WEBVTT 00:00.009 --> 00:01.953 On behalf of the commandant of the 00:01.953 --> 00:03.953 Marine Corps General Eric M Smith , 00:03.970 --> 00:05.869 welcome to the Change of Command 00:05.880 --> 00:07.809 ceremony where Lieutenant General 00:07.820 --> 00:10.989 Carsten Heckle will relinquish command 00:11.000 --> 00:13.550 to Lieutenant General Eric E Austin . 00:13.739 --> 00:16.190 Today's ceremony is being executed by 00:16.200 --> 00:18.422 the Marines and sailors of Marine Corps 00:18.422 --> 00:20.700 Combat Development Command . Please 00:20.709 --> 00:22.765 rise for the arrival of the official 00:22.765 --> 00:24.653 party and remain standing for the 00:24.653 --> 00:26.909 invocation given by chaplain Michael 00:26.920 --> 00:29.069 Brown and playing of our national 00:29.079 --> 00:29.670 anthem . 00:55.229 --> 00:58.900 That is Great grace is your heavenly 00:58.909 --> 01:01.610 father whose glory is in all the world . 01:02.020 --> 01:04.131 We recognize that all authority comes 01:04.131 --> 01:06.250 from you and that without you , there 01:06.260 --> 01:08.680 is none . And so we ask your blessings 01:08.690 --> 01:10.660 today on Marine Corps Combat 01:10.669 --> 01:12.819 Development Command . As we celebrate 01:12.830 --> 01:14.719 this change of command ceremony . 01:15.199 --> 01:17.199 Almighty God , we thank you for the 01:17.199 --> 01:19.255 work that you have done through your 01:19.255 --> 01:21.421 servant . Lieutenant General Carsten S 01:21.421 --> 01:23.310 Seo . We thank you for his strong 01:23.310 --> 01:25.421 leadership , his steadfast commitment 01:25.421 --> 01:27.540 and sincere motivation , all of which 01:27.550 --> 01:29.772 have served to ensure that force design 01:29.772 --> 01:31.939 initiatives effectively guarantee that 01:31.939 --> 01:33.661 marines maintain a competitive 01:33.661 --> 01:35.439 advantage against any potential 01:35.439 --> 01:38.069 adversary in the world over . We also 01:38.080 --> 01:40.191 thank you for the constant support of 01:40.191 --> 01:42.247 his loving wife , Miss Michelle , we 01:42.247 --> 01:44.302 are grateful for the sacrifices that 01:44.302 --> 01:46.413 she has made and as you listen to but 01:46.413 --> 01:48.413 upon her and general Heckel as they 01:48.413 --> 01:50.524 enjoy all that you have in store from 01:50.524 --> 01:52.413 them in the days ahead and in the 01:52.413 --> 01:54.599 future . And now o Lord , we also ask 01:54.610 --> 01:56.554 your blessings upon your servant , 01:56.554 --> 01:58.900 Lieutenant General Eric E Austin as he 01:58.910 --> 02:01.250 assumes the mantle of leadership today , 02:01.610 --> 02:03.769 give him your wisdom , your guidance 02:03.779 --> 02:05.989 and strength as he leads combat 02:06.000 --> 02:07.944 development command to fulfill its 02:07.944 --> 02:10.360 mission in the future . And now we ask 02:10.369 --> 02:12.591 for your gracious favor to be upon this 02:12.591 --> 02:14.647 ceremony . And on those present here 02:14.647 --> 02:16.940 today , remind us often that we should 02:16.949 --> 02:19.116 pause and thank you for time . Such as 02:19.116 --> 02:21.669 these in all of our endeavors , inspire 02:21.679 --> 02:23.735 us all to be the best that we can be 02:23.839 --> 02:26.910 and may it and all we do glorify you 02:26.919 --> 02:29.141 our nation and the United States Marine 02:29.141 --> 02:31.197 Corps in your most holy and reverent 02:31.197 --> 02:32.197 name my prayer . 02:36.619 --> 02:38.880 March on the colors . 03:03.220 --> 03:04.220 Three old 04:28.630 --> 04:30.963 ladies and gentlemen , please be seated . 04:33.709 --> 04:36.279 Predecessor to combat development plan 04:36.299 --> 04:39.769 can be traced back to 1921 . Then Major 04:39.779 --> 04:42.140 General John A Lejeune established the 04:42.149 --> 04:44.350 Marine Corps Schools on Quantico . The 04:44.359 --> 04:46.540 looming prospect of a second world war 04:46.549 --> 04:48.910 led to the development of concepts and 04:48.920 --> 04:50.587 then tactics , techniques and 04:50.587 --> 04:52.760 procedures of what was until then 04:52.769 --> 04:55.100 largely thought of as an unwise form of 04:55.109 --> 04:57.649 fighting amphibious warfare . The 04:57.660 --> 04:59.786 experimentation done and lessons 04:59.796 --> 05:01.907 learned by the Marine Corps in the 19 05:01.907 --> 05:04.129 twenties and thirties were then applied 05:04.129 --> 05:06.296 and used by the United States Army and 05:06.296 --> 05:08.240 Navy in every theater of operation 05:08.240 --> 05:10.463 throughout world war two . In January , 05:10.463 --> 05:12.946 1968 Marine Corps schools was 05:12.957 --> 05:15.196 redesignated Marine Corps Development 05:15.207 --> 05:17.374 and Education Command . Throughout the 05:17.374 --> 05:20.076 next 19 years , the Marine Corps was 05:20.087 --> 05:21.920 further honed and eventually the 05:21.920 --> 05:23.976 command was renamed the Marine Corps 05:23.976 --> 05:26.143 Combat Development Command in November 05:26.143 --> 05:29.753 1987 . In 2005 , the commanding general 05:29.764 --> 05:31.394 for MCI was given the dual 05:31.403 --> 05:34.473 responsibility as the deputy for combat 05:34.484 --> 05:36.634 development and integration , also 05:36.644 --> 05:40.444 known as DC CD N I DC CD N I was 05:40.454 --> 05:42.676 charged with the responsibility to lead 05:42.676 --> 05:44.454 the integration of war fighting 05:44.454 --> 05:46.676 capabilities through capabilities based 05:46.676 --> 05:48.787 planning to support this . The Marine 05:48.787 --> 05:50.676 Corps war fighting laboratory and 05:50.676 --> 05:52.343 capability police development 05:52.343 --> 05:54.398 directorate were aligned under DC CD 05:54.398 --> 05:57.401 and I today CD N I is comprised of the 05:57.411 --> 05:59.300 operations analysis directorate , 05:59.300 --> 06:01.578 Marine Corps , war fighting laboratory , 06:01.578 --> 06:03.522 joint capabilities , integration , 06:03.522 --> 06:05.133 directorate and capabilities 06:05.133 --> 06:06.855 development directorate and is 06:06.855 --> 06:08.911 responsible for force development in 06:08.911 --> 06:10.651 collaboration with numerous 06:10.661 --> 06:12.605 stakeholders across headquarters , 06:12.605 --> 06:14.781 Marine Corps , the Fleet Marine Force 06:14.790 --> 06:17.440 and supporting establishment . Now 06:17.450 --> 06:19.429 taking his position is a reviewing 06:19.440 --> 06:21.730 official for today's ceremony , General 06:21.739 --> 06:24.549 Eric M Smith commandant of the Marine 06:24.559 --> 06:25.559 Corps . 06:31.779 --> 06:34.260 Ladies and gentlemen , please rise for 06:34.269 --> 06:36.579 honors to General Smith and remain 06:36.589 --> 06:39.019 standing for honors to attend General 06:39.029 --> 06:40.029 Heckel . 07:07.269 --> 07:08.991 Now taking his position in the 07:08.991 --> 07:10.825 reviewing area is the Commanding 07:10.825 --> 07:13.047 General Marine Corps Combat Development 07:13.047 --> 07:15.489 Command . Lieutenant General Carsten S 07:15.500 --> 07:18.690 Heckel , ladies and gentlemen , honors 07:18.700 --> 07:20.422 to Lieutenant General Heckel . 07:44.100 --> 07:46.322 Ok . Now I'm joining Lieutenant General 07:46.322 --> 07:48.100 Heckel in the reviewing area is 07:48.100 --> 07:50.049 Lieutenant General Eric E Austin . 07:50.709 --> 07:53.042 Ladies and gentlemen , please be seated . 07:59.369 --> 08:01.730 Sergeant major deliver the colors to 08:01.739 --> 08:05.200 the commanding general . Ladies and 08:05.209 --> 08:06.931 gentlemen , we now come to the 08:06.931 --> 08:08.931 ceremony's most solemn moment . The 08:08.931 --> 08:11.200 actual passing of command , the battle 08:11.209 --> 08:12.876 colors of a Marine Corps unit 08:12.876 --> 08:15.160 symbolized authority and accountability 08:15.170 --> 08:17.630 of command . Transferring the colors 08:17.640 --> 08:19.920 during the ceremony symbolizes the 08:19.929 --> 08:21.929 relinquishing command by Lieutenant 08:21.929 --> 08:23.825 General Heel and by accepting the 08:23.834 --> 08:26.005 colors , Lieutenant General Austin 08:26.015 --> 08:28.325 accepts command and confirms his total 08:28.334 --> 08:30.584 commitment to the marines and sailors 08:30.595 --> 08:32.744 that he will command . Sergeant Major 08:32.755 --> 08:34.811 Anthony J . Loftus is delivering the 08:34.811 --> 08:38.039 colors to the commanding general from 08:38.049 --> 08:40.340 commandant of the Marine Corps to 08:40.349 --> 08:42.690 Lieutenant General Carson S Heckel 08:42.700 --> 08:45.369 subject relinquishment of command 08:45.570 --> 08:48.400 effective 1439 August 08:48.409 --> 08:52.030 2024 you stand relieved of your duty as 08:52.039 --> 08:54.206 commanding General Marine Corps Combat 08:54.206 --> 08:57.690 Development Command sign Eric M Smith 08:57.700 --> 08:59.739 Kant of the Marine Corps . 09:02.309 --> 09:05.650 From comment on of the Marine Corps to 09:05.659 --> 09:08.349 Lieutenant General Eric E Austin 09:08.500 --> 09:11.780 subject assumption of command effective 09:11.789 --> 09:15.760 at 1431 9 August 2024 . You 09:15.770 --> 09:17.989 are hereby directed to student duties 09:18.000 --> 09:19.969 as Commanding General Marine Corps 09:19.979 --> 09:22.919 Combat Development Command signed Eric 09:22.929 --> 09:25.659 M Smith . Comment of the Marine Corps . 09:32.809 --> 09:33.809 Great thanks . 09:48.020 --> 09:50.260 Ladies and gentlemen , please rise for 09:50.270 --> 09:53.179 honors , Lieutenant General Eric Austin , 09:53.190 --> 09:55.760 commanding General Marine Corps Combat 09:55.770 --> 09:56.992 Development Command . 10:19.929 --> 10:22.262 Ladies and gentlemen , please be seated . 10:27.650 --> 10:29.761 Ladies and gentlemen , the commandant 10:29.761 --> 10:31.969 of the Marine Corps General , Eric M 10:31.979 --> 10:35.950 Smith . All right . Can you hear me ? 10:35.960 --> 10:37.450 Ok . Wow , that's loud . 10:42.260 --> 10:46.000 All right . Well , it 10:46.010 --> 10:48.330 is a true privilege to get to be here 10:48.340 --> 10:50.580 today and again , with so many general 10:50.590 --> 10:53.450 officers in the audience . I , I will 10:53.460 --> 10:55.571 not . Well , I say I won't start down 10:55.571 --> 10:57.940 the road but I will , um , you know , 10:57.950 --> 11:00.159 we got blue crab here , we got smoked 11:00.169 --> 11:03.479 fiber here . Not so wise and luck , you 11:03.489 --> 11:06.349 know , the list goes on and I'm gonna , 11:06.359 --> 11:08.581 I'm gonna continue to miss people , Jim 11:08.581 --> 11:10.581 Lola . And , uh , again , I got the 11:10.581 --> 11:13.500 attention span of a off . So , um , you 11:13.510 --> 11:16.169 know , Paul Kennedy , that there's no 11:16.179 --> 11:19.270 shortage of , of dignitaries that are 11:19.280 --> 11:22.169 here today to witness this particular 11:22.179 --> 11:25.789 change of command . Um This is our , in 11:25.799 --> 11:29.219 my opinion , our most important 11:29.789 --> 11:33.479 three star command . Um , what I've 11:33.489 --> 11:37.330 heard before is that CD and I gets 11:37.340 --> 11:40.239 1.1 votes , everybody else gets one 11:40.250 --> 11:43.890 vote CD and I gets 1.1 and 11:43.900 --> 11:46.450 Smash has worked at CD nine before the 11:46.460 --> 11:48.969 CD D capability development director . 11:49.000 --> 11:51.140 So this is a natural progression for 11:51.299 --> 11:54.479 Hey Wheels . Hey Dave . Um , again , 11:54.489 --> 11:56.849 that's unsustainable mind . Um 11:58.409 --> 12:01.890 But these two gentlemen could not 12:01.900 --> 12:05.349 be more important to the Marine Corps . 12:06.070 --> 12:08.292 These of what you've done . What you in 12:08.292 --> 12:10.270 the shell have done has been 12:10.280 --> 12:13.039 spectacular . You've taken the vision 12:13.049 --> 12:15.099 of Force design and turned it into 12:15.109 --> 12:17.669 reality . You've delivered diesel pots , 12:17.880 --> 12:19.929 you've delivered Nemesis . I mean , 12:19.940 --> 12:22.162 it's , it's real . It's happening right 12:22.162 --> 12:24.107 now and it's just a matter of time 12:24.107 --> 12:27.830 before we get it all stacked 12:27.840 --> 12:29.979 up and in the fleet and in the anti 12:30.099 --> 12:33.679 operators , um our counter UAs strategy 12:33.690 --> 12:37.159 is working . I can't thank you enough 12:37.169 --> 12:39.336 for everything you've done . He , when 12:39.336 --> 12:42.690 I go back to the After murder , uh 12:42.700 --> 12:46.010 which is a little , a little human bar . 12:47.940 --> 12:50.909 So , yeah , I was uh I was RCT eight 12:51.299 --> 12:53.760 and we were filling in as RCT eight for 12:53.770 --> 12:55.992 the mot F . That was our prep for going 12:55.992 --> 12:59.510 to Afghanistan and Hazel was running 12:59.520 --> 13:02.159 moths and that's our marine air weapons 13:02.169 --> 13:04.113 attack the squadron . That's our , 13:04.113 --> 13:06.450 that's our version of the top gun and 13:07.270 --> 13:09.929 hate to let us use the ranges and 13:09.940 --> 13:13.549 prepare ourselves to go to Afghanistan 13:14.030 --> 13:16.549 and we performed pretty well working 13:16.559 --> 13:19.530 for blue crab ra and uh you know 13:19.880 --> 13:23.010 that trust , we just kind of clicked , 13:23.020 --> 13:25.242 we just hit it off sitting there eating 13:25.242 --> 13:27.298 a burrito with the after burner . Um 13:27.298 --> 13:29.559 That's how we know each other and we've 13:29.570 --> 13:32.320 been friends ever since and we can't 13:32.330 --> 13:35.130 replace a Hazel . He , you just can't , 13:35.140 --> 13:38.400 the , the level of energy he's got is 13:38.849 --> 13:42.119 off the charts and if you're gonna try 13:42.130 --> 13:44.440 to replace a , you do it . That's 13:44.450 --> 13:48.219 awesome because Smash is , 13:48.229 --> 13:51.690 is a stellar pilot in his own right . A 13:51.700 --> 13:54.659 war fighter . He's worked at CD I 13:54.669 --> 13:57.059 before . He's spectacular . 13:59.640 --> 14:03.159 So , Hazel Michelle , thanks . I mean , 14:03.169 --> 14:06.010 that's , that's all I can say is thanks 14:06.119 --> 14:10.020 for all the sacrifices 30 plus years of 14:10.030 --> 14:13.200 work and deployments that you've 14:13.210 --> 14:16.049 undergone . I , I couldn't have asked 14:16.059 --> 14:18.281 for a better teammate than Hazel heckle 14:18.520 --> 14:20.780 and it would be a sad day when you go 14:20.789 --> 14:23.011 over the side . Hazel because you , you 14:23.011 --> 14:25.159 really can't be replaced . He's had a 14:25.169 --> 14:27.909 hands on approach with industry . He's 14:27.919 --> 14:31.609 held industry accountable . He's again , 14:31.619 --> 14:34.130 brings boundless energy to any problem . 14:34.140 --> 14:36.510 He's a problem solver . He doesn't 14:36.520 --> 14:39.169 lament that he's got fewer resources 14:39.250 --> 14:42.669 that he needs to have a da barber . So 14:44.349 --> 14:47.460 um Dave was another one of our CD D 14:47.469 --> 14:50.320 teammates um along with Christie Mundy , 14:52.559 --> 14:55.799 but he does bring a boundless energy 14:56.270 --> 14:59.469 to any problem and he just needs him 14:59.950 --> 15:02.117 and he just makes it right and he just 15:02.117 --> 15:04.228 makes things happen and he , he wills 15:04.228 --> 15:08.059 his way into making things happen 15:08.400 --> 15:10.679 because people just want to do things 15:10.690 --> 15:12.801 for them . They just want to work for 15:12.801 --> 15:15.239 him . That's just Hazel Apple . He's 15:15.250 --> 15:18.130 delivered $11.5 billion worth of 15:18.140 --> 15:20.440 benefits in LH A 15:21.880 --> 15:24.380 LP DS ship short connectors . 15:24.390 --> 15:28.109 $11.5 billion . Let that sink in for a 15:28.119 --> 15:30.286 while . That's billion with A B that's 15:30.286 --> 15:33.219 real American money . And Hazel's done 15:33.229 --> 15:36.450 that . He's been a forceful advocate 15:36.460 --> 15:39.520 for our answers with our navy shipmates 15:39.530 --> 15:41.710 and on the hill and there's nobody 15:41.719 --> 15:43.552 better to testify than Hazel had 15:43.552 --> 15:45.719 because he just says it like it is . I 15:45.719 --> 15:47.775 mean , Congress doesn't know what to 15:47.775 --> 15:49.830 think of it . They , they , what you 15:49.830 --> 15:51.775 see is what you get , there's no , 15:51.775 --> 15:53.830 there's no two hazels , there's just 15:53.830 --> 15:56.052 hazel , he's always on full afterward . 15:56.052 --> 15:58.108 So , even though he's a strong guy , 15:58.809 --> 16:00.920 what is that for you ? That's right . 16:03.299 --> 16:05.570 And then you got smash Austin , newly 16:05.580 --> 16:07.849 minted Lieutenant General , uh , newly 16:07.859 --> 16:10.840 minted . Um , he's the right wing , 16:10.849 --> 16:13.349 right wing coming in from , first of 16:13.359 --> 16:15.840 all , he knows the threat firsthand . 16:16.330 --> 16:18.849 He's seen it and he understands why we 16:18.859 --> 16:21.640 have to change . He's no stranger than 16:21.650 --> 16:23.817 CD . And I , again , you have a CD D . 16:24.210 --> 16:26.760 Uh You're inheriting an incredible 16:26.770 --> 16:30.609 organization . You and Laura are the 16:30.619 --> 16:33.929 right team to come in and , and carry 16:33.940 --> 16:36.273 on with Hazel and Michelle have started . 16:36.830 --> 16:38.770 You got a brilliant mind . You 16:38.780 --> 16:41.002 understand how the industry works , you 16:41.002 --> 16:43.609 understand how the building works . You 16:43.619 --> 16:45.841 understand how the Marine Corps works . 16:45.929 --> 16:48.151 I am truly grateful that you're willing 16:48.151 --> 16:50.151 to , to stick around with that club 16:50.151 --> 16:52.510 just a little bit longer . And uh and , 16:52.520 --> 16:55.469 and do see and I will , again , all the 16:55.479 --> 16:57.535 deputy come out , get one vote , you 16:57.535 --> 17:00.809 get 1.1 votes . And I truly mean that 17:01.090 --> 17:04.930 uh you are the only guy who could come 17:04.939 --> 17:08.769 in and come out in my opinion 17:09.149 --> 17:11.316 because he got big shoes to fill . But 17:11.316 --> 17:14.219 unfortunately , you have and that's a 17:14.229 --> 17:17.310 compliment . So , ladies and gentlemen , 17:17.579 --> 17:19.746 it is a privilege to get to stand here 17:19.746 --> 17:22.050 today and brag on these two phenomenal 17:22.060 --> 17:24.349 officers , one who sadly will go over 17:24.359 --> 17:26.579 to the side soon and will be a 17:26.589 --> 17:28.756 different Marine Corps without hazel . 17:28.756 --> 17:31.540 He , but we got smash . Austin coming 17:31.550 --> 17:34.930 in and for CD 19 buckle up 17:35.410 --> 17:37.577 because , uh , if you thought you were 17:37.577 --> 17:40.319 busy under hazel stand by for after 17:40.329 --> 17:42.551 burn because , because you're gonna get 17:42.551 --> 17:44.551 that with smash . And I think Hazel 17:44.551 --> 17:46.718 will , will tell you that you're gonna 17:46.718 --> 17:48.869 get that with smash . So it's truly , 17:48.880 --> 17:52.189 truly good to see all of you all here 17:52.199 --> 17:55.400 today and to do honor to these two 17:55.410 --> 17:57.829 phenomenal war fighters . Thank you . 18:06.209 --> 18:09.010 I OK . Uh 18:09.750 --> 18:12.028 just want to point out my club uit guy , 18:13.310 --> 18:15.479 hey , come out first time workers . Uh 18:15.489 --> 18:17.656 don't deserve after that . Thank you . 18:17.656 --> 18:19.878 And I I just start off by saying that . 18:19.878 --> 18:21.989 Um again , I , I know a little bit of 18:21.989 --> 18:24.410 de I do here , right ? Um And boy , it 18:24.420 --> 18:27.900 was really different i in the city or 18:27.910 --> 18:30.188 have an absolutely zero responsibility , 18:30.188 --> 18:32.859 right ? So , um the color guard is 18:32.869 --> 18:35.091 amazing . I want to thank the banks for 18:35.091 --> 18:37.313 all the support they've done NCU here , 18:37.313 --> 18:39.536 the , the base support . We did a motor 18:39.536 --> 18:41.758 run yesterday . A man run . I initially 18:41.758 --> 18:43.869 wasn't too happy to kind of push back 18:43.869 --> 18:42.969 on the sergeant major . I didn't 18:42.979 --> 18:45.090 realize how much it was going to mean 18:45.090 --> 18:47.257 to me . I love that . It was awesome , 18:47.257 --> 18:49.035 including good shot . Um It was 18:49.035 --> 18:51.201 wonderful to see C in Che and Green on 18:51.201 --> 18:55.130 marine run with bad , right ? Um 18:55.140 --> 18:57.362 But thank you to everybody and to Asian 18:57.362 --> 18:59.529 office . I sergeant major who set this 18:59.529 --> 19:01.751 up . You guys are awesome and thank you 19:01.751 --> 19:03.696 so real quick . Um So again , uh a 19:03.696 --> 19:05.473 special thanks to the Gold Star 19:05.473 --> 19:07.473 Families . We , I think we have two 19:07.473 --> 19:09.584 here tonight . Mi uh this afternoon , 19:09.584 --> 19:11.696 Mr and Miss Jim Hogan and Mr and Miss 19:11.696 --> 19:13.862 James Simpson , a very special . Thank 19:13.862 --> 19:12.670 you . 19:21.329 --> 19:23.051 We have far too many people to 19:23.051 --> 19:25.218 recognize that we've already done it . 19:25.218 --> 19:25.079 So I'm not gonna go there again , but I 19:25.089 --> 19:27.256 am gonna have a special acknowledgment 19:27.256 --> 19:29.478 to my comment to him and Trish the kind 19:29.478 --> 19:31.200 words . Thank you , sir . Your 19:31.200 --> 19:33.311 friendship means everything to me and 19:33.311 --> 19:35.478 always will . I'm not going anywhere . 19:35.478 --> 19:35.119 I'm gonna be working around to the AGM 19:35.150 --> 19:37.390 ma to Mo , let me point something else 19:37.400 --> 19:39.511 out of all the people you were seeing 19:39.511 --> 19:41.733 up here on the stage , four Mo guys and 19:41.733 --> 19:43.789 a lot of wearing wings . I think you 19:43.789 --> 19:45.956 should watch out for , you know what I 19:45.956 --> 19:48.949 mean ? So me , me , uh Mo and Wolfy all 19:48.959 --> 19:51.520 served in Mosier and uh so really cool 19:51.530 --> 19:54.369 to , to that back and to marry and 19:54.380 --> 19:56.658 sergeant major will easily or see here , 19:56.658 --> 19:58.769 what are you sure or not ? We need to 19:58.769 --> 19:58.739 acknowledge . There's my sergeant major 19:58.750 --> 20:00.806 of Walm Marines . So thank you for , 20:00.806 --> 20:03.028 for being here . Um , and to all of you 20:03.028 --> 20:05.194 for taking time out and I realize that 20:05.194 --> 20:07.306 the only thing standing in between us 20:07.306 --> 20:10.339 and uh uh the financing of four go 20:10.449 --> 20:12.829 receptionist is us . So we need to get 20:12.839 --> 20:14.950 now to go to go and drink and eat all 20:14.950 --> 20:18.579 our , all our money . Um So , um I'm 20:18.589 --> 20:20.589 gonna be very brief because I could 20:20.589 --> 20:23.160 really set up here and go Wolfy and , 20:23.170 --> 20:25.719 and Ben did it unless she go to the 20:25.729 --> 20:28.300 club . It would work . Right ? But I'm 20:28.310 --> 20:30.532 just gonna say a couple of things first 20:31.060 --> 20:34.359 CB and I said it , I don't deserve 20:34.369 --> 20:38.219 credit for zero , right . My comrade 20:38.369 --> 20:40.609 gives redirection . Berger did it . He 20:40.619 --> 20:42.452 did it and then they gave me the 20:42.459 --> 20:44.515 latitude and the leeway to go to get 20:44.515 --> 20:46.570 guys to my people and they execute . 20:46.570 --> 20:49.260 Period . I'm a complete trust Hric guy . 20:49.329 --> 20:51.385 I will trust you . I , I'm a , I'm a 20:51.385 --> 20:53.709 hope and trust not AAA fear of 20:53.719 --> 20:55.830 suspicion . And you know what , my th 20:55.830 --> 20:57.719 almost 37 years , I've never been 20:57.719 --> 21:00.770 disappointed . Not one as in time . 21:01.660 --> 21:03.829 That's how wonderful marines are and 21:03.839 --> 21:06.459 the sailors and our civilians . I mean , 21:06.469 --> 21:08.636 I , I can go to either vote or state , 21:08.636 --> 21:10.858 I get choked up talking to my people so 21:10.858 --> 21:12.913 I ain't gonna do it , ok ? Because I 21:12.913 --> 21:14.747 don't like my son and I got your 21:14.747 --> 21:16.839 appropriate one next week . Not good 21:17.170 --> 21:19.003 when I blow my name , I be there 21:19.003 --> 21:22.890 because I model but 21:22.900 --> 21:25.510 hey , so um it's all about the people . 21:25.630 --> 21:27.741 You w if you talk about it , it's the 21:27.741 --> 21:29.908 same here . I don't deserve credit for 21:29.908 --> 21:31.963 anything . I could stand up here and 21:31.963 --> 21:34.074 take a like I do , I did really enjoy 21:34.074 --> 21:36.186 fighting with Congress that was fun . 21:36.186 --> 21:38.408 Yeah , I , I , and Bobby shade when you 21:38.408 --> 21:40.519 talk about $11.5 million . Bobby is a 21:40.519 --> 21:42.741 little more responsible for that than I 21:42.741 --> 21:44.908 am again . I just stood there and look 21:44.908 --> 21:44.400 as pretty as you can make the same . 21:46.430 --> 21:48.486 And there's , there's the one that I 21:48.486 --> 21:50.819 met on the fly . It moves in here . I'm , 21:50.819 --> 21:52.930 I'm not George . Could you stand up , 21:52.930 --> 21:55.420 please ? We have the sand is a living 21:55.430 --> 21:57.374 legend . Can I get on the ground ? 22:03.250 --> 22:06.250 Ok . Wearing my out the entire time . 22:06.500 --> 22:08.722 Miracle . He will show up when I was in 22:08.729 --> 22:12.199 meth when I had one meth . She just 22:12.260 --> 22:14.482 comes bounding up the steps with a like 22:14.482 --> 22:16.260 a three R bomb and he gave me a 22:16.260 --> 22:19.140 homework assignment . He's the reason 22:19.160 --> 22:21.271 why still exists just so , you know . 22:21.271 --> 22:23.530 Ok , so we're back on target here . Um 22:23.750 --> 22:26.500 So we get the latitude . Um And , and 22:26.510 --> 22:28.732 again , Bobby is really responsible for 22:28.732 --> 22:30.954 the 1.5 million Allen ships . I'm , I'm 22:30.954 --> 22:33.177 particularly happy about that and I can 22:33.177 --> 22:35.232 stand up here and talk about all the 22:35.232 --> 22:37.454 things they've done . These people have 22:37.454 --> 22:39.621 done my marines , my , my sailors , my 22:39.621 --> 22:41.732 civilians , my exchange officers , my 22:41.732 --> 22:43.954 liaison officers , remember something . 22:43.954 --> 22:46.177 You were max , we're never going to war 22:46.177 --> 22:48.066 alone again . Our single race has 22:48.066 --> 22:50.121 better advantages . Any adversary or 22:50.121 --> 22:52.343 allies of ours do not forget that . And 22:52.343 --> 22:54.566 how about how many do you have now ? 12 22:54.566 --> 22:58.170 I think we have 12 floats and 30 . You 22:58.209 --> 23:01.449 know , the fact you have and there's my 23:01.939 --> 23:02.939 ride . 23:07.319 --> 23:08.319 Hello . 23:11.640 --> 23:14.520 So , anyway , yeah , she's right . But , 23:14.900 --> 23:16.844 you know , I can stand up and talk 23:16.844 --> 23:19.067 about the fact that of all the services 23:19.067 --> 23:21.067 who's the only service that has the 23:21.067 --> 23:23.289 count of us ? Program , American Food . 23:23.289 --> 23:26.849 We got four 31 ships . Law . Who's new 23:26.859 --> 23:30.060 title ? 10 Authority for s sit right 23:30.069 --> 23:32.236 there . Which like , all means you are 23:32.236 --> 23:35.089 it , um , so I can do that . Not 23:35.099 --> 23:37.321 necessary , right ? It's , you know , I 23:37.321 --> 23:39.488 really enjoy finding the bill on Bobby 23:39.488 --> 23:41.543 Shake , right ? Because program that 23:41.543 --> 23:43.766 you you I'm doing already . It's pretty 23:43.766 --> 23:45.766 bad . She has role players . And so 23:45.766 --> 23:47.932 again , I don't do anything . It's all 23:47.932 --> 23:50.099 these hard working people that put all 23:50.099 --> 23:52.210 this energy into me polished , turned 23:52.210 --> 23:54.377 up a little bit and sent me a seat and 23:54.377 --> 23:53.954 I make funny little comments , the 23:53.964 --> 23:56.186 congressman and you know , the senators 23:56.186 --> 23:58.297 laugh at so , but here's what I would 23:58.297 --> 24:01.739 say . We need to be done . I'm gonna , 24:01.750 --> 24:03.917 I'm gonna throw some names out for you 24:03.917 --> 24:06.028 and I let you hear the names . But so 24:06.028 --> 24:08.139 again of what I've had here for three 24:08.139 --> 24:08.060 years and why I'm telling you was 24:08.089 --> 24:10.750 George Shufford . It was here , George . 24:10.780 --> 24:13.058 You remember we were about to my chief , 24:13.058 --> 24:15.224 we were doing Hollywood swears and all 24:15.224 --> 24:19.189 the and , and me and George sitting in 24:19.199 --> 24:21.421 the conference room and I see all these 24:21.421 --> 24:23.709 people fill the swears and I looked at 24:23.719 --> 24:26.760 George and I go , it's just rockstar , 24:26.770 --> 24:28.992 rockstar , rockstar , rockstar . I look 24:28.992 --> 24:31.048 at George and I go , why am I here ? 24:32.209 --> 24:34.569 Listen to his names , Chief , his house 24:35.170 --> 24:36.989 weaver JD Dunn 24:39.300 --> 24:41.244 Jason , I've been putting out Doug 24:41.244 --> 24:43.469 Clark . We've got it right now . I fix 24:43.510 --> 24:44.510 that . 24:47.750 --> 24:51.319 O ad Doug Hoffman . Absolute legal way . 24:51.329 --> 24:53.662 Take it on the NATO and Allies , allies , 24:53.662 --> 24:57.180 farmers from CD D my first year 24:57.540 --> 24:59.707 right there . And by the way , the com 24:59.707 --> 25:01.818 came up to community that night about 25:01.818 --> 25:03.984 about 14 months ago and said , when do 25:03.984 --> 25:06.319 you talk ? And that's when the com the 25:06.329 --> 25:08.329 future com pick him to replace me ? 25:08.420 --> 25:10.099 Because he's because he's so 25:10.109 --> 25:13.949 phenomenally . Hi , some help and then 25:13.959 --> 25:16.829 who followed him uh 25:17.979 --> 25:20.420 be like and now I got Sally . So 25:21.140 --> 25:24.099 mcguill , oh Ben Watson 25:25.280 --> 25:27.447 and guess what ? We all three lived up 25:27.447 --> 25:30.520 all good . And then , then it was 25:30.530 --> 25:33.959 replaced by Kyle Ellis and now I've got 25:33.969 --> 25:37.010 simple brain . So this and in the Mle 25:37.060 --> 25:39.227 office , think about this . Jay Bright 25:39.227 --> 25:41.227 is my service maker to the office , 25:41.229 --> 25:44.050 Mark Clinton , my DC G Deputy Grand 25:44.119 --> 25:48.119 General to Phil Fritz . So it has 25:48.130 --> 25:50.297 nothing to do with me . I didn't learn 25:50.297 --> 25:52.599 any of this . I didn't do anything . I 25:52.609 --> 25:54.609 stood at the front of a magnificent 25:54.609 --> 25:56.780 formation whose mission is noble , 25:56.790 --> 25:59.770 whose mission is good and whose mission 25:59.780 --> 26:02.229 is hard . And these people put their 26:02.239 --> 26:05.849 shoulder to the stone every day in a 26:05.859 --> 26:07.915 building and sometimes it's not very 26:07.915 --> 26:10.750 accommodating , right ? And they 26:10.760 --> 26:12.816 produce , it has been the honor of a 26:12.816 --> 26:15.569 lifetime , an honor to be here . And 26:15.579 --> 26:17.719 you go on the side at CD I is 26:17.729 --> 26:20.310 absolutely magnificent . And the last 26:20.319 --> 26:22.486 thing I'll say that one of my comments 26:22.486 --> 26:24.430 from particular regard I literally 26:24.430 --> 26:26.597 getting that might help , help me with 26:26.597 --> 26:26.229 this . Instead of talking about Black 26:26.239 --> 26:28.350 was getting the service maker back in 26:28.350 --> 26:30.599 right now . AJ . And now we have S CS 26:30.829 --> 26:33.079 who is the assistant Deputy Common for 26:33.089 --> 26:36.699 C I who is already is absolutely 26:36.709 --> 26:38.876 watered my eyes in seven months . He's 26:38.876 --> 26:40.931 been here . So again , folks , thank 26:40.931 --> 26:43.153 you for being here . I'm ready to go to 26:43.153 --> 26:42.989 the club and I look forward to seeing 26:43.000 --> 26:45.111 all of you on the road when I go over 26:45.111 --> 26:47.167 to the side next month without and , 26:47.167 --> 26:49.333 and by the way , you're getting a much 26:49.333 --> 26:51.389 better upgrade version in this one , 26:51.389 --> 26:53.500 much higher speed . I'm not gonna say 26:53.500 --> 26:55.500 that I la but I could because you , 26:55.699 --> 26:57.810 you're getting a great team show my , 26:59.229 --> 27:01.396 we live next to each other and he used 27:01.396 --> 27:03.507 to joke about the fact that our , our 27:03.507 --> 27:05.618 bedrooms , the windows looked at each 27:05.618 --> 27:07.785 other's bedrooms and now and , and now 27:07.785 --> 27:09.951 he's in the house that I left and it's 27:09.951 --> 27:09.760 all backwards . So he's walking into 27:09.770 --> 27:12.920 the walls and . So maybe he's not an 27:12.930 --> 27:15.699 upgraded version . I don't know . All 27:15.709 --> 27:17.820 right . So folks out before we do the 27:17.959 --> 27:20.449 main on that little game that count on 27:20.579 --> 27:22.523 how that little version mash off . 27:31.020 --> 27:33.242 Well , if you spent your afternoon . Uh 27:33.242 --> 27:35.409 here in this theater you've seen , you 27:35.409 --> 27:37.631 will soon have seen four very different 27:37.631 --> 27:39.687 presentation styles and I can't talk 27:39.687 --> 27:42.020 any of the previous history . I'm sorry . 27:42.020 --> 27:43.853 But uh uh uh general office flag 27:43.853 --> 27:45.909 officer , senior leaders , friends , 27:45.909 --> 27:48.076 family , marine sailors . Uh and uh uh 27:48.076 --> 27:50.298 as I say that I recognize that everyone 27:50.298 --> 27:50.260 in this room fits in about three of 27:50.270 --> 27:52.437 those uh categories . Welcome to me so 27:52.437 --> 27:54.603 much to have you all here . I'm trying 27:54.603 --> 27:56.603 not to stare at anyone because it's 27:56.603 --> 27:58.603 actually destabilizing because it's 27:58.603 --> 28:00.548 such a rich uh audience full of uh 28:00.548 --> 28:02.603 wonderful human beings . It means so 28:02.603 --> 28:04.770 much to me . So just uh thank you . Uh 28:04.770 --> 28:06.826 Thank you all for joining us and you 28:06.826 --> 28:08.881 wanna know something that's , that's 28:08.881 --> 28:11.103 not at all uncomfortable uh is standing 28:11.103 --> 28:13.326 here , you know , less than 24 hours uh 28:13.326 --> 28:16.541 into this uh with your former , not one 28:16.552 --> 28:18.385 but two bosses when you were the 28:18.385 --> 28:20.219 director of a combat development 28:20.222 --> 28:22.994 director over your left shoulder right 28:23.004 --> 28:26.034 there . Uh What is a count ? Uh And uh 28:26.043 --> 28:28.376 between the two of these gentlemen , of , 28:28.376 --> 28:30.543 of course , the last five years , they 28:30.543 --> 28:32.710 have put the Marine Corp on an amazing 28:32.710 --> 28:34.932 course . They have uh necessarily uh uh 28:34.932 --> 28:37.813 adapted our uh amazing service uh to 28:37.823 --> 28:39.879 meet the needs of emerging thread of 28:39.879 --> 28:43.193 the advanced technology . Uh the a new 28:43.203 --> 28:45.314 form of war fighting , uh a change in 28:45.314 --> 28:48.183 the character of uh of warfare uh with 28:48.193 --> 28:51.375 a uh budget constraints . Uh And inside 28:51.385 --> 28:53.441 the Pentagon uh politics . But uh to 28:53.441 --> 28:55.552 watch you two gentlemen operate uh uh 28:55.552 --> 28:57.663 that actually makes me shake a little 28:57.663 --> 28:59.829 bit in my lose here . I think that I'm 28:59.829 --> 29:01.885 now uh in the seat . So uh thank you 29:01.885 --> 29:04.052 both for your trust and confidence and 29:04.052 --> 29:06.163 the example of the leadership and the 29:06.163 --> 29:08.274 mentorship that you provided to me uh 29:08.274 --> 29:10.329 from CD D and then from a far in the 29:10.329 --> 29:12.552 first law , as I watched what was going 29:12.552 --> 29:14.718 on here , it's , it's spectacular . Uh 29:14.718 --> 29:16.941 So , uh again , uh it uh does make me a 29:16.941 --> 29:18.996 little bit nervous up here . But you 29:18.996 --> 29:21.163 know what , what makes me feel good uh 29:21.163 --> 29:23.385 is as stated , uh I'm a repeat offender 29:23.385 --> 29:25.496 uh to this final organization , which 29:25.496 --> 29:27.552 means I understand the cal character 29:27.552 --> 29:29.774 and caliber of the folks on the team uh 29:29.774 --> 29:32.140 across the CD N I Enterprise . Uh I 29:32.170 --> 29:34.337 love every one of them and I know that 29:34.337 --> 29:36.503 uh it's an amazing team . I understand 29:36.503 --> 29:38.810 the car , character and power of folks 29:38.819 --> 29:40.986 across headquarters , Marine Corps and 29:40.986 --> 29:43.097 K we've put together a great team . I 29:43.097 --> 29:45.208 know we've got some wonderful leaders 29:45.208 --> 29:47.041 and experience that uh are , are 29:47.041 --> 29:49.097 leaving our active duty ranks and uh 29:49.097 --> 29:51.263 it's heart that theres our heart , but 29:51.263 --> 29:53.486 there's also an amazing crew that uh uh 29:53.486 --> 29:55.708 are now we're locking arms to get after 29:55.708 --> 29:57.930 it . And some of them are sitting right 29:57.930 --> 30:00.208 here . I'm staring at him . But uh the , 30:00.208 --> 30:02.869 the other thing that is encouraging I 30:02.880 --> 30:04.769 would say is the fact that I have 30:04.769 --> 30:06.658 personally the underpinning of an 30:06.658 --> 30:08.769 amazing family that's right here . Uh 30:08.769 --> 30:10.936 and some dear friends that are in this 30:10.936 --> 30:13.047 room . So my intent is to continue to 30:13.047 --> 30:15.910 maintain the momentum that these 30:15.920 --> 30:18.400 gentlemen , BL CD and I uh over the 30:18.410 --> 30:20.560 course of the past five years uh to 30:20.569 --> 30:23.250 continue to uh learn adapt change at an 30:23.260 --> 30:25.316 institutional humility to figure out 30:25.316 --> 30:27.593 what we're not getting right corrected . 30:27.593 --> 30:30.030 Uh And necessarily uh and responsibly 30:30.189 --> 30:32.459 continue to modernize our , our beloved 30:32.469 --> 30:34.714 or it's an honor to be in CD . And I , 30:34.724 --> 30:36.946 and if I heard General Heckel , right , 30:36.946 --> 30:39.057 I think I'm the last thing between uh 30:39.057 --> 30:41.064 this amazing team and the clubs at 30:41.074 --> 30:43.275 Quantico and a reception hosted by 30:43.474 --> 30:45.584 Caroline General Watson , uh General 30:45.824 --> 30:47.824 Heckle and myself . So , ladies and 30:47.824 --> 30:50.234 gentlemen , uh last thing I would like 30:50.244 --> 30:53.109 to do is uh say , uh you know , when I 30:53.119 --> 30:55.175 was the , the military Secretary for 30:55.175 --> 30:57.175 General Miller , I would , he would 30:57.175 --> 30:59.230 often ask me to do something for him 30:59.230 --> 31:01.397 and I said it's easy come I got uh and 31:01.397 --> 31:01.390 then he would look at me and he would 31:01.400 --> 31:03.622 say , and with the look , you guys know 31:03.622 --> 31:05.844 the Miller , look right most , you know 31:05.844 --> 31:05.510 what I'm talking about . He looked at 31:05.579 --> 31:07.746 me and he'd say Colonel Ason , nothing 31:07.746 --> 31:10.185 is easy . And to that point uh pulling 31:10.194 --> 31:12.305 together , not one but two changes of 31:12.305 --> 31:14.472 command today is not easy . So again , 31:14.472 --> 31:16.472 thank you to all the support of the 31:16.472 --> 31:18.694 service . Loftus and the entire crew of 31:18.694 --> 31:20.861 the protocol team from PE com N CD and 31:20.861 --> 31:22.861 I at MC U and everyone just a quick 31:22.861 --> 31:24.750 round of applause for all of it . 31:31.589 --> 31:33.533 And then the last , last thing I'm 31:33.533 --> 31:35.422 gonna say , Laura elbowed me as I 31:35.422 --> 31:37.589 walked up here and said , I got to say 31:37.589 --> 31:37.510 something about team Harry . There's 31:37.520 --> 31:39.520 some amazing harrier talent in this 31:39.520 --> 31:41.687 room here right now . I I your hand up 31:41.687 --> 31:43.742 your hair . P All right . OK . Thank 31:43.742 --> 31:45.909 you very much . Uh It's an honor to be 31:45.909 --> 31:47.964 back at CD and I , I look forward to 31:47.964 --> 31:49.909 talking with you all about several 31:49.909 --> 31:48.729 bills 31:57.459 --> 31:59.403 in lieu of flowers . A donation is 31:59.403 --> 32:01.348 being made on behalf of Lieutenant 32:01.348 --> 32:03.459 General Heckel and Lieutenant General 32:03.459 --> 32:05.181 Austin to the Tunnels , Towers 32:05.181 --> 32:07.126 Foundation and the Navy and Marine 32:07.126 --> 32:09.070 Corps . Leave society . Ladies and 32:09.070 --> 32:10.848 gentlemen , please rise for the 32:10.848 --> 32:12.737 retirement of colors , playing of 32:12.737 --> 32:14.737 anchors away in the Marine Museum . 32:16.920 --> 32:18.189 Retire . Big call . 34:01.719 --> 34:03.910 This includes today's ceremony on 34:03.920 --> 34:06.087 behalf of the government of the Marine 34:06.087 --> 34:05.709 Corps .