1 00:00:01,120 --> 00:00:03,150 Good morning and welcome to today's 2 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:05,382 change of responsibility for the senior 3 00:00:05,382 --> 00:00:07,493 listed advisor to the chairman of the 4 00:00:07,493 --> 00:00:09,549 Joint Chiefs of Staff and retirement 5 00:00:09,549 --> 00:00:11,716 ceremony in honor of the fourth senior 6 00:00:11,716 --> 00:00:13,827 listed advisor to the chairman of the 7 00:00:13,827 --> 00:00:15,827 Joint Chiefs of Staff , Ramon Colon 8 00:00:15,827 --> 00:00:18,709 Lopez United States Air Force . Prior 9 00:00:18,719 --> 00:00:20,663 to the start of the ceremony , the 10 00:00:20,663 --> 00:00:22,830 chairman appointed Sergeant Major Troy 11 00:00:22,830 --> 00:00:24,886 Black to the rank of senior enlisted 12 00:00:24,886 --> 00:00:26,719 advisor to the chairman . Please 13 00:00:26,719 --> 00:00:28,608 silence all cell phones and other 14 00:00:28,608 --> 00:00:30,663 electronic devices at this time . In 15 00:00:30,663 --> 00:00:32,830 just a few moments , the United States 16 00:00:32,830 --> 00:00:34,719 Air Force band will conduct a pre 17 00:00:34,719 --> 00:00:36,552 ceremonial concert featuring the 18 00:00:36,552 --> 00:00:36,340 following musical selections , 19 00:00:37,500 --> 00:00:39,110 Washington Post and Rivera 20 00:01:16,019 --> 00:01:17,019 I 21 00:01:24,260 --> 00:01:25,260 I , 22 00:03:17,199 --> 00:03:19,088 the troops representing the armed 23 00:03:19,089 --> 00:03:20,867 forces of the United States and 24 00:03:20,867 --> 00:03:23,033 participating in today's review . From 25 00:03:23,033 --> 00:03:25,630 left to right are the United States Air 26 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:28,500 Force band led by drum major Daniel 27 00:03:28,509 --> 00:03:32,309 Valade . Elements of the armed 28 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:34,542 forces honor guard include the marching 29 00:03:34,542 --> 00:03:36,598 platoon from the army's third United 30 00:03:36,598 --> 00:03:38,542 States infantry regiment . The old 31 00:03:38,542 --> 00:03:40,542 guard led by sergeant , first class 32 00:03:40,542 --> 00:03:43,490 Alfonso Roman . The platoon sergeant is 33 00:03:43,500 --> 00:03:45,339 staff sergeant , Rashad Kelly . 34 00:03:47,759 --> 00:03:50,039 The next element online are marines 35 00:03:50,050 --> 00:03:51,939 from marine barracks , Washington 36 00:03:51,939 --> 00:03:54,850 eighth and I led by staff sergeant Troy 37 00:03:54,860 --> 00:03:58,029 rule . The platoon sergeant is Corporal 38 00:03:58,039 --> 00:04:00,229 Grant Duran Step . 39 00:04:02,119 --> 00:04:04,169 The next element online is the Navy 40 00:04:04,179 --> 00:04:06,500 honor guard led by senior chief petty 41 00:04:06,509 --> 00:04:09,389 officer Aris Rayner . The platoon petty 42 00:04:09,399 --> 00:04:11,479 officer is 82 Matthew Corian . 43 00:04:13,669 --> 00:04:15,780 The next element online is the United 44 00:04:15,780 --> 00:04:17,950 States Air Force Honor Guard led by 45 00:04:17,959 --> 00:04:20,181 technical sergeant Charles Schliemann . 46 00:04:20,940 --> 00:04:22,829 The platoon sergeant is technical 47 00:04:22,829 --> 00:04:25,809 sergeant , Matthew Cox . Following is 48 00:04:25,820 --> 00:04:27,931 an element of the United States Coast 49 00:04:27,931 --> 00:04:30,098 Guard sentinels led by petty officer , 50 00:04:30,098 --> 00:04:33,149 first class Matt Derico . The platoon 51 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:35,216 petty officer is Chief petty Officer 52 00:04:35,216 --> 00:04:38,130 Derek Haley . The element to the front 53 00:04:38,140 --> 00:04:39,918 left dressed in the continental 54 00:04:39,918 --> 00:04:42,084 musicians uniform is the United States 55 00:04:42,084 --> 00:04:44,559 Army Old Guard Fife and drum corps . 56 00:04:45,470 --> 00:04:47,303 During the American revolution , 57 00:04:47,350 --> 00:04:49,406 musicians wore the reverse colors of 58 00:04:49,406 --> 00:04:52,119 their parent infantry unit . The men 59 00:04:52,130 --> 00:04:54,160 and women of the old guard Fife and 60 00:04:54,170 --> 00:04:56,859 Drum corps maintain this tradition by 61 00:04:56,869 --> 00:04:58,809 wearing red coats instead of the 62 00:04:58,820 --> 00:05:01,549 infantry blue . The corps is led today 63 00:05:01,559 --> 00:05:05,480 by drum major , John Parks , ladies and 64 00:05:05,489 --> 00:05:08,040 gentlemen , moving into position is the 65 00:05:08,049 --> 00:05:09,827 commander of troops for today's 66 00:05:09,827 --> 00:05:11,827 ceremony . Command sergeant major , 67 00:05:11,827 --> 00:05:14,029 Roberto Guadarrama , command sergeant 68 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:16,269 major third United States infantry 69 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:18,160 regiment , the old guard 70 00:05:30,690 --> 00:05:32,640 since the days of the American 71 00:05:32,649 --> 00:05:34,760 Revolution . The colors have been one 72 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:36,760 of the most important elements of a 73 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:39,220 military unit . Therefore , taking the 74 00:05:39,230 --> 00:05:41,119 center of our formation in just a 75 00:05:41,119 --> 00:05:43,230 moment is an armed forces color guard 76 00:05:43,230 --> 00:05:45,174 bearing the national color and the 77 00:05:45,174 --> 00:05:47,452 service flags of the Army Marine Corps , 78 00:05:47,452 --> 00:05:50,220 Navy , Air Force , Space Force and 79 00:05:50,230 --> 00:05:52,799 Coast guard . Ladies and gentlemen , 80 00:05:52,910 --> 00:05:55,021 please stand for the advancing of the 81 00:05:55,021 --> 00:05:56,021 colors . 82 00:06:00,980 --> 00:06:02,769 I read the color . 83 00:07:00,809 --> 00:07:01,809 Yeah . 84 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:15,720 Step free . Yes , 85 00:07:19,510 --> 00:07:20,220 step foot 86 00:07:25,929 --> 00:07:28,459 or yeah , 87 00:07:46,049 --> 00:07:49,549 post the colors . Step right ? Faith , 88 00:07:58,170 --> 00:08:00,790 hope , hope . No , 89 00:08:41,900 --> 00:08:42,900 no . 90 00:09:04,929 --> 00:09:05,929 Oh , 91 00:09:08,989 --> 00:09:10,090 please be seated . 92 00:09:20,440 --> 00:09:21,539 Call trust . 93 00:09:24,650 --> 00:09:27,320 I see you just , just 94 00:09:37,570 --> 00:09:38,570 talk . 95 00:09:43,169 --> 00:09:46,650 I see you ready foot . Oh , 96 00:09:56,479 --> 00:09:57,489 comes ready cut . 97 00:10:04,789 --> 00:10:07,299 Ladies and gentlemen , please stand for 98 00:10:07,309 --> 00:10:09,420 the arrival of the official party and 99 00:10:09,420 --> 00:10:11,365 remain standing for the invocation 100 00:10:11,365 --> 00:10:13,700 given by chaplain Colonel David Kelly . 101 00:10:15,719 --> 00:10:17,608 Taking the reviewing stand is the 102 00:10:17,608 --> 00:10:19,941 reviewing official for today's ceremony . 103 00:10:19,941 --> 00:10:22,052 The fourth senior enlisted advisor to 104 00:10:22,052 --> 00:10:24,052 the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 105 00:10:24,052 --> 00:10:27,049 Staff , Ramon Colon Lopez , the fifth 106 00:10:27,059 --> 00:10:29,281 senior enlisted advisor to the chairman 107 00:10:29,281 --> 00:10:31,392 of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , Troy E 108 00:10:31,392 --> 00:10:34,719 Black and Lieutenant General James C 109 00:10:34,729 --> 00:10:36,979 slit , Deputy Chief of Staff for 110 00:10:36,989 --> 00:10:39,280 operations headquarters , United States 111 00:10:39,289 --> 00:10:41,799 Air Force accompanied by the host , 112 00:10:41,809 --> 00:10:45,260 General Charles Q Brown , Junior , 21st 113 00:10:45,270 --> 00:10:47,492 chairman of the joint Chiefs of staff . 114 00:10:57,200 --> 00:11:00,460 Hm Yeah . 115 00:11:10,580 --> 00:11:13,539 Step free vent . Yeah 116 00:11:23,349 --> 00:11:23,880 or 117 00:11:28,309 --> 00:11:29,309 yeah . 118 00:11:37,270 --> 00:11:37,549 Oh , 119 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:54,869 coke to . 120 00:11:57,619 --> 00:12:00,419 Oh , ready . Yeah , 121 00:12:09,400 --> 00:12:11,909 ladies and gentlemen , chaplain Kelly , 122 00:12:13,969 --> 00:12:17,900 please join me in prayer . Almighty 123 00:12:17,909 --> 00:12:20,099 God . We ask for your presence in this 124 00:12:20,109 --> 00:12:22,520 honored ceremony today as our nation 125 00:12:22,530 --> 00:12:25,010 and military say , thank you to a great 126 00:12:25,020 --> 00:12:27,479 airman and the senior enlisted advisor 127 00:12:27,489 --> 00:12:29,656 to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 128 00:12:29,656 --> 00:12:31,656 Staff . See Act number four , Ramon 129 00:12:31,656 --> 00:12:34,619 Colon Lopez . Although many factors 130 00:12:34,630 --> 00:12:36,940 contribute , the single factor that 131 00:12:36,950 --> 00:12:38,950 elevates the United States military 132 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:41,809 above all adversaries is the strength , 133 00:12:41,820 --> 00:12:43,653 character and integrity . Of our 134 00:12:43,653 --> 00:12:46,510 enlisted corps . CIA Colon Lopez has 135 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:48,979 sat atop of that honored corps as its 136 00:12:48,989 --> 00:12:50,711 leader , mentor and staunchest 137 00:12:50,711 --> 00:12:53,419 spokesman . He and spouse Janet have 138 00:12:53,429 --> 00:12:55,262 traveled far and wide over three 139 00:12:55,262 --> 00:12:57,400 decades , 15 assignments , countless 140 00:12:57,409 --> 00:12:59,409 TDIS and deployments to serve their 141 00:12:59,409 --> 00:13:01,131 country faithfully and without 142 00:13:01,131 --> 00:13:03,530 reservation . As they enter the next 143 00:13:03,539 --> 00:13:05,428 phase of life . May they know the 144 00:13:05,428 --> 00:13:07,539 thankfulness of a grateful nation and 145 00:13:07,539 --> 00:13:09,650 the honor bestowed by a military that 146 00:13:09,650 --> 00:13:12,450 do does not say goodbye but well done . 147 00:13:12,460 --> 00:13:14,793 You are always welcome within our ranks . 148 00:13:15,429 --> 00:13:17,373 Lord , as the men and women of our 149 00:13:17,373 --> 00:13:19,318 military continue the long march . 150 00:13:19,429 --> 00:13:22,000 Another great American and superior 151 00:13:22,010 --> 00:13:24,232 senior non commissioned officer answers 152 00:13:24,232 --> 00:13:26,177 the call and picks up the guide on 153 00:13:26,177 --> 00:13:28,288 continuing to advance the advancement 154 00:13:28,419 --> 00:13:31,440 of the mission . The consummate Marine , 155 00:13:31,640 --> 00:13:33,862 senior enlisted advisor to the chairman 156 00:13:33,862 --> 00:13:36,084 of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Troy Black 157 00:13:36,084 --> 00:13:38,307 with spouse and retired Marine Stacy by 158 00:13:38,307 --> 00:13:41,000 his side , have also served our country 159 00:13:41,169 --> 00:13:43,760 with distinction for over three decades . 160 00:13:44,599 --> 00:13:47,059 Lord God , as he assumes this mantle of 161 00:13:47,070 --> 00:13:50,030 responsibility , I ask you to give them 162 00:13:50,039 --> 00:13:52,479 your stamina to endure the journey , 163 00:13:52,770 --> 00:13:54,881 your strength , to overcome difficult 164 00:13:54,881 --> 00:13:56,809 times , your joy that surpass the 165 00:13:56,820 --> 00:13:59,020 circumstances , your love that would 166 00:13:59,030 --> 00:14:01,539 bind them together and your wisdom to 167 00:14:01,549 --> 00:14:03,979 find the rare right amongst the sea of 168 00:14:03,989 --> 00:14:07,000 wrong . Lord bless him this day as he 169 00:14:07,010 --> 00:14:09,679 assumes this position and rank of C Act 170 00:14:09,690 --> 00:14:12,460 number five in your holy name . I pray 171 00:14:12,960 --> 00:14:13,539 amen . 172 00:14:18,549 --> 00:14:21,539 Please be seated . Yeah , 173 00:14:23,919 --> 00:14:26,169 or go to what ? 174 00:14:28,669 --> 00:14:30,460 Oh heart soul 175 00:14:38,299 --> 00:14:39,299 calls already cut 176 00:16:39,450 --> 00:16:40,450 first . 177 00:17:09,010 --> 00:17:09,819 Who , who ? 178 00:17:23,640 --> 00:17:24,640 Oh , 179 00:17:30,030 --> 00:17:32,319 right . What 180 00:17:40,040 --> 00:17:42,890 drink and review ? Step POY 181 00:19:53,540 --> 00:19:57,079 under guard to I can just 182 00:19:58,390 --> 00:20:01,719 cold heart soul . What ? 183 00:20:08,170 --> 00:20:09,170 Causeway ? 184 00:20:14,199 --> 00:20:15,619 Right . I 185 00:20:21,160 --> 00:20:23,670 ladies and gentlemen , please stand for 186 00:20:23,680 --> 00:20:25,847 the advancing of the colors and remain 187 00:20:25,847 --> 00:20:28,013 standing for the playing of the United 188 00:20:28,013 --> 00:20:29,402 States national anthem . 189 00:20:36,290 --> 00:20:36,439 N 190 00:21:13,500 --> 00:21:14,500 college . 191 00:21:30,829 --> 00:21:31,219 Yeah , 192 00:21:37,489 --> 00:21:38,630 detachment . 193 00:21:41,670 --> 00:21:42,670 Yeah , 194 00:23:05,280 --> 00:23:06,459 please be seated . 195 00:23:15,030 --> 00:23:18,089 Oh yeah . 196 00:23:24,489 --> 00:23:26,209 A uh 197 00:24:08,469 --> 00:24:09,469 ok . 198 00:24:15,329 --> 00:24:18,969 Makes it ladies and gentlemen 199 00:24:19,180 --> 00:24:21,729 at this time , C A Black will be sworn 200 00:24:21,739 --> 00:24:23,961 in as the fifth senior enlisted advisor 201 00:24:23,961 --> 00:24:26,128 to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 202 00:24:26,128 --> 00:24:28,350 Staff . Make your right hand and repeat 203 00:24:28,350 --> 00:24:31,150 after me . I state your full name . I 204 00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:33,270 Troy Edward Black , having been 205 00:24:33,280 --> 00:24:35,336 appointed a senior listed advisor to 206 00:24:35,336 --> 00:24:37,336 the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 207 00:24:37,336 --> 00:24:39,280 Staff . Having been appointed as a 208 00:24:39,280 --> 00:24:41,447 senior list advisor to the chairman of 209 00:24:41,447 --> 00:24:41,189 the Joint Chiefs of Staff . Do solemnly 210 00:24:41,199 --> 00:24:43,255 swear , do solemnly swear to support 211 00:24:43,255 --> 00:24:45,199 and defend the Constitution of the 212 00:24:45,199 --> 00:24:47,143 United States to solemnly swear to 213 00:24:47,143 --> 00:24:49,310 support and defend the Constitution of 214 00:24:49,310 --> 00:24:51,532 the United States against all enemies , 215 00:24:51,532 --> 00:24:53,477 foreign and domestic , against all 216 00:24:53,477 --> 00:24:52,949 enemies , foreign and domestic . 217 00:24:52,959 --> 00:24:55,070 Compared truth , faith and allegiance 218 00:24:55,070 --> 00:24:57,126 to the same , to bear true faith and 219 00:24:57,126 --> 00:24:59,126 allegiance to the same . I obey the 220 00:24:59,126 --> 00:24:58,199 orders of the President of the United 221 00:24:58,209 --> 00:25:00,376 States . I will obey the orders of the 222 00:25:00,376 --> 00:25:02,542 president of the United States and the 223 00:25:02,542 --> 00:25:02,449 orders of the officers are appointed 224 00:25:02,459 --> 00:25:04,626 over me and the orders of the officers 225 00:25:04,626 --> 00:25:06,348 appointed over me according to 226 00:25:06,348 --> 00:25:08,570 regulation , according to regulations . 227 00:25:08,570 --> 00:25:10,403 And the uniform code of military 228 00:25:10,403 --> 00:25:10,150 justice and the uniform code of 229 00:25:10,160 --> 00:25:12,327 military justice . So help me God . So 230 00:25:12,327 --> 00:25:14,438 help me God . Congratulations . Thank 231 00:25:14,438 --> 00:25:14,209 you , sir . 232 00:25:18,339 --> 00:25:21,569 Yeah , you go . 233 00:25:29,339 --> 00:25:31,283 General Brown will now present sac 234 00:25:31,369 --> 00:25:33,480 black with the positional flag of the 235 00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:35,591 office of the senior enlisted advisor 236 00:25:35,591 --> 00:25:37,758 to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 237 00:25:37,758 --> 00:25:37,030 Staff 238 00:25:55,510 --> 00:25:57,599 in lieu of a flower presentation . A 239 00:25:57,609 --> 00:25:59,776 donation will be made to the Semper Fi 240 00:25:59,776 --> 00:26:02,079 Fund . Semper Fi in America's Fund 241 00:26:02,089 --> 00:26:03,978 cares for our nation's critically 242 00:26:03,978 --> 00:26:06,229 wounded , ill and injured service 243 00:26:06,239 --> 00:26:08,410 members , veterans and military 244 00:26:08,420 --> 00:26:10,729 families supporting all branches of the 245 00:26:10,739 --> 00:26:13,089 United States armed forces . They 246 00:26:13,099 --> 00:26:15,310 provide one on one case management 247 00:26:15,369 --> 00:26:18,880 connection and lifetime support . Today 248 00:26:19,119 --> 00:26:20,839 tomorrow , together 249 00:27:22,189 --> 00:27:25,750 prior to today's ceremony , Cac Colon 250 00:27:25,760 --> 00:27:27,538 Lopez was presented the defense 251 00:27:27,538 --> 00:27:29,704 Distinguished Service medal by General 252 00:27:29,704 --> 00:27:31,839 Brown . At this time , General Brown 253 00:27:31,849 --> 00:27:33,960 will now present Cac Colon Lopez with 254 00:27:33,960 --> 00:27:37,410 his certificate of retirement to all 255 00:27:37,420 --> 00:27:39,253 who shall see these presidents . 256 00:27:39,253 --> 00:27:41,198 Greeting . This is to certify that 257 00:27:41,198 --> 00:27:43,531 senior enlisted advisor to the chairman , 258 00:27:43,531 --> 00:27:45,309 Ramon Colon Lopez having served 259 00:27:45,309 --> 00:27:47,390 faithfully and honorably was retired 260 00:27:47,400 --> 00:27:49,622 from the United States Air Force on the 261 00:27:49,622 --> 00:27:53,069 first of January 2024 signed General 262 00:27:53,079 --> 00:27:55,890 David W Allen , Chief of Staff of the 263 00:27:55,900 --> 00:27:56,729 Air Force 264 00:28:17,550 --> 00:28:19,606 General Brown and Mrs Brown will now 265 00:28:19,606 --> 00:28:21,790 present Mrs Colon Lopez with the 266 00:28:21,800 --> 00:28:23,856 distinguished public service medal . 267 00:28:24,609 --> 00:28:26,776 The distinguished public service medal 268 00:28:26,776 --> 00:28:30,189 is awarded to Janet K cologne . Mrs 269 00:28:30,199 --> 00:28:32,366 Janet K colon distinguished herself by 270 00:28:32,366 --> 00:28:34,569 exceptionally superior public service 271 00:28:34,579 --> 00:28:36,801 in support of the members of the United 272 00:28:36,801 --> 00:28:39,680 States Armed Forces from December 2019 273 00:28:39,689 --> 00:28:43,270 to November 2023 Mrs Colon's 274 00:28:43,280 --> 00:28:45,250 patriotism and sincere personal 275 00:28:45,260 --> 00:28:47,149 involvement in the welfare of the 276 00:28:47,149 --> 00:28:49,038 members of the military community 277 00:28:49,038 --> 00:28:50,871 earned her deep respect from our 278 00:28:50,871 --> 00:28:53,469 service members and their families as a 279 00:28:53,479 --> 00:28:55,535 devoted ambassador of goodwill and a 280 00:28:55,535 --> 00:28:57,590 model example for the spouses of all 281 00:28:57,590 --> 00:29:00,719 soldiers , sailors , airmen , marines , 282 00:29:00,729 --> 00:29:03,339 guardians , and coast guardsmen . She 283 00:29:03,349 --> 00:29:05,569 was an untiring advocate for improving 284 00:29:05,579 --> 00:29:07,619 the quality of life for our men and 285 00:29:07,630 --> 00:29:10,959 women in uniform . Mrs Colon's presence 286 00:29:10,969 --> 00:29:12,989 on numerous trips to visit both 287 00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:16,079 stateside and overseas bases served as 288 00:29:16,089 --> 00:29:18,145 a constant reminder of her steadfast 289 00:29:18,145 --> 00:29:20,510 commitment to our military personnel 290 00:29:20,520 --> 00:29:22,839 and reflected a total devotion and 291 00:29:22,849 --> 00:29:25,040 unconditional commitment to the values 292 00:29:25,050 --> 00:29:27,383 cherished within the military community . 293 00:29:28,010 --> 00:29:30,121 That dedication was further displayed 294 00:29:30,121 --> 00:29:32,121 in her support to numerous military 295 00:29:32,121 --> 00:29:34,066 family readiness groups , military 296 00:29:34,066 --> 00:29:36,680 spouse engagement , gold star families , 297 00:29:36,689 --> 00:29:39,069 wounded warriors and various spouses 298 00:29:39,079 --> 00:29:42,969 clubs . Mrs gave freely of her time to 299 00:29:42,979 --> 00:29:45,270 many other worthy community causes that 300 00:29:45,280 --> 00:29:47,113 significantly benefited military 301 00:29:47,113 --> 00:29:49,329 members and their families . The 302 00:29:49,339 --> 00:29:51,283 distinctive accomplishments of Mrs 303 00:29:51,283 --> 00:29:53,450 Cologne are in keeping with the finest 304 00:29:53,450 --> 00:29:55,283 traditions of public service and 305 00:29:55,283 --> 00:29:57,506 reflect great credit upon herself . And 306 00:29:57,506 --> 00:29:58,950 the Department of Defense 307 00:30:19,260 --> 00:30:21,316 General Brown and Mrs Brown will now 308 00:30:21,316 --> 00:30:23,316 present Mrs with her certificate of 309 00:30:23,316 --> 00:30:25,538 appreciation from the United States Air 310 00:30:25,538 --> 00:30:28,660 Force . It reads for the commitment and 311 00:30:28,670 --> 00:30:30,503 numerous contributions that made 312 00:30:30,503 --> 00:30:32,837 positive impact to the nation's defense . 313 00:30:32,837 --> 00:30:34,892 Thank you for the support which gave 314 00:30:34,892 --> 00:30:36,892 strength and purpose to your spouse 315 00:30:36,989 --> 00:30:40,000 given this first day of January 2024 316 00:30:40,010 --> 00:30:42,619 signed General David W Alvi , Chief of 317 00:30:42,630 --> 00:30:44,119 Staff of the Air Force , 318 00:30:58,979 --> 00:31:01,035 in lieu of a flower presentation . A 319 00:31:01,035 --> 00:31:03,090 donation will be made to the Special 320 00:31:03,090 --> 00:31:05,090 Operations Warrior Foundation . The 321 00:31:05,090 --> 00:31:07,201 Special Operations Warrior Foundation 322 00:31:07,201 --> 00:31:09,368 is a top rated charitable organization 323 00:31:09,368 --> 00:31:11,146 with an enduring promise to the 324 00:31:11,146 --> 00:31:13,257 Children of fallen special operations 325 00:31:13,257 --> 00:31:15,146 personnel and the Children of all 326 00:31:15,146 --> 00:31:17,201 service members awarded the medal of 327 00:31:17,201 --> 00:31:19,599 honor . We are proud to recognize CIA 328 00:31:19,800 --> 00:31:22,510 Colon Lopez's devotion to our country 329 00:31:22,520 --> 00:31:24,599 and we wish him happiness and 330 00:31:24,609 --> 00:31:26,560 prosperity in his well earned 331 00:31:26,569 --> 00:31:27,349 retirement 332 00:32:05,130 --> 00:32:06,959 that I can 333 00:32:11,829 --> 00:32:15,739 honor . God , I can't . 334 00:32:23,800 --> 00:32:26,410 Ladies and gentlemen , please stand for 335 00:32:26,420 --> 00:32:27,989 the posting of the colors , 336 00:32:32,949 --> 00:32:36,119 post of colors , staff , right ? Thanks . 337 00:33:44,130 --> 00:33:45,410 Please be seated . 338 00:33:50,640 --> 00:33:51,640 Yeah . 339 00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:58,040 Oh , oh , 340 00:34:12,070 --> 00:34:13,399 talk . Hey , 341 00:34:19,839 --> 00:34:23,399 right , talk 342 00:34:30,189 --> 00:34:32,580 that right . 343 00:34:36,188 --> 00:34:38,458 Ladies and gentlemen , General Brown . 344 00:34:56,250 --> 00:34:59,820 Well , good morning during the height 345 00:34:59,830 --> 00:35:02,520 of the Cold War , President John F . 346 00:35:02,530 --> 00:35:06,300 Kennedy said , but however 347 00:35:06,399 --> 00:35:09,639 close , we sometimes seem to that dark 348 00:35:10,169 --> 00:35:13,060 final abyss that no man of peace and 349 00:35:13,070 --> 00:35:16,090 freedom to spare where he does not 350 00:35:16,100 --> 00:35:19,300 stand alone . This is an idea that has 351 00:35:19,310 --> 00:35:21,254 been mastered by the United States 352 00:35:21,254 --> 00:35:24,889 military . A military does not stand 353 00:35:24,899 --> 00:35:28,750 alone . We organized , trained 354 00:35:28,760 --> 00:35:31,330 and equipped to work as a joint team 355 00:35:32,050 --> 00:35:34,879 have done so . For almost 250 years , 356 00:35:36,120 --> 00:35:38,231 we overcame the mightiest military in 357 00:35:38,231 --> 00:35:39,287 the 18th century . 358 00:35:43,270 --> 00:35:46,000 We liberated Europe , we defeated 359 00:35:46,010 --> 00:35:48,860 imperialism in the Pacific . We broke 360 00:35:48,870 --> 00:35:52,409 the sound barrier , nuclear weapon for 361 00:35:52,419 --> 00:35:56,000 247 years , we've made the same , made 362 00:35:56,010 --> 00:35:59,550 sure that no one stands alone as the 363 00:35:59,560 --> 00:36:01,727 most respected military in the world . 364 00:36:01,959 --> 00:36:03,903 We've advanced tactical vehicles , 365 00:36:04,290 --> 00:36:06,123 unmatched , stealth , aircraft , 366 00:36:06,379 --> 00:36:08,850 undetectable submarines and then 367 00:36:08,860 --> 00:36:12,199 ventured into new domains . But our 368 00:36:12,209 --> 00:36:14,629 true advantage is our people , 369 00:36:16,189 --> 00:36:18,189 people , not technology , make that 370 00:36:18,189 --> 00:36:20,669 difference . And the linchpin of our 371 00:36:20,679 --> 00:36:23,939 successes has been our list of force in 372 00:36:23,949 --> 00:36:27,360 a non convention officer corps . I'm 373 00:36:27,370 --> 00:36:30,330 thankful that no matter how tough it 374 00:36:30,340 --> 00:36:33,770 may get , we all serve alongside strong 375 00:36:33,780 --> 00:36:36,840 leaders like CZ . Come on Lopez 376 00:36:37,699 --> 00:36:40,879 and Troy Black time and time again . 377 00:36:41,989 --> 00:36:44,649 Rise to the challenge . So no one 378 00:36:44,659 --> 00:36:47,989 stands alone before going any further . 379 00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:50,939 I'd like to thank everyone involved who 380 00:36:50,949 --> 00:36:53,227 made this extraordinary event possible . 381 00:36:53,227 --> 00:36:55,282 Outstanding work . Let's give them a 382 00:36:55,282 --> 00:36:55,129 round of applause . 383 00:37:03,459 --> 00:37:05,181 I would also like to thank the 384 00:37:05,181 --> 00:37:06,959 extensive list of distinguished 385 00:37:06,959 --> 00:37:09,070 visitors here today to our Department 386 00:37:09,070 --> 00:37:11,100 of Defense leadership , general 387 00:37:11,110 --> 00:37:14,689 officers , flag officers , senior 388 00:37:14,699 --> 00:37:17,032 listed advisors , senior listed leaders , 389 00:37:17,840 --> 00:37:19,896 both currently serving and retired . 390 00:37:20,179 --> 00:37:23,439 Thanks for your leadership . Thank you 391 00:37:23,449 --> 00:37:25,616 to our allies and partners represented 392 00:37:25,616 --> 00:37:27,629 here today . You're a key source of 393 00:37:27,639 --> 00:37:29,583 strength because there's almost no 394 00:37:29,583 --> 00:37:33,340 challenge we confront alone . A 395 00:37:33,350 --> 00:37:35,350 very special welcome to the wounded 396 00:37:35,350 --> 00:37:37,449 warriors and go start families here 397 00:37:37,459 --> 00:37:41,239 today . You collectively represent the 398 00:37:41,250 --> 00:37:43,472 many thousands who've given so much for 399 00:37:43,472 --> 00:37:47,300 our nation , our social sacrifice , a 400 00:37:47,310 --> 00:37:50,260 lot for our nation and their and their 401 00:37:50,270 --> 00:37:52,603 families sacrifice right alongside them . 402 00:37:53,959 --> 00:37:56,126 I'd like to take a moment to recognize 403 00:37:56,126 --> 00:37:58,015 two outstanding families that are 404 00:37:58,015 --> 00:38:00,181 responsible for the success of the two 405 00:38:00,181 --> 00:38:02,181 honor raises on the reviewing stand 406 00:38:02,181 --> 00:38:04,459 today . Sure . And I would like to 407 00:38:04,510 --> 00:38:06,580 welcome czs family in France today , 408 00:38:07,530 --> 00:38:10,139 especially his wife of nearly 24 years . 409 00:38:10,149 --> 00:38:12,870 Janet who served in our , in the air 410 00:38:12,879 --> 00:38:15,101 force for eight years and they continue 411 00:38:15,101 --> 00:38:17,699 to serve across our government . CZ A 412 00:38:17,709 --> 00:38:19,765 season special operator would be the 413 00:38:19,765 --> 00:38:22,610 first to me that he doesn't compare to 414 00:38:22,620 --> 00:38:25,459 Janet's strength of character , a 415 00:38:25,469 --> 00:38:27,413 magnetic personality . And I would 416 00:38:27,413 --> 00:38:30,530 agree she's been truly the pillar of 417 00:38:30,540 --> 00:38:34,260 strength in the family . C is uh been 418 00:38:34,270 --> 00:38:38,030 very candid about uh how uh how 419 00:38:38,040 --> 00:38:40,207 broken he can be sometimes based on uh 420 00:38:40,207 --> 00:38:42,830 his uh his long career , but he's had , 421 00:38:42,840 --> 00:38:44,896 you know , personal challenges uh uh 422 00:38:44,896 --> 00:38:47,110 and mental health challenges . And 423 00:38:47,120 --> 00:38:49,176 Jenner helped him step away from his 424 00:38:49,176 --> 00:38:52,000 ego to find humility and to navigate to 425 00:38:52,010 --> 00:38:54,929 recovery . We welcome his sister , uh 426 00:38:54,939 --> 00:38:57,330 sisters , Dee and Frances who've been a 427 00:38:57,340 --> 00:38:59,419 source of support and inspiration in 428 00:38:59,429 --> 00:39:02,649 his life and to ZZS network of extended 429 00:39:02,659 --> 00:39:05,419 family , including brother-in-law Harry 430 00:39:05,429 --> 00:39:08,780 and nephew David , to his friends who 431 00:39:08,790 --> 00:39:11,399 become like family from his PJ 432 00:39:11,409 --> 00:39:14,290 teammates , to his DC operators . Some 433 00:39:14,300 --> 00:39:16,356 of those I had a chance to meet last 434 00:39:16,356 --> 00:39:18,522 evening . Many of you have served with 435 00:39:18,522 --> 00:39:20,633 CZ around the world and probably have 436 00:39:20,633 --> 00:39:22,856 more stories than we can probably count 437 00:39:22,856 --> 00:39:25,133 your mentorship , guidance and support . 438 00:39:25,133 --> 00:39:27,300 Helped forge CZ into tremendous airmen 439 00:39:27,300 --> 00:39:29,189 into an outstanding leader and an 440 00:39:29,189 --> 00:39:32,409 outstanding and tremendous C I she and 441 00:39:32,419 --> 00:39:34,641 I would also like to welcome the family 442 00:39:34,641 --> 00:39:37,199 and friends of Troy Black , his wife of 443 00:39:37,209 --> 00:39:40,489 21 years , Stacey , who herself served 444 00:39:40,500 --> 00:39:43,310 almost 21 years in the marines . You 445 00:39:43,320 --> 00:39:45,542 know , they were both drill instructors 446 00:39:45,542 --> 00:39:48,209 when they first met at Paris Island and 447 00:39:48,219 --> 00:39:50,550 Troy . Uh uh actually we had dinner 448 00:39:50,560 --> 00:39:52,929 earlier this week with , uh with Troy 449 00:39:52,939 --> 00:39:55,679 and Stacy and they shared the story of 450 00:39:55,689 --> 00:39:58,530 how they met . Uh Troy was a road guard . 451 00:39:59,370 --> 00:40:02,550 Um And uh Stacy was driving 452 00:40:03,540 --> 00:40:07,459 and almost hit him . She did 453 00:40:07,469 --> 00:40:10,889 him . She said she almost hit you . You 454 00:40:10,899 --> 00:40:12,955 said she hit you . I don't know what 455 00:40:12,955 --> 00:40:16,169 the true story is . Um But uh sergeant 456 00:40:16,179 --> 00:40:18,290 major was ready to go give the driver 457 00:40:18,290 --> 00:40:20,512 an earful uh Stacy was at the wheel and 458 00:40:20,512 --> 00:40:22,568 uh as she rolled down the window and 459 00:40:22,568 --> 00:40:24,790 she was getting ready to chew her out . 460 00:40:24,790 --> 00:40:26,957 Troy was speechless . He is also a bit 461 00:40:26,957 --> 00:40:30,840 smit Troy being the uh operator that he 462 00:40:30,850 --> 00:40:33,840 is actually uh went on a recon mission 463 00:40:33,850 --> 00:40:36,183 and finally found Stacey's phone number , 464 00:40:37,060 --> 00:40:39,370 uh do some uh probably covert means . 465 00:40:39,800 --> 00:40:41,439 Uh And then uh that became a 466 00:40:41,449 --> 00:40:44,360 relationship . We also want to welcome 467 00:40:44,370 --> 00:40:46,320 their Children . Arwin and Braden 468 00:40:47,439 --> 00:40:50,429 George's mother , Kathy sister Nikki , 469 00:40:50,469 --> 00:40:52,302 and also wants to welcome Troy's 470 00:40:52,302 --> 00:40:54,413 extended family , his sister in law , 471 00:40:54,413 --> 00:40:56,580 Stephanie , nieces uh Cindy Sophia and 472 00:40:56,580 --> 00:40:59,459 uh nephew Carter to both families . 473 00:40:59,520 --> 00:41:01,687 Thank you for the support you've given 474 00:41:01,687 --> 00:41:03,742 these inspirational leaders over the 475 00:41:03,742 --> 00:41:05,780 years . Now , cc you've uh you've 476 00:41:05,790 --> 00:41:09,110 served with character and honor as ac a 477 00:41:09,139 --> 00:41:10,972 for the last four years during a 478 00:41:10,972 --> 00:41:12,806 challenging time in our nation's 479 00:41:12,806 --> 00:41:15,139 history , announced non commissioned 480 00:41:15,149 --> 00:41:17,840 Officer Court is the very backbone of 481 00:41:17,850 --> 00:41:19,906 our joint force and you have skill , 482 00:41:19,909 --> 00:41:22,139 skillfully represented their concerns , 483 00:41:22,580 --> 00:41:26,080 needs and issues at very highest 484 00:41:26,090 --> 00:41:28,610 echelons of our government . Your 485 00:41:28,620 --> 00:41:30,929 advice has been critical to our joint 486 00:41:30,939 --> 00:41:33,649 force readiness is enabled military 487 00:41:33,659 --> 00:41:36,600 advice to the Secretary of Defense and 488 00:41:36,610 --> 00:41:38,666 the President of the United States . 489 00:41:39,080 --> 00:41:40,969 You built global partnerships and 490 00:41:40,969 --> 00:41:43,024 developed key relationships with our 491 00:41:43,024 --> 00:41:44,969 allies and partners . The advanced 492 00:41:44,969 --> 00:41:47,136 joint and listed education initiatives 493 00:41:47,136 --> 00:41:50,159 pruning uh NCO development with more 494 00:41:50,169 --> 00:41:52,209 than 65 countries including Ukraine 495 00:41:52,689 --> 00:41:56,610 across NATO and around the world . You 496 00:41:56,620 --> 00:41:58,842 coordinate with congressional and civic 497 00:41:58,842 --> 00:42:01,010 leaders to help address issues for 498 00:42:01,020 --> 00:42:03,689 mental health concerns to spouse 499 00:42:03,699 --> 00:42:06,320 certification needs . He provided 500 00:42:06,330 --> 00:42:08,820 oversight on issues impacting readiness 501 00:42:09,020 --> 00:42:12,800 and quality of life for more than 13 502 00:42:12,810 --> 00:42:15,570 million military personnel , families 503 00:42:15,840 --> 00:42:18,760 and veterans . You routinely translate 504 00:42:18,770 --> 00:42:20,826 the issues and concerns of the total 505 00:42:20,826 --> 00:42:22,770 force to the Department of Defense 506 00:42:22,770 --> 00:42:25,219 Leaders . All this work was grounded in 507 00:42:25,229 --> 00:42:27,229 your own personal personal military 508 00:42:27,229 --> 00:42:29,750 journey marked by your commendable 509 00:42:29,760 --> 00:42:32,840 valor and instinctive leadership . 510 00:42:34,070 --> 00:42:37,149 CZ You will forever be remembered as a 511 00:42:37,159 --> 00:42:40,290 quiet and professional warrior . You 512 00:42:40,300 --> 00:42:42,133 set the standard for integrity , 513 00:42:42,310 --> 00:42:44,330 humility and approachability . 514 00:42:46,379 --> 00:42:48,323 You understood the strength of our 515 00:42:48,323 --> 00:42:50,379 armed forces . It wasn't just in our 516 00:42:50,379 --> 00:42:52,550 weapons or our strategies , but in the 517 00:42:52,560 --> 00:42:55,120 bonds we build within our units across 518 00:42:55,129 --> 00:42:57,500 our service services and with our 519 00:42:57,510 --> 00:43:00,530 international peers , I know you did 520 00:43:00,540 --> 00:43:02,596 this with the support of your team , 521 00:43:02,596 --> 00:43:05,360 your friends and your family . Janet , 522 00:43:06,199 --> 00:43:08,143 you've been Tyros advocate for the 523 00:43:08,143 --> 00:43:10,929 Joint Force , your compassion and 524 00:43:10,939 --> 00:43:14,870 unselfishness on inspiration , the 525 00:43:14,879 --> 00:43:18,560 gen and CZ on behalf of the 2.1 million 526 00:43:19,129 --> 00:43:21,073 men and women in uniform and their 527 00:43:21,073 --> 00:43:23,199 families , Shereen , and I thank you 528 00:43:23,870 --> 00:43:26,199 for your leadership , you know , 34 529 00:43:26,209 --> 00:43:28,479 years of service . Wish you the very 530 00:43:28,489 --> 00:43:30,679 best in retirement . Congratulations . 531 00:43:41,820 --> 00:43:43,764 And today just a few moments ago , 532 00:43:43,764 --> 00:43:45,931 which swore in Troy Black as the fifth 533 00:43:45,931 --> 00:43:48,590 sac and he is well prepared to accept 534 00:43:48,600 --> 00:43:50,767 the roles and responsibilities of this 535 00:43:50,767 --> 00:43:53,100 new position . There's simply no one 536 00:43:53,110 --> 00:43:56,070 more qualified to lead our joint force 537 00:43:56,080 --> 00:43:58,500 and represent our listed force , the 538 00:43:58,510 --> 00:44:01,199 NCO Corps at this consequential time . 539 00:44:02,610 --> 00:44:04,666 He is served in a variety of roles , 540 00:44:04,870 --> 00:44:07,870 machine gunner , drill sergeant , first 541 00:44:07,879 --> 00:44:09,823 sergeant and sergeant major in the 542 00:44:09,823 --> 00:44:12,570 Marine Corps . But first and foremost , 543 00:44:12,580 --> 00:44:15,239 he's a marine , every marine and 544 00:44:15,250 --> 00:44:18,129 rifleman . He spent many years deployed 545 00:44:18,139 --> 00:44:19,806 overseas fighting in Iraq and 546 00:44:19,806 --> 00:44:22,560 Afghanistan earning multiple awards of 547 00:44:22,570 --> 00:44:26,389 valor . His award citation noted his 548 00:44:26,399 --> 00:44:29,340 boldness under fire , continually 549 00:44:29,350 --> 00:44:31,517 endued his marines with confidence and 550 00:44:31,517 --> 00:44:35,379 steady resolve every day . He instilled 551 00:44:35,389 --> 00:44:37,639 the values of honor , courage and 552 00:44:37,649 --> 00:44:39,816 commitment to those fighting alongside 553 00:44:39,816 --> 00:44:43,600 him . Troy's relentless dedication to 554 00:44:43,610 --> 00:44:46,370 other marines was evident from his 555 00:44:46,379 --> 00:44:48,290 early days as a young machine gun 556 00:44:48,300 --> 00:44:51,350 section leader . One of Troy's earlier 557 00:44:51,360 --> 00:44:53,527 supervisors noted on his first fit rep 558 00:44:53,739 --> 00:44:55,628 that he is highly motivated . His 559 00:44:55,628 --> 00:44:57,683 highly motivated attitude , inspires 560 00:44:57,683 --> 00:44:59,810 others to follow this attitude . Has 561 00:44:59,820 --> 00:45:01,820 not wavered for the past 35 years . 562 00:45:02,929 --> 00:45:05,300 Troy , you apply this attitude to your 563 00:45:05,310 --> 00:45:07,477 time as a sergeant major in the Marine 564 00:45:07,477 --> 00:45:09,532 Corps , Joe changes the Marine Corps 565 00:45:09,532 --> 00:45:13,149 recruiting to fitness programs in the 566 00:45:13,159 --> 00:45:15,780 personnel policy . You were a staunch 567 00:45:15,790 --> 00:45:18,012 advocate for protecting the finances of 568 00:45:18,012 --> 00:45:20,139 young marines and their families 569 00:45:20,149 --> 00:45:22,316 through your interagency engagements . 570 00:45:22,919 --> 00:45:24,863 You advocated for high quality and 571 00:45:24,863 --> 00:45:26,697 continuous professional military 572 00:45:26,697 --> 00:45:28,699 education proving courses and 573 00:45:28,709 --> 00:45:30,598 development of our senior list of 574 00:45:30,598 --> 00:45:32,500 leaders . Above all , you are a 575 00:45:32,510 --> 00:45:35,500 champion of military service members by 576 00:45:35,510 --> 00:45:37,621 sharing the challenges and experience 577 00:45:37,621 --> 00:45:39,899 of today's warriors , to all audiences , 578 00:45:40,040 --> 00:45:42,590 to Congress , to senior military and 579 00:45:42,600 --> 00:45:44,656 civilian leaders and to the American 580 00:45:44,656 --> 00:45:47,489 public . When you first meet Troy Black , 581 00:45:47,500 --> 00:45:49,611 he comes across as historic direct up 582 00:45:49,611 --> 00:45:52,389 front . There are no fluff words when 583 00:45:52,399 --> 00:45:56,320 he speaks . But under that uh 584 00:45:56,330 --> 00:45:58,219 tough exterior is a man who cares 585 00:45:58,219 --> 00:46:00,409 deeply about the men , women and 586 00:46:00,620 --> 00:46:02,898 families in the United States military . 587 00:46:03,709 --> 00:46:05,876 When others ask him what motivates him 588 00:46:05,876 --> 00:46:08,209 to still serve , he says , look to your 589 00:46:08,219 --> 00:46:11,979 left , look to your right . This is why 590 00:46:11,989 --> 00:46:15,169 I still serve above all . He is driven 591 00:46:15,179 --> 00:46:17,290 by deep compassion . But those in our 592 00:46:17,290 --> 00:46:20,199 military , those who have risen their 593 00:46:20,209 --> 00:46:23,100 right hand to take an oath to support 594 00:46:23,110 --> 00:46:25,054 and defend the Constitution of the 595 00:46:25,054 --> 00:46:28,360 United States . I'm very grateful to be 596 00:46:28,370 --> 00:46:30,426 able to count on Troy's compassion , 597 00:46:31,239 --> 00:46:33,550 his leadership and his guidance in the 598 00:46:33,560 --> 00:46:37,100 years ahead . Now there's no shortage 599 00:46:37,110 --> 00:46:38,943 of challenges we are facing as a 600 00:46:38,943 --> 00:46:41,270 military and as a nation . But I am 601 00:46:41,280 --> 00:46:44,280 confident , I am confident we can 602 00:46:44,290 --> 00:46:47,239 tackle these challenges because I know 603 00:46:48,050 --> 00:46:50,870 as JFK said , we do not stand alone . 604 00:46:52,239 --> 00:46:54,959 Thank you to Ciac Colon Lopez . Thank 605 00:46:54,969 --> 00:46:57,540 you to Cac Black for your service , 606 00:46:58,010 --> 00:47:01,620 your sacrifice and your dedication to 607 00:47:01,629 --> 00:47:04,830 our military and to our nation , our 608 00:47:04,840 --> 00:47:07,129 nation . Thank you , God bless you and 609 00:47:07,139 --> 00:47:09,330 your families and God bless the United 610 00:47:09,340 --> 00:47:11,118 States of America . Thank you . 611 00:47:29,879 --> 00:47:33,560 Yeah . Iron 612 00:47:33,870 --> 00:47:37,830 God attend church 613 00:47:41,350 --> 00:47:43,409 to I , 614 00:47:47,050 --> 00:47:47,340 oh , 615 00:47:54,449 --> 00:47:57,600 that speak 616 00:48:01,189 --> 00:48:03,078 ladies and gentlemen , Lieutenant 617 00:48:03,078 --> 00:48:04,078 General Slit . 618 00:48:13,879 --> 00:48:17,159 Yeah . Well , good morning . 619 00:48:18,790 --> 00:48:20,957 I had a mentor one time that told me , 620 00:48:21,590 --> 00:48:23,757 do you know how , you know when you've 621 00:48:23,757 --> 00:48:26,290 lost situational awareness ? I said how 622 00:48:26,300 --> 00:48:29,939 he said when you get it back . Uh So I 623 00:48:29,949 --> 00:48:31,820 just had a moment of situational 624 00:48:31,830 --> 00:48:33,719 awareness where I'm sitting here 625 00:48:33,729 --> 00:48:36,000 wondering what am I doing here ? 626 00:48:37,610 --> 00:48:39,666 And then it occurred to me , I think 627 00:48:39,666 --> 00:48:43,159 I'm the comic relief . Uh So um good 628 00:48:43,169 --> 00:48:44,725 morning to all our guests , 629 00:48:44,725 --> 00:48:46,669 distinguished visitors , friends , 630 00:48:46,669 --> 00:48:49,189 family , uh to our gold star families , 631 00:48:49,439 --> 00:48:51,550 to our wounded warriors . Thank you , 632 00:48:51,550 --> 00:48:53,661 especially for being here . You honor 633 00:48:53,661 --> 00:48:55,550 us with your presence . I want to 634 00:48:55,550 --> 00:48:57,550 highlight one particular guest . Uh 635 00:48:57,550 --> 00:48:59,550 That means a great deal to both C A 636 00:48:59,550 --> 00:49:01,840 colon Lopez and myself . And it's a , 637 00:49:01,850 --> 00:49:04,270 it's a gentleman over here uh to my 638 00:49:04,280 --> 00:49:06,224 right , your left . Uh He's in his 639 00:49:06,224 --> 00:49:08,739 early seventies . He can still kick all 640 00:49:08,750 --> 00:49:11,129 of our butts . Uh And his name is uh 641 00:49:11,139 --> 00:49:13,489 Chief Master Sergeant Wayne Fisk . Uh 642 00:49:13,500 --> 00:49:17,139 Chief Fisk is a legend in the Air 643 00:49:17,149 --> 00:49:19,760 Force Pair rescue community . Uh He was 644 00:49:19,770 --> 00:49:21,881 the only service member on the ground 645 00:49:22,199 --> 00:49:25,729 during the Sante raid in 1970 he was 646 00:49:25,739 --> 00:49:28,879 the last man off Kang Island uh during 647 00:49:28,889 --> 00:49:31,056 the recovery of the US S Mayaguez crew 648 00:49:31,056 --> 00:49:33,709 in 1975 . Chief Fisk , thanks for 649 00:49:33,719 --> 00:49:36,580 making it down here . Mm 650 00:49:44,330 --> 00:49:47,870 ce Black , congratulations . Uh The 651 00:49:47,879 --> 00:49:51,489 fact that a serving service 652 00:49:51,500 --> 00:49:54,840 sel uh has been elevated to the 653 00:49:54,850 --> 00:49:57,770 position of the ca I think puts a real 654 00:49:57,780 --> 00:50:01,750 exclamation point on how uh deeply 655 00:50:01,760 --> 00:50:03,850 the secretary and the chairman value 656 00:50:03,860 --> 00:50:06,350 the position . Uh C AC Thank you for 657 00:50:06,360 --> 00:50:08,850 agreeing to continue to serve uh during 658 00:50:08,860 --> 00:50:10,949 challenging times . Uh We appreciate 659 00:50:10,959 --> 00:50:12,959 your leadership . I look forward to 660 00:50:12,959 --> 00:50:15,590 working with you . So 661 00:50:16,979 --> 00:50:19,780 chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , 662 00:50:19,790 --> 00:50:23,280 Mark Milley , chairman of the Joint 663 00:50:23,290 --> 00:50:25,929 Chiefs of Staff , Charles Q Brown , 664 00:50:26,870 --> 00:50:28,926 Lieutenant General Jim Sly , what do 665 00:50:28,926 --> 00:50:31,370 these three officers have in common 666 00:50:32,360 --> 00:50:34,840 other than an affiliation with the 667 00:50:34,850 --> 00:50:38,750 initials Js uh all three of 668 00:50:38,760 --> 00:50:41,669 us at some point or another hired CIA 669 00:50:41,870 --> 00:50:44,330 Colon Lopez to be our command , senior 670 00:50:44,340 --> 00:50:46,562 enlisted leader at some point along the 671 00:50:46,562 --> 00:50:48,530 way . And what I'll tell you about 672 00:50:48,540 --> 00:50:51,310 hiring CIA Colon Lopez as your senior 673 00:50:51,320 --> 00:50:52,987 enlisted leader is you got to 674 00:50:52,987 --> 00:50:55,153 understand there's only one son in the 675 00:50:55,159 --> 00:50:58,750 solar system when you hire Ray Colon 676 00:50:58,879 --> 00:51:01,101 Lopez as a senior enlisted leader , you 677 00:51:01,101 --> 00:51:03,046 better be ready to become the moon 678 00:51:03,219 --> 00:51:05,719 because all you can do is reflect the 679 00:51:05,729 --> 00:51:09,239 brilliant light uh coming off of uh Ray 680 00:51:09,250 --> 00:51:12,620 Colon Lopez . Um He's had a remarkable 681 00:51:12,629 --> 00:51:14,685 career . Uh I won't go through it in 682 00:51:14,685 --> 00:51:16,796 great detail , but I do want to touch 683 00:51:16,796 --> 00:51:18,685 on , on just a few things born in 684 00:51:18,685 --> 00:51:20,518 Puerto Rico , raised on the mean 685 00:51:20,518 --> 00:51:22,629 streets of Bridgeport , Connecticut . 686 00:51:22,699 --> 00:51:26,449 Uh when he got into his late teens , uh 687 00:51:26,620 --> 00:51:29,290 when he got into his late teens , uh it 688 00:51:29,300 --> 00:51:31,411 was clear that he needed some purpose 689 00:51:31,419 --> 00:51:34,830 and direction in life . Uh And so after 690 00:51:34,840 --> 00:51:36,979 being rejected by the army , the Navy 691 00:51:36,989 --> 00:51:38,989 and the Marine Corps , uh he was uh 692 00:51:38,989 --> 00:51:41,560 enlisted into the United States Air 693 00:51:41,570 --> 00:51:45,479 Force . And as a Testament , folks 694 00:51:45,489 --> 00:51:48,120 with God is my witness as a testament 695 00:51:49,280 --> 00:51:51,729 to the Air Force's keen eye for 696 00:51:51,739 --> 00:51:54,760 matching airmen to the jobs that they 697 00:51:54,770 --> 00:51:58,139 are best suited for . He was assigned 698 00:51:58,469 --> 00:52:00,699 as a customer service specialist in a 699 00:52:00,709 --> 00:52:02,530 traffic management office . 700 00:52:04,949 --> 00:52:07,389 And so if you know anything about Cac 701 00:52:07,399 --> 00:52:09,288 Colon Lopez , you can imagine him 702 00:52:09,288 --> 00:52:11,750 behind a customer service counter when 703 00:52:11,760 --> 00:52:13,704 somebody who's trying to arrange a 704 00:52:13,704 --> 00:52:15,816 household goods movement comes up and 705 00:52:15,816 --> 00:52:17,927 is complaining about the , you know , 706 00:52:17,927 --> 00:52:20,370 the late delivery or whatever . You can 707 00:52:20,379 --> 00:52:23,110 imagine the degree of empathy to which 708 00:52:23,120 --> 00:52:25,760 uh the , the C A uh approached his 709 00:52:25,770 --> 00:52:27,770 customer service role . I have this 710 00:52:27,770 --> 00:52:30,530 vision of him coming across the counter 711 00:52:30,540 --> 00:52:33,649 and choking out uh some young airman . 712 00:52:34,479 --> 00:52:37,979 Uh th this was not the greatest part of 713 00:52:37,989 --> 00:52:40,045 his career . Let's , let's be honest 714 00:52:40,045 --> 00:52:42,300 here . Uh He and I have joked over the 715 00:52:42,310 --> 00:52:44,032 years about when we get to the 716 00:52:44,032 --> 00:52:46,620 retirement ceremony . Uh Here's part of 717 00:52:46,629 --> 00:52:48,851 what needs to happen . I don't know why 718 00:52:48,851 --> 00:52:51,018 it didn't happen today . But I , but I 719 00:52:51,018 --> 00:52:50,979 want to paint a picture for you 720 00:52:51,439 --> 00:52:54,100 sometimes at our senior NCO retirement 721 00:52:54,110 --> 00:52:56,110 ceremonies , you'll see this , this 722 00:52:56,110 --> 00:52:58,629 thing where we line up an E one and an 723 00:52:58,639 --> 00:53:00,806 E two and an E three and an E four and 724 00:53:00,806 --> 00:53:02,972 they're all kind of lined up and the E 725 00:53:02,972 --> 00:53:05,550 one has got a big pair of uh of stripes 726 00:53:05,560 --> 00:53:08,250 uh that he's holding on to . And uh the 727 00:53:08,260 --> 00:53:11,169 narrator goes when he was an airman 728 00:53:11,179 --> 00:53:15,020 basic cac Colon Lopez 729 00:53:15,030 --> 00:53:17,800 learned to follow orders and then they 730 00:53:17,810 --> 00:53:19,921 hand the stripe to the next , when he 731 00:53:19,921 --> 00:53:22,219 was an airman first class , he became 732 00:53:22,229 --> 00:53:25,050 technically proficient in his skill and 733 00:53:25,060 --> 00:53:27,116 then they hand the strip and they go 734 00:53:27,116 --> 00:53:29,338 all the way down the thing until they , 735 00:53:29,338 --> 00:53:31,616 you know , get to the end . And uh the , 736 00:53:31,616 --> 00:53:33,616 the thing that we've joked about is 737 00:53:33,616 --> 00:53:35,393 that if we ever did that at his 738 00:53:35,393 --> 00:53:37,616 retirement ceremony , that stripe would 739 00:53:37,616 --> 00:53:39,727 have to go back and forth between the 740 00:53:39,727 --> 00:53:41,782 staff sergeant and the senior airman 741 00:53:41,782 --> 00:53:43,893 about three different times . Uh He's 742 00:53:43,893 --> 00:53:43,850 the only person I know that got 743 00:53:43,860 --> 00:53:45,916 promoted staff sergeant , not once , 744 00:53:45,916 --> 00:53:48,082 not twice , not three times , but four 745 00:53:48,082 --> 00:53:51,330 times in his career . Uh So clearly 746 00:53:51,340 --> 00:53:54,510 traffic management specialist is not uh 747 00:53:54,520 --> 00:53:57,850 is not the role uh for the C A . Uh So 748 00:53:57,860 --> 00:54:00,082 he finds out about this career field uh 749 00:54:00,082 --> 00:54:02,850 called pa rescue where you get to jump 750 00:54:03,139 --> 00:54:05,870 and dive and climb mountains and shoot 751 00:54:05,879 --> 00:54:08,209 weapons and choke out other airmen 752 00:54:08,219 --> 00:54:11,060 without getting an article 15 . Uh This 753 00:54:11,070 --> 00:54:13,292 seems like the life for him . And so he 754 00:54:13,292 --> 00:54:15,520 becomes a pair rescue and he's assigned 755 00:54:15,530 --> 00:54:17,808 to Holloman Air Force Base while there . 756 00:54:17,909 --> 00:54:21,550 Uh he um is assessed and selected 757 00:54:21,800 --> 00:54:24,820 into the National Mission Force at , at 758 00:54:24,830 --> 00:54:27,969 uh Fort Liberty , um North Carolina . 759 00:54:27,989 --> 00:54:30,350 Uh he moves up to Fort Liberty and 760 00:54:30,360 --> 00:54:33,739 progresses through the ranks in the um 761 00:54:33,840 --> 00:54:36,100 in the pair rescue and , and uh special 762 00:54:36,110 --> 00:54:38,709 tactic squadron there . Uh This is 763 00:54:38,719 --> 00:54:41,379 where um he really has the most 764 00:54:41,389 --> 00:54:43,850 formative experiences of his career . 765 00:54:44,120 --> 00:54:46,120 You know , if you , you look at his 766 00:54:46,120 --> 00:54:48,176 chest , you , you'll see a couple of 767 00:54:48,176 --> 00:54:50,398 things . You see uh a presidential unit 768 00:54:50,398 --> 00:54:53,290 citation with an oak leaf cluster , uh 769 00:54:53,719 --> 00:54:55,899 not once but twice , a presidential 770 00:54:55,909 --> 00:54:58,709 unit citation , bronze star uh with 771 00:54:58,719 --> 00:55:01,820 valor . Uh he's assigned as part of an 772 00:55:01,830 --> 00:55:04,739 advanced force operations uh team this 773 00:55:04,750 --> 00:55:06,694 in the , in the special operations 774 00:55:06,694 --> 00:55:08,979 community widely regarded as one of the 775 00:55:08,989 --> 00:55:11,156 most dangerous roles that you can have 776 00:55:11,156 --> 00:55:13,709 small teams very far forward , highly 777 00:55:13,719 --> 00:55:16,419 exposed , often operating clandestinely . 778 00:55:16,639 --> 00:55:18,583 Uh He's an advanced force operator 779 00:55:18,583 --> 00:55:20,695 which is really reserved for the very 780 00:55:20,695 --> 00:55:22,806 finest people while he's there . He , 781 00:55:22,806 --> 00:55:25,850 he spends a lot of time attached uh to 782 00:55:25,860 --> 00:55:27,971 the Navy Seal team that's part of the 783 00:55:27,971 --> 00:55:29,804 special Mission force . And I am 784 00:55:29,804 --> 00:55:32,530 convinced that it is here that he 785 00:55:32,540 --> 00:55:35,739 learned literally how to curse like a 786 00:55:35,750 --> 00:55:39,209 sailor . And I'll tell you if you have 787 00:55:39,219 --> 00:55:42,229 ever gotten c at Colon Lopez wound up 788 00:55:42,239 --> 00:55:44,850 as I have once or twice , you will hear 789 00:55:44,860 --> 00:55:47,840 him string words together in an order 790 00:55:47,850 --> 00:55:50,770 that you had never heard before , used 791 00:55:50,780 --> 00:55:53,010 as parts of speech that haven't even 792 00:55:53,020 --> 00:55:55,250 been invented yet . Uh Really 793 00:55:55,260 --> 00:55:57,260 remarkable . I heard him do that in 794 00:55:57,260 --> 00:55:59,316 front of a wing of about 6000 airmen 795 00:55:59,316 --> 00:56:00,982 one day . That was absolutely 796 00:56:00,982 --> 00:56:04,770 magnificent . Um He is the 797 00:56:04,780 --> 00:56:07,169 recipient of the Air Force Combat 798 00:56:07,179 --> 00:56:09,290 Action medal . This is the metal that 799 00:56:09,290 --> 00:56:11,290 is , is given to airmen that , that 800 00:56:11,290 --> 00:56:13,346 come under direct fire . He's one of 801 00:56:13,346 --> 00:56:15,568 the first uh recipients of the , of the 802 00:56:15,568 --> 00:56:18,090 Air Force Combat Action medal . And so 803 00:56:18,100 --> 00:56:20,322 as you travel around the Air Force , if 804 00:56:20,322 --> 00:56:22,544 you go to museums , the National Museum 805 00:56:22,544 --> 00:56:26,439 of the Air Museum at Gunter , 806 00:56:26,449 --> 00:56:28,505 as you travel around these museums , 807 00:56:28,505 --> 00:56:31,040 there is always a mannequin of C at 808 00:56:31,070 --> 00:56:33,570 Colon Lopez and a display and a , you 809 00:56:33,580 --> 00:56:35,913 know , a narrative about how hero he is . 810 00:56:35,913 --> 00:56:37,913 And every time I go to one of these 811 00:56:37,913 --> 00:56:39,969 things , of course , I take a selfie 812 00:56:39,969 --> 00:56:42,024 and I send him the picture of me and 813 00:56:42,024 --> 00:56:44,191 the mannequin . But you know , I'll be 814 00:56:44,191 --> 00:56:46,413 honest , I've kind of asked myself from 815 00:56:46,413 --> 00:56:46,040 time to time , you know , I get it . 816 00:56:46,050 --> 00:56:48,106 He's a big deal . But why is there a 817 00:56:48,106 --> 00:56:50,600 mannequin of this cat in every museum 818 00:56:50,610 --> 00:56:53,000 in the Air Force ? And I came to 819 00:56:53,010 --> 00:56:55,310 appreciate uh it's a cost saving 820 00:56:55,320 --> 00:56:57,850 measure . Uh It doesn't take a whole 821 00:56:57,860 --> 00:57:00,010 lot of plastic to recreate somebody 822 00:57:00,020 --> 00:57:02,590 that's 5 ft two and 100 and £23 . 823 00:57:03,439 --> 00:57:06,870 So I think the Air Force Museum program 824 00:57:06,879 --> 00:57:09,046 probably could use a little additional 825 00:57:09,046 --> 00:57:12,780 funding . Uh After several years 826 00:57:12,790 --> 00:57:15,012 as part of the National Mission Force , 827 00:57:15,012 --> 00:57:17,669 the cat goes out uh initially to teach 828 00:57:17,679 --> 00:57:19,846 and later become the commandant of the 829 00:57:19,846 --> 00:57:21,957 per rescue schoolhouse . So he is now 830 00:57:22,090 --> 00:57:24,889 uh in charge of the schoolhouse from 831 00:57:24,899 --> 00:57:27,139 there . He goes back to Fort Liberty uh 832 00:57:27,149 --> 00:57:30,709 as a squadron and later group sel . Uh 833 00:57:30,719 --> 00:57:33,179 and then , um and then he and I came in 834 00:57:33,189 --> 00:57:36,209 contact , I saw him as a group sel and 835 00:57:36,219 --> 00:57:38,441 I said that guy could be the chief mass 836 00:57:38,441 --> 00:57:40,608 sergeant of the Air Force one day . Uh 837 00:57:40,608 --> 00:57:42,775 I didn't know there was a thing called 838 00:57:42,775 --> 00:57:45,389 a SAC at the time . Uh So I wasn't too 839 00:57:45,399 --> 00:57:48,429 far off but um but his talent was 840 00:57:48,439 --> 00:57:51,120 evident uh a dozen or so years ago when 841 00:57:51,129 --> 00:57:53,185 I hired him , he came to work at the 842 00:57:53,185 --> 00:57:55,351 fourth largest operational wing in the 843 00:57:55,351 --> 00:57:57,518 Air Force . He left me , he went to uh 844 00:57:57,518 --> 00:57:59,750 Kadena to the biggest operational wing 845 00:57:59,760 --> 00:58:02,060 in the Air Force . And then uh uh the 846 00:58:02,070 --> 00:58:04,479 chairman hired him as the Air Force 847 00:58:04,489 --> 00:58:06,899 Component command at Central Command . 848 00:58:07,459 --> 00:58:09,560 He came to the Pentagon , uh then 849 00:58:09,570 --> 00:58:11,570 General Waldhauser hired him at uh 850 00:58:11,580 --> 00:58:15,040 Africom before General Millie hired him 851 00:58:15,050 --> 00:58:18,909 as the Fourth C A . And when you think 852 00:58:18,919 --> 00:58:21,610 about that remarkable stretch of 17 853 00:58:21,620 --> 00:58:24,310 years of being part of a , of , of 854 00:58:24,320 --> 00:58:27,439 command or a leadership team , uh all 855 00:58:27,449 --> 00:58:29,505 the way from the squadron level , uh 856 00:58:29,505 --> 00:58:32,110 straight on up to the very highest 857 00:58:32,120 --> 00:58:34,540 level with the Secretary of Defense and 858 00:58:34,550 --> 00:58:38,429 the chairman . Um It's always the 859 00:58:38,439 --> 00:58:41,040 same set of characteristics that the 860 00:58:41,199 --> 00:58:43,360 CAC brought to the table 861 00:58:44,189 --> 00:58:46,649 unflagging optimism no matter how 862 00:58:46,659 --> 00:58:49,709 difficult the circumstances . Um a 863 00:58:49,939 --> 00:58:53,770 magnificent sense of humor , uh a 864 00:58:53,780 --> 00:58:57,290 warrior ethos unmatched in our military , 865 00:58:58,000 --> 00:59:00,100 high standards . A commitment to 866 00:59:00,110 --> 00:59:03,219 excellent and above all uh care and 867 00:59:03,229 --> 00:59:05,699 empathy for every one of his teammates , 868 00:59:07,199 --> 00:59:10,899 Ray Janet , as you all step off into 869 00:59:10,909 --> 00:59:13,899 the next uh next part of life , um 870 00:59:13,909 --> 00:59:15,909 Please know that Gwendolyn and I uh 871 00:59:15,909 --> 00:59:17,576 treasure our friendship , our 872 00:59:17,576 --> 00:59:20,379 relationship over the years . Uh Please 873 00:59:20,389 --> 00:59:22,500 know that we were always on your wing 874 00:59:22,500 --> 00:59:24,722 and we're proud to have the opportunity 875 00:59:24,722 --> 00:59:26,611 to serve with you . Thank you for 876 00:59:26,611 --> 00:59:28,722 giving me the opportunity to join you 877 00:59:28,722 --> 00:59:30,611 today . C Thank you all very much 878 00:59:45,929 --> 00:59:49,370 honor God . What ? 879 00:59:50,120 --> 00:59:51,120 Sure . 880 00:59:54,189 --> 00:59:55,189 A 881 00:59:59,649 --> 00:59:59,989 oh 882 01:00:13,860 --> 01:00:16,250 ladies and gentlemen , the fifth senior 883 01:00:16,260 --> 01:00:18,482 enlisted advisor to the chairman , Troy 884 01:00:18,482 --> 01:00:18,989 Black . 885 01:00:28,929 --> 01:00:32,800 I am the comic relief , sir . Um So 886 01:00:32,810 --> 01:00:34,866 two things really quickly as I had a 887 01:00:34,866 --> 01:00:36,921 chance to kind of listen to the , to 888 01:00:36,921 --> 01:00:38,699 the chairman's comments and the 889 01:00:38,699 --> 01:00:40,754 general's comments . I'm thinking to 890 01:00:40,754 --> 01:00:40,350 myself , first of all , I'm not nearly 891 01:00:40,360 --> 01:00:43,030 as pretty a man as CZ . So if we could 892 01:00:43,040 --> 01:00:45,207 get that photo down , it'd be really , 893 01:00:45,207 --> 01:00:48,929 really nice . Um Everyone , both the 894 01:00:48,939 --> 01:00:50,995 chairman and the General have done a 895 01:00:50,995 --> 01:00:52,995 lot of introductions . I'm going to 896 01:00:52,995 --> 01:00:52,580 point out a couple of individuals that 897 01:00:52,590 --> 01:00:54,757 are here that I think are important to 898 01:00:54,757 --> 01:00:56,812 note . First Secretary of the Navy , 899 01:00:56,812 --> 01:00:58,923 sir . You know , MS Betty , thank you 900 01:00:58,923 --> 01:01:01,810 for being here . Uh specifically as our 901 01:01:01,820 --> 01:01:03,931 chairman , General Brown released his 902 01:01:03,931 --> 01:01:06,098 message to the force . He talked about 903 01:01:06,098 --> 01:01:08,153 accelerating change across the joint 904 01:01:08,153 --> 01:01:10,719 force uh on behalf of myself in my 905 01:01:10,729 --> 01:01:12,896 former role as a sergeant major of the 906 01:01:12,896 --> 01:01:15,007 Marine Corps and General Berger , who 907 01:01:15,007 --> 01:01:17,229 is here right now , our 38th commandant 908 01:01:17,229 --> 01:01:19,229 of the Marine Corps . Thank you for 909 01:01:19,229 --> 01:01:19,070 your , for your support . And I would 910 01:01:19,080 --> 01:01:21,689 ask , sir , between you your peers , 911 01:01:21,699 --> 01:01:23,959 the Secretary of Defense , we need to 912 01:01:23,969 --> 01:01:26,025 do that for the entire force . Thank 913 01:01:26,025 --> 01:01:28,247 you for supporting the Marine Corps and 914 01:01:28,247 --> 01:01:30,469 the Navy and their role in doing that . 915 01:01:36,020 --> 01:01:38,389 Oh , Virani , sir . Unfortunately , you 916 01:01:38,399 --> 01:01:40,566 and I spent a lot of time together . I 917 01:01:40,566 --> 01:01:42,732 think one of the chief things we spent 918 01:01:42,732 --> 01:01:44,343 time in solving and all that 919 01:01:44,343 --> 01:01:46,399 unfortunate time was how to fix P CS 920 01:01:46,399 --> 01:01:49,340 moves for our families . I think with 921 01:01:50,060 --> 01:01:52,227 our C Act for retiring today , we have 922 01:01:52,227 --> 01:01:54,393 just solved the entire problem because 923 01:01:54,393 --> 01:01:56,616 I now know what the problem was . I did 924 01:01:56,616 --> 01:01:58,838 not know of all the things I know about 925 01:01:58,838 --> 01:02:00,949 you , bro . I did not know you're the 926 01:02:00,949 --> 01:02:04,639 problem . So I , I look 927 01:02:04,649 --> 01:02:06,871 forward to our continued relationship , 928 01:02:06,871 --> 01:02:09,093 sir . And all the things we're gonna do 929 01:02:09,093 --> 01:02:08,560 take care of our service . Members . 930 01:02:08,570 --> 01:02:10,719 Thank you . I mean , we'll go without 931 01:02:10,729 --> 01:02:12,951 saying with all the other distinguished 932 01:02:12,951 --> 01:02:14,896 guests that are here right now and 933 01:02:14,896 --> 01:02:16,951 there's a slew of four star admirals 934 01:02:16,951 --> 01:02:18,729 generals and others . I want to 935 01:02:18,729 --> 01:02:21,179 directly focus my time on thanking the 936 01:02:21,189 --> 01:02:23,300 senior listed that are here right now 937 01:02:23,300 --> 01:02:25,409 that represent the entirety of our 938 01:02:25,419 --> 01:02:27,530 joint force , whether they're serving 939 01:02:27,530 --> 01:02:29,752 as a service , senior listed role or as 940 01:02:29,752 --> 01:02:31,808 a combatant command . They're here . 941 01:02:31,808 --> 01:02:33,863 These are the senior NC OS that lead 942 01:02:33,863 --> 01:02:36,399 our nation . Please give them a round 943 01:02:36,409 --> 01:02:37,409 of applause . 944 01:02:45,830 --> 01:02:47,941 And so I did take a couple of notes , 945 01:02:47,941 --> 01:02:49,830 Carlos , I know you're here where 946 01:02:49,830 --> 01:02:49,350 you're at Sergeant major , the main 947 01:02:49,360 --> 01:02:51,360 corps . So about three months ago , 948 01:02:51,360 --> 01:02:53,249 Sergeant Major Reis and I did our 949 01:02:53,249 --> 01:02:52,989 turnover 950 01:02:58,149 --> 01:03:00,590 the last act that I would ex execute as 951 01:03:00,600 --> 01:03:02,767 the sergeant major of the Marine Corps 952 01:03:02,767 --> 01:03:04,878 allied . I did come to your office to 953 01:03:04,878 --> 01:03:06,767 steal one last note card with the 954 01:03:06,767 --> 01:03:08,822 sergeant major of the Marine Corps , 955 01:03:08,822 --> 01:03:08,290 Chevron on it , but be the sergeant 956 01:03:08,300 --> 01:03:10,669 major of the Marine Corps . So this is 957 01:03:10,679 --> 01:03:12,846 an honor of you . You're not gonna get 958 01:03:12,846 --> 01:03:15,068 this back . Uh It's the last relic that 959 01:03:15,068 --> 01:03:18,949 I have at this point . Yeah , to all 960 01:03:18,959 --> 01:03:21,015 the folks that I can thank here , uh 961 01:03:21,015 --> 01:03:23,181 Today , I want to really focus on what 962 01:03:23,181 --> 01:03:25,292 we're here for . It's really to honor 963 01:03:25,949 --> 01:03:28,989 Cz and Janet . And why I say that is 964 01:03:29,000 --> 01:03:31,000 these ceremonies are they go in any 965 01:03:31,000 --> 01:03:33,222 direction ? And my job here is to say , 966 01:03:33,222 --> 01:03:35,719 thank you . The courtesy of welcoming 967 01:03:35,729 --> 01:03:37,785 everyone to the ceremony today . But 968 01:03:37,785 --> 01:03:39,618 what we should focus on today is 969 01:03:39,618 --> 01:03:42,030 honoring an exceptional life and career 970 01:03:42,310 --> 01:03:44,469 that Janet and CIA provide to our 971 01:03:44,479 --> 01:03:46,590 nation for the many , many years that 972 01:03:46,590 --> 01:03:48,830 they have served . And we'll make sure 973 01:03:48,840 --> 01:03:50,951 we don't lose focus of that being the 974 01:03:50,951 --> 01:03:53,110 number one priority . The number two 975 01:03:53,120 --> 01:03:55,287 priority is I get to talk less for the 976 01:03:55,287 --> 01:03:57,287 first time in a long time . So I'll 977 01:03:57,287 --> 01:03:59,342 make this fast . Um I was asked this 978 01:03:59,342 --> 01:04:01,620 morning , like you would imagine , hey , 979 01:04:01,620 --> 01:04:03,176 why , what do you think the 980 01:04:03,176 --> 01:04:05,009 significance of being the senior 981 01:04:05,009 --> 01:04:07,176 institute advisor to the chairman is ? 982 01:04:07,176 --> 01:04:09,287 And I think it's pretty simple . It's 983 01:04:09,287 --> 01:04:11,509 because of all of us who are here right 984 01:04:11,509 --> 01:04:13,509 now . It's for my mom , it's for my 985 01:04:13,509 --> 01:04:15,540 sister , my wife , my kids that 986 01:04:15,550 --> 01:04:17,772 represent every single one of us . It's 987 01:04:17,772 --> 01:04:19,939 for the people that we raise our right 988 01:04:19,939 --> 01:04:22,689 hand to protect and to defend . There 989 01:04:22,699 --> 01:04:24,810 is literally no other reason that any 990 01:04:24,810 --> 01:04:26,810 of us should ever wear this uniform 991 01:04:26,810 --> 01:04:30,260 except for them . We also have the 992 01:04:30,270 --> 01:04:32,550 honor to lead ladies and gentlemen 993 01:04:32,560 --> 01:04:34,727 choose to also raise that right hand . 994 01:04:34,727 --> 01:04:36,949 The very fast America has the very most 995 01:04:36,949 --> 01:04:39,129 qualified , the finest fighting force 996 01:04:39,139 --> 01:04:41,139 in the world is the United States 997 01:04:41,149 --> 01:04:42,982 military and their success . Our 998 01:04:42,982 --> 01:04:45,739 success , our strategic advantage over 999 01:04:45,750 --> 01:04:47,939 every adversary is not technology , 1000 01:04:48,149 --> 01:04:50,205 it's not a plane , it's not a , it's 1001 01:04:50,205 --> 01:04:52,427 not a system or a computer , it's not a 1002 01:04:52,427 --> 01:04:54,371 screen . It is the very ladies and 1003 01:04:54,371 --> 01:04:56,538 gentlemen that you see standing before 1004 01:04:56,538 --> 01:04:56,020 us right now 1005 01:05:06,199 --> 01:05:08,088 and these men and women represent 1006 01:05:08,088 --> 01:05:10,255 thousands , hundreds of thousands that 1007 01:05:10,255 --> 01:05:12,366 are across the across the globe right 1008 01:05:12,366 --> 01:05:14,421 now . That allow us to be here right 1009 01:05:14,421 --> 01:05:17,370 now in this place to celebrate Cz and 1010 01:05:17,379 --> 01:05:21,189 Janet as they exit service . Most 1011 01:05:21,199 --> 01:05:23,320 importantly , as we see forces moving 1012 01:05:23,330 --> 01:05:25,386 around the globe right now to assist 1013 01:05:25,386 --> 01:05:27,719 our partners and our allies and prevent , 1014 01:05:27,719 --> 01:05:30,709 prevent a war . 1015 01:05:32,439 --> 01:05:34,717 But I always prepared to win right now . 1016 01:05:35,100 --> 01:05:37,340 And ultimately , if I was to say , what 1017 01:05:37,350 --> 01:05:40,439 is the excitement of being able to come 1018 01:05:40,449 --> 01:05:42,479 into this role is being able to 1019 01:05:42,489 --> 01:05:44,879 understand that if this is supposed to 1020 01:05:44,889 --> 01:05:46,667 be a position of leadership and 1021 01:05:46,667 --> 01:05:48,679 represent and inspire , I get the 1022 01:05:48,689 --> 01:05:51,090 opportunity to be inspired by the 1023 01:05:51,100 --> 01:05:53,719 world's finest warfighting force , the 1024 01:05:53,729 --> 01:05:57,669 United States military , I get 1025 01:05:57,679 --> 01:05:59,846 the opportunity to continue raising my 1026 01:05:59,846 --> 01:06:01,790 hand like all of us do support and 1027 01:06:01,790 --> 01:06:03,957 defend the constitution to promote the 1028 01:06:03,957 --> 01:06:05,901 general welfare , but to provide , 1029 01:06:05,901 --> 01:06:08,012 provide the defense of our nation and 1030 01:06:08,012 --> 01:06:10,346 those who wish to share in our freedoms , 1031 01:06:10,346 --> 01:06:12,457 the most free nation on this planet . 1032 01:06:13,780 --> 01:06:15,979 That's an opportunity I get the 1033 01:06:15,989 --> 01:06:18,080 opportunity to like all of us in 1034 01:06:18,090 --> 01:06:21,399 uniform , protect the an obligation to 1035 01:06:21,409 --> 01:06:23,187 provide for our posterity , our 1036 01:06:23,187 --> 01:06:25,949 Children , our future , who are the 1037 01:06:25,959 --> 01:06:29,060 future of our nation . And lastly , I 1038 01:06:29,070 --> 01:06:31,237 get to do this because as you said , I 1039 01:06:31,237 --> 01:06:34,290 could because ultimately , without the 1040 01:06:34,300 --> 01:06:36,300 very family to support us , whether 1041 01:06:36,300 --> 01:06:38,467 it's the mother that sent me off on an 1042 01:06:38,467 --> 01:06:40,689 airplane a long time ago wondering what 1043 01:06:40,689 --> 01:06:43,070 next , whether it's our friends that we 1044 01:06:43,080 --> 01:06:45,302 went to high school with , with like my 1045 01:06:45,302 --> 01:06:47,469 friend Trey who's still scratching his 1046 01:06:47,469 --> 01:06:49,802 head on . What the hell am I doing here ? 1047 01:06:50,060 --> 01:06:52,760 Whether it's my sister that saw me go 1048 01:06:53,030 --> 01:06:55,363 so many times and wrote a poem about it . 1049 01:06:56,929 --> 01:06:59,709 My wife , my Children , my friends , 1050 01:07:00,139 --> 01:07:02,306 we're simple representations of all of 1051 01:07:02,306 --> 01:07:04,361 us that wear these uniforms and it's 1052 01:07:04,361 --> 01:07:07,389 for them that we serve . Finally , 1053 01:07:08,350 --> 01:07:10,294 it's for the men and women you see 1054 01:07:10,294 --> 01:07:12,517 standing before you . This is not about 1055 01:07:12,517 --> 01:07:14,572 C act four C act five . Any of us to 1056 01:07:14,572 --> 01:07:16,683 get to sit here and watch them . It's 1057 01:07:16,683 --> 01:07:19,129 actually for these men and women that 1058 01:07:19,139 --> 01:07:21,800 we all serve because we have a solemn 1059 01:07:21,810 --> 01:07:23,810 obligation to ensure that no matter 1060 01:07:23,810 --> 01:07:25,754 what happens , our job is to teach 1061 01:07:25,754 --> 01:07:27,810 coach and mentor them to ensure that 1062 01:07:27,810 --> 01:07:29,754 one day they can all be sitting in 1063 01:07:29,754 --> 01:07:31,699 these seats , standing in front of 1064 01:07:31,699 --> 01:07:33,810 these podiums and continuing to carry 1065 01:07:33,810 --> 01:07:35,810 on the war fighting and war winning 1066 01:07:35,810 --> 01:07:37,977 legacy of our United States military . 1067 01:07:37,977 --> 01:07:40,143 And for that , I am grateful . I thank 1068 01:07:40,143 --> 01:07:42,254 God for this opportunity . The reason 1069 01:07:42,254 --> 01:07:44,254 we're here is because the path he's 1070 01:07:44,254 --> 01:07:43,709 laid out and the path we choose to 1071 01:07:43,719 --> 01:07:45,870 follow . I thank General Berger and 1072 01:07:45,879 --> 01:07:47,879 Miss Donna , most of all because of 1073 01:07:47,879 --> 01:07:50,046 that , your mentorship , sir and ma'am 1074 01:07:50,046 --> 01:07:52,500 Stacy and I would not have the tools 1075 01:07:52,510 --> 01:07:56,060 necessary to stand with our chairman 1076 01:07:56,500 --> 01:07:58,610 and MS Shereen and share in this 1077 01:07:58,620 --> 01:08:00,953 wonderful opportunity . Thank you , sir . 1078 01:08:00,953 --> 01:08:03,120 Thank you , ma'am . And lastly because 1079 01:08:03,120 --> 01:08:05,287 we're a joint force , I must introduce 1080 01:08:05,287 --> 01:08:07,509 you all to the most important phrase in 1081 01:08:07,509 --> 01:08:09,342 the world . Siva fad de la Ura . 1082 01:08:25,129 --> 01:08:29,099 I am . What ? To 1083 01:08:33,258 --> 01:08:35,719 A I ? 1084 01:08:39,100 --> 01:08:40,100 Oh , 1085 01:08:49,579 --> 01:08:53,488 yeah , ladies and 1086 01:08:53,499 --> 01:08:55,869 gentlemen , the fourth senior enlisted 1087 01:08:55,878 --> 01:08:58,099 advisor to the chairman Ramon Colon 1088 01:08:58,349 --> 01:08:59,238 Lopez . 1089 01:09:12,099 --> 01:09:15,979 Wow . Um Yes , I did get demoted . 1090 01:09:16,930 --> 01:09:20,430 Um It was only 1091 01:09:20,439 --> 01:09:24,410 once and for that 1092 01:09:24,419 --> 01:09:26,779 reason , cac number five , I don't 1093 01:09:26,790 --> 01:09:28,846 think that I'm the guy that needs to 1094 01:09:28,846 --> 01:09:31,012 fix the household , the household good 1095 01:09:31,012 --> 01:09:33,234 crisis . Keep me on the battlefield . I 1096 01:09:33,234 --> 01:09:36,600 do much better there . Well , 1097 01:09:37,529 --> 01:09:39,251 you know , today is a , it's a 1098 01:09:39,251 --> 01:09:42,100 bittersweet moment because we departed 1099 01:09:42,109 --> 01:09:44,350 the ranks after 33 years of service and 1100 01:09:44,359 --> 01:09:46,415 I say we Janet and I , because she's 1101 01:09:46,415 --> 01:09:49,189 been with me through this all , but 1102 01:09:49,200 --> 01:09:51,256 it's also a great day because I know 1103 01:09:51,256 --> 01:09:53,478 that the Department of Defense is gonna 1104 01:09:53,478 --> 01:09:55,256 be in great hands with the vice 1105 01:09:55,256 --> 01:09:57,870 chairman , uh Admiral Grady , with the 1106 01:09:57,879 --> 01:10:00,220 chairman , General Brown and with uh C 1107 01:10:00,359 --> 01:10:02,415 A five Pro Black . So all of you can 1108 01:10:02,415 --> 01:10:04,137 rest assured that you will get 1109 01:10:04,140 --> 01:10:06,140 everything you need to go ahead and 1110 01:10:06,140 --> 01:10:09,620 kick the enemy's . Chairman , 1111 01:10:09,799 --> 01:10:13,459 Mrs Brown , vice Chairman Mrs Grady 1112 01:10:14,069 --> 01:10:17,149 General Mrs S Life . Cac Black and 1113 01:10:17,160 --> 01:10:19,419 Stacy , distinguished guests , family 1114 01:10:19,430 --> 01:10:21,486 and friends . I want to , we welcome 1115 01:10:21,486 --> 01:10:23,708 each and every one of you to this great 1116 01:10:23,708 --> 01:10:25,763 occasion . And even though Secretary 1117 01:10:25,763 --> 01:10:27,874 and Mrs Austin and Chairman Mrs Maley 1118 01:10:27,874 --> 01:10:30,041 cannot be here today . I want to thank 1119 01:10:30,041 --> 01:10:32,208 them for the honor and the opportunity 1120 01:10:32,208 --> 01:10:34,549 to serve our great nation . I would 1121 01:10:34,560 --> 01:10:36,616 like to especially thank our service 1122 01:10:36,616 --> 01:10:38,560 and National Guard Bureau , senior 1123 01:10:38,560 --> 01:10:40,671 enlisted advisor and the D Silk . The 1124 01:10:40,671 --> 01:10:42,838 defense senior enlisted leader council 1125 01:10:42,838 --> 01:10:44,727 represented here by the Combatant 1126 01:10:44,727 --> 01:10:46,838 Command , senior enlisted leaders and 1127 01:10:46,838 --> 01:10:48,838 the fourth estate , senior enlisted 1128 01:10:48,838 --> 01:10:51,004 leaders all past and present for their 1129 01:10:51,004 --> 01:10:53,171 collaboration , support and dedication 1130 01:10:53,171 --> 01:10:55,282 to our service member , which is fine 1131 01:10:55,282 --> 01:10:57,859 for formation to my left . You define 1132 01:10:57,870 --> 01:11:00,020 teamwork , produce success and 1133 01:11:00,029 --> 01:11:02,919 epitomize servant leadership . I am 1134 01:11:02,930 --> 01:11:05,041 proud and honored to have served with 1135 01:11:05,041 --> 01:11:07,041 each and every one of you . And I'm 1136 01:11:07,041 --> 01:11:09,208 looking forward to the difference that 1137 01:11:09,208 --> 01:11:11,263 you will make in the future . I also 1138 01:11:11,263 --> 01:11:13,041 want to thank our former C A in 1139 01:11:13,041 --> 01:11:15,208 attendance today . And Brian Battaglia 1140 01:11:15,208 --> 01:11:17,319 who is here , who is not here with us 1141 01:11:17,319 --> 01:11:19,486 but is watching remotely . Your legacy 1142 01:11:19,486 --> 01:11:21,319 has laid the foundation for this 1143 01:11:21,319 --> 01:11:22,930 position and has provided an 1144 01:11:22,930 --> 01:11:24,874 opportunity for both Troy and I to 1145 01:11:24,874 --> 01:11:27,060 serve in this capacity . And as I 1146 01:11:27,069 --> 01:11:29,799 mentioned , the former ca I also want 1147 01:11:29,810 --> 01:11:32,729 to mention the first ever honorary C A 1148 01:11:33,149 --> 01:11:35,990 who is chef Robert Irvine , who got 1149 01:11:36,000 --> 01:11:38,419 anointed last night as the first person 1150 01:11:38,430 --> 01:11:40,374 to have the honor to serve in this 1151 01:11:40,374 --> 01:11:42,541 capacity . Now , the criteria for that 1152 01:11:42,541 --> 01:11:44,652 particular honor is very simple . You 1153 01:11:44,652 --> 01:11:46,763 just have to do a lot to take care of 1154 01:11:46,763 --> 01:11:48,708 them and this man doesn't rest . I 1155 01:11:48,708 --> 01:11:50,708 don't know how you do it chef , but 1156 01:11:50,708 --> 01:11:52,819 thank you so much for everything that 1157 01:11:52,819 --> 01:11:52,750 you do . Let's give him a round of 1158 01:11:52,759 --> 01:11:53,759 applause for you 1159 01:12:00,009 --> 01:12:02,176 to all of my former special operations 1160 01:12:02,176 --> 01:12:04,453 teammates here today from all services . 1161 01:12:04,453 --> 01:12:06,810 Thank you for having my six and for 1162 01:12:06,819 --> 01:12:10,049 your valor on the battlefield . Really ? 1163 01:12:10,060 --> 01:12:12,080 You are the best of the best . A 1164 01:12:12,160 --> 01:12:14,339 special thanks to the members of my PJ 1165 01:12:14,350 --> 01:12:17,029 selection class present here today . If 1166 01:12:17,040 --> 01:12:18,984 you feed them beer , please do not 1167 01:12:18,984 --> 01:12:20,873 listen to what they have to say . 1168 01:12:20,873 --> 01:12:22,984 They're all lies and an extra special 1169 01:12:22,984 --> 01:12:25,151 thanks to a gentleman that was already 1170 01:12:25,151 --> 01:12:27,310 highlighted by general s life . And 1171 01:12:27,319 --> 01:12:29,750 that is uh my father figure , my mentor , 1172 01:12:29,819 --> 01:12:33,459 Wayne Fisk chief . Thank you so much 1173 01:12:33,470 --> 01:12:35,692 for being here with us today . It is my 1174 01:12:35,692 --> 01:12:37,081 honor to have you here . 1175 01:12:44,660 --> 01:12:46,882 The one thing that Wayne helped me with 1176 01:12:46,882 --> 01:12:49,589 is that he told me early on in my 1177 01:12:49,600 --> 01:12:51,979 formative years that if you really want 1178 01:12:51,990 --> 01:12:54,323 to make a difference to para rescue man , 1179 01:12:54,430 --> 01:12:56,708 you must first learn to be a gentleman . 1180 01:12:56,790 --> 01:12:58,790 Everything else will follow suit on 1181 01:12:58,790 --> 01:13:01,180 that . Your skills , your acumen , your 1182 01:13:01,189 --> 01:13:03,640 credibility will be based on that . And 1183 01:13:03,649 --> 01:13:05,871 he was simply talking about character . 1184 01:13:05,871 --> 01:13:07,816 So that is the kind of people that 1185 01:13:07,816 --> 01:13:09,760 mentor us and MDOS into who we are 1186 01:13:09,760 --> 01:13:12,069 today . Next , I want to thank our 1187 01:13:12,080 --> 01:13:13,802 veterans and our families best 1188 01:13:13,802 --> 01:13:15,858 represented here by our combat wound 1189 01:13:15,858 --> 01:13:18,310 that in our gold star families valor in 1190 01:13:18,319 --> 01:13:20,541 the battlefield comes at a high price , 1191 01:13:20,600 --> 01:13:22,990 a price that every single you have paid 1192 01:13:23,000 --> 01:13:25,810 with sacrifice . And loss . This nation 1193 01:13:25,819 --> 01:13:27,910 will never forget your contributions 1194 01:13:28,129 --> 01:13:30,799 and we shall honor you via our eternal 1195 01:13:30,810 --> 01:13:33,359 commitment to fearlessly face the enemy 1196 01:13:33,509 --> 01:13:36,660 anytime anywhere . Thank you for 1197 01:13:36,669 --> 01:13:38,502 honoring us with your presence . 1198 01:13:45,060 --> 01:13:47,282 Next , I want to thank my office of the 1199 01:13:47,282 --> 01:13:49,393 C ac uh many who are represented here 1200 01:13:49,393 --> 01:13:51,569 today , past and present and also some 1201 01:13:51,580 --> 01:13:53,747 of my former execs because everyone in 1202 01:13:53,747 --> 01:13:55,879 this positions know that they're the 1203 01:13:55,890 --> 01:13:58,112 ones that really do all the work behind 1204 01:13:58,112 --> 01:14:00,279 the scenes . So if you have worked for 1205 01:14:00,279 --> 01:14:03,459 me in the , in the past stand up , so 1206 01:14:03,470 --> 01:14:05,026 that we can recognize you , 1207 01:14:14,870 --> 01:14:17,092 you know , they're really the true gift 1208 01:14:17,092 --> 01:14:19,314 of serving in these positions because I 1209 01:14:19,314 --> 01:14:21,481 can guarantee that every single one of 1210 01:14:21,481 --> 01:14:23,648 them has become a friend for life . So 1211 01:14:23,648 --> 01:14:23,120 I really appreciate everything that you 1212 01:14:23,129 --> 01:14:25,580 have done for us . And Janet and I are 1213 01:14:25,589 --> 01:14:27,810 in debt for your uh sacrifice to serve 1214 01:14:27,819 --> 01:14:30,529 alongside . And also Janet and I have 1215 01:14:30,540 --> 01:14:32,762 friends present from across the USA and 1216 01:14:32,762 --> 01:14:34,596 abroad , including international 1217 01:14:34,596 --> 01:14:36,707 partners , friends from high school , 1218 01:14:36,707 --> 01:14:38,540 from those streets of Brisburg , 1219 01:14:38,540 --> 01:14:41,430 Connecticut , also many others from 1220 01:14:41,439 --> 01:14:43,439 walks of lives . We have chefs , we 1221 01:14:43,439 --> 01:14:45,550 have rock stars , we have comedians , 1222 01:14:45,550 --> 01:14:47,883 we have authors , we have entrepreneurs , 1223 01:14:48,029 --> 01:14:50,279 but every single one of you is simply a 1224 01:14:50,290 --> 01:14:53,200 decent person . And that is the reason 1225 01:14:53,209 --> 01:14:55,950 that you are in our company and chef . 1226 01:14:55,959 --> 01:14:57,626 Again , thank you so much for 1227 01:14:57,626 --> 01:14:59,681 everything that you do and to all of 1228 01:14:59,681 --> 01:15:01,737 our other friends that are here . We 1229 01:15:01,737 --> 01:15:03,792 really appreciate your company . And 1230 01:15:03,792 --> 01:15:05,903 again , Janet and I really appreciate 1231 01:15:05,903 --> 01:15:05,509 you making the time to come over here . 1232 01:15:06,859 --> 01:15:10,240 So our friends did nothing more than 1233 01:15:10,250 --> 01:15:14,240 exposing us to a life that open 1234 01:15:14,250 --> 01:15:16,490 our eyes to many different things that 1235 01:15:16,500 --> 01:15:19,200 we were not aware of . And as we travel 1236 01:15:19,209 --> 01:15:23,029 abroad , we learn culture and we ended 1237 01:15:23,040 --> 01:15:25,450 up figuring out that there's a lot more 1238 01:15:25,459 --> 01:15:27,930 to learn every day that we take a 1239 01:15:27,939 --> 01:15:31,870 breath . And it was that journey that 1240 01:15:31,879 --> 01:15:34,149 helped Janet and I become better people 1241 01:15:36,029 --> 01:15:38,839 and talking about better people . That 1242 01:15:38,850 --> 01:15:42,379 journey for me began in my humble 1243 01:15:42,390 --> 01:15:44,279 beginnings in a small town called 1244 01:15:44,279 --> 01:15:47,439 Guanica Puerto Rico . And 1245 01:15:49,509 --> 01:15:51,770 there's a few of them here . Um 1246 01:15:53,209 --> 01:15:56,209 That is represented here today by both 1247 01:15:56,220 --> 01:15:58,750 of my sisters , Dee and Francis by my 1248 01:15:58,759 --> 01:16:00,790 brother-in-law Harry and my nephew 1249 01:16:00,799 --> 01:16:04,560 David . You really have been a 1250 01:16:04,569 --> 01:16:07,890 pillar of strength in times of loss 1251 01:16:08,600 --> 01:16:11,220 and in terms of joy . And I can 1252 01:16:11,229 --> 01:16:13,451 guarantee you right now that my mom and 1253 01:16:13,451 --> 01:16:15,229 dad are looking upon us smiling 1254 01:16:15,240 --> 01:16:18,180 brightly because of where we are today . 1255 01:16:18,189 --> 01:16:20,411 So let's give a round of applause to my 1256 01:16:20,411 --> 01:16:21,411 family , please . 1257 01:16:25,979 --> 01:16:28,990 And also not being able to be with us 1258 01:16:29,000 --> 01:16:31,720 today is the other side of the family . 1259 01:16:31,729 --> 01:16:34,000 And that is Janet's side . I know that 1260 01:16:34,009 --> 01:16:35,970 Bill and Don couldn't make it here 1261 01:16:35,979 --> 01:16:37,757 today , but I know that they're 1262 01:16:37,757 --> 01:16:39,979 watching . So , Bill and D and Don , we 1263 01:16:39,979 --> 01:16:42,090 love you and thank you for everything 1264 01:16:42,090 --> 01:16:44,312 that you have done for us and just like 1265 01:16:44,312 --> 01:16:46,479 my parents are . Sally is also looking 1266 01:16:46,479 --> 01:16:48,479 down upon us with pride and joy for 1267 01:16:48,479 --> 01:16:48,479 this time today 1268 01:16:54,770 --> 01:16:56,770 and then to the most special person 1269 01:16:56,770 --> 01:16:58,881 here today . And that is Janet and we 1270 01:16:58,881 --> 01:17:00,881 have two little ones at the house , 1271 01:17:00,881 --> 01:17:02,826 Mabel and Zephyr . Zephyr is a new 1272 01:17:02,826 --> 01:17:04,826 addition and they're two dogs . You 1273 01:17:04,826 --> 01:17:07,048 know , when it comes to Janet , I don't 1274 01:17:07,048 --> 01:17:09,214 think that there's enough gratitude in 1275 01:17:09,214 --> 01:17:11,326 this world to repay the debt for your 1276 01:17:11,326 --> 01:17:13,548 sacrifices for every single one of us . 1277 01:17:13,548 --> 01:17:15,714 I don't think that there's anything in 1278 01:17:15,714 --> 01:17:17,881 this universe that can compare to your 1279 01:17:17,881 --> 01:17:19,992 love and kindness . And there are not 1280 01:17:19,992 --> 01:17:21,881 enough words in any vocabulary to 1281 01:17:21,881 --> 01:17:24,048 express how fortunate I am to have you 1282 01:17:24,048 --> 01:17:26,048 in my life . You assure me that I , 1283 01:17:26,048 --> 01:17:28,529 that I will always be loved , care for , 1284 01:17:28,669 --> 01:17:31,879 but most importantly , amused , you are 1285 01:17:31,890 --> 01:17:34,209 the definition of love , grit and 1286 01:17:34,220 --> 01:17:36,379 selflessness . In essence , you 1287 01:17:36,390 --> 01:17:38,729 epitomize the military spouse . So 1288 01:17:38,740 --> 01:17:40,573 thank you for your love and your 1289 01:17:40,573 --> 01:17:41,962 support over the years . 1290 01:17:50,279 --> 01:17:52,279 One of my favorite authors , Ernest 1291 01:17:52,279 --> 01:17:55,149 Hemingway once said , the great thing 1292 01:17:55,160 --> 01:17:58,430 is to last and get your work done 1293 01:17:59,069 --> 01:18:02,649 and see and hear and learn 1294 01:18:03,000 --> 01:18:06,640 and understand and write when there is 1295 01:18:06,649 --> 01:18:09,220 something that you know , and not 1296 01:18:09,229 --> 01:18:13,149 before and not too much them after 1297 01:18:14,589 --> 01:18:16,350 that critical variable in that 1298 01:18:16,359 --> 01:18:20,000 statement is time and timeliness . And 1299 01:18:20,009 --> 01:18:22,479 as I reflect on my time in service , I 1300 01:18:22,490 --> 01:18:24,740 realize that there will never be 1301 01:18:24,750 --> 01:18:28,140 another time like this , but there will 1302 01:18:28,149 --> 01:18:31,370 be other greats in this life . But 1303 01:18:31,379 --> 01:18:35,359 really never a time like this . And I 1304 01:18:35,370 --> 01:18:37,870 want each and every one of you to think 1305 01:18:37,879 --> 01:18:40,870 about the time that you're in right now . 1306 01:18:42,040 --> 01:18:44,262 What is the meaning of your existence ? 1307 01:18:44,870 --> 01:18:47,770 What is your purpose ? What have you 1308 01:18:47,779 --> 01:18:50,379 lost ? What have you gained ? 1309 01:18:51,569 --> 01:18:54,629 What are you proud of ? And what do you 1310 01:18:54,640 --> 01:18:58,379 regret ? The meaning of my existence 1311 01:18:58,390 --> 01:19:01,040 has been to sacrifice , living by one 1312 01:19:01,049 --> 01:19:04,870 motto that others may live . My purpose 1313 01:19:04,879 --> 01:19:08,279 in life was to fight our nation's wars . 1314 01:19:09,049 --> 01:19:12,700 My losses include friends , family , 1315 01:19:13,000 --> 01:19:16,149 sanity at times , health and time . 1316 01:19:17,229 --> 01:19:21,120 My gains , family honor , 1317 01:19:21,419 --> 01:19:24,859 opportunities and a life worth dying 1318 01:19:24,870 --> 01:19:28,140 for . I am proud to have represented 1319 01:19:28,149 --> 01:19:30,990 the scape count with honor . And my 1320 01:19:31,000 --> 01:19:34,370 regret is to have had only a limited 1321 01:19:34,379 --> 01:19:37,209 time to do so . But even with limited 1322 01:19:37,220 --> 01:19:40,100 time , I got my work done , 1323 01:19:41,160 --> 01:19:44,709 I saw many things and many places . 1324 01:19:45,330 --> 01:19:48,759 I heard great words and some not so 1325 01:19:48,770 --> 01:19:52,129 great . I gained a better understanding 1326 01:19:52,140 --> 01:19:56,060 of life by traveling and I wrote 1327 01:19:56,509 --> 01:19:58,939 when there was something to write about 1328 01:20:00,009 --> 01:20:02,870 and I seize that moment to convey those 1329 01:20:02,879 --> 01:20:06,430 messages , not before or too late 1330 01:20:07,470 --> 01:20:10,729 to deliver the facts to our troops and 1331 01:20:10,740 --> 01:20:14,100 our families . My life will now shift 1332 01:20:14,109 --> 01:20:16,442 to make up time loss with my loved ones , 1333 01:20:17,040 --> 01:20:20,939 to see , to hear , to learn and to 1334 01:20:20,950 --> 01:20:24,390 understand life as a family man , to 1335 01:20:24,399 --> 01:20:26,566 attempt to make up for every important 1336 01:20:26,566 --> 01:20:29,569 milestone missed and to make my deposit 1337 01:20:29,709 --> 01:20:31,850 into the memories of my loved ones 1338 01:20:31,859 --> 01:20:35,669 using my presence as currency while I 1339 01:20:35,680 --> 01:20:37,847 realize that my life of service is far 1340 01:20:37,847 --> 01:20:41,419 from done , I promise they will 1341 01:20:41,430 --> 01:20:44,459 now be my priority . And that is my 1342 01:20:44,470 --> 01:20:47,709 promise to you Janet . But there's only 1343 01:20:47,720 --> 01:20:49,776 one way that I can attempt to detach 1344 01:20:49,776 --> 01:20:51,831 myself from the way of the warrior . 1345 01:20:52,270 --> 01:20:54,419 And that is by having confidence that 1346 01:20:54,430 --> 01:20:57,209 our department of war will continue to 1347 01:20:57,220 --> 01:20:59,720 be the most trusted , most lethal , 1348 01:21:00,049 --> 01:21:02,250 most severe organization in the entire 1349 01:21:02,259 --> 01:21:05,290 world . And we can only do that by 1350 01:21:05,299 --> 01:21:07,632 adhering to the principles of sacrifice , 1351 01:21:07,850 --> 01:21:10,799 duty , honor , and commitment 1352 01:21:11,979 --> 01:21:13,979 for a young man or woman to enter a 1353 01:21:13,979 --> 01:21:15,979 life of military service . A sacred 1354 01:21:15,979 --> 01:21:19,089 oath must be taken much like my 1355 01:21:19,100 --> 01:21:21,250 replacement cac number five just did 1356 01:21:22,209 --> 01:21:25,330 that oath will become the most 1357 01:21:25,339 --> 01:21:27,750 important promise that you will make in 1358 01:21:27,759 --> 01:21:30,589 your lives . The price of a 1359 01:21:30,810 --> 01:21:33,819 acceptance into America's world class 1360 01:21:34,009 --> 01:21:37,609 is payable on sacrifice . Our nation 1361 01:21:37,620 --> 01:21:40,669 must understand that once they 1362 01:21:40,680 --> 01:21:43,870 volunteer , they must conform to the 1363 01:21:43,879 --> 01:21:46,439 military way of life and not the other 1364 01:21:46,450 --> 01:21:49,299 way around . Service is about 1365 01:21:49,310 --> 01:21:52,700 conformity , unity and discipline . And 1366 01:21:52,709 --> 01:21:55,580 we must not mistake the warrior few 1367 01:21:55,589 --> 01:21:58,620 from the society . They served the 1368 01:21:58,629 --> 01:22:00,740 values that are acceptable in society 1369 01:22:00,850 --> 01:22:04,390 such as individualism , sensitivity and 1370 01:22:04,399 --> 01:22:07,990 compromise are often antithetical to 1371 01:22:08,000 --> 01:22:10,222 the threat to the traits that eliminate 1372 01:22:10,222 --> 01:22:12,589 or deter our enemies on the battlefield . 1373 01:22:13,459 --> 01:22:15,570 Our troops come from a free society , 1374 01:22:15,939 --> 01:22:18,169 but they must not mirror that society . 1375 01:22:18,870 --> 01:22:20,814 Our troops are a different kind of 1376 01:22:20,814 --> 01:22:24,569 American , a subset of that 1377 01:22:24,580 --> 01:22:27,229 society . One that is defined by that 1378 01:22:27,240 --> 01:22:30,279 oath by different laws and by their 1379 01:22:30,290 --> 01:22:33,990 battlefield purpose , they are broken 1380 01:22:34,089 --> 01:22:37,149 of the human habits of comfort , taught 1381 01:22:37,160 --> 01:22:39,629 to embrace unity and cohesion and 1382 01:22:39,640 --> 01:22:43,490 condition to fight the enemy . They 1383 01:22:43,500 --> 01:22:45,500 embrace and respect each other . 1384 01:22:45,939 --> 01:22:48,060 Knowing that preferential treatment 1385 01:22:48,419 --> 01:22:51,120 make equal treatment seem like 1386 01:22:51,129 --> 01:22:54,310 discrimination . They know that 1387 01:22:54,319 --> 01:22:58,069 orders are not suggestions . They know 1388 01:22:58,520 --> 01:23:01,160 that combat has no room for debate . 1389 01:23:01,819 --> 01:23:03,990 They know that in the execution of 1390 01:23:04,000 --> 01:23:06,330 their duties , they may pay the 1391 01:23:06,339 --> 01:23:09,879 ultimate price . They know that service 1392 01:23:09,890 --> 01:23:13,410 is not about self . It is always about 1393 01:23:13,419 --> 01:23:16,850 the team and they know that in this 1394 01:23:16,859 --> 01:23:19,589 volatile and unpredictable world , they 1395 01:23:19,600 --> 01:23:21,839 are one poor decision away from 1396 01:23:21,850 --> 01:23:25,560 engaging in combat . We must ensure 1397 01:23:25,609 --> 01:23:27,750 that they do not lose that combat 1398 01:23:27,759 --> 01:23:28,759 fighting . 1399 01:23:35,700 --> 01:23:36,049 Mm 1400 01:24:09,089 --> 01:24:10,089 I 1401 01:24:24,430 --> 01:24:26,609 that fighting edge always requires 1402 01:24:26,620 --> 01:24:29,180 national support . They deserve the 1403 01:24:29,189 --> 01:24:31,879 best , most realistic training to 1404 01:24:31,890 --> 01:24:34,200 harden them for the hardship and horror 1405 01:24:34,229 --> 01:24:37,569 of combat . They deserve predictable 1406 01:24:37,580 --> 01:24:40,850 funding to evolve , modernize and 1407 01:24:40,859 --> 01:24:43,029 validate their combat capabilities . 1408 01:24:43,339 --> 01:24:46,720 They deserve the best leaders to ensure 1409 01:24:46,729 --> 01:24:49,259 their success . What they do not 1410 01:24:49,270 --> 01:24:51,620 deserve is to be used as bargaining 1411 01:24:51,629 --> 01:24:54,580 chips for localized political agendas . 1412 01:24:55,100 --> 01:24:57,211 They do not deserve to be financially 1413 01:24:57,211 --> 01:25:00,279 hindered by continuing resolutions and 1414 01:25:00,290 --> 01:25:02,729 they do not deserve to be slandered as 1415 01:25:02,740 --> 01:25:05,529 an institution for the actions of a few . 1416 01:25:06,209 --> 01:25:08,729 They have always risen to the task when 1417 01:25:08,740 --> 01:25:11,430 tragedy strikes and we'll do it again 1418 01:25:11,439 --> 01:25:13,879 every time . Just take another look at 1419 01:25:13,890 --> 01:25:16,112 this formation . They are the best that 1420 01:25:16,112 --> 01:25:18,750 America has to offer and they certainly 1421 01:25:18,759 --> 01:25:21,500 look ready to kick the enemy's . This 1422 01:25:21,509 --> 01:25:22,709 is them right here . 1423 01:25:30,149 --> 01:25:32,149 And the reason they're the best is 1424 01:25:32,160 --> 01:25:34,399 because the history of the world is not 1425 01:25:34,410 --> 01:25:38,029 one of peace . It is one of warfare and 1426 01:25:38,040 --> 01:25:41,029 out of close to 353 million Americans , 1427 01:25:41,350 --> 01:25:43,850 they are the less than 1% that are 1428 01:25:43,859 --> 01:25:46,830 willing to do the fighting to everyone 1429 01:25:46,839 --> 01:25:48,790 here and to those listening in , 1430 01:25:48,979 --> 01:25:51,279 support them at home with the same 1431 01:25:51,290 --> 01:25:54,720 loyalty , patriotism and honor they 1432 01:25:54,729 --> 01:25:57,299 give when they fight for you in foreign 1433 01:25:57,310 --> 01:26:00,379 lands . Since Joe Gans election in 1434 01:26:00,390 --> 01:26:04,319 2005 as the S A , it has always 1435 01:26:04,330 --> 01:26:07,069 been filled by a war fighting person . 1436 01:26:08,319 --> 01:26:11,290 Fighting is in our DNA . And at CX , we 1437 01:26:11,299 --> 01:26:13,632 fight daily to maintain the competitive , 1438 01:26:13,632 --> 01:26:15,855 the competitive edge over our enemies . 1439 01:26:16,290 --> 01:26:18,890 And Troy Black will continue that trend . 1440 01:26:19,819 --> 01:26:22,240 That marine is battle tested , knows 1441 01:26:22,250 --> 01:26:24,472 what is required on the battlefield and 1442 01:26:24,472 --> 01:26:26,750 know what it takes to defeat the enemy . 1443 01:26:26,770 --> 01:26:29,810 He knows the importance of culture . He 1444 01:26:29,819 --> 01:26:32,729 knows the value of teamwork . He exudes 1445 01:26:32,740 --> 01:26:34,850 confidence and professionalism , 1446 01:26:35,700 --> 01:26:38,459 discipline and loyalty are built into 1447 01:26:38,470 --> 01:26:40,970 that man's character . But most 1448 01:26:40,979 --> 01:26:44,290 importantly , he is well versed in the 1449 01:26:44,299 --> 01:26:48,069 Act and art of advocacy . I am 1450 01:26:48,080 --> 01:26:50,191 confident that Troy will successfully 1451 01:26:50,191 --> 01:26:52,413 leave this formation into this into the 1452 01:26:52,413 --> 01:26:54,500 next battlefield and he will ensure 1453 01:26:54,509 --> 01:26:56,509 that the Department of Defense will 1454 01:26:56,509 --> 01:26:58,676 continue to be the most trusted , most 1455 01:26:58,676 --> 01:27:00,919 lethal and most reviewed organization 1456 01:27:00,930 --> 01:27:03,250 in the world . See Act number five , 1457 01:27:03,500 --> 01:27:05,470 Marine you have to watch 1458 01:27:06,970 --> 01:27:10,410 following Heming Hemingway advised I 1459 01:27:10,419 --> 01:27:13,290 lasted to finish my work . But my time 1460 01:27:13,299 --> 01:27:16,160 has come to an end as we move forward 1461 01:27:16,169 --> 01:27:18,399 into the next chapter of the office of 1462 01:27:18,410 --> 01:27:21,310 the C I know that it has been my honor 1463 01:27:21,459 --> 01:27:23,626 to represent every single one of you . 1464 01:27:24,240 --> 01:27:26,407 As I reflect on my life as a warrior , 1465 01:27:26,580 --> 01:27:28,636 I am grateful for the opportunity to 1466 01:27:28,636 --> 01:27:30,580 leave it all on the battlefield to 1467 01:27:30,580 --> 01:27:32,524 protect our way of life . But as I 1468 01:27:32,524 --> 01:27:34,799 reflect on my life , as a husband , I 1469 01:27:34,810 --> 01:27:36,921 realize I got a lot of catching up to 1470 01:27:36,921 --> 01:27:38,977 do , we'll go ahead and take care of 1471 01:27:38,977 --> 01:27:42,220 that . Now , babe , I leave you today 1472 01:27:42,229 --> 01:27:44,285 with the best advice that I can give 1473 01:27:45,029 --> 01:27:48,209 and that is that life is short . So 1474 01:27:48,220 --> 01:27:51,370 don't waste it sitting around live 1475 01:27:51,379 --> 01:27:54,830 intensely before you speak . 1476 01:27:55,629 --> 01:27:58,810 Listen , before you write . 1477 01:27:59,209 --> 01:28:02,359 Think before you hurt , 1478 01:28:02,709 --> 01:28:05,970 feel before you surrender , 1479 01:28:06,509 --> 01:28:10,479 fight , but most importantly , before 1480 01:28:10,490 --> 01:28:14,330 you die live . Thank you for the honor 1481 01:28:14,339 --> 01:28:16,830 of a of a lifetime first there that 1482 01:28:16,839 --> 01:28:18,561 others may live . Who ? Yeah . 1483 01:28:43,720 --> 01:28:45,779 OK . I take it , 1484 01:28:56,399 --> 01:28:57,509 I go 1485 01:29:21,939 --> 01:29:22,939 and 1486 01:29:27,169 --> 01:29:28,169 dog , 1487 01:29:31,450 --> 01:29:32,450 right ? 1488 01:29:38,660 --> 01:29:41,979 So , yeah . 1489 01:29:57,549 --> 01:29:59,350 Mhm Yeah . 1490 01:33:16,640 --> 01:33:18,862 Ladies and gentlemen , please remain in 1491 01:33:18,862 --> 01:33:20,973 place for the armed forces . Medley . 1492 01:37:12,279 --> 01:37:13,279 OK . 1493 01:37:58,049 --> 01:38:00,240 Ladies and gentlemen , this concludes 1494 01:38:00,250 --> 01:38:02,490 today's ceremony . Please remain in 1495 01:38:02,500 --> 01:38:04,722 place for the departure of the official 1496 01:38:04,722 --> 01:38:06,944 party . You are invited to congratulate 1497 01:38:06,959 --> 01:38:09,029 Cac Black and his family and bid 1498 01:38:09,040 --> 01:38:11,040 farewell to Cac Colon Lopez and his 1499 01:38:11,049 --> 01:38:13,049 family in the receiving line on the 1500 01:38:13,049 --> 01:38:15,520 main floor ushers will assist once the 1501 01:38:15,529 --> 01:38:17,862 receiving line area is ready for guests . 1502 01:38:18,189 --> 01:38:20,750 Thank you for attending and enjoy the 1503 01:38:20,759 --> 01:38:21,799 rest of your day .