 --> 19:48.770 between since the traditional role of 19:48.780 --> 19:50.780 the incoming leader at the ceremony 19:50.780 --> 19:52.669 like this is one to be brief , be 19:52.669 --> 19:54.836 brilliant , be memorable and be gone . 19:54.836 --> 19:56.947 I will try to stick to that tradition 19:56.947 --> 19:59.939 as well , sir , I am humbled 20:00.989 --> 20:04.119 by your confidence and I hope to meet 20:04.130 --> 20:07.989 all of your expectations before I go 20:08.000 --> 20:09.722 too much further . I'd like to 20:09.722 --> 20:11.778 acknowledge the band . Thank you for 20:11.778 --> 20:14.000 sharing your talents with precision and 20:14.000 --> 20:16.056 discipline . Your performance honors 20:16.056 --> 20:18.167 all of those who serve today . Please 20:18.167 --> 20:20.333 join me in giving them a well deserved 20:20.333 --> 20:24.209 round of applause . Oh , 20:25.880 --> 20:28.047 installation management command is the 20:28.047 --> 20:29.936 army's strategic power projection 20:29.936 --> 20:31.936 platform propelling the war fighter 20:31.936 --> 20:34.319 rapidly into any theater around the 20:34.329 --> 20:37.189 globe . The army entrusts garrison 20:37.199 --> 20:39.310 commanders to defend and secure 20:39.319 --> 20:42.099 installations . Garrison command is a 20:42.109 --> 20:44.569 tough job . In fact , general officers 20:44.579 --> 20:46.690 commonly refer to garrison command as 20:46.690 --> 20:48.912 the most difficult colonel level job in 20:48.912 --> 20:51.229 the army . I am truly looking forward 20:51.239 --> 20:53.183 to working with and supporting the 20:53.183 --> 20:55.170 outstanding mco Pacific garrison 20:55.180 --> 20:57.750 commanders and garrison teams from 20:57.760 --> 21:00.270 Alaska to the Marshall Islands and from 21:00.280 --> 21:03.170 Hawaii to East Asia as we work to 21:03.180 --> 21:05.319 ensure effective facility management 21:05.329 --> 21:07.385 and deliver programs and services to 21:07.385 --> 21:09.949 soldiers , families and civilians in 21:09.959 --> 21:12.569 support of us . Army Pacific and Space 21:12.579 --> 21:15.349 and missile command . Sorry , space and 21:15.359 --> 21:18.449 missile defense command . I know I 21:18.459 --> 21:20.250 promised to be brief but I also 21:20.260 --> 21:22.699 promised at least a little bull . Let 21:22.709 --> 21:25.390 me take you back to the 1980 s and the 21:25.400 --> 21:27.622 United States men's Olympic hockey team 21:27.622 --> 21:29.622 against the superior and unbeatable 21:29.622 --> 21:31.789 Soviets Red Army team at Lake Placid , 21:31.790 --> 21:33.869 New York . Some of you might be 21:33.880 --> 21:35.880 thinking , why is this lady talking 21:35.880 --> 21:38.047 about hockey in 80 degree plus weather 21:38.047 --> 21:41.420 heat in Hawaii ? Stay with me . It's a 21:41.430 --> 21:44.680 good story . So the Soviet team won the 21:44.689 --> 21:46.859 previous five of six Winter Olympic 21:46.869 --> 21:48.920 Games and the core team were 21:48.930 --> 21:51.041 professionals who had played together 21:51.041 --> 21:53.530 for 15 years . The simple fact is the 21:53.540 --> 21:55.873 Soviets were the best team in the world . 21:56.130 --> 21:58.709 They were unbeatable . By contrast , 21:58.719 --> 22:00.941 the US hockey team consisted of amateur 22:00.949 --> 22:03.199 college hockey players with only 11 22:03.209 --> 22:05.320 months practice before the Olympics . 22:05.949 --> 22:08.005 Three days before the opening of the 22:08.005 --> 22:10.116 winter games , the Soviets played the 22:10.116 --> 22:12.410 US Olympic Hockey team in an exhibition 22:12.420 --> 22:15.050 game . The Soviet hockey team routed 22:15.060 --> 22:18.180 the US 10 to 3 demonstrating . They 22:18.189 --> 22:20.411 were by far the best hockey team in the 22:20.411 --> 22:22.411 world and would likely win the gold 22:22.411 --> 22:25.160 medal . Only a miracle could prevent 22:25.170 --> 22:27.829 the Soviet team the gold medal podium 22:29.170 --> 22:31.910 on 22 February , the USSR and the US 22:31.920 --> 22:35.069 teams met on the Olympic Ice US fans 22:35.079 --> 22:37.079 filled the arena to capacity with a 22:37.079 --> 22:39.329 patriotic chant of us . A ringing 22:39.339 --> 22:41.650 throughout the building . The game was 22:41.660 --> 22:44.180 tied 3 to 3 in the third period . Then 22:44.189 --> 22:46.619 the team captain shot from the slot and 22:46.630 --> 22:48.852 scored the go ahead goal for the United 22:48.852 --> 22:50.963 States propelling the team eventually 22:50.963 --> 22:53.530 to win the 1980 Men's Olympic hockey 22:53.540 --> 22:57.060 gold medal . This historic game reminds 22:57.069 --> 22:59.839 me of our garrison teams . Always the 22:59.849 --> 23:02.660 underdog , always over matched with 23:02.670 --> 23:05.030 larger than life problems and faced 23:05.040 --> 23:08.310 with unbeatable odds every day . Just 23:08.319 --> 23:10.550 like the 1980 Olympic hockey team , 23:10.560 --> 23:12.782 I've seen the grit and determination of 23:12.782 --> 23:14.782 army garrison teams succeed against 23:14.782 --> 23:17.130 overwhelming odds at every turn . So 23:17.140 --> 23:19.084 yes , I believe in miracles . They 23:19.089 --> 23:21.256 happen every day at army installations 23:21.256 --> 23:23.390 around the world and across the Indo 23:23.400 --> 23:25.579 Pacific Theater . I'm looking forward 23:25.589 --> 23:27.660 to supporting those miracles across 23:27.670 --> 23:31.150 Icom Pacific in closing , I'd like to 23:31.160 --> 23:33.382 thank all of our distinguished guests , 23:33.382 --> 23:35.216 friends and my new teammates for 23:35.216 --> 23:37.510 joining us today . Also thank you to 23:37.520 --> 23:39.353 the G three team for leading the 23:39.353 --> 23:41.242 planning and execution of today's 23:41.242 --> 23:43.790 ceremony and to the Icom Pacific and 23:43.800 --> 23:46.550 garrison Hawaii personnel who provided 23:46.560 --> 23:48.890 assistance . I will leave you with a 23:48.900 --> 23:50.900 new Hawaiian phrase . I've recently 23:50.900 --> 23:52.789 learned and hope not to crucify , 23:58.790 --> 24:00.790 which means moving forward . As one 24:01.500 --> 24:03.699 together , we will move forward with 24:03.709 --> 24:06.449 creativity , innovation and passion in 24:06.459 --> 24:08.626 support of service members , civilians 24:08.626 --> 24:11.010 and their families sustain support , 24:11.020 --> 24:14.119 defend , be all you can be . We are the 24:14.130 --> 24:14.920 army's home . 24:20.849 --> 24:23.979 Ladies and gentlemen , please stand for 24:23.989 --> 24:26.030 the playing of the army song . The 24:26.040 --> 24:28.207 words of the song can be found in your 24:28.207 --> 24:28.140 program 25:20.250 --> 25:21.250 that 25:37.430 --> 25:39.569 ladies and gentlemen , this concludes 25:39.579 --> 25:41.650 today's ceremony . You're cordially 25:41.660 --> 25:43.771 invited to welcome Miss mccullough in 25:43.771 --> 25:45.771 front of the gazebo . Our air force 25:45.771 --> 25:47.882 friends were not able to attend , but 25:47.882 --> 25:49.882 they did provide a flyover during M 25:49.882 --> 25:51.882 mccullough's speech . So be sure to 25:51.882 --> 25:51.800 thank them when you see them . Thank 25:51.810 --> 25:53.921 you for your support and attendance . 25:53.921 --> 25:56.143 We are the army's home in the Pacific . 25:56.143 --> 25:57.170 One team . Be all you can be .