WEBVTT 00:01.540 --> 00:05.510 Come on now . Aloha . Here 00:05.510 --> 00:08.980 we go . Good afternoon . I'm Ron clark . 00:08.980 --> 00:12.220 I'm the Chief of Staff of US and opaque 00:12.220 --> 00:14.480 calm . The most expansive geographical 00:14.480 --> 00:16.536 combatant command on the face of the 00:16.536 --> 00:19.050 earth , 52 of the Earth's surface . 00:20.340 --> 00:22.340 From polar bears to penguins , from 00:22.340 --> 00:24.507 Hollywood to Bollywood in all parts in 00:24.507 --> 00:27.090 between . And it is my distinct honor 00:27.090 --> 00:29.730 and privilege to serve as your EMC 00:29.730 --> 00:32.840 today on behalf of the Secretary of 00:32.840 --> 00:34.784 Defense . The honourable Lloyd J . 00:34.784 --> 00:37.150 Austin the third Welcome to the change 00:37.150 --> 00:39.300 of command ceremony for the United 00:39.300 --> 00:41.840 States in the pacific command . In this 00:41.840 --> 00:44.740 ceremony , Admiral john C . Aquilino 00:44.750 --> 00:46.528 will relieve Admiral Philip S . 00:46.528 --> 00:49.500 Davidson as Commander US Indo pacific 00:49.500 --> 00:52.320 command . This ceremony will also 00:52.320 --> 00:56.240 acknowledge Apple Davidson's 39 year 00:56.240 --> 00:59.490 career as he retires today from the 00:59.490 --> 01:03.360 United States Navy in recognition of 01:03.360 --> 01:05.416 Admiral Davidson Service in the Indo 01:05.416 --> 01:07.471 pacific region . He has received the 01:07.471 --> 01:09.416 following awards from Partners and 01:09.416 --> 01:12.470 allies from Japan . The grand cordon of 01:12.470 --> 01:15.430 the Order of the Rising Sun , From the 01:15.430 --> 01:17.740 Republic of Korea . The Order of 01:17.740 --> 01:20.200 National Security Merit tongue ill 01:20.200 --> 01:23.750 metal from Singapore , the pingan 01:23.760 --> 01:27.040 Jasa jimmy long pantera . The 01:27.040 --> 01:29.620 Meritorious Service Medal and from the 01:29.620 --> 01:31.630 Philippines . The Outstanding 01:31.630 --> 01:34.570 Achievement Medal providing our music 01:34.570 --> 01:36.403 Today is the Marine Corps forces 01:36.403 --> 01:38.150 specific van playing under the 01:38.150 --> 01:40.670 direction of Sergeant Hockey . Please 01:40.670 --> 01:42.630 join me in a round of applause for 01:42.630 --> 01:44.960 their awesome pre ceremony concert . 01:50.640 --> 01:54.620 Yeah . In 01:54.620 --> 01:57.020 just a moment , the Secretary of 01:57.020 --> 01:58.964 Defense , the honourable Lloyd J . 01:58.964 --> 02:01.131 Austin the third , The Chairman of the 02:01.131 --> 02:03.409 Joint Chiefs of Staff , General Mark A . 02:03.409 --> 02:05.576 Milley , the commander of U . S . Indo 02:05.576 --> 02:07.798 pacific command . Admiral Phil Davidson 02:07.798 --> 02:09.853 and Admiral John Aquilino , incoming 02:09.853 --> 02:09.800 Commander , United States in the 02:09.800 --> 02:12.090 pacific command will take their places 02:12.090 --> 02:14.800 on the dais . To preserve the dignity 02:14.800 --> 02:17.022 of this ceremony , we ask that everyone 02:17.022 --> 02:19.133 turn off all your cellular devices at 02:19.133 --> 02:21.370 this time and in an effort to keep all 02:21.370 --> 02:24.840 of our guests in the right frame and 02:24.840 --> 02:27.330 have the opportunity to view the entire 02:27.330 --> 02:30.170 ceremony . I will provide direction 02:30.180 --> 02:32.800 when appropriate to stand or remain 02:32.800 --> 02:35.520 seated . We ask that you remain seated 02:35.520 --> 02:37.631 during the presentation of awards and 02:37.631 --> 02:39.576 the reading of orders for those in 02:39.576 --> 02:41.464 uniform throughout the ceremony , 02:41.464 --> 02:44.960 please remain covered . Ladies and 02:44.960 --> 02:47.127 gentlemen , in a few moments moments , 02:47.127 --> 02:49.016 I will ask that you stand for the 02:49.016 --> 02:50.793 arrival of official party , the 02:50.793 --> 02:53.016 rendering of honors and the parading of 02:53.016 --> 02:55.127 the national colors , followed by the 02:55.127 --> 02:57.349 national anthem , the Hawaii State song 02:57.349 --> 02:59.460 and the indication in accordance with 02:59.460 --> 03:01.349 naval traditions , will be piping 03:01.349 --> 03:03.349 aboard the official party and it is 03:03.349 --> 03:05.571 customary to hand salute from the first 03:05.571 --> 03:07.460 note of boston's pipe through the 03:07.460 --> 03:10.580 ruffles and flourishes . And please be 03:10.580 --> 03:12.802 aware that the arrival of the Secretary 03:12.802 --> 03:16.060 of Defense . There will be a 19 gun 03:16.060 --> 03:18.950 salute in close proximity , 03:22.040 --> 03:24.151 so I hope you turned your car alarm's 03:24.151 --> 03:27.160 off . and during that 19 gun salute , 03:28.140 --> 03:30.362 a hand salute should be held throughout 03:30.362 --> 03:33.210 the last volley of the guns . Today's 03:33.210 --> 03:35.043 side boys detail is comprised of 03:35.043 --> 03:37.750 members of the army , maybe Air Force , 03:38.010 --> 03:39.843 Marine Corps and Coast Guard who 03:39.843 --> 03:42.760 represent the more than 370,000 03:43.140 --> 03:46.240 members of our team located across the 03:46.240 --> 03:48.351 indo pacific area of responsibility . 03:50.740 --> 03:52.684 Ladies and gentlemen , please rise 03:59.540 --> 04:01.360 Bandmaster . Sound attention . 04:04.040 --> 04:07.880 Uh huh . Time 04:07.880 --> 04:10.060 Orderly Strike eight Bells . 04:14.940 --> 04:18.660 Okay . Admiral United States 04:18.660 --> 04:21.520 Navy arriving . Yeah . 04:27.240 --> 04:28.240 Yeah . 04:32.740 --> 04:34.840 Mhm . Yeah . Yeah . 04:48.740 --> 04:49.740 Mhm . 04:56.240 --> 04:58.960 Time orderly . Strike eight bells . 05:00.840 --> 05:04.640 Yeah . Yeah . 05:07.640 --> 05:09.860 Indo pacific command arriving . 05:13.840 --> 05:15.250 Yeah . Mhm . 05:19.740 --> 05:20.740 Yeah . 05:24.240 --> 05:25.950 Yeah . Mhm . 05:27.840 --> 05:30.350 Yeah . Uh huh . 05:39.740 --> 05:40.740 Yeah . 05:52.140 --> 05:54.860 Timer relief Strike eight Bells . 05:58.640 --> 05:59.640 Yeah . 06:03.140 --> 06:04.960 Joint chiefs arriving . 06:07.840 --> 06:10.550 Mhm . Mhm . Mhm . 06:11.340 --> 06:12.030 Yeah . 06:15.540 --> 06:16.540 Mhm , 06:19.740 --> 06:20.740 mm . 06:25.140 --> 06:26.850 Yeah . Mhm . 06:29.740 --> 06:33.140 Mhm . Yeah . Yeah . 06:36.640 --> 06:39.040 Yeah . Yeah . 06:40.940 --> 06:41.940 Mhm . 06:54.240 --> 06:56.950 Time orderly Strike eight bill . 07:03.040 --> 07:04.040 Yeah . 07:06.740 --> 07:08.260 Defense arriving . 07:15.540 --> 07:17.150 Yeah . Okay . Mhm . 07:23.840 --> 07:24.840 Yeah . 07:28.640 --> 07:31.160 Yeah . Yeah . Okay . 07:32.840 --> 07:35.950 Yeah . Mhm . 07:46.940 --> 07:48.340 Mhm Yeah . 07:51.440 --> 07:55.240 Mm . Yeah . Yeah . 07:55.640 --> 07:58.450 Mhm . Mhm . 08:03.540 --> 08:03.860 Mhm 08:12.540 --> 08:13.540 Yeah . 08:16.440 --> 08:16.760 Mhm 08:22.640 --> 08:23.640 Yeah . 08:48.840 --> 08:49.840 Mhm 09:34.540 --> 09:35.540 Yeah . 09:43.140 --> 09:44.250 Ready to 09:47.040 --> 09:49.050 casa retire the side boards . 09:50.940 --> 09:54.150 Right . Our uh 09:58.540 --> 10:01.240 yeah . Yeah . 10:02.940 --> 10:03.940 Mhm . 10:14.440 --> 10:15.440 Mhm . 10:21.440 --> 10:25.160 Parading the colors . Come on , come on . 10:26.540 --> 10:29.450 Mm . Oh oh 11:09.940 --> 11:10.940 three 11:13.340 --> 11:14.060 oh 11:17.540 --> 11:19.540 ladies and gentlemen , our national 11:19.540 --> 11:21.540 anthem followed by the Hawaii State 11:21.540 --> 11:23.660 song ha body Chernov 11:27.840 --> 11:30.950 Yeah . Mm . 11:36.640 --> 11:38.510 Mhm Right . 11:40.940 --> 11:44.590 Mhm Okay . Mm hmm . 11:45.240 --> 11:47.960 Do you think about mhm 11:50.040 --> 11:51.040 Yeah . 12:16.340 --> 12:19.040 Yeah . Yeah . Yeah . 12:20.440 --> 12:22.650 Mhm . Mm . 12:27.140 --> 12:30.750 Uh huh . Okay . Mm 12:34.040 --> 12:35.040 Yeah , 12:38.940 --> 12:39.940 yeah . 13:08.840 --> 13:09.840 Yeah . 13:14.850 --> 13:15.960 Come on . 13:19.940 --> 13:20.450 Okay . 13:29.540 --> 13:33.350 Bottom line . And you are 13:33.740 --> 13:34.830 Oh 13:41.940 --> 13:43.420 I have a 13:47.740 --> 13:51.090 yeah . Mhm I don't know , 14:03.640 --> 14:07.550 retire the colors . Mm 14:11.040 --> 14:11.660 Hi 14:13.840 --> 14:17.240 over . Uh huh Uh huh . 14:17.940 --> 14:21.860 While the party . Oh 14:24.240 --> 14:27.950 right . What ? 14:30.140 --> 14:31.140 Yeah . 14:37.040 --> 14:40.920 Okay . The 14:40.920 --> 14:42.809 indo pacific command , chaplain , 14:42.809 --> 14:44.920 chaplain James Edwards will now offer 14:44.920 --> 14:45.920 the invocation , 14:51.340 --> 14:54.780 Let us pray almighty 14:54.780 --> 14:57.430 God As we gather this afternoon to 14:57.430 --> 14:59.590 recognize the change in leadership of 14:59.590 --> 15:01.868 the United States Indo pacific command . 15:02.340 --> 15:04.340 We pause to honor the direction and 15:04.340 --> 15:06.580 guidance that Admiral Davidson is given 15:06.590 --> 15:09.850 during his tenure as our commander . He 15:09.850 --> 15:12.017 has led into pay calm during a time of 15:12.017 --> 15:13.961 heightened tension in this area of 15:13.961 --> 15:16.072 responsibility and during a worldwide 15:16.072 --> 15:19.280 pandemic , he has led within sight and 15:19.280 --> 15:21.660 thoughtful determination . So that is a 15:21.660 --> 15:24.230 joint force We have been prepared for 15:24.230 --> 15:26.452 the myriad of challenges we continue to 15:26.452 --> 15:29.730 face . We asked this day that he may 15:29.730 --> 15:31.786 hear from you in his heart of hearts 15:32.010 --> 15:34.480 that which we all want to hear . Well 15:34.480 --> 15:37.350 done , good and faithful servant . 15:38.140 --> 15:40.307 Bless all gathered here and bless this 15:40.307 --> 15:43.770 ceremony , we pray in your holy name on 15:43.770 --> 15:44.250 then . 15:51.240 --> 15:53.462 Ladies and gentlemen , please take your 15:53.462 --> 15:53.030 seats . 15:59.540 --> 16:01.651 We ask that you remain seated through 16:01.651 --> 16:03.790 the remainder of the ceremony . Our 16:03.790 --> 16:06.060 national anthem and Hawaii State song 16:06.640 --> 16:08.529 Were sung by musician . 3rd class 16:08.529 --> 16:10.473 Amanda Huddleston from the Pacific 16:10.473 --> 16:12.473 fleet band . Let's give her another 16:12.473 --> 16:11.760 round of applause . 16:19.040 --> 16:22.150 Yeah , ladies and gentlemen , Admiral 16:22.150 --> 16:25.750 Philip S Davidson . Hello , huh ? 16:27.740 --> 16:29.851 All right , good afternoon everyone . 16:29.851 --> 16:32.290 Thank you . Musicians May 3rd class 16:32.290 --> 16:34.234 Huddleston . It's great to see you 16:34.234 --> 16:36.346 again . Thank you for doing all those 16:36.346 --> 16:38.512 songs here this morning . I appreciate 16:38.512 --> 16:40.734 the national anthem and the pony . Very 16:40.734 --> 16:42.790 much so . Thank you on behalf of the 16:42.790 --> 16:44.901 Secretary of Defense and the Chairman 16:44.901 --> 16:47.068 of the Joint Chiefs . Thanks to all of 16:47.068 --> 16:49.068 you for your attendance today . You 16:49.068 --> 16:51.123 honor Abdullah Avellino , and me and 16:51.123 --> 16:53.346 our families with your presence today . 16:53.346 --> 16:55.568 I have the pleasure of welcoming all of 16:55.568 --> 16:57.679 our distinguished guests , serving in 16:57.679 --> 16:59.568 uniform and in civilian positions 16:59.568 --> 17:01.760 around the globe . So on behalf of 17:01.760 --> 17:03.820 everyone here on the diets , please 17:03.820 --> 17:05.876 allow me to recognize several of our 17:05.876 --> 17:08.600 esteemed guests at this time . Please 17:08.600 --> 17:10.830 hold your applause . Our Secretary of 17:10.830 --> 17:13.052 Defense , The honourable Lloyd Austin , 17:13.052 --> 17:15.163 of course . The Chairman of the Joint 17:15.163 --> 17:17.386 Chiefs of Staff , General Mark Milley , 17:17.386 --> 17:19.497 the governor of the State of Hawaii , 17:19.497 --> 17:21.940 David IgE and his wife , Dawn , Thank 17:21.940 --> 17:24.720 you Governor , former governor of the 17:24.720 --> 17:27.470 state of Hawaii Jorge , Mario . She and 17:27.470 --> 17:30.750 his wife , jean Honolulu Mayor Rick 17:30.750 --> 17:33.350 Blangiardi and his wife , Karen chang , 17:33.940 --> 17:36.860 current and former ambassadors esteemed 17:36.870 --> 17:39.037 members of our diplomatic and consular 17:39.037 --> 17:42.700 cores and General Yamazaki of Japan , 17:42.710 --> 17:45.160 General , one of the republic of Korea 17:45.170 --> 17:47.690 and other military leaders representing 17:47.690 --> 17:50.720 chiefs and Vice Chief of Defence . So 17:50.730 --> 17:52.580 please join me now in a round of 17:52.580 --> 17:53.260 applause , 18:01.340 --> 18:03.562 I would also like to extend a very warm 18:03.562 --> 18:05.507 welcome to fellow flag and general 18:05.507 --> 18:07.490 officers including former pay com 18:07.490 --> 18:10.170 commanders , Hawaii State City 18:10.180 --> 18:12.760 community and civic leaders , industry 18:12.760 --> 18:15.170 partners , senior enlisted leaders , 18:15.180 --> 18:18.490 veterans allies , partners and friends , 18:18.500 --> 18:21.010 distinguished guests , ladies and 18:21.010 --> 18:23.540 gentlemen and all of those watching 18:23.540 --> 18:25.707 virtually around this globe . And what 18:25.707 --> 18:28.790 is a hybrid ceremony socially distance 18:28.790 --> 18:32.450 here in person virtual around the globe . 18:32.460 --> 18:34.516 Thank you all for joining us on this 18:34.516 --> 18:37.090 special day as we observe the transfer 18:37.100 --> 18:39.590 of authority , responsibility and 18:39.590 --> 18:41.940 accountability of the United States 18:41.950 --> 18:44.830 indo pacific command . I'd like to 18:44.830 --> 18:46.608 extend a special welcome to the 18:46.608 --> 18:49.030 Aquilino family lung and laura . I 18:49.030 --> 18:51.820 cannot think of a team more deserving 18:51.830 --> 18:54.510 or more prepared to lead us indo pak . 18:54.510 --> 18:57.270 Um We are thrilled also to be joined 18:57.270 --> 19:01.000 today by daughters Jessica and lisa . A 19:01.000 --> 19:03.222 special welcome to my family here today 19:03.222 --> 19:05.690 as well . I am joined by my wife Tracy 19:05.700 --> 19:08.700 are Donna Laura and her husband Kevin 19:08.700 --> 19:11.270 Gorse line as well as our son Benjamin . 19:11.640 --> 19:13.751 My mother Shirley and my sister Susan 19:13.751 --> 19:15.918 Martin are attending virtually as well 19:15.918 --> 19:18.160 as a host of friends , shipmates , 19:18.160 --> 19:20.510 classmates and relatives who have 19:20.510 --> 19:22.566 provided incredible support to Tracy 19:22.566 --> 19:25.200 and me on this unbelievable , nearly 19:25.200 --> 19:28.200 four decade long journey . Speaking of 19:28.200 --> 19:30.560 family , I would also like to welcome 19:30.570 --> 19:33.880 our extended Ohana here in Hawaii Tracy 19:33.880 --> 19:35.880 and I have been stationed in Hawaii 19:35.880 --> 19:37.991 longer than any other place during my 19:37.991 --> 19:40.047 time in uniform . And I can honestly 19:40.047 --> 19:42.158 say that the relationship between the 19:42.158 --> 19:44.213 state of Hawaii and the Hawaii based 19:44.213 --> 19:46.590 military components and U . S . Pacific 19:46.590 --> 19:49.640 command is absolutely the best in the 19:49.640 --> 19:52.410 world . We will truly miss it here and 19:52.410 --> 19:54.770 we will do our best to spread the Aloha 19:54.770 --> 19:58.640 spirit in the mainland now . For those 19:58.640 --> 20:00.862 of you that are unaware at malacca lino 20:00.862 --> 20:02.807 relinquished command of the United 20:02.807 --> 20:04.973 States pacific Fleet just this morning 20:04.973 --> 20:07.029 and I must say that he has performed 20:07.029 --> 20:09.320 masterfully in this role over the past 20:09.320 --> 20:11.980 three years . So in a slight departure 20:11.980 --> 20:14.147 from tradition , I'm going to take the 20:14.147 --> 20:16.370 opportunity to present the awards . So 20:16.370 --> 20:18.850 well deserved to Admiral Aquilino and 20:18.850 --> 20:20.990 his wife , laura for their incredible 20:20.990 --> 20:22.990 service and immeasurable leadership 20:22.990 --> 20:25.490 over the past three years . Well , 20:25.490 --> 20:27.601 actually no has been commander of the 20:27.601 --> 20:29.546 world's largest fleet command . It 20:29.546 --> 20:32.730 encompasses 100 million square miles 20:32.740 --> 20:35.380 more than half the Earth's surface and 20:35.380 --> 20:37.960 he led Pacific fleet to great success . 20:38.640 --> 20:40.890 People wonder what service components 20:40.900 --> 20:43.530 do Well . The burdens placed on them 20:43.540 --> 20:46.680 are incredibly high and they do to very 20:46.680 --> 20:49.930 critical things . First , on behalf of 20:49.930 --> 20:52.050 their respective service , they are 20:52.050 --> 20:55.000 required to build readiness that is to 20:55.000 --> 20:58.190 say , to man , train , equip , train 20:58.190 --> 21:00.820 and certify forces for us in the 21:00.820 --> 21:03.010 pacific command and other combatant 21:03.010 --> 21:05.280 commanders around the world to use to 21:05.280 --> 21:07.480 conduct operations and carry out our 21:07.480 --> 21:10.780 joint missions . 2nd , our components 21:10.780 --> 21:13.400 are responsible for advancing in opaque 21:13.400 --> 21:15.511 calms theater strategy , in my case , 21:15.520 --> 21:17.631 in support of the nation's objectives 21:17.640 --> 21:20.220 in the region , um Bella Collina is 21:20.220 --> 21:22.300 understanding of the geo strategic 21:22.300 --> 21:24.530 landscape in this theater , his 21:24.530 --> 21:27.440 operational acumen . They have advanced 21:27.450 --> 21:29.400 maritime security and enhanced 21:29.400 --> 21:32.000 stability in the indo pacific I could 21:32.000 --> 21:34.030 go on and on about how under the 21:34.030 --> 21:36.620 leadership of Abril Aquilino pacific 21:36.630 --> 21:38.940 fleet has furthered national interest , 21:38.950 --> 21:40.839 strengthened relationships in the 21:40.839 --> 21:43.250 region , produced and developed combat 21:43.260 --> 21:46.220 capabilities and ensured the readiness 21:46.230 --> 21:48.820 of the fleet . But I will stop by 21:48.820 --> 21:51.840 saying this . I know there is no person 21:51.850 --> 21:54.660 on the planet more suited to assume the 21:54.660 --> 21:56.680 role of Indo pakan commander than 21:56.680 --> 21:59.550 Admiral Lung Aquilino . So to the men 21:59.550 --> 22:01.790 and women of us , Indo pacific Command 22:01.800 --> 22:03.911 and to our allies and partners in the 22:03.911 --> 22:06.350 region . You are receiving a steadfast 22:06.360 --> 22:09.690 and devoted leader and mr Secretary . 22:09.700 --> 22:12.760 You will be well served indeed . Long 22:12.760 --> 22:14.427 and laura , thank you for the 22:14.427 --> 22:16.371 incredible work at U . S . Pacific 22:16.371 --> 22:19.100 Fleet . Now please join me front and 22:19.100 --> 22:22.900 center here on the dice . Uh 22:22.900 --> 22:23.900 huh . 22:31.440 --> 22:33.551 The Commander of Indo pacific Command 22:33.551 --> 22:35.718 will now present awards to Admiral and 22:35.718 --> 22:37.829 mrs Aquilino . Ladies and gentlemen , 22:37.829 --> 22:39.884 as a reminder , please remain seated 22:39.884 --> 22:41.884 during the reading of citations and 22:41.884 --> 22:43.273 presentation of awards . 22:46.240 --> 22:48.184 The President of the United States 22:48.184 --> 22:50.351 takes great pleasure in presenting the 22:50.351 --> 22:52.462 Distinguished Service Medal with gold 22:52.462 --> 22:55.140 star to Admiral john C . Aquilino for 22:55.140 --> 22:57.196 exceptionally meritorious service to 22:57.196 --> 22:59.251 the United States in a duty of great 22:59.251 --> 23:01.362 responsibility As Commander , U . S . 23:01.362 --> 23:05.230 Pacific Fleet from May 2018 to 23:05.240 --> 23:09.160 April 2021 , um are locally knows daily 23:09.160 --> 23:11.750 operational control over all naval 23:11.750 --> 23:14.030 forces . Under the direction of two 23:14.040 --> 23:16.410 numbered fleet commanders and five type 23:16.410 --> 23:19.040 commanders was vital to implementing 23:19.050 --> 23:21.250 the national defense strategy . This 23:21.250 --> 23:23.460 strategic vision we're fighting acumen 23:24.440 --> 23:26.551 were instrumental in demonstrating to 23:26.551 --> 23:28.773 allies , partners and adversaries , the 23:28.773 --> 23:30.940 Navy's ability to sustain combat ready 23:30.940 --> 23:33.440 forces at sea to defend and reinforce 23:33.450 --> 23:35.640 the maritime laws and norms that 23:35.650 --> 23:38.130 underpin global global security and 23:38.130 --> 23:41.130 prosperity by his superior leadership , 23:41.140 --> 23:44.350 watch judgment , deep devotion to duty . 23:44.440 --> 23:46.607 Amber La Colina reflected great credit 23:46.607 --> 23:48.607 upon himself and upheld the highest 23:48.607 --> 23:50.718 traditions of the United States Naval 23:50.718 --> 23:50.350 Service . 23:55.340 --> 23:56.340 Mhm . 24:05.640 --> 24:07.751 The secretary of the Navy takes great 24:07.751 --> 24:09.251 pleasure in presenting the 24:09.251 --> 24:11.362 distinguished public service award to 24:11.362 --> 24:13.418 mrs Laura Aquilino For distinguished 24:13.418 --> 24:15.529 public service in support of the US . 24:15.529 --> 24:17.584 Navy , the department events and the 24:17.584 --> 24:21.400 nation from May 2018 through April 24:21.400 --> 24:24.390 2021 , mrs actually knows commitment to 24:24.390 --> 24:26.501 the mission and the people of U . S . 24:26.501 --> 24:28.723 Pacific fleet significantly improve the 24:28.723 --> 24:30.834 quality of life for thousands serving 24:30.834 --> 24:34.000 in the region . She advocated listen 24:34.010 --> 24:36.280 and acted on behalf of sailors and 24:36.280 --> 24:38.447 provided meaningful Navy and community 24:38.447 --> 24:40.280 support to the nation's military 24:40.280 --> 24:43.490 spouses and Children . Her vital role 24:43.490 --> 24:45.712 as an ambassador to U . S . And foreign 24:45.712 --> 24:47.934 dignitaries . Her grace and devotion to 24:47.934 --> 24:50.157 areas of common concern for sailors and 24:50.157 --> 24:52.323 their families , fostered a climate of 24:52.323 --> 24:54.920 trust and cooperation amongst our 24:54.920 --> 24:58.210 nation and our allies , Mrs Aquilino , 24:58.210 --> 25:00.910 superb leadership initiative and total 25:00.910 --> 25:02.854 devotion to duty , reflected great 25:02.854 --> 25:04.940 credit upon her and were in keeping 25:04.940 --> 25:06.884 with the highest traditions of the 25:06.884 --> 25:08.273 Department of the Navy . 25:13.440 --> 25:16.350 Mhm . Yeah . Mhm . 25:18.040 --> 25:22.000 Mhm . Yeah . Ladies and gentlemen , the 25:22.000 --> 25:24.222 chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , 25:24.222 --> 25:25.444 General Mark Milley . 25:34.440 --> 25:37.600 Thanks Ron do you and the entire team 25:37.600 --> 25:39.433 out here at the end of Pecan for 25:39.433 --> 25:41.489 putting this on . A lot of work goes 25:41.489 --> 25:43.656 into a ceremony like this . So I would 25:43.656 --> 25:45.767 ask for a quick round of applause for 25:45.767 --> 25:45.160 all the folks who do this 25:51.140 --> 25:53.251 and since I'm one of the ones is high 25:53.251 --> 25:54.918 challenged , I'm lowering the 25:54.918 --> 25:57.140 microphone for a little bit . So let me 25:57.140 --> 25:59.307 first say thank you for everyone to be 25:59.307 --> 26:01.529 here . I want to point out a few of the 26:01.529 --> 26:04.540 dignitaries Phil just mentioned , but I 26:04.540 --> 26:07.580 want to particularly thank uh Governor 26:07.580 --> 26:09.690 Gay for uh , doing a great job in 26:09.690 --> 26:11.857 support of our U . S . Military across 26:11.857 --> 26:14.023 the board . The entire joint force for 26:14.023 --> 26:16.190 so many years out here in the state of 26:16.190 --> 26:18.246 Hawaii is the Governor . Thank you . 26:21.940 --> 26:23.607 And I know we've got a lot of 26:23.607 --> 26:25.662 dignitaries here . I'm certainly not 26:25.662 --> 26:27.607 going to rattle them all off these 26:27.607 --> 26:29.940 ambassadors , There's Chiefs of Defense , 26:29.940 --> 26:32.162 but there are two that traveled quite a 26:32.162 --> 26:34.273 ways . We met yesterday for the first 26:34.273 --> 26:36.496 in person charged meeting . I'd like to 26:36.496 --> 26:38.662 welcome General juan from the Republic 26:38.662 --> 26:40.996 of Career , General Yamazaki from Japan . 26:40.996 --> 26:42.940 So thank you both for being here . 26:47.040 --> 26:49.280 And mrs Austin is sitting right down 26:49.280 --> 26:52.050 here in front with my spouse , Holly 26:52.050 --> 26:54.050 Ann , thank you both for making the 26:54.050 --> 26:56.050 trip because you represent the over 26:56.050 --> 26:58.310 four million families that are serving 26:58.310 --> 27:00.588 right alongside those of us in uniform . 27:00.588 --> 27:02.532 So thank you both for being here . 27:06.440 --> 27:10.270 So most of all , I really want to thank 27:10.280 --> 27:14.150 the families . So this is in part about 27:14.150 --> 27:17.060 long Aquilino and , and uh , Phil 27:17.060 --> 27:19.171 Davidson , but that's really not what 27:19.171 --> 27:21.338 it's about . What this really is about 27:21.338 --> 27:23.227 is Indo pak . Um , it's about the 27:23.227 --> 27:26.230 300,000 , 370,000 soldiers , sailors , 27:26.230 --> 27:28.286 Airmen , Marines , Coast Guardsmen , 27:28.286 --> 27:31.570 Guardians . Uh , and they're well over 27:31.580 --> 27:33.530 a million family members that are 27:33.530 --> 27:35.697 supporting them . That's what today is 27:35.697 --> 27:37.919 about . And I want to thank all of them 27:37.919 --> 27:40.220 for what they do every single day on 27:40.220 --> 27:42.330 freedom's frontier . Uh , this is in 27:42.330 --> 27:44.560 fact the critical theatre for the 27:44.560 --> 27:46.671 United States of America . And I want 27:46.671 --> 27:48.782 to thank all the families and all the 27:48.782 --> 27:50.949 troops that are out there right now on 27:50.949 --> 27:50.670 the wall . 27:56.940 --> 27:59.810 So Phil Phil Davidson , since 27:59.810 --> 28:02.350 graduating from United States Naval 28:02.350 --> 28:05.960 Academy , go Navy beat army in 1982 . 28:05.960 --> 28:08.182 Yes , I actually said it just for you . 28:08.182 --> 28:10.238 The only time you ever hear it until 28:10.238 --> 28:12.850 your present role as commander of U . S . 28:12.850 --> 28:15.460 Indo pak calm . You've been outstanding 28:15.840 --> 28:17.810 in every way possible . You've 28:17.810 --> 28:20.460 consistently displayed the best example 28:21.040 --> 28:24.360 of a servant and visionary leader , 28:24.840 --> 28:27.060 whether you were assigned to shore or 28:27.060 --> 28:29.150 at sea . You've always addressed the 28:29.150 --> 28:30.770 Navy's global operations and 28:30.770 --> 28:33.000 requirements with the right mix of 28:33.010 --> 28:35.550 thought decisiveness , talent and you 28:35.550 --> 28:38.070 created lasting solutions throughout 28:38.070 --> 28:40.380 the neighborhood The impact of your 28:40.380 --> 28:43.780 tenure As the 25th commander of US . 28:44.020 --> 28:46.990 Indo Bacon as a lasting legacy for our 28:46.990 --> 28:49.770 nation and more importantly for the 28:49.770 --> 28:53.360 region and for global peace and Tracy 28:54.140 --> 28:56.180 on behalf of all the families , 28:56.190 --> 28:58.850 everyone in the indo pacific but really 28:58.850 --> 29:01.090 the entire joint force , you've given 29:01.090 --> 29:04.960 your all for 36 consecutive years and 29:04.960 --> 29:07.290 your impact has been tremendous for 29:07.290 --> 29:09.234 your advocacy in your leadership . 29:09.940 --> 29:12.360 You've never received a dime for all 29:12.360 --> 29:14.770 the hard work and we simply could not 29:14.780 --> 29:18.330 do what we do in uniform without you . 29:18.340 --> 29:20.730 The support of your Children . To folks 29:20.740 --> 29:24.030 like Phil family readiness is in fact 29:24.040 --> 29:26.040 forced readiness . And thank you so 29:26.040 --> 29:29.080 much for what you've done holly . Ann 29:29.080 --> 29:31.480 and I are both excited for you and Phil 29:31.620 --> 29:33.842 to be able to finally move your home on 29:33.842 --> 29:37.380 the lake in upstate new york and 29:37.390 --> 29:40.560 chris callsign long . It's great to 29:40.570 --> 29:43.430 welcome you and laura from pac fleet in 29:43.430 --> 29:47.300 Topeka After 32 years of service . 29:47.300 --> 29:49.430 Moving throughout the navy , you made 29:49.430 --> 29:51.652 that shot hop someone else , you know , 29:51.652 --> 29:55.010 they're on the island and then in long 29:55.010 --> 29:57.640 Aquilino , we're getting an Admiral's 29:57.640 --> 30:00.660 admiral . We are getting a fighting out 30:00.670 --> 30:02.940 in the spirit of alcohols . We're 30:02.940 --> 30:05.420 getting a leader who is extraordinarily 30:05.430 --> 30:07.520 capable of taking the helm of this 30:07.520 --> 30:10.650 great command . We are all excited lung 30:10.660 --> 30:12.827 for you to take it to the next level . 30:13.540 --> 30:15.820 You know , the endo hey calm area of 30:15.820 --> 30:19.590 operations as the dole distinction of 30:19.590 --> 30:21.757 being our oldest and largest combatant 30:21.757 --> 30:24.970 command , it is really the globe's 30:24.980 --> 30:28.910 crossroads . 60% of world 30:28.910 --> 30:31.480 trade passes through This area of 30:31.480 --> 30:34.180 responsibility with 36 different 30:34.180 --> 30:35.791 countries , many of whom are 30:35.791 --> 30:39.600 represented here today and 52 Of the 30:39.600 --> 30:42.760 world's population spanning 14 time 30:42.760 --> 30:46.310 zones . It is the joint force of 30:46.310 --> 30:49.340 soldiers , sailors , airmen , marines , 30:49.350 --> 30:52.710 guardians and coast guardsmen of indo 30:52.710 --> 30:55.470 pak com along with our many allies and 30:55.470 --> 30:58.220 partners who safeguard the transit of 30:58.220 --> 31:00.640 those goods and the commerce and the 31:00.640 --> 31:02.473 information that keeps the world 31:02.473 --> 31:05.350 running and maintains there regional 31:05.350 --> 31:08.870 stability of asian and peace throughout 31:08.870 --> 31:12.390 the entire world . We all benefit from 31:12.390 --> 31:14.950 the rules based international order in 31:14.950 --> 31:17.760 a free and open indo pacific 31:18.840 --> 31:22.510 and we are a team of teams in this 31:22.510 --> 31:24.990 country . Is well as many nations who 31:24.990 --> 31:28.460 are represented here today . Thank you . 31:28.940 --> 31:30.940 Thanks to Admiral Davidson for your 31:30.940 --> 31:33.100 leadership and we all look forward to 31:33.100 --> 31:35.720 the guiding hand of Admiral Aquilino to 31:35.720 --> 31:38.560 bring in the pacific into the future . 31:39.740 --> 31:42.350 And we were also incredibly fortunate 31:43.240 --> 31:46.070 to have the steady hand of Secretary of 31:46.070 --> 31:49.420 Defense Lloyd Austin leading the United 31:49.420 --> 31:51.990 States Department of Defense Sure , 31:51.990 --> 31:54.790 it's a privilege to serve alongside you . 31:54.790 --> 31:58.390 Yet once again , he and I have served 31:58.390 --> 32:00.334 together for almost a quarter of a 32:00.334 --> 32:03.660 century in combat in many firefights . 32:04.440 --> 32:06.440 And throughout our years of working 32:06.440 --> 32:09.800 together , I've seen personally Lloyd 32:09.800 --> 32:12.110 Austin's deep commitment to the 32:12.110 --> 32:14.890 american people and to your steadfast 32:14.890 --> 32:18.760 support of our men and women in uniform . 32:20.340 --> 32:22.451 We the Department of Defense , we the 32:22.451 --> 32:25.890 joint force are led by a man . It was 32:25.890 --> 32:29.140 felt the sting of battle . He's held 32:29.140 --> 32:32.070 the dying in his arms and he's led 32:32.070 --> 32:35.140 troops to the crucible of up close 32:35.140 --> 32:38.260 ground combat . He's not only a man of 32:38.270 --> 32:41.270 great courage , he's also a man of 32:41.940 --> 32:45.170 immense integrity , genuine humility 32:45.740 --> 32:47.796 and the deep compassion for those he 32:47.796 --> 32:50.300 leads . Thank you sir for your 32:50.300 --> 32:52.870 leadership and I know with you at the 32:52.870 --> 32:56.160 helm we will always lead with strength . 32:56.640 --> 32:59.360 We will always lead with our values . 32:59.940 --> 33:02.270 Ladies and gentlemen , It's my distinct 33:02.270 --> 33:06.260 honor to introduce our 28 United States 33:06.260 --> 33:08.860 Secretary of Defense , Lloyd J . Austin 33:08.860 --> 33:09.360 III . 33:43.940 --> 33:45.940 Well , thank you General Milley and 33:46.640 --> 33:48.751 good afternoon ladies and gentlemen , 33:48.751 --> 33:52.710 aloha , it 33:52.710 --> 33:56.120 is a privilege to be here as we honor 33:56.120 --> 33:58.600 the leadership and the distinguished 33:58.610 --> 34:00.760 the distinguished career of Admiral 34:00.760 --> 34:04.710 Phillip Davidson and to welcome Admiral 34:04.710 --> 34:08.550 Chris Aquilino as he takes the helm 34:08.550 --> 34:12.490 of indo pacific command . First and 34:12.490 --> 34:14.546 foremost , I'd like to thank Admiral 34:14.546 --> 34:17.860 Davidson's family , his wife Tracy , 34:18.740 --> 34:21.480 their son Ben and their daughter , 34:21.610 --> 34:25.020 Laura Tracy . As a military 34:25.020 --> 34:27.990 spouse , you've helped carry the 34:27.990 --> 34:30.850 tremendous responsibility placed upon 34:31.540 --> 34:35.150 our men and women in uniform In all 34:35.150 --> 34:38.410 three of you have helped shoulder 34:38.410 --> 34:41.850 enormous burdens so that your husband 34:41.850 --> 34:44.960 and father could focus on his mission . 34:46.340 --> 34:48.562 You've been full partners alongside the 34:48.562 --> 34:52.070 Admiral and the nation owes you a deep 34:52.080 --> 34:55.860 debt , a debt that it can never repay . 34:56.940 --> 34:59.560 So thank you for your lifetime of 34:59.560 --> 35:02.590 support , your sacrifice 35:03.440 --> 35:07.340 in your love . I am equally 35:07.340 --> 35:09.470 honored to welcome Admiral equally 35:09.470 --> 35:12.550 knows family . His wife , Laura 35:13.640 --> 35:16.850 and their daughters , lisa and Jessica . 35:19.440 --> 35:21.600 We are profoundly grateful to you for 35:21.600 --> 35:23.544 standing alongside him through its 35:23.544 --> 35:27.400 service . And I should warn you , it's 35:27.400 --> 35:29.750 about to get a lot busier . 35:31.440 --> 35:33.810 So let me offer you a big advance down 35:33.810 --> 35:36.550 payment of thanks from the Department 35:36.550 --> 35:38.772 for the support that he's going to need 35:38.772 --> 35:41.100 in these next few big ears . 35:42.940 --> 35:46.830 I'm also delighted to welcome our many 35:46.830 --> 35:50.200 distinguished visitors , our senior 35:50.200 --> 35:53.770 leaders , distinguished representatives 35:53.770 --> 35:55.937 of our allies and partners from across 35:55.937 --> 35:59.350 the indo pacific and our many friends 35:59.350 --> 36:01.183 from the great state of Hawaii . 36:02.330 --> 36:04.650 Including as you've heard Governor 36:04.660 --> 36:08.450 David IgE a governor 36:09.130 --> 36:11.550 and former governor JorGE Mario . She 36:12.930 --> 36:15.620 and Mayor Rick blend Grt . 36:17.030 --> 36:18.974 Thank you for your support for our 36:18.974 --> 36:22.530 mission for this command and for those 36:22.530 --> 36:26.360 two outstanding leaders and finally 36:26.360 --> 36:28.850 to the men and women of indo pacific 36:28.850 --> 36:32.470 command . You show us every day what it 36:32.470 --> 36:34.637 takes to operate in his theatre from a 36:34.637 --> 36:37.250 position of strength in principle 36:38.530 --> 36:42.280 and I really am so proud to be 36:42.280 --> 36:45.650 here with all of you . And I know it 36:45.650 --> 36:47.750 wasn't entirely easy for everyone to 36:47.750 --> 36:50.980 make it here today amid the pandemic . 36:50.980 --> 36:52.813 I'm especially grateful for this 36:52.813 --> 36:56.090 opportunity to come together safely and 36:56.090 --> 36:57.701 to thank all of you for your 36:57.701 --> 37:00.450 contribution to our country's security . 37:03.530 --> 37:05.530 In the past few months , the United 37:05.530 --> 37:08.770 States has set an impressive pace In 37:08.770 --> 37:10.920 vaccinating our citizens against 37:10.920 --> 37:14.360 COVID-19 . We're a 37:14.360 --> 37:16.304 democracy that knows how to do big 37:16.304 --> 37:20.000 things that still strives for greater 37:20.010 --> 37:23.540 progress and inclusion that still 37:23.540 --> 37:26.900 stands committed to a more open and 37:26.900 --> 37:30.260 peaceful and just world . And we will 37:30.260 --> 37:32.960 face the challenges of the 21st century 37:33.630 --> 37:36.230 with the confidence and the creed that 37:36.230 --> 37:38.452 has held up , held us up throughout our 37:38.452 --> 37:42.250 history . But make no mistake . 37:45.530 --> 37:47.650 Today's changes are going to demand a 37:47.650 --> 37:50.750 lot of new thinking and a lot of new 37:50.750 --> 37:54.750 action from all of us . You know , 37:54.750 --> 37:58.600 I'm a civilian now , but I spent most 37:58.600 --> 38:00.870 of the past two decades executing the 38:00.870 --> 38:04.810 last of the old wars and I will never 38:04.810 --> 38:08.240 forget the valor that I saw and the 38:08.240 --> 38:10.351 lessons that I learned as a commander 38:10.351 --> 38:14.240 in Iraq and sitcom . But the way 38:14.240 --> 38:17.900 that we fight the next major war is 38:17.900 --> 38:20.011 going to look very different from the 38:20.011 --> 38:23.420 way that we fought the last ones . And 38:23.420 --> 38:25.309 we all need to drive toward a new 38:25.309 --> 38:28.360 vision of what it means to defend our 38:28.360 --> 38:32.250 nation in this young 38:32.250 --> 38:35.630 century . We need to understand 38:35.630 --> 38:38.640 faster , decide faster . 38:39.620 --> 38:43.420 Enact faster . Our new computing power 38:43.420 --> 38:46.150 isn't an academic exercise . 38:47.320 --> 38:50.980 This is about real world , real 38:50.980 --> 38:54.930 time advantages . It's about fully 38:54.930 --> 38:57.070 grasping a situation moving at the 38:57.070 --> 38:58.140 speed of war , 39:00.820 --> 39:03.580 galloping advances in technology . Mean , 39:03.580 --> 39:06.930 changes in the work that we do to keep 39:06.930 --> 39:09.230 the United States secure across all 39:09.230 --> 39:11.286 five domains of potential conflict , 39:12.320 --> 39:15.780 not just air and land and sea , but 39:15.780 --> 39:18.540 also space and cyberspace . 39:20.320 --> 39:22.740 They mean , we need new capabilities 39:22.750 --> 39:24.730 and capacities and operational 39:24.730 --> 39:26.730 flexibility for the fights of the 39:26.730 --> 39:30.610 future . And they mean that we have to 39:30.610 --> 39:32.830 redouble our efforts to work together 39:33.820 --> 39:37.660 across commands across services 39:38.520 --> 39:40.000 and across stovepipes . 39:41.920 --> 39:45.200 Now , the cornerstone of America's 39:45.200 --> 39:49.060 defense is still deterrence , ensuring 39:49.060 --> 39:51.060 that our adversaries understand the 39:51.060 --> 39:52.950 folly of outright conflict . 39:54.920 --> 39:57.140 As President John F Kennedy said in 39:57.140 --> 40:00.810 1961 , only when our 40:00.810 --> 40:03.030 arms are sufficient . Beyond doubt , 40:04.510 --> 40:06.760 can we be certain beyond doubt that 40:06.760 --> 40:08.427 they will never be employed ? 40:10.610 --> 40:13.710 And you know , that principle still 40:13.710 --> 40:17.640 resonates today and we are still the 40:17.640 --> 40:20.600 best in this business . We are ready 40:20.600 --> 40:23.940 now and our enduring strength is rooted 40:23.950 --> 40:25.940 in the spirit of our democracy , 40:27.720 --> 40:29.998 including the ability to change course , 40:31.110 --> 40:33.166 to make use to the talents of all of 40:33.166 --> 40:35.388 our people and to draw on the values of 40:35.388 --> 40:36.388 liberty . 40:39.210 --> 40:42.370 But being the best today isn't a 40:42.370 --> 40:44.640 guarantee of being the best tomorrow . 40:46.110 --> 40:48.220 Not in an age when technology is 40:48.220 --> 40:50.109 changing the character of warfare 40:50.109 --> 40:52.920 itself and not at a time when our 40:52.920 --> 40:55.500 potential adversaries , but very 40:55.500 --> 40:58.530 deliberately working to blunt our edge . 41:00.410 --> 41:02.577 And so our challenge is to ensure that 41:02.910 --> 41:05.132 our deterrence hold strong for the long 41:05.132 --> 41:08.720 haul across all realms of potential 41:08.720 --> 41:12.660 conflict throughout 41:12.660 --> 41:14.882 american history , deterrence has meant 41:15.110 --> 41:17.540 fixing a basic truth within the minds 41:17.540 --> 41:20.660 of our potential foes . And that truth 41:20.660 --> 41:24.310 is that the cost and risk of aggression 41:24.320 --> 41:27.740 are out of line with any conceivable 41:27.750 --> 41:31.750 benefit . To make that clear , today 41:31.750 --> 41:34.280 will be will use existing capabilities 41:34.280 --> 41:37.500 and build new ones and use all of them 41:37.510 --> 41:40.650 in network ways . Hand in hand with 41:40.660 --> 41:42.740 with our allies and partners , 41:44.510 --> 41:47.340 deterrents still rests on the same 41:47.340 --> 41:50.600 logic , but it now spans multiple 41:50.600 --> 41:52.940 rounds , all of which must be mastered 41:53.310 --> 41:56.110 To ensure our security in the 21st 41:56.110 --> 42:00.000 century . And deterrence 42:00.000 --> 42:03.620 now demands far more coordination 42:04.000 --> 42:06.730 and innovation and corporation from us , 42:06.730 --> 42:10.030 all . Under this integrated 42:10.030 --> 42:13.180 deterrence , the U . S . Military isn't 42:13.180 --> 42:17.100 meant to stand apart , but to buttress 42:17.100 --> 42:20.090 us diplomacy in advance of foreign 42:20.090 --> 42:23.030 policy that employs all of our 42:23.040 --> 42:24.930 instruments of national power . 42:26.900 --> 42:29.011 As the President of the United States 42:29.011 --> 42:32.550 has made clear , diplomacy must come 42:32.550 --> 42:35.890 first and the use of force must be a 42:35.890 --> 42:39.510 very last resort . The 42:39.510 --> 42:41.621 Department of Defense is here to help 42:41.621 --> 42:43.566 support the Department of State by 42:43.566 --> 42:45.677 providing the leverage that America's 42:45.677 --> 42:48.360 diplomats can use to help prevent 42:48.370 --> 42:50.592 conflict from breaking out in the first 42:50.592 --> 42:53.600 place . You know , it's always easier 42:53.600 --> 42:55.767 to stamp out a small ember than to put 42:55.767 --> 42:59.190 out a raging fire . And this is 42:59.190 --> 43:01.560 especially relevant as we hand over the 43:01.560 --> 43:05.190 Big Con to a new leader of indo pacific 43:05.190 --> 43:08.730 command . Admiral Davidson has 43:08.730 --> 43:12.550 done the nation a great service with 43:12.550 --> 43:15.080 his focus on deterrence in the region 43:15.080 --> 43:19.060 and the investments that he's made in 43:19.060 --> 43:21.320 our network of allies and partners . 43:22.600 --> 43:26.170 And he understands that we have to 43:26.170 --> 43:28.503 think about preventing the future fight , 43:29.400 --> 43:32.800 which increasingly is the fight of 43:32.800 --> 43:36.270 today . And if we can't prevent 43:36.270 --> 43:39.600 it , we need to be ready to win it and 43:39.600 --> 43:41.320 to win it decisively . 43:43.600 --> 43:46.980 That isn't easy . We can't predict the 43:46.980 --> 43:50.650 future . So what we need is the right 43:50.660 --> 43:53.530 mix of technology and operational 43:53.530 --> 43:56.020 concepts and capabilities all woven 43:56.020 --> 43:59.110 together and networked in a way that is 43:59.110 --> 44:02.280 so credible , so flexible and so 44:02.280 --> 44:04.930 formidable that it will give any 44:04.940 --> 44:08.690 adversary pause . We need to create 44:08.690 --> 44:12.310 advantages for us and dilemmas for them . 44:13.090 --> 44:15.340 And that kind of truly integrated 44:15.340 --> 44:17.940 deterrence means using some of our 44:18.050 --> 44:21.210 current capabilities differently . It 44:21.210 --> 44:23.043 means developing new operational 44:23.043 --> 44:25.043 concepts for things that we already 44:25.043 --> 44:28.420 have and it means investing in quantum 44:28.420 --> 44:30.253 computing and other cutting edge 44:30.253 --> 44:32.370 capabilities for the future in all 44:32.370 --> 44:35.800 domains . Think of A I 44:35.810 --> 44:38.840 which will help help us make decisions 44:38.840 --> 44:41.930 with more speed and rigor or consider 44:41.930 --> 44:44.000 the huge opportunities of edge 44:44.000 --> 44:46.670 computing The framework that lets us 44:46.670 --> 44:49.890 process data as it's being collected 44:49.900 --> 44:51.930 and absorb it and share it 44:51.940 --> 44:55.800 instantaneously enabling us to find 44:55.800 --> 44:59.500 not just one needle in one haystack but 44:59.500 --> 45:02.910 10 needles in 10 haystacks and to share 45:02.910 --> 45:05.610 their locations with other platforms . 45:07.690 --> 45:10.420 But this isn't just about technology , 45:11.590 --> 45:14.230 it's about thinking differently for all 45:14.230 --> 45:17.710 of us . And that means that our view of 45:17.710 --> 45:19.900 deterrence has to rise above the old 45:19.900 --> 45:22.760 stovepipes that can build up in any 45:22.760 --> 45:26.410 organization , the turns in the 45:26.410 --> 45:28.510 space and cyber domains and nuclear 45:28.510 --> 45:31.400 deterrence itself shouldn't be seen as 45:31.400 --> 45:34.050 somehow entirely separate from the 45:34.050 --> 45:35.960 sweep operations . 45:37.590 --> 45:39.980 Truly powerful deterrence doesn't rely 45:39.980 --> 45:43.350 on any particular platform or service . 45:44.490 --> 45:46.830 It relies on the networks that we build 45:46.830 --> 45:50.690 across the force and we stand ready 45:50.700 --> 45:53.560 to defend America from the high from 45:53.560 --> 45:56.290 the heavens to the high seas in the 45:56.290 --> 45:59.970 world . Any adversary thinking of 45:59.970 --> 46:02.430 pressing us for an advantage in one 46:02.430 --> 46:06.230 domain must know that we can respond 46:06.240 --> 46:09.630 not just in that arena , but in many 46:09.630 --> 46:10.800 others as well . 46:13.780 --> 46:16.410 The power to deter arrest on the 46:16.410 --> 46:19.390 guaranteed and clearly understood 46:19.390 --> 46:22.620 ability to respond to aggression in the 46:22.620 --> 46:24.910 time and manner of our choosing . 46:26.580 --> 46:29.340 In space . For example , integrated 46:29.340 --> 46:31.340 deterrence would mean ensuring that 46:31.340 --> 46:32.951 capabilities like our global 46:32.951 --> 46:35.730 positioning system can continue even if 46:35.730 --> 46:37.952 our adversaries attack it with missiles 46:37.952 --> 46:40.174 or cyber tools or space based weapons , 46:41.780 --> 46:43.970 integrated deterrence would also mean 46:43.970 --> 46:46.640 employing cyber effects in one location 46:46.650 --> 46:49.120 to respond to a maritime security 46:49.130 --> 46:52.820 incident hundreds of miles away . An 46:52.820 --> 46:55.690 integrated deterrent means all of us 46:55.700 --> 46:59.620 giving our all . It means 46:59.620 --> 47:03.130 that working together is an imperative 47:03.140 --> 47:05.880 and not an option . It means that 47:05.880 --> 47:08.120 capabilities must be shared across 47:08.120 --> 47:10.630 lines as a matter of course , and not 47:10.640 --> 47:13.810 as an exception to the rule . And it 47:13.810 --> 47:16.032 means that coordination across commands 47:16.032 --> 47:19.180 and services need to be a reflex and 47:19.180 --> 47:22.600 not an afterthought . You know , I've 47:22.600 --> 47:25.920 been there , I'm a former combatant 47:25.920 --> 47:28.142 commander and senior service leader . I 47:28.142 --> 47:31.320 get it . I know the temptations and the 47:31.320 --> 47:33.790 impulses , the desires to preserve what 47:33.790 --> 47:36.960 you believe is your equity . And I 47:36.960 --> 47:38.849 indulged in that kind of thinking 47:38.849 --> 47:42.590 myself back in the day , but I also 47:42.590 --> 47:45.470 see what's coming . And there are some 47:45.470 --> 47:47.550 old habits that just don't serve our 47:47.550 --> 47:50.600 core mission anymore . Integrated 47:50.600 --> 47:53.070 deterrence rest on integrated networks , 47:53.070 --> 47:55.580 among our capabilities , our operations 47:55.580 --> 47:58.900 and our allies . So we'll be working 47:58.910 --> 48:01.150 even more closely with our friends in 48:01.150 --> 48:03.510 the indo pacific and elsewhere , 48:03.510 --> 48:06.130 particularly in europe , to strengthen 48:06.130 --> 48:08.520 the rules based international order 48:08.560 --> 48:11.000 that favors the advance of freedom 48:12.970 --> 48:15.310 our allies . As I've said before , our 48:15.310 --> 48:17.900 force multiplier , a strategic 48:17.900 --> 48:20.067 advantage that none of our competitors 48:20.067 --> 48:23.070 can match and they are the foundation 48:23.080 --> 48:25.790 of our shared security . And I can tell 48:25.790 --> 48:28.150 you that this department will never 48:28.150 --> 48:31.370 take them for granted . And that's why 48:31.370 --> 48:35.150 my first overseas trip was to this 48:35.150 --> 48:37.290 region to visit those allies and 48:37.290 --> 48:40.750 partners . I'm excited to work to pull 48:40.750 --> 48:42.861 together the strength of our regional 48:42.861 --> 48:45.610 partners more closely . And their 48:45.610 --> 48:47.930 contributions are particularly crucial 48:47.930 --> 48:51.820 in this theater , our priority theater 48:51.930 --> 48:55.890 of operations and 48:55.890 --> 48:57.890 that brings me to the leadership of 48:57.890 --> 49:01.690 this great command . They show 49:01.690 --> 49:05.550 us the very best of the U . S . 49:05.550 --> 49:07.650 Military and that is the best that 49:07.650 --> 49:11.310 there is . And for the past three years , 49:11.320 --> 49:14.240 Admiral Phil Davidson has done a superb 49:14.240 --> 49:17.810 job , An absolutely superb job at the 49:17.810 --> 49:21.570 helm of this organization . He's a 49:21.570 --> 49:23.390 so called old salt , 49:25.770 --> 49:27.770 the navy's longest serving surface 49:27.770 --> 49:31.220 warfare officer . And he has always 49:31.220 --> 49:34.740 been a tremendous leader As a 49:34.740 --> 49:36.962 lieutenant in desert storm . He bravely 49:36.962 --> 49:39.160 led a team in support of amphibious 49:39.160 --> 49:41.310 operations that held a major Iraqi 49:41.310 --> 49:45.240 force in place on the Kuwaiti coast and 49:45.240 --> 49:47.462 that prevented the enemy from attacking 49:47.462 --> 49:49.850 our ground forces and help swiftly in 49:49.850 --> 49:52.570 the war . And he earned a Navy 49:52.570 --> 49:54.737 commendation medal with valor for that 49:54.737 --> 49:58.260 operation and showed his 49:58.260 --> 50:01.930 trademark of cool leadership under 50:01.930 --> 50:04.690 pressure . And since then , 50:05.560 --> 50:08.840 Admiral Davidson has led at every 50:08.850 --> 50:12.450 echelon of command from his time as a 50:12.450 --> 50:15.790 captain of the USS taylor to his tenure 50:15.790 --> 50:18.040 as a commander of U . S . Fleet forces 50:18.040 --> 50:21.720 command and everything in between . He 50:21.720 --> 50:24.850 has proven superb in every ship and 50:24.860 --> 50:28.770 every assignment . And 50:28.770 --> 50:31.990 nobody but nobody understands this 50:31.990 --> 50:35.600 theater better than him and nobody 50:35.610 --> 50:38.980 but nobody is a better ally and partner 50:40.560 --> 50:42.910 Under his leadership , this command 50:42.920 --> 50:45.700 upheld the lawful use of the sea For 50:45.700 --> 50:48.660 all countries by executing more than 40 50:48.670 --> 50:52.630 freedom of navigation operations . This 50:52.630 --> 50:55.010 command conducted more than 20 major 50:55.010 --> 50:57.640 bilateral and multilateral joint 50:57.640 --> 51:00.580 exercises with our allies and partners . 51:01.760 --> 51:05.420 And this command did not flinch amid 51:05.420 --> 51:07.730 the huge operational challenges of the 51:07.730 --> 51:11.070 pandemic and executed critical missions 51:11.070 --> 51:14.110 to support fema and other covid relief 51:14.120 --> 51:17.990 efforts . Ladies and gentlemen , 51:17.990 --> 51:20.780 the indo pacific Command 51:22.260 --> 51:25.890 is very prepared , better trained and 51:25.890 --> 51:29.180 better equipped today than it ever was 51:29.760 --> 51:32.810 thanks to all of you and thanks to your 51:32.810 --> 51:36.730 great commander , admiral , It's 51:36.730 --> 51:39.130 my honor to thank you for your lifetime 51:39.130 --> 51:41.760 of distinguished service . You've 51:41.760 --> 51:43.760 always believed in something bigger 51:43.760 --> 51:46.340 than yourself and you put your life on 51:46.340 --> 51:49.250 the line to protect the country that 51:49.260 --> 51:53.080 you love and you're leaving a legacy to 51:53.080 --> 51:56.350 be proud of and we bid you and 51:56.350 --> 51:59.470 Tracy and Ben and laura , 52:00.350 --> 52:03.940 fair winds and following seas . Thank 52:03.940 --> 52:07.880 you , Phil bravo , zulu and well done 52:09.850 --> 52:11.906 today , Admiral , you're passing the 52:11.906 --> 52:13.961 helm to another exceptional leader , 52:14.750 --> 52:18.080 Admiral Aquilino . And this command is 52:18.080 --> 52:20.247 lucky to have him ready to step up and 52:20.247 --> 52:23.590 defend our democracy . He's a graduate 52:23.590 --> 52:27.320 of the famous Top Gun school and as a 52:27.320 --> 52:29.320 young naval aviator , he proved his 52:29.320 --> 52:32.880 prowess early on flying the F 14 tomcat 52:33.650 --> 52:36.750 and three different variants of the F 52:36.750 --> 52:40.180 18 hornet And the F 16 Falcon 52:40.850 --> 52:44.780 and more . You know , we ask 52:44.780 --> 52:46.947 our naval aviators to perform some the 52:46.947 --> 52:49.520 most difficult and dangerous missions 52:49.530 --> 52:52.460 in the entire military and that 52:52.460 --> 52:54.650 includes flying combat missions pretty 52:54.650 --> 52:57.710 routinely and landing on aircraft 52:57.710 --> 53:00.890 carriers And I'm told that landing on 53:00.890 --> 53:03.001 an aircraft carrier is like driving a 53:03.001 --> 53:06.190 car into a moving garage at 60 mph and 53:06.190 --> 53:08.412 slamming on the brakes and stopping you 53:08.412 --> 53:11.140 within an inch of the back wall . Now 53:11.150 --> 53:14.470 imagine doing that more than 1100 times 53:15.050 --> 53:17.106 and sometimes in the dead of night . 53:18.850 --> 53:21.400 That's the type of focus and 53:21.400 --> 53:23.920 professionalism that Admiral Aquilino 53:23.920 --> 53:26.540 has brought to our military For more 53:26.540 --> 53:30.180 than 35 years . He's amassed a 53:30.180 --> 53:33.060 strong record of excellence and courage . 53:34.450 --> 53:36.394 The admiral has flown missions and 53:36.400 --> 53:39.370 operations such as Southern Watch , 53:39.850 --> 53:43.270 Noble Eagle and Iraqi Freedom and he's 53:43.270 --> 53:45.103 helped train and mentor the next 53:45.103 --> 53:48.360 generation of naval aviators . Is 53:48.360 --> 53:51.260 commanded a squadron , a wing and a 53:51.260 --> 53:53.960 strike group which means that he knows 53:53.960 --> 53:56.170 a thing or two about leading american 53:56.170 --> 53:59.960 forces into combat . And as a 53:59.960 --> 54:03.730 commander of U . S . Pacific fleet , he 54:03.730 --> 54:05.786 knows what it's like to lead in this 54:05.786 --> 54:08.760 theater and to reinforce our integrated 54:08.760 --> 54:11.160 deterrence in this pivotal period . 54:12.840 --> 54:14.951 Your new commander knows the stakes , 54:15.640 --> 54:18.010 he knows the people and he knows the 54:18.010 --> 54:21.500 challenges Admiral Aquilino , you are 54:21.500 --> 54:23.556 the right leader at the right time . 54:24.840 --> 54:26.673 Chris we know why americans have 54:26.673 --> 54:30.210 followed you into danger and we trust 54:30.220 --> 54:32.220 that you will lead them to safety . 54:33.140 --> 54:35.362 You've earned this department's highest 54:35.362 --> 54:37.710 trust and confidence . And I know that 54:37.710 --> 54:41.500 you , Alina , I know that you'll 54:41.500 --> 54:45.490 act boldly in honorably and I know 54:45.490 --> 54:47.546 that you'll take care of the men and 54:47.546 --> 54:51.410 women under your command just as you've 54:51.410 --> 54:53.743 done throughout your outstanding career . 54:54.940 --> 54:57.580 It's a big mission but I know that this 54:57.580 --> 55:01.510 command is up to it and I'm proud , I 55:01.510 --> 55:05.170 am proud of every single one of you . 55:07.010 --> 55:09.330 Admiral May God bless you and all those 55:09.330 --> 55:12.500 placed in your charge and May God bless 55:12.500 --> 55:14.810 the United States of America . Thank 55:14.810 --> 55:17.740 you very much . Yeah . Yeah . 55:32.440 --> 55:34.551 The Secretary of Defense and Chairman 55:34.551 --> 55:36.662 of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will now 55:36.662 --> 55:38.551 present awards to Admiral and mrs 55:38.551 --> 55:41.850 Davidson , mm . 56:00.330 --> 56:03.570 First Admiral Davidson's award . The 56:03.570 --> 56:05.737 Defense Distinguished Service Medal is 56:05.737 --> 56:08.070 hereby presented to Philip S . Davidson . 56:08.830 --> 56:10.886 Admiral Philip S . Davidson , United 56:10.886 --> 56:12.941 States Navy distinguished himself by 56:12.941 --> 56:14.886 exceptionally meritorious services 56:14.886 --> 56:17.052 commander United States in the Pacific 56:17.052 --> 56:19.670 Command from May 2018 to 56:19.680 --> 56:23.050 April 2021 . During this 56:23.050 --> 56:25.250 period , his profound understanding of 56:25.250 --> 56:27.760 regional political , military affairs 56:27.770 --> 56:29.659 and his commitment to partnership 56:29.659 --> 56:32.180 readiness and presence were fundamental 56:32.180 --> 56:34.350 to the success of the United States 56:34.930 --> 56:36.819 security strategy in the vast and 56:36.819 --> 56:39.097 globally important indo pacific region . 56:40.230 --> 56:44.130 He brilliantly led nearly 370 personnel 56:44.630 --> 56:46.686 and personnel from partner nations , 56:46.686 --> 56:48.463 leaving well postured forces to 56:48.463 --> 56:50.460 maintain peace and stability and 56:50.460 --> 56:52.571 address future challenges in the indo 56:52.571 --> 56:54.970 pacific as a sincere thoughtful 56:54.970 --> 56:57.200 ambassador , Admiral Davidson forge 56:57.200 --> 56:59.422 stronger bonds with our nation's allies 56:59.422 --> 57:01.367 and partners , while strengthening 57:01.367 --> 57:03.533 relationships with the state of Hawaii 57:03.533 --> 57:05.644 and enhancing the quality of life for 57:05.644 --> 57:07.922 command , personnel and their families . 57:08.930 --> 57:10.986 This distinguished accomplishment of 57:10.986 --> 57:13.208 Admiral Davidson during his illustrious 57:13.208 --> 57:15.263 career in the service of his country 57:15.263 --> 57:17.319 reflects great credit upon him . The 57:17.319 --> 57:19.430 United States Navy and the Department 57:19.430 --> 57:20.430 of Defense . 57:34.130 --> 57:35.530 Okay , yeah . 57:48.530 --> 57:50.363 At this time , mrs Davidson will 57:50.363 --> 57:52.530 receive an award from General Milley . 57:56.330 --> 57:58.497 The Distinguished public service award 57:58.497 --> 58:00.608 is hereby presented to Tracy Davidson 58:00.608 --> 58:02.830 for distinguished public service to the 58:02.830 --> 58:04.552 Department of Events through a 58:04.552 --> 58:06.108 succession of extraordinary 58:06.108 --> 58:08.219 contributions and tireless support to 58:08.219 --> 58:10.441 all of the personnel assigned to United 58:10.441 --> 58:12.497 States in the pacific command . From 58:12.497 --> 58:16.400 May 2018 to April 58:16.400 --> 58:19.490 2021 , mrs Davidson generously gave of 58:19.490 --> 58:22.210 her time and talents to enhance the 58:22.210 --> 58:24.210 quality of life throughout the indo 58:24.210 --> 58:26.570 pacific region . Her compassion for 58:26.570 --> 58:29.270 people and firm advocacy for policies 58:29.270 --> 58:31.400 and programmes directly benefited the 58:31.400 --> 58:35.100 health , welfare , education and morale 58:35.110 --> 58:37.550 of sailors , soldiers , airmen , 58:37.560 --> 58:40.680 marines , guardians and coast guardsmen 58:40.690 --> 58:42.870 and their families . Her many 58:42.870 --> 58:44.926 contributions directly supported the 58:44.926 --> 58:46.981 Commands mission to advance regional 58:46.981 --> 58:49.148 security and prosperity throughout the 58:49.148 --> 58:51.259 indo pacific region . The distinctive 58:51.259 --> 58:53.426 accomplishments of mrs Davidson are in 58:53.426 --> 58:55.537 keeping with the finest traditions of 58:55.537 --> 58:57.759 public service and reflect great credit 58:57.759 --> 58:59.981 upon herself . The United States in the 58:59.981 --> 59:02.092 pacific Command and the Department of 59:02.092 --> 59:04.259 Defense signed General Mark A Milley , 59:04.259 --> 59:06.390 United States Army Chairman . Joint 59:06.390 --> 59:07.390 Chiefs of Staff . 59:10.420 --> 59:11.420 Yeah . 59:29.620 --> 59:31.787 Ladies and gentlemen , The Commander , 59:31.787 --> 59:33.953 U . S . Pacific command . Admiral Phil 59:33.953 --> 59:34.953 Davidson . 59:41.120 --> 59:44.980 Hello again . I apologize for Losing my 59:44.980 --> 59:47.036 sword there . You've never seen a 61 59:47.036 --> 59:49.313 year old man put on a sword . You know , 59:49.313 --> 59:51.313 we'd be here for another 20 minutes 59:51.313 --> 59:53.647 while I tried to put that together . Uh , 59:53.647 --> 59:56.040 uh , thank you mr Secretary for the 59:56.040 --> 59:58.096 inspiring words and you're very very 59:58.096 --> 01:00:00.207 kind remarks and on behalf of all the 01:00:00.207 --> 01:00:02.318 men and women here at Indo pak , um I 01:00:02.318 --> 01:00:04.429 want to thank you for your leadership 01:00:04.429 --> 01:00:06.373 and for affirming the indo pacific 01:00:06.373 --> 01:00:08.484 region as the priority theater for us 01:00:08.484 --> 01:00:11.890 national security today . As we meet in 01:00:11.890 --> 01:00:14.057 this beautiful and historic setting at 01:00:14.057 --> 01:00:16.112 Pearl Harbor and enjoy the wonderful 01:00:16.112 --> 01:00:18.550 Hawaiian weather here in Oahu . I can't 01:00:18.560 --> 01:00:20.410 help but reflect on how special 01:00:20.410 --> 01:00:24.400 displaces to me and my family for those 01:00:24.400 --> 01:00:26.970 tuning in virtually behind me are the 01:00:26.980 --> 01:00:29.480 Arizona Memorial and the U . S . S . 01:00:29.480 --> 01:00:32.250 Missouri . The Arizona memorial is the 01:00:32.250 --> 01:00:34.417 iconic symbol marking the beginning of 01:00:34.417 --> 01:00:36.380 World War Two . The U . S . S . 01:00:36.380 --> 01:00:38.269 Missouri where the instruments of 01:00:38.269 --> 01:00:40.740 surrender were signed marks , the end , 01:00:41.210 --> 01:00:43.321 there is no more glorious place for a 01:00:43.321 --> 01:00:45.640 change of command , a retirement or 01:00:45.640 --> 01:00:48.780 frankly any navy ceremony than right 01:00:48.780 --> 01:00:51.540 here in Pearl Harbor . My very first 01:00:51.540 --> 01:00:54.770 assignment was here aboard . USS Badger 01:00:54.770 --> 01:00:57.610 FF 1071 . Now long gone and that first 01:00:57.610 --> 01:01:00.010 see openness , very warfare device on 01:01:00.010 --> 01:01:02.177 my chest . Just over here at the Bravo 01:01:02.177 --> 01:01:05.210 Peers . Our son Benjamin was born here 01:01:05.220 --> 01:01:07.109 and our daughter , Laura recently 01:01:07.109 --> 01:01:09.053 married here and both went to high 01:01:09.053 --> 01:01:11.053 school or middle school here in the 01:01:11.053 --> 01:01:13.500 Aloha State . My first tour was here 01:01:13.510 --> 01:01:15.960 and now my last so you can tell there's 01:01:15.960 --> 01:01:18.180 a certain symmetry of this setting for 01:01:18.180 --> 01:01:20.750 Tracy and I and much like the Arizona 01:01:20.750 --> 01:01:22.917 Memorial and the Missouri , it was the 01:01:22.917 --> 01:01:25.370 beginning and now an end . Ladies and 01:01:25.370 --> 01:01:27.481 gentlemen , it has been the privilege 01:01:27.481 --> 01:01:29.592 of my lifetime to serve this military 01:01:29.592 --> 01:01:31.930 and to serve this nation and as one 01:01:31.930 --> 01:01:33.763 reaches the end of their time in 01:01:33.763 --> 01:01:35.541 uniform , no matter the warfare 01:01:35.541 --> 01:01:37.541 specialty , whether it began in the 01:01:37.541 --> 01:01:39.810 field like General Milley in a cockpit 01:01:39.810 --> 01:01:42.110 like Admiral Aquilino around the bridge 01:01:42.110 --> 01:01:44.170 of a warship like me , the thing you 01:01:44.170 --> 01:01:47.060 remember the most are the people , the 01:01:47.060 --> 01:01:49.171 incredible men and women of our armed 01:01:49.171 --> 01:01:51.530 forces who serve this nation . They are 01:01:51.530 --> 01:01:53.960 the classmates , the shipmates , the 01:01:53.960 --> 01:01:57.180 roommates and yes , the cubicle mates 01:01:57.190 --> 01:01:59.330 who come to work with the missions on 01:01:59.330 --> 01:02:01.830 their minds and plunge into the line 01:02:01.840 --> 01:02:04.000 every day . As I like to say for the 01:02:04.000 --> 01:02:06.250 quarter inch gain it takes to defend 01:02:06.250 --> 01:02:09.110 this nation every day And whether one 01:02:09.110 --> 01:02:12.660 serves for four years or 40 years , it 01:02:12.660 --> 01:02:15.070 is their service to our nation that 01:02:15.070 --> 01:02:18.240 truly makes a difference . So to all of 01:02:18.240 --> 01:02:20.480 our veterans here today and those 01:02:20.480 --> 01:02:22.720 watching from afar , thank you for your 01:02:22.720 --> 01:02:25.100 selfless service . We simply would not 01:02:25.110 --> 01:02:28.610 be here without you . Mhm . 01:02:35.200 --> 01:02:37.367 I need to say thank you to some others 01:02:37.367 --> 01:02:39.589 here who helped me on this tour . Thank 01:02:39.589 --> 01:02:41.422 you to all the former Indo pakan 01:02:41.422 --> 01:02:43.644 commanders , Admirals , mackey prayer , 01:02:43.644 --> 01:02:45.589 blair , Fargo , Fallon , keating , 01:02:45.589 --> 01:02:48.360 Willard , locklear and Harris . Every 01:02:48.360 --> 01:02:50.416 one of them has been in touch at one 01:02:50.416 --> 01:02:52.600 time or another with sage advice and 01:02:52.610 --> 01:02:55.440 outright help Two governors , E . Gay 01:02:55.450 --> 01:02:58.150 and our Yoshi mayors plunge rd and 01:02:58.150 --> 01:03:00.060 caldwell and mayors , Victorino 01:03:00.070 --> 01:03:02.950 Kawakami and rock and to our federal 01:03:02.950 --> 01:03:05.061 legislators and the Hawaii Chamber of 01:03:05.061 --> 01:03:07.061 Commerce Military Affairs Council . 01:03:07.400 --> 01:03:09.580 Thank you for all that you do to help 01:03:09.580 --> 01:03:11.840 advance our national defense while 01:03:11.840 --> 01:03:13.396 cultivating the very strong 01:03:13.396 --> 01:03:15.510 relationship between the military and 01:03:15.510 --> 01:03:18.250 the state of Hawaii . Thank you to the 01:03:18.250 --> 01:03:20.194 Indo pak um components and mission 01:03:20.194 --> 01:03:22.340 partners , generals like camera and 01:03:22.340 --> 01:03:24.284 wills bach , lieutenant generals , 01:03:24.284 --> 01:03:26.530 Rudder and Schneider , Brigadier 01:03:26.530 --> 01:03:29.700 General , Rear Admiral Hayes and Sibley 01:03:29.700 --> 01:03:31.922 of the Coast Guard and senior Executive 01:03:31.922 --> 01:03:34.033 Service members , joe martin and Pete 01:03:34.033 --> 01:03:36.170 puma total . And of course , General 01:03:36.170 --> 01:03:38.860 Abrams in Korea and all of their teams . 01:03:38.870 --> 01:03:41.037 Thank you for all you do for the joint 01:03:41.037 --> 01:03:44.620 force to the headquarter 01:03:44.620 --> 01:03:46.850 staff here at camp smith to the many 01:03:46.850 --> 01:03:49.880 hands , the fence , the Clarks , the 01:03:49.880 --> 01:03:52.160 vera slums to the jaegers and their 01:03:52.160 --> 01:03:54.438 deputies , the foreign policy advisers , 01:03:54.438 --> 01:03:56.820 the whole of the bridge staff to Casey 01:03:56.820 --> 01:03:59.390 and jenny and to the most amazing group 01:03:59.400 --> 01:04:01.511 of indo pak com officers and enlisted 01:04:01.511 --> 01:04:04.320 in civilian men and women who make the 01:04:04.320 --> 01:04:07.150 largest and oldest combatant command go . 01:04:07.160 --> 01:04:09.870 I can only offer my simple thanks for 01:04:09.870 --> 01:04:13.600 all you do day in and day out 24 73 01:04:13.600 --> 01:04:16.870 65 to all the soldiers , sailors , 01:04:16.880 --> 01:04:18.936 airmen , marines , Coast Guardsmen , 01:04:18.936 --> 01:04:20.936 Guardians , D . O . D . Civilians , 01:04:20.936 --> 01:04:22.936 contractors and families of us Indo 01:04:22.936 --> 01:04:25.102 pacific command and spread across half 01:04:25.102 --> 01:04:27.269 the globe . Thank you for all that you 01:04:27.269 --> 01:04:29.491 have done for indo pak calm and for the 01:04:29.491 --> 01:04:31.713 peace and security of the United States 01:04:31.920 --> 01:04:34.810 and the indo pacific region and of 01:04:34.810 --> 01:04:37.410 course to my family Tracy , Laura and 01:04:37.410 --> 01:04:40.470 Ben . Now kevin as well . Words cannot 01:04:40.480 --> 01:04:42.702 do justice to the love , admiration and 01:04:42.702 --> 01:04:44.924 pride I have for you . You have been my 01:04:44.924 --> 01:04:48.120 very keel flex but never break Tracy . 01:04:48.130 --> 01:04:50.690 My Mustang sally side by side for 01:04:50.690 --> 01:04:53.230 nearly 39 years . We started with 01:04:53.230 --> 01:04:55.510 numbered letters that took weeks to 01:04:55.510 --> 01:04:57.732 arrive to my ship that was just off the 01:04:57.732 --> 01:05:00.050 Soviet mainland and ended it with 01:05:00.060 --> 01:05:03.220 instantaneous text and some 23 houses 01:05:03.220 --> 01:05:05.300 in our wake . You made it all joy . 01:05:06.090 --> 01:05:06.650 Thanks . 01:05:16.390 --> 01:05:18.334 I'm reciting today's lineup to the 01:05:18.334 --> 01:05:20.557 cardinal game just to get it together . 01:05:22.890 --> 01:05:25.112 Now , ladies and gentlemen , the United 01:05:25.112 --> 01:05:28.240 States of America was funded found 01:05:28.240 --> 01:05:30.296 excuse me on the fundamental idea of 01:05:30.296 --> 01:05:32.770 liberty . Indeed , it was the desire 01:05:32.770 --> 01:05:34.930 for liberty that spawned the american 01:05:34.930 --> 01:05:37.030 revolution . And ever since , the 01:05:37.030 --> 01:05:39.252 United States has always demonstrated a 01:05:39.252 --> 01:05:42.170 willingness to stand up for to defend 01:05:42.230 --> 01:05:44.341 and when called upon to put our lives 01:05:44.341 --> 01:05:47.130 on the line in the name of liberty . In 01:05:47.130 --> 01:05:48.950 my book , liberty is more than 01:05:48.950 --> 01:05:51.480 individual freedom . Liberty is the 01:05:51.480 --> 01:05:53.650 idea that we will come together in 01:05:53.650 --> 01:05:55.960 order to defend the collection of 01:05:55.960 --> 01:05:58.990 freedoms necessary for a people , a 01:05:58.990 --> 01:06:01.570 nation , even a region to prosper , 01:06:01.580 --> 01:06:05.050 thrive and survive at the heart of it . 01:06:05.180 --> 01:06:06.790 Liberty is freedom from 01:06:06.800 --> 01:06:09.240 authoritarianism from those who would 01:06:09.240 --> 01:06:11.660 restrict or eliminate our freedoms 01:06:12.080 --> 01:06:13.969 fundamentally . It's the power of 01:06:13.969 --> 01:06:16.410 choice and at the end of the day , our 01:06:16.410 --> 01:06:18.100 liberty is dependent upon our 01:06:18.100 --> 01:06:20.320 willingness to work together to assure 01:06:20.320 --> 01:06:23.610 those freedoms the converse . Well , 01:06:23.830 --> 01:06:25.950 the absence of liberty is the path to 01:06:25.950 --> 01:06:28.390 tyranny . And as john Adams famously 01:06:28.390 --> 01:06:31.550 stated , Liberty once lost is lost 01:06:31.560 --> 01:06:34.280 forever . What need only look around 01:06:34.280 --> 01:06:36.700 the region to witness how our liberties 01:06:36.700 --> 01:06:38.533 would be in jeopardy without the 01:06:38.533 --> 01:06:40.756 leadership of the United States and the 01:06:40.756 --> 01:06:42.922 critical partnership of our allies and 01:06:42.922 --> 01:06:44.500 partners in maintaining the 01:06:44.500 --> 01:06:47.390 international order . Make no mistake , 01:06:47.400 --> 01:06:49.760 the Communist Party of China seeks to 01:06:49.760 --> 01:06:51.816 supplant the idea of a free and open 01:06:51.816 --> 01:06:53.982 international order with a new order , 01:06:53.982 --> 01:06:56.800 one with chinese characteristics . One 01:06:56.800 --> 01:06:59.150 where chinese national power is more 01:06:59.150 --> 01:07:01.410 important than international law . 01:07:01.880 --> 01:07:03.991 Beijing's very pernicious approach to 01:07:03.991 --> 01:07:06.210 the region includes the whole of party 01:07:06.210 --> 01:07:09.080 effort to coerce , corrupt and co opt 01:07:09.090 --> 01:07:10.840 governments , businesses , 01:07:10.850 --> 01:07:13.300 organizations and the people of the 01:07:13.310 --> 01:07:16.530 indo pacific . But the strategic 01:07:16.530 --> 01:07:18.697 competition in the indo pacific is not 01:07:18.697 --> 01:07:21.560 between our two nations . It is a 01:07:21.560 --> 01:07:24.020 competition between Liberty , the 01:07:24.020 --> 01:07:26.242 fundamental idea behind a free and open 01:07:26.242 --> 01:07:29.200 into pacific and authoritarianism , the 01:07:29.210 --> 01:07:31.600 absence of liberty and the objective of 01:07:31.600 --> 01:07:34.150 the Communist Party of China . But let 01:07:34.150 --> 01:07:36.550 me be clear , this competition does not 01:07:36.560 --> 01:07:38.900 have to put us on the road to conflict . 01:07:39.380 --> 01:07:42.910 Our # one job is to keep the peace and 01:07:42.910 --> 01:07:45.030 to do that . We must be prepared to 01:07:45.030 --> 01:07:47.900 fight and win . It is why we speak of 01:07:47.900 --> 01:07:50.130 the importance of deterrence . Why you 01:07:50.130 --> 01:07:52.297 heard it from the Secretary of Defense 01:07:52.297 --> 01:07:55.830 so elegantly today ? Why we at Indo pak 01:07:55.830 --> 01:07:57.997 um advocate for the pacific deterrence 01:07:57.997 --> 01:08:00.570 initiative itself and why we ready the 01:08:00.570 --> 01:08:02.630 joint force with the capacity , the 01:08:02.630 --> 01:08:04.660 capabilities and the needs to 01:08:04.660 --> 01:08:08.350 facilitate our ability to win the 01:08:08.350 --> 01:08:10.460 fundamental mission at us . Indo 01:08:10.460 --> 01:08:13.020 pacific command is to defend America 01:08:13.030 --> 01:08:15.240 are U . S . Territories and interests 01:08:15.240 --> 01:08:18.070 abroad as well as our allies in the 01:08:18.070 --> 01:08:21.780 region . That is why we exist . Three 01:08:21.780 --> 01:08:23.947 years ago , I stood at this podium and 01:08:23.947 --> 01:08:26.400 said our relationships matter . The 01:08:26.400 --> 01:08:29.090 secretary said it just a moment ago and 01:08:29.090 --> 01:08:31.330 indeed from that day on we have made it 01:08:31.330 --> 01:08:33.880 the work of Indo pak um to deter our 01:08:33.890 --> 01:08:36.620 adversaries , strengthen our alliances 01:08:36.680 --> 01:08:38.990 and enhance our emerging partnerships 01:08:39.000 --> 01:08:42.170 across the indo pacific so to our 01:08:42.170 --> 01:08:44.510 allies in the region , Japan , the 01:08:44.510 --> 01:08:47.220 republic of Korea , Australia , the 01:08:47.220 --> 01:08:48.998 republic of the Philippines and 01:08:48.998 --> 01:08:51.650 Thailand . You have no better ally and 01:08:51.650 --> 01:08:53.983 no better friend than the United States . 01:08:54.370 --> 01:08:56.537 To the freely associated states of the 01:08:56.537 --> 01:08:58.500 Republic of palau , the Federated 01:08:58.500 --> 01:09:00.750 States of Micronesia and the Republic 01:09:00.750 --> 01:09:02.972 of the marshall islands to whom we have 01:09:02.972 --> 01:09:05.530 direct defense obligations . Rest 01:09:05.530 --> 01:09:08.280 assured . You can always count on us in 01:09:08.280 --> 01:09:10.290 times of peace and imperil 01:09:13.070 --> 01:09:15.181 and to our many close partners in the 01:09:15.181 --> 01:09:17.620 region , Singapore , new Zealand , 01:09:17.630 --> 01:09:20.850 India Vietnam Fiji and many , many 01:09:20.850 --> 01:09:23.640 others . We will continue to expand on 01:09:23.640 --> 01:09:25.810 the terrific progress made in recent 01:09:25.810 --> 01:09:28.130 years . Please know that the United 01:09:28.130 --> 01:09:30.580 States is deeply committed to advancing 01:09:30.590 --> 01:09:32.910 and expanding these vital relationships 01:09:32.920 --> 01:09:35.270 to help promote our collective pursuit 01:09:35.280 --> 01:09:38.120 of peace and prosperity . Indeed , our 01:09:38.120 --> 01:09:40.630 liberty , while enhancing security and 01:09:40.630 --> 01:09:43.320 stability in the indo pacific we are 01:09:43.320 --> 01:09:46.100 stronger together and the lie is simple . 01:09:46.670 --> 01:09:49.020 Our voices in the pacific region in the 01:09:49.020 --> 01:09:51.090 pacific region are stronger when we 01:09:51.090 --> 01:09:53.100 work together and our voices are 01:09:53.100 --> 01:09:55.990 strongest . When we speak through our 01:09:55.990 --> 01:09:59.550 shared values , our shared values are 01:09:59.550 --> 01:10:02.000 at the very heart of a free and open 01:10:02.010 --> 01:10:04.510 into pacific . These values will 01:10:04.510 --> 01:10:06.677 continue to bring peace and prosperity 01:10:06.677 --> 01:10:10.090 to the region . Why ? In the next 10 01:10:10.090 --> 01:10:12.030 years , two thirds of the world's 01:10:12.030 --> 01:10:14.660 population and two thirds of the global 01:10:14.660 --> 01:10:17.120 economy will be centered right here in 01:10:17.120 --> 01:10:19.760 the Indo Pacific I have every 01:10:19.760 --> 01:10:21.649 confidence that our commitment to 01:10:21.649 --> 01:10:23.816 liberty in the region will continue to 01:10:23.816 --> 01:10:25.927 stand the test of time and our values 01:10:25.927 --> 01:10:27.927 will be victorious in upholding the 01:10:27.927 --> 01:10:30.093 rules based international order in the 01:10:30.093 --> 01:10:33.230 decades to come after all . And I'm 01:10:33.230 --> 01:10:35.720 paraphrasing Benjamin franklin here . 01:10:35.730 --> 01:10:37.619 Those who would give up essential 01:10:37.619 --> 01:10:40.790 liberty for a bit of temporary security 01:10:40.800 --> 01:10:44.090 deserve neither liberty nor security . 01:10:44.210 --> 01:10:46.300 The United States will stand for the 01:10:46.300 --> 01:10:48.390 idea of a free and open indo pacific 01:10:48.400 --> 01:10:51.150 and for the preservation of liberty in 01:10:51.150 --> 01:10:53.290 this region . Mhm 01:11:00.860 --> 01:11:03.780 mm . Mr . Secretary thank you again for 01:11:03.780 --> 01:11:06.002 presiding over today's ceremony . Thank 01:11:06.002 --> 01:11:08.002 you . Chairman Millie for your kind 01:11:08.002 --> 01:11:10.810 words . Thanks to all in attendance and 01:11:10.810 --> 01:11:13.860 those watching online . May God bless 01:11:13.870 --> 01:11:15.981 the men and women of the U . S . Indo 01:11:15.981 --> 01:11:17.981 pacific Command , The Department of 01:11:17.981 --> 01:11:20.290 Defense , the great State of Hawaii and 01:11:20.290 --> 01:11:24.190 May . God bless the USa . I wish all of 01:11:24.190 --> 01:11:27.850 you good health . Thank you Mahalo . 01:11:27.860 --> 01:11:31.060 Who we hope ? Yeah . 01:11:37.260 --> 01:11:38.260 Yeah . 01:11:46.360 --> 01:11:47.360 Right . 01:11:58.360 --> 01:12:01.760 I will now read my orders . Cno order 01:12:01.770 --> 01:12:04.380 06 to one . Your request to be 01:12:04.380 --> 01:12:06.680 transferred to the retired list on one 01:12:06.680 --> 01:12:08.990 May has been approved by the Secretary 01:12:08.990 --> 01:12:11.540 of Defense . You are hereby relieved in 01:12:11.540 --> 01:12:14.820 april 2021 from duty as Commander U . S . 01:12:14.940 --> 01:12:17.360 Pacific command and may proceed to your 01:12:17.360 --> 01:12:20.910 home of selection signed . Admiral mm 01:12:20.910 --> 01:12:23.780 guilty . United States Navy Chief of 01:12:23.780 --> 01:12:26.580 Naval Operations . Command . Sergeant 01:12:26.580 --> 01:12:30.170 Major shorter . Hold down my flag . 01:12:53.450 --> 01:12:53.660 Oh 01:13:01.250 --> 01:13:02.250 okay . 01:13:12.250 --> 01:13:13.250 Mhm . 01:13:20.250 --> 01:13:20.770 Please . 01:13:27.160 --> 01:13:29.271 Well , actually no , I am ready to be 01:13:29.271 --> 01:13:29.160 relieved . 01:13:43.650 --> 01:13:46.000 I will now read my orders . Chief of 01:13:46.010 --> 01:13:48.400 Naval Operations Order 1171 when 01:13:48.400 --> 01:13:50.567 directed by reporting city . Detach in 01:13:50.567 --> 01:13:52.789 april 21 . Report for duty as Commander 01:13:52.789 --> 01:13:54.622 Us indo pacific command signed . 01:13:54.840 --> 01:13:56.896 Admiral Mike killed a Chief of Naval 01:13:56.896 --> 01:13:56.870 Operations . 01:14:20.540 --> 01:14:22.651 Ladies and Gentlemen , Please join me 01:14:22.651 --> 01:14:24.762 in recognizing and congratulating the 01:14:24.762 --> 01:14:27.110 26th commander of the United States 01:14:27.110 --> 01:14:29.320 into a Pacific Command . Admiral John 01:14:29.330 --> 01:14:31.770 Aquilino . Mhm . 01:14:40.840 --> 01:14:42.673 Sergeant Major . Break my flag . 01:15:09.840 --> 01:15:10.840 Yeah . 01:15:16.040 --> 01:15:19.820 Three . Very well . Hello . 01:15:19.820 --> 01:15:23.350 Ha , good afternoon , ladies and 01:15:23.350 --> 01:15:25.350 gentlemen , thank you all for being 01:15:25.350 --> 01:15:27.294 here . Each of you . Honor Admiral 01:15:27.294 --> 01:15:29.294 Davidson . Me and our families with 01:15:29.294 --> 01:15:31.517 your presence today and I asked for two 01:15:31.517 --> 01:15:33.683 minutes to please bear with me because 01:15:33.683 --> 01:15:35.850 I also have some important thank you's 01:15:35.850 --> 01:15:38.610 to recognize today First . This is 01:15:38.610 --> 01:15:40.499 awesome . Mrs Millie . Thanks for 01:15:40.499 --> 01:15:42.721 coming today . Really have nice to have 01:15:42.721 --> 01:15:44.666 you in Hawaii . Secretary Austin . 01:15:44.666 --> 01:15:46.554 Chairman Millie . I'm honored and 01:15:46.554 --> 01:15:49.030 humbled to take this important position 01:15:49.050 --> 01:15:51.106 during the most consequential time . 01:15:51.106 --> 01:15:54.980 Thank you both for your support and for 01:15:54.980 --> 01:15:58.620 your confidence in me to Governor gay 01:15:58.630 --> 01:16:01.060 former Governor Yoshi , the hawaii 01:16:01.060 --> 01:16:04.280 delegation Mr Mayor Hawaii 01:16:04.280 --> 01:16:07.670 leadership . I see Alan and 01:16:07.680 --> 01:16:10.980 Jacqueline and Connie and all of those 01:16:10.980 --> 01:16:13.210 in Hawaii . Thank you very much for all 01:16:13.210 --> 01:16:15.450 you do for our service members here in 01:16:15.450 --> 01:16:17.561 this wonderful place . Thank you very 01:16:17.561 --> 01:16:20.720 much to our ambassadors that have come 01:16:20.720 --> 01:16:24.460 today . Specifically amolsch Edel 01:16:25.430 --> 01:16:28.860 M O R . E . Seen ha an ambassador 01:16:28.870 --> 01:16:32.190 ha representing their countries and our 01:16:32.190 --> 01:16:34.350 esteemed diplomatic consular corps . 01:16:34.730 --> 01:16:36.850 Thank you all for your dedicated work 01:16:37.230 --> 01:16:40.340 every day to general juan General 01:16:40.340 --> 01:16:43.320 Yamasaki . My battle buddy . Admiral 01:16:43.320 --> 01:16:46.820 Noonan . Um , alu and all those 01:16:46.820 --> 01:16:48.876 representing their chiefs of defence 01:16:48.900 --> 01:16:51.590 and they're great nations as well as my 01:16:51.590 --> 01:16:53.701 heads of Navy counterparts who I hope 01:16:53.701 --> 01:16:55.701 are watching today . Thank you very 01:16:55.701 --> 01:16:59.070 much for your frank discussions for 01:16:59.070 --> 01:17:01.580 your friendship . I look forward to 01:17:01.580 --> 01:17:03.580 working with all of you . Thank you 01:17:03.580 --> 01:17:06.870 very much to my component commander 01:17:06.870 --> 01:17:09.350 buddies . I see Polly here . I saw 01:17:09.360 --> 01:17:11.350 cruiser and stick and matt . 01:17:13.630 --> 01:17:16.940 Thanks a lot . Uh , that's a group that 01:17:16.940 --> 01:17:19.200 you cannot put together . Uh , 01:17:19.210 --> 01:17:21.321 certainly the best group of teammates 01:17:21.321 --> 01:17:23.543 I've ever worked with . And I thank you 01:17:23.543 --> 01:17:25.766 for all your support . Uh , and again , 01:17:25.766 --> 01:17:27.821 all of our work together . Thank you 01:17:27.821 --> 01:17:31.270 very very much to my Navy family far 01:17:31.270 --> 01:17:34.060 and wide . Specifically the pacific 01:17:34.060 --> 01:17:37.840 fleet Team boy . There are none better . 01:17:39.030 --> 01:17:41.700 I'm in awe of the amazing work and the 01:17:41.700 --> 01:17:44.690 effort put forth every day to achieve 01:17:44.690 --> 01:17:46.801 the goals that Admiral Davidson , the 01:17:46.801 --> 01:17:48.968 secretary and the chairman have said , 01:17:48.968 --> 01:17:52.900 I can't thank you enough to the 01:17:52.900 --> 01:17:54.900 cowboy family . Vincent Ornette are 01:17:54.900 --> 01:17:57.122 here . I think I didn't see you , but I 01:17:57.122 --> 01:17:59.011 hope you're here to the Augustine 01:17:59.011 --> 01:18:02.280 family . To my extended family . I know 01:18:02.280 --> 01:18:05.710 Matt and joy are here . Laura and Maki 01:18:05.720 --> 01:18:08.590 Morris is here . I see , Tony and 01:18:08.590 --> 01:18:12.390 Andrea and many others . We can't do it 01:18:12.390 --> 01:18:14.501 without your love and support . Thank 01:18:14.501 --> 01:18:16.446 you very much . Your presence here 01:18:16.446 --> 01:18:18.390 today means a great deal . I can't 01:18:18.390 --> 01:18:20.557 thank you enough for being part of our 01:18:20.557 --> 01:18:23.430 family . Okay to Admiral Davidson Tracy 01:18:23.430 --> 01:18:27.270 and Family , Thank you . Almost four 01:18:27.270 --> 01:18:30.380 decades of lifelong service to the Navy 01:18:30.390 --> 01:18:33.690 and our nation . Thanks for your 01:18:33.690 --> 01:18:36.990 strategic vision . Thanks for your 01:18:36.990 --> 01:18:39.540 leadership . Thanks for your mentorship . 01:18:41.220 --> 01:18:43.830 Everyone here is better because of you , 01:18:43.840 --> 01:18:46.007 especially for your last three years , 01:18:46.007 --> 01:18:48.062 please . A round of applause for the 01:18:48.062 --> 01:18:47.540 Davidsons . 01:18:56.020 --> 01:18:58.242 They last and certainly not least to my 01:18:58.242 --> 01:19:00.460 amazing family . It's led by my wife , 01:19:00.460 --> 01:19:03.540 laura , my daughters Jessica and lisa 01:19:05.520 --> 01:19:07.576 like every service member's family , 01:19:08.020 --> 01:19:09.798 they have endured much personal 01:19:09.798 --> 01:19:13.220 sacrifice and I have asked a lot . I 01:19:13.220 --> 01:19:15.331 love you all and I'm so very proud of 01:19:15.331 --> 01:19:16.887 you . Thank you very much . 01:19:25.720 --> 01:19:27.720 Mr Secretary and chairman . I stand 01:19:27.720 --> 01:19:29.720 here today . First because of you . 01:19:29.720 --> 01:19:31.664 Thank you very much again . Second 01:19:31.664 --> 01:19:33.720 because of the many years of service 01:19:33.720 --> 01:19:35.720 with the great men and women whom I 01:19:35.720 --> 01:19:37.498 have had the privilege to serve 01:19:37.498 --> 01:19:40.460 alongside and to those I have learned 01:19:40.460 --> 01:19:42.440 from over the many years . 01:19:45.620 --> 01:19:47.676 Some will tell you , I need a lot of 01:19:47.676 --> 01:19:50.830 help . Let me give you some names of 01:19:50.830 --> 01:19:54.710 those who over my time have 01:19:54.710 --> 01:19:56.980 helped me to learn , understand and 01:19:56.980 --> 01:19:59.900 grow . There are names like Admiral 01:19:59.900 --> 01:20:03.320 Moran , Gortney , Harris , Fargo , 01:20:03.710 --> 01:20:06.660 Slopper , keating , Locklear 01:20:06.670 --> 01:20:10.630 Fallon , Mackey , Richardson and Harvey 01:20:12.810 --> 01:20:16.540 generals with names like Odierno , 01:20:16.910 --> 01:20:20.490 Votel CQ Brown and 01:20:20.490 --> 01:20:24.020 Neller . To name just a few . Thank all 01:20:24.020 --> 01:20:26.940 of you for your mentorship and your 01:20:26.940 --> 01:20:29.820 friendship over the years . Just so 01:20:29.820 --> 01:20:31.876 you're all aware of those calls will 01:20:31.876 --> 01:20:34.098 keep coming and at strange hours of the 01:20:34.098 --> 01:20:36.230 evening . Thank you very much . For 01:20:36.230 --> 01:20:38.200 more than 75 years . The us 01:20:38.200 --> 01:20:40.900 partnerships with like minded allies 01:20:41.070 --> 01:20:44.070 have created environment where all 01:20:44.070 --> 01:20:47.680 nations could thrive and prosper . The 01:20:47.680 --> 01:20:50.010 foundation of this environment is a 01:20:50.010 --> 01:20:52.460 rules based international order in 01:20:52.460 --> 01:20:55.320 which all nations large and small , 01:20:56.010 --> 01:20:58.400 have an equal voice for peaceful 01:20:58.400 --> 01:21:01.790 resolution of disputes and can openly 01:21:01.790 --> 01:21:04.390 share differences of opinion in order 01:21:04.390 --> 01:21:06.557 to maintain peace and stability in the 01:21:06.557 --> 01:21:10.330 region . Today , this 01:21:10.330 --> 01:21:12.230 environment is being challenged . 01:21:14.710 --> 01:21:16.530 The indo pacific is the most 01:21:16.530 --> 01:21:18.474 consequential region for America's 01:21:18.474 --> 01:21:21.800 future . It hosts our greatest security 01:21:21.800 --> 01:21:24.910 challenge and it remains the priority 01:21:24.910 --> 01:21:28.700 theater for the United States . Mr 01:21:28.700 --> 01:21:31.870 Secretary as you have directed Indo pak 01:21:31.870 --> 01:21:33.981 um remains committed to defending our 01:21:33.981 --> 01:21:36.860 nation . We are committed to 01:21:36.860 --> 01:21:39.340 strengthening the relationships with 01:21:39.350 --> 01:21:41.540 our allies and partners across the 01:21:41.540 --> 01:21:45.350 globe . We are committed to 01:21:45.350 --> 01:21:47.570 providing the deterrence needed to 01:21:47.570 --> 01:21:51.430 prevent great power conflict . And 01:21:51.430 --> 01:21:54.130 should it be directed , we're committed 01:21:54.710 --> 01:21:57.410 to be able to fight tonight and win . 01:22:00.500 --> 01:22:02.722 We will compete to achieve our national 01:22:02.722 --> 01:22:06.520 interests . We will cooperate where we 01:22:06.520 --> 01:22:10.420 can and we will confront 01:22:10.800 --> 01:22:14.570 where we must in order to maintain a 01:22:14.570 --> 01:22:16.230 free and open indo pacific . 01:22:19.100 --> 01:22:21.267 When Admiral Nimitz took over Cinc PAC 01:22:21.267 --> 01:22:24.590 on December 17 1941 , he humbly 01:22:24.590 --> 01:22:26.701 captured the gravity of the moment by 01:22:26.701 --> 01:22:29.670 simply writing to his boss . It is a 01:22:29.680 --> 01:22:32.880 great responsibility , but I shall do 01:22:32.880 --> 01:22:34.520 my utmost to meet it . 01:22:37.000 --> 01:22:39.890 A copy of that memo of Admiral Nimitz . 01:22:39.890 --> 01:22:42.550 Handwritten note adorns nearly every 01:22:42.550 --> 01:22:45.240 desk in the pacific fleet headquarters 01:22:45.240 --> 01:22:48.270 Today . It reminds us of the magnitude 01:22:48.280 --> 01:22:50.920 and the significance of this theater . 01:22:53.600 --> 01:22:55.711 As I assume the command of Indo pak . 01:22:55.711 --> 01:22:58.740 Um Mr Secretary , you have my full and 01:22:58.740 --> 01:23:01.380 unwavering commitment to take on this 01:23:01.380 --> 01:23:04.720 great responsibility and I will do my 01:23:04.720 --> 01:23:07.730 best to meet it . Thank you very much . 01:23:20.600 --> 01:23:22.767 Ladies and gentlemen , please rise for 01:23:22.767 --> 01:23:24.989 the benediction and remain standing for 01:23:24.989 --> 01:23:27.100 the departure of the official party . 01:23:34.800 --> 01:23:38.720 Let us pray almighty God 01:23:39.900 --> 01:23:42.570 as Admiral Aquilino assumes the mantle 01:23:42.570 --> 01:23:45.470 of command . Yeah , we ask that you 01:23:45.480 --> 01:23:48.590 grant him the wisdom of Solomon , the 01:23:48.590 --> 01:23:52.580 strength of Samson and the humility and 01:23:52.580 --> 01:23:56.550 determination of moses . Bless us 01:23:56.550 --> 01:23:59.840 with a smooth transition and may all 01:23:59.840 --> 01:24:02.730 who serve under his leadership , do all 01:24:02.730 --> 01:24:06.590 in our power to understand and 01:24:06.590 --> 01:24:10.420 fulfill our commander's intent . Mhm . 01:24:10.890 --> 01:24:14.650 Under his leadership continue to 01:24:14.650 --> 01:24:17.890 bless the indo pak um headquarters as 01:24:17.890 --> 01:24:20.780 well as all the components and the 01:24:20.780 --> 01:24:23.800 joint force throughout the indo pacific 01:24:23.810 --> 01:24:27.160 region . Place your hand upon Admiral 01:24:27.160 --> 01:24:30.910 Aquilino now and guide his steps . 01:24:32.190 --> 01:24:35.000 Bless all present . As we set out from 01:24:35.000 --> 01:24:38.340 this significant ceremony , we 01:24:38.340 --> 01:24:42.130 pray in your holy name . Our 01:24:42.130 --> 01:24:42.620 men 01:24:52.490 --> 01:24:54.020 side boys host 01:25:04.890 --> 01:25:07.180 ladies and gentlemen , Major General 01:25:07.180 --> 01:25:09.600 Suzanne bars lum will now offer a 01:25:09.600 --> 01:25:12.100 traditional poem of Aloha for Admiral 01:25:12.400 --> 01:25:16.320 and mrs Davidson who come 01:25:16.320 --> 01:25:20.320 akani the winds roar . Popo known 01:25:20.320 --> 01:25:23.790 appear Hecky iguana . A full sail 01:25:23.790 --> 01:25:26.350 helped him to arrive . Come on mike . 01:25:26.350 --> 01:25:29.620 Oh mike . Portnoy dip your paddle in 01:25:30.590 --> 01:25:34.430 L ahoy may never . Eka eka 01:25:34.430 --> 01:25:37.810 Hoy , ahoy ca hiccup . 01:25:37.810 --> 01:25:40.740 Iacocca china . Everybody paddle the 01:25:40.740 --> 01:25:43.050 canoes together , bail and paddle 01:25:43.290 --> 01:25:45.440 paddle and bail and the shore will be 01:25:45.440 --> 01:25:49.320 reached . Hey ho ! Colliver no color . 01:25:49.320 --> 01:25:52.410 You know a steer Zeman for a stormy day . 01:25:53.290 --> 01:25:57.280 Kay carter who ecology one who 01:25:57.280 --> 01:25:59.336 sneezes when the spray from the surf 01:25:59.336 --> 01:26:03.060 rises at the bow of the canoe . Oh hey 01:26:03.070 --> 01:26:06.740 hana Davidson were cold 01:26:06.740 --> 01:26:08.990 cava . Okay , okay . 01:26:10.680 --> 01:26:13.340 Davidson has nothing more to do . His 01:26:13.340 --> 01:26:15.810 canoe is resting on the block , 01:26:30.380 --> 01:26:32.602 a symbol to my right are the ceremonial 01:26:32.602 --> 01:26:34.769 side boys selected by Admiral Davidson 01:26:34.769 --> 01:26:36.436 because of their personal and 01:26:36.436 --> 01:26:38.930 professional relationships . They are 01:26:38.940 --> 01:26:40.829 Lieutenant General Mike Minehan , 01:26:40.829 --> 01:26:43.170 Deputy Commander U . S . Pacific 01:26:43.170 --> 01:26:45.470 command . Lieutenant General brian 01:26:45.470 --> 01:26:47.800 Fenton , current senior military 01:26:47.800 --> 01:26:49.911 assistant to the Secretary of defense 01:26:49.911 --> 01:26:52.010 and former Deputy Commander U . S . 01:26:52.200 --> 01:26:54.970 Pacific command . Major General Suzanne 01:26:54.970 --> 01:26:57.230 Barr Islam . Former mobilization 01:26:57.230 --> 01:27:00.050 assistant to the commander . Us Indo 01:27:00.050 --> 01:27:03.270 pacific command . Rear Admiral Select 01:27:03.280 --> 01:27:05.910 Adam Kauhajoki , Jack executive 01:27:05.910 --> 01:27:07.966 assistant to the commander . U . S . 01:27:07.966 --> 01:27:10.800 Pacific command . Captain Mike Kafka , 01:27:10.970 --> 01:27:13.020 Public Affairs Officer , US Indo 01:27:13.020 --> 01:27:15.790 pacific command . Chief Warrant Officer , 01:27:15.790 --> 01:27:18.460 2nd Class Casey Sellers . Admiral 01:27:18.460 --> 01:27:20.349 Davidson's personal flag writer . 01:27:20.680 --> 01:27:22.847 Command Sergeant Major Shane shorter . 01:27:22.847 --> 01:27:24.791 The senior enlisted advisor to the 01:27:24.791 --> 01:27:27.600 commander , U . S . Pacific command and 01:27:27.600 --> 01:27:29.890 sergeant Major retired Anthony Spadaro . 01:27:30.380 --> 01:27:32.560 Former senior enlisted advisor to the 01:27:32.560 --> 01:27:35.200 commander . Us indo pacific command . 01:27:38.380 --> 01:27:40.547 Ladies and gentlemen , in keeping with 01:27:40.547 --> 01:27:42.491 the time honored naval tradition , 01:27:42.491 --> 01:27:44.380 Admiral Davidson will now request 01:27:44.380 --> 01:27:46.213 permission from the Secretary of 01:27:46.213 --> 01:27:48.547 Defense to go ashore for the final time . 01:27:57.980 --> 01:27:58.980 Okay . 01:28:08.370 --> 01:28:09.370 Uh huh . 01:28:12.670 --> 01:28:14.890 Time , orderly strike eight bills , 01:28:25.270 --> 01:28:27.790 Admiral Philip S . Davidson . This is 01:28:27.790 --> 01:28:30.140 Tracy Davidson and family . United 01:28:30.140 --> 01:28:33.100 States Navy Retired departing 01:28:35.270 --> 01:28:38.100 me . Yeah . 01:28:54.670 --> 01:28:57.500 Yeah . Yeah . No . 01:29:01.270 --> 01:29:02.270 Uh huh . 01:29:07.800 --> 01:29:09.600 Yeah . 01:29:12.070 --> 01:29:14.270 Yeah . Yeah . Yeah . 01:29:22.070 --> 01:29:23.070 Mhm 01:29:26.070 --> 01:29:29.900 posted retired the side . Boys 01:29:31.160 --> 01:29:32.770 football . Yeah . 01:29:47.070 --> 01:29:49.410 Ladies and gentlemen , our official 01:29:49.410 --> 01:29:51.577 party will now depart along with their 01:29:51.577 --> 01:29:54.500 families . Mhm 01:30:17.760 --> 01:30:18.180 Millie 01:30:26.360 --> 01:30:27.360 like 01:30:34.760 --> 01:30:36.760 ladies and gentlemen , on behalf of 01:30:36.760 --> 01:30:38.982 Admiral Davidson and Admiral Aquilino , 01:30:38.982 --> 01:30:41.204 I extend their sincere appreciation for 01:30:41.204 --> 01:30:43.427 your attendance . Prior to the start of 01:30:43.427 --> 01:30:45.649 the reception , the official party will 01:30:45.649 --> 01:30:47.704 conduct a cake cutting and then move 01:30:47.704 --> 01:30:49.980 into position for receiving lines . We 01:30:49.980 --> 01:30:51.758 asked that you wait to form the 01:30:51.758 --> 01:30:53.980 receiving lines until after directed by 01:30:53.980 --> 01:30:56.300 protocol personnel . A short reception . 01:30:56.300 --> 01:30:58.550 We'll we'll start immediately following 01:30:58.550 --> 01:31:00.590 the cake cutting in the area to my 01:31:00.590 --> 01:31:04.590 right for invited guests . Ushers will 01:31:04.590 --> 01:31:06.812 be in place to assist you in the proper 01:31:06.812 --> 01:31:08.923 areas . Please ensure that during the 01:31:08.923 --> 01:31:11.034 receiving line and short reception to 01:31:11.034 --> 01:31:13.570 follow that you follow all covid 01:31:13.580 --> 01:31:16.370 mitigation protocols . This can