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Oh wow .

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I know .

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I . OK .

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At this point . yourself .

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That's it's so .

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Ladies and gentlemen , please be seated .

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At this time , we ask that you silence

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all cell phones and electronic devices

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as our ceremony will begin shortly . As

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a reminder of today's event will be

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observed as an outdoor ceremony ,

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therefore wearing headgear and

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rendering salutes during the playing of

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ruffles and flourishes , and the

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British national anthem and the singing

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of the United States national anthem

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are required .

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Wait , there's .

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Good morning ladies and gentlemen . I

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am Tech Sergeant Shakiemma Lowry from

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the 423rd Air Base Group and your

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master ceremony for today's event . On

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behalf of the presiding official ,

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Major General Paul D Moga , welcome to

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Royal Air Force Fairford for the 501

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Combat Support Wing Change of command

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ceremony .

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Ladies and gentlemen , please stand for

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the arrival of the official party and

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remain standing for the playing of

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musical honors , the presentation of

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the colors , the playing of the British

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national anthem , and the singing of

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the United States national anthem by

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senior Airman Cameron Wood from the

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420th Air Base Security Force's flight ,

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followed by the invitation from

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Chaplain1G .

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Oh Sir , I present the way .

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Oh .

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Why

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Holograph postcode .

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Yeah He had hurt .

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Oh , can you

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I Um I

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like . What's so

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We held

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at the twilights lasting .

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Who's blood . And bright

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star .

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Uh this .

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Oh Some parts

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Um . We so .

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And .

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Oh . I

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I was still there .

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Oh . That's are single .

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Who the hell . And

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Hello

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But

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Oh .

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Coast ,

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Hooray .

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Yeah .

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If you're willing , please pray with me .

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Heavenly Father , Today we gather to

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watch the guide on of responsibility

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for the 501 Combat Support wing change

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hands . We ask your blessing on Colonel

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Phillips , Mrs . Phillips , and her

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family . We thank them for their

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leadership , their investment in our

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culture , and their friendship . Please

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go before them and prepare every detail

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of their life in the DC area . Please

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protect them and guide them through

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every adventure in front of them . We

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ask your guidance for Colonel Jewel .

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The decisions required from him will

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come extremely fast . Daily he will

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make decisions on complex matters with

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immense and long lasting impacts .

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Please direct his eyes and his thoughts .

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Please guide his hand and prepare his

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words for him . Allow his leadership to

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propel this unit and our mission into

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the next steps in accelerating change .

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From Norway's fjords to Cyprus in the

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Mediterranean Sea and every corner of

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the United Kingdom with its rich

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history , the men and women of the 501

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deepen the closest alliances between

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our nations through shared purpose and

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friendships . I ask you protect us from

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illness , accident , and injury . We're

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grateful that our near misses are not

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tragic . May those who wish to harm us

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be frustrated at every turn . Please

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form us into people of greater

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integrity and help us to live out

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service before self and allow our

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excellence to be clear to everyone who

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sees us . It's in the most holy name of

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God we pray . Amen .

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Thank you , Seniorman Wood , honor

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guard and Chaplain Ramsey . Ladies and

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gentlemen , please be seated .

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Before we begin our ceremony , we would

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like to take a moment to recognize our

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official party . Please hold your

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applause until all have been announced .

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The commander , 3rd Air Force , and

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today's presiding officer , Major

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General Paul D Moga , the outgoing

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commander , Colonel De Landon Phillips ,

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his spouse Megan , and her sons Grayson ,

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Silas , and Everett . The incoming

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commander , Colonel Michael J . Jewell

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and his spouse , Christie . The Fago

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Forest Combat Support wing would also

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like to extend a special welcome to the

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following distinguished guests . Please

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hold your applause until all have been

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announced . His Majesty's High Sheriff

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of Gloucestershire , Ms . Julie Kent ,

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MBE , the deputy commander , 3rd Air

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Force Colonel Matthew Bartlett . The

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command chief , 3rd Air Force Chief

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Master Sergeant Jason Tricky . The

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deputy commander , 51st Combat Support

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Wing , Colonel Christina Perez , the

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command chief , 51st Combat Support

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Wing , Chief Master Sergeant Melissa

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Robbins . The United Kingdom Support

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Group to the United States visiting

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forces and aide de camp to His Majesty ,

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the King , Group Captain Leonie Boyd .

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The senior management officer United

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States State Department London annex ,

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Senior Executive Service Officer , Mr .

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Michael Cohen . The director , Royal

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Air Force Midwood Hill , Senior

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Executive Service Officer , Mr . Doug

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Nieman and his spouse Kelly . The

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commander , 100th Air refueling wing ,

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Colonel Stephen Byram and his spouse

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Mindy , the chief operating officer ,

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Defense Infrastructure Organization ,

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Mr . David Brewer . The assistant head

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of state's Defense infrastructure

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Organization , Senior Executive Service

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Officer , Mr . Chris Hewitt . The 51st

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combat Support Wing Honorary commander ,

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Air Marshal Sir Dusty Miller and his

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spouse Lady Leslie Miller . The chief

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executive Officer , Royal Airports

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Charitable Trust Enterprises , Mr .

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Gavin Gaer . The Royal Air Force

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Commander RAF Belford and Wellford

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squadron leader Jane Robertson . The

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Royal Air Force Commander RAF

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Alkenberry Moseworth and Craton

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squadron leader Tina Shearing . Finally ,

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the Favo First Combat Support wing

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would also like to extend a warm

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welcome to all our British and American

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guests , wing commanders , commanders ,

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mission partners , chiefs , first

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sergeants , civic leaders , and members

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of the 51st Combat Support wing

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Pathfinder team who have taken the time

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to share in this special occasion both

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in person and virtually . Thank you for

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joining us today .

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Throughout military history , soldiers

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in the field often could not identify

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their commanders . Recognizing this

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problem , the Continental Army of the

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United States conducted the first

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official change of command ceremony .

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Today , just as in the past , the

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formal change of command allows airmen

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to witness the actual transfer of

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command between two officers and see

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their new commander firsthand . The

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change of command also adds color and

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pageantry to military life through the

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transfer of the symbolic unit guide on

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while preserving tradition and

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stimulating Esprit de corps . Ladies

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and gentlemen , it is now my honor to

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introduce the Commander , 3rd Air Force

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Major General Paul D . Moga .

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Oh Hey

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OK , well , uh , good morning . What a

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beautiful day . It's great to see so

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many folks here today as we paid a very ,

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very fond farewell to one commander and

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his family , uh , and a warm welcome to

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another . Both of them , all of them

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amazing by the way , uh , just like the

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men and women of the 51st combat

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support wing . Kind welcome to all

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commanders , senior enlisted , our many

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international partners , friends ,

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family , either in person or or

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potentially watching virtually . To

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High Sheriff Kent , our RAF hosts group

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Captain Boyd , squadron leaders

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Robertson and Sheeran , and all of our

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other British and US friends and

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partners , thank you very , very much

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for being here today and as well ,

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thank you for all you have done already

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are doing , and I know we'll continue

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to do to support the men and women of

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the 51st combat support wing , their

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families , and their important missions .

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We are and will remain extraordinarily

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grateful . I think our our

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partnerships , our relationships and

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our friendships here are stronger than

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ever because of you . A big thanks to

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the planners , the organizers , and the

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executors of today's ceremony , the

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Projos , the bagpiper , honor guard ,

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national anthem singer , singer ,

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phenomenal , by the way , uh , and

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chaplain Ramsey and of course protocol ,

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uh , Ms . Diaz and and her team .

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Elaine , you're an absolute gem . Can

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you come here please ? She's gonna hate

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me for this . We were talking about it

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last night . I'm sorry , Elaine . I

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have to do this . You don't have to run .

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Could you just stand right there . Can

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we please give Elaine , her team and

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all the folks who put this ceremony on

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a big round of applause ?

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Very , very well done as always ,

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Elaine , and I would say you are a

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pathfinder standard . Thanks . Uh , to

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Lieutenant Colonel retired Dennis

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Phillips , who I think is either

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watching , uh , live virtually or might

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be watching the corny . Uh , thank you ,

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sir , for building such a great man and

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your son , uh , Landon , Megan , Gray ,

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Everett , Silas , you're about to get

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your dad and your husband back . Uh ,

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at least for a few weeks until he signs

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into the Pentagon , but enjoy the

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transit and the time you have off as a

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family to decompress and recover from a

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fantastic couple of years here at the

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uh the 501 . Uh , thanks for all of

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your patience and sacrifices over not

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just the past few years but probably

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many , many more than that leading up

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to this . I know that I'll speak on

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behalf of I and he could not do what he

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does , nor would you want to , uh ,

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without your support and love . Megan ,

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thanks for all you did to grow the KSL

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program here for the 51st Airmen , uh ,

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and their families once again proven

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that you are pretty much better at

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everything than landing . Those are his

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words , by the way , not mine . Uh , to

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the 51st combat support wing , uh , let

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me tell me some , let me tell you

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something that I , I hope you already

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know . You are extraordinary at what

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you do and how you do it , and you have

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proven it routinely . Through the many

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amazing accomplishments over the last

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two years under Landon Phillips , being

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the commander and leader that I know

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Landon to be , I'm , I'm pretty certain

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he's gonna deflect all credit to , to

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others . But let's go over briefly just

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a few examples , a 2 year recap . Ready ,

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reliable , and responsive always .

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That's what this swinging bodies while

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continuing to light the way . Key

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enablers of strategic ops and

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international partnerships , the

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Pathfinders remain steadfastly ready to

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provide agile support anytime , any

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place for US and NATO operations from

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providing base operating supports

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integrator BOSSI to bomber task forces

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for the first time in Iceland and

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Sweden . To the 420 munition squadrons

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combat ammunition production exercise

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at RAF Wellford to the infrastructure

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overhauls marking significant

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improvements in intelligent command and

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control and reporting capabilities to

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the groundbreaking ceremony for the new

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Joint Intelligence analysis Complex at

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RAF Molesworth , to standing up the

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51st combat support wings first

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physical command post in 35 years at

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Croton . To agile combat deployment

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exercises across the UK and NATO , too

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many to count . And of course , last

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but not least , two highly successful

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riots , one being , I think last

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weekend . Uh , the list goes on and on .

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There's too many accomplishments for me

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to go over , uh , in detail . Uh , I

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don't have enough time candidly , um ,

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but those are just things that the wing

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did , um , under Landon's command . I .

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I , I must say that I I did happen

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across some more personal notes um that

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Landon's staff happened to put together

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about him . They're they're pretty much

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statistics in nature , but , um , his

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front office did a little bit of a

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research project . I don't know the

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time frame for this , but when I read

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it , I just could not help but read

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this to the crowd today . It kind of

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gives you a sense . So , uh , who

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landed Phillips might be kind of like

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behind the scenes , uh , in his front

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office , uh , over at least a year ,

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maybe more again . I don't know , I

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don't know the exact time frame . 130

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civic events , 51 TDYs , 747 emails you

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sent to your , 18,473 miles

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driven in the GOV with zero speeding

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tickets , but 3 mirrors lost . 83

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watermelon monsters monster drinks

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drank on duty . Uh , he only ate lunch

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10 days , but when he did that included

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42 orders of brisket from , uh , from

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the DAC , um , at least 93 when

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I was in the mountains of Afghanistan ,

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uh , quotes , 12 hours , 12 days , 23

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hours and 14 minutes of going overtime

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on scheduled events and zero bombs

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blowing up , um . Sorry Landon ,

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couldn't , I , I , I , I , I couldn't

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resist all while passionately taking

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care of his of his of his airmen and by

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the way , Lana did , uh , deploy 33

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times to Afghanistan if any was anybody

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was wondering , I , I , I did check .

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Landon absolutely positively well done ,

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my friend , uh , really none , none

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better , um . I'll share something with

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the crowd that normally I don't . Uh ,

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recently , uh , we do annual

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performance reports for all of our wing

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commanders , all of our colonels , uh ,

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and promotion recommendation forms as

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well . Uh , Landon was given the #106

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wing commander and the #1 of 47

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colonels in 3rd Air Force by me , and

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he was also given the number 1 of 57

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colonels eligible for promotion by

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General Hecker . Both earned . Go with

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deserve , and I tell you those

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stratifications do not get handed out

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to ordinary or average commanders . You

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and Megan , sorry , Megan and you will

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absolutely be missed , but after 5

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years in the UK , I , I reckon it's

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about time for y'all to be repatriated .

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Um , you got a bright career in front

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of you , Brandon . Uh , watch out for

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the landmines and the joint staff J4 .

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It's tough to see the Phillipses depart ,

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uh , a phenom but while it's , it's

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tough to see the Phillipses depart , a

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phenomenally talented leader with an

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amazing spouse is ready to accept the

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challenges of command . We're about to

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hand the guide down to Colonel Mike

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Jewell . He's coming in from Vandenberg

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Space Force Base . I did say Space

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Force Base . We had an amazing tour as

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the vice commander , the deputy

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commander , I think both , um , but he

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did , he did a fantastic job serving

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Space Launch Delta 30 , um , and he's

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still in the Air Force after being in

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the Space Force , by the way , his wife

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Chrissie , is prior Navy , uh , retired

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Joa school teacher , uh , sons James ,

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Jerry , daughter Emily , I think are

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watching virtually . So to all of you .

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The Air Force is the clear benefactor

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of your sacrifices over the years

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supporting Mike , uh , and he is one of

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the best we have . I had the pleasure

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of first sermon with Mike at US NorthCO

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a few years ago and the , the meat

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grinder of the deputy director of

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operations , uh , office . Let me tell

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you how much all of us did not enjoy

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the weekly uniform inspections on

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Mondays that Mike gave us with his ,

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with his black hat on , um , but when I

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saw Mike's name pop on the command

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candidate list , uh , about a year ago ,

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um , I knew right away that he needed

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to be a commander in 3rd Air Force .

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He's just such a phenomenally talented

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leader , and I know he's gonna be a

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fantastic commander . Uh , it was a

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battle . I'll be honest , there are a

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lot of people that wanted to hire Mike

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into a wing , but , uh , we established ,

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asserted , and maintained dominance ,

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and here he is today , and I'm thrilled

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he's going to be the next commander of

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the 501 Pathfinders , a defender by

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trade , uh , Mike takes immense pride

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in attention to detail and excellence

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of execution . Both he and Chrissy are

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passionate about caring for airmen and

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their families , and you're about to

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see that firsthand , as you'll also see

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in Mike's file , he's exceptionally

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experienced in working in joint

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environments and brings an impressive

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level of strategic and operational

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experience , i.e. , he's the perfect

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fit for this wing . Mike , I know you

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will , I know you will drive this wing

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to continued successes , and I look

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forward to watching you lead in command .

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Lynn and Mike , congratulations to both

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you and your families . Thank you .

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Thank you , Major Jeremoga . Ladies and

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gentlemen , please stand for the

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presentation of the Legion of Merit to

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Colonel De Landon Phillips . What was

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in order . Attention to orders .

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Colonel Dennis L . Phillips

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distinguished himself by exceptionally

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meritorious conduct and the performance

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of outstanding service to the United

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States while assigned as commander by

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the First Combat Support Wing , Royal

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Air Force Fairford United Kingdom from

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18 July 2023 to 20 . July 2025 . During

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this period , the exemplary ability ,

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diligence and devotion to duty of

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Colonel Phillips solidified the wing's

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position as the premier combat

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operations gateway into Europe by

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empowering 2000 airmen and overseeing a

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$198 million budget . Additionally ,

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he directed operations at a strategic

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bomber for location , the 2nd largest

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munition site in Yukon , and delivered

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50% of theater communications to deter

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Russian aggression across Europe and

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the high North . Furthermore , Colonel

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Phillips developed a comprehensive

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5-year strategic plan to ensure the Air

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Force's only combat support wing

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remained ready , reliable , and

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responsive . His leadership secured

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over $1.5 billion to modernize

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infrastructure and expand operational

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capabilities resulting in the

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relocation of his wing headquarters to

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Royal Air Force Station Fairford , the

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activation of a wing command post and

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posturing of 65 unique . And diverse

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mission partners for sustained

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strategic advantage . Finally , Colonel

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Phillips enabled a 300% increase in

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bomber thoroughput capacity and cargo

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operations directly bolstering

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Operation Atlantic Resolve and

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reassuring NATO allies . The superior

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initiative , outstanding leadership and

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personal endeavor displayed by Colonel

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Phillips reflect great credit upon

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himself and the United States Air Force .

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Yeah .

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Yeah .

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Thank you , Major General Moga . Ladies

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and gentlemen , please be seated . It

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is now my pleasure to introduce the

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commander 51st Combat Support wing ,

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Colonel Landon Phillips . Oh

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Right .

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Major General MOGA , His Majesty's High

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Sheriff Group Captain Boyd , Mr . Cohen ,

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Mr . Nieman , Mr . Brewer , Mr . Hewitt ,

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Bass JT , Sir Dusty , and Lady Leslie ,

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our RAF command team , Jane and Tina

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and all the other commanders , SELs ,

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British friends and teammates , and

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mostly , most importantly are

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pathfinders that took the time to be

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here . Thank you . To our change of

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command team , Tech Sergeant Lowry

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narrating up here Kill Cantania , my

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exec who knew to put Peyton Manning on

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this book , so I knew which one to grab ,

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uh , Sergeant Lipscomb , Sergeant

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Murray , Herman Hernandez , thank you .

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Uh , two fellow Tennessee balls up here ,

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shout out to Senior Herman Wood that

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smashed that national anthem . Can we

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give her a round of applause , please ?

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My ball brother Chaplain Ramsey ,

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always great to to hear your words of

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ins inspiration and to our honor guard

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who covers 2/3 of England in every

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condition in British weather , uh ,

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could possibly throw at them , always

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looking sharp . Thank you . So the

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Major General Moa , uh , thanks for the

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very kind words . I told him also

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accurate facts , uh , and like Napoleon

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said Tuesday , uh , it is all because

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of this Pathfinder team , may , maybe

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not the monster drinking but all the

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accomplishments for sure . Uh , it's

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because of them that team standing

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before you right now . They say winning

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team is coachable and even though

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you've had to blow your whistle at me a

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few times . Uh , I truly appreciate the

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time you spent mentoring me personally ,

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but more importantly , the time you

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spent being an advocate for this wing .

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We become a go to for this command

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because you reassure them that we will

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deliver . Although I must admit my guy

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our local pub Tim tried writing me a

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speech on Chat GBT the other night to

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help out and it actually said some cool

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things about Pathfinders and bombers

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and profusely thank my amazing wife ,

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but it only came out to a 3 minute

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speech and you know that's not just my ,

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that's not my style so I'll just gonna

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continue to press here so . Uh , to my

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fellow UK wing commanders over my two

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years here , Napoleon , Mark , Adam ,

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General Campo , and General Arthho , I

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could not have asked for a better group

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to be ready to march eastward with .

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Thanks for all the supporting fires ,

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and I hope the close bonds between our

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wings continue . To my honorary wing

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commander , Air Marshal Sir Dusty and

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Lady Leslie Miller , thanks for

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everything you do for this wing , the

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wounded warrior community and to

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inspire young air cadets . It's been an

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honor serving with you , sir , and you

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were right . My tomorrows have become

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yesterday's at lightning speed , but

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they are filled with amazing memories

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to my front office staff and RAF

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Fairford headquarters plank owners ,

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Cody Bills kill , Keshawn , Eric ,

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thanks for helping us plant the flag

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while keeping us moving forward without

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skipping a beat . You all earn more

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helmet stickers and gold stars than we

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had space for . Two special shout outs

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to my protocol chief Miss Elaine Diaz

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and my Jack Whitney Bond . Uh , as

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General Moga mentioned , Elaine is an

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absolute class act professional

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managing 10 bases worth of engagements

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and knowing to wait until I was TDY or

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on the road to sign me up for all of

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them . So thank you for that , uh , to

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Whitney , an amazingly talented lawyer

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that navigated Magcom level issues . Uh ,

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addressed decades of old challenges and

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was just as committed to any US

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visiting force member that needed help

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as one of our pathfinders . My group

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commanders , we had a good first year

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with Liza and Val , but Neil and Gabe ,

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you guys have come in and absolutely

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lit the rocket . You lead your groups

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your way . You've made your airmen

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better , and we're both , we're both

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the right leader at the right time . We

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didn't have a command cul de sac full

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of fire pits , but we made it work . To

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my now departed triad WB and T , I've

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never met a man more selfless and

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dedicated to ensuring someone else's

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success at both work at home than T

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Boyd . He poured himself into our wing

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and our airmen . I bet there isn't

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anyone in this crowd he didn't try to

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get to know personally . Super stoked

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the Air Force gets to keep him for a

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few more years and WB like that Lego

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good cop bad cop guy , thanks for

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letting me be the smiley face side . He

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worked tirelessly to make sure I was

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prepped to make the best decision I

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could on every major decision . And

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this wing is better for it . You're

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gonna be great holding your own wing

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guide on to our UK friends and partners ,

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we'll leave here with 5 years of

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amazing memories . Thank you for

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welcoming us to your lives and continue

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to honor our legacy of our men and

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women who served and fought here . This

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is the last time I get to say this joke ,

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but you know , uh , a couple 100 years

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ago we got off to the wrong start and

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uh threw some tea in the harbor , had a

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little fight , uh , but now there are

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no better partners in the world and you

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all keep it that way . To my family ,

31:18.479 --> 31:20.479
dad taking his flag in front of the

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plane he loved so much and sacrificed

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so much for in Vietnam . The mighty

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B-52 is one of the proudest days of my

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life . Thanks for being my hero and

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setting an example for me to follow . I

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lost my mom in the first year of this

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command , but she's been with , uh ,

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with me here in year two kicking me in

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the butt and telling me to get back out

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there every step of the way . Boys I

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know Grammy is watching over us and ,

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uh , still cheering the loudest and

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probably yelling at the ref . Also to

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my boys Grace , I have this line of

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work demands a lot , but you've always

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been excited for the next adventure . I

31:54.880 --> 31:56.991
can tell you as cool as that air show

31:56.991 --> 31:59.213
was last weekend that we threw for your

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going away party , you're welcome . Uh ,

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nothing , nothing was as cool as me

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getting to sneak away for a few hours ,

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take my uniform off and walk around in

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dad clothes eating ice cream with you

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guys . Grayson , you're kind and

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thoughtful and the best big brother .

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Thanks for making me learn uh and come

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to enjoy some pretty cool new hobbies

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in the last couple of years . And Evan

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saw with your own unique personalities

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bouncing away on the trampoline or

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pounding the heavy bag rocking that

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mullet . I'll always be there cheering

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in your corner . Megan , I , I wish I ,

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I wish that metal presentation could

32:31.969 --> 32:34.489
have been for you . I wish I could have

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given you the standard wing commander

32:36.600 --> 32:38.656
wife experience whatever that is . I

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wish your circle of friends all lived

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on that same wing cul-de-sac that I

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talked about . I wish I didn't spend

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more time on the road to Alconbury than

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in a car with you exploring and

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traveling like we love to do , but

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there is no way I'd be here without you .

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You made a huge contribution to this

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wing and brought families and programs

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together for miles and miles away , not

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because I asked , but because you know

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what it's like to be the spouse that

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just showed up with 3 kids . Sometimes

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you uh make life a little more chaotic

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for me by design and I think uh when I

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look back I think that's really to to

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remember that life isn't scripted and

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sometimes we got we just gotta see

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what's thrown at us and . And react to

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contact , so . I love you and looking

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forward to the next chapter with you .

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Mike You're inherited an amazing team ,

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the only combat support wing in the Air

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Force . You'll be the only non-rated

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wing commander with comm rail of

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aircraft , 10 bases , 3 , 65 mission

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partners , no pressure . You're gonna

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have a blast . Megan and I wish you and

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Christie the absolute best as you take

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over the role of Pathfinder One .

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Finally , to my Pathfinders , I ask you

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to move forward as one wing . I ask you

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to be ready , to be reliable , to be

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responsive , and you have delivered .

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You were there enabling B-1s to fly

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over the NATO accession ceremony in

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Sweden . You were the first to

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organically move bombs to support ACE

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in operations in Ukraine . You

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delivered 2/3 of the com in this

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theater without fail . You broke ground

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on facilities that will revolutionize

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how we delivered joint and combined

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intel and ISR capabilities . You became

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the name of choice for higher

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headquarters in Wing coup operations ,

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BTF after BTF . You enable expansion in

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the high north , unprecedented mission

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partner growth . But you put your arms

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around each other and you put your arms

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around our families . You carried on a

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proud tradition in its wing rooted in

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bombers , transports and gliders headed

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east from the airfields at our bases

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that were the first in the most

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decorated , the most fearless , and

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most ready for the fight . I'm proud to

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have served with each and every one of

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you and thank you for inspiring me

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every single day with your amazing

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talents and continuing to light the way .

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Thank you .

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Yeah Thank you , Colonel Phillips . At

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this time , on behalf of the entire

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51st Combat Support wing , we would

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like to thank Megan for her support to

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all the airmen of the Pathfinder team ,

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and we will now honor Colonel Phillips

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with a traditional farewell salute .

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Sir , it has been an honor . Is all my .

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Ladies and gentlemen , please stand for

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the official change of command .

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What was the order ? Attention to

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orders . Department of the Air Force

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headquarters , United States Air Forces

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in Europe . Special Order number G25-03 .

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Colonel D Lana Phillips relinquishes

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command of the 501 combat Support wing ,

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and Colonel Michael J . Jewell assumes

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command , effective 25th July 2025 by

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order of Major General Paul D . Moga ,

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Commander , 3rd Air Force .

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Sir , I .

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So

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Ladies and gentlemen , please be seated .

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Colonel Jewell will now receive his

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first salute from the men and women of

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the 51st Combat Support wing . You

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Oh Sir , I present the way .

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Thank you .

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Oh .

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Ladies and gentlemen , the commander ,

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51st Combat Support wing , Colonel

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Michael J . Jewell .

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Leonard , I think , uh , my book has

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Troy Aikman , and I think he has more

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Super Bowls than Peyton just saying .

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OK Uh , before getting in my prepared

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marks , I'd also like to start out by

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thanking Captain Ramsey for those words

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of inspiration . Seniorman Wood , for

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that outstanding rendition of the

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national anthem , our honor guard for

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the posting of the colors , and finally

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the committee to put this , uh ,

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outstanding event together . We know

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that these events , uh , are truly

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memorable and they just don't happen

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together . So one more round of

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applause for this , uh , outstanding

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team .

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General Moga , sir , I thank you for

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your trust , your confidence , and

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providing me this tremendous

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opportunity to lead the airmen of the

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501 combat support wing . I look

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forward to working with you and your

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team again . Rest assured the 501 will

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continue to dominate our diverse

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mission areas with marksmen like

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precision . I would also like to extend

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a special thanks to His Majesty's High

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Sheriff of Gloucestershire , Ms . Julie

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Kent . Thank you for taking the time to

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join us today . Your presence

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demonstrates the significance of our

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two nations' steadfast relationship ,

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one which we will continue to build

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upon into the future . I also want to

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thank the many senior executive

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officers , esteemed RAF partners ,

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British civic leaders , and honorary

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commanders that have joined us today .

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Your presence here today is a true

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honor and reflection of the strong

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bonds . To and true honor reflection of

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the strong bonds we share on behalf of

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the entire wing , I appreciate your

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support , leadership and partnership

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and look forward to working with you as

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well over the coming years . I also

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want to thank my fellow commanders and

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leaders from across the command that

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have made the trip to join us here

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today . I likewise look forward to

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working with you , collaborating to

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tackle the common challenging

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challenges facing us as our theater

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continues rapidly to evolve .

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Landon , Megan , it doesn't take much

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time to recognize the amazing team and

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environment that you've cultivated

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across the wing . Christy and I thank

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you for your warm welcome and

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hospitality throughout our transition ,

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and we wish you and the boys all the

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best as you head back to the US . I

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don't know how many hours you are away

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from your baconator and raising cans ,

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but you're that much closer . To my

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best friend , my wing man for life ,

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Christy , I wanna thank you for the

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tremendous support thus far and thank

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you and maybe apologize in advance for

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the support that I know you'll provide

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for not just me but for the entire wing

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for the entire Pathfinder family that

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I'll enjoy over the next couple of

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years . I want to wrap up with my final

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remarks specifically for the airmen of

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the 501 . I'm humbled to stand before

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you here today as your commander .

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Christy and I are honored to stand

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among you and to join you and call

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ourselves pathfinders . I know we have

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immersions , tours , and mission briefs

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planned , but more personally , we look

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forward to meeting and learning more

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about the people and the families that

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make up the 501 . While I cannot

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predict events in the strategic

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environment , I can guarantee this . We

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have a big mission with a lot of people

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depending on us , and no dispersed

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across 10 bases in three countries

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operating as a unified team . The 51st

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combat support wing will ensure that no

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airmen are left behind , that we will

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not falter and we will not fail . Now

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let's get out there and lead the way .

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Thank you .

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Thank you , Colonel Jew . The members

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of the 51st combat Support wing would

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also like to extend a warm welcome to

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Christie and family as the newest

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members of the Pathfinder team . Ladies

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and gentlemen , please stand for the

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singing of the Air Force song . Please

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all sing loud and proud and remain

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standing for the departure of the

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official party . What ?

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Oh So Uh

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Oh .

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Some Of

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I

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This concludes today's ceremony .

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Ladies and gentlemen , we invite you to

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join the receiving line and reception

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to welcome our new 51st Combat Support

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wing commander and his spouse Christie .

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Thank you for attending and have a

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wonderful Air Force Day .