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- We are here to celebrate

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the Navy accomplishments
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while also looking forward

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to the future successes of the Air Force.

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Please stand for the arrival
of the official party,

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the advancement of the colors,

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the playing of the national anthem,

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and the invocation.

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(drill commands)

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(silence)

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(drill commands continue)

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("U.S. National Anthem"
instrumental plays)

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(drill commands continue)

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- Ladies and gentlemen,
Chaplain Major Brandon Parker

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will now deliver the invocation.

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(Silence)

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- Invite you to join me in prayer, please.

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Almighty God, we bless in thy name

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this occasion for which we have gathered

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to commemorate the transition

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of Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling

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from Navy lead to Air Force lead.

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We thank you for the Navy's leadership

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over the past 10 years,

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and their continued steadfast
partnership into the future.

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May our join-ness grow in greater depth

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and greater breadth over
the coming days and years.

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And as the Air Force and the 11th Wing

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take over the mantle of leadership,

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we do so with great humility,

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with a sincere desire to inspire
the readiness of our force

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to foster partnerships
with people and agencies

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that call the NCR home

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and to build upon the proud heritage

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of the great units and
missions of the past

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and with the great leaders
like Col. Raymond C. Powell.

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Much honor has been bestowed

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upon the 11th Wing in decades past.

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But may we have the present,

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never rest on the laurels of past glory,

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but may the airmen of this
great wing live, work,

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and if need be, fight
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to win for themselves a place in present

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as well as eternal history.

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Our Father, we pray
thy strength and wisdom

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upon those placed in
positions of leadership.

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We pray thy strength,
willingness and perseverance

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upon those of us who are called to follow.

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And may we all follow well

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the divine leadership of you Almighty God

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that we may serve well,
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Amen.

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(silence)

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- Thank you Chaplain Parker.

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Please be seated.

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Ladies and gentlemen, look
around you on this beautiful day.

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You may find it hard to believe

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but 150 years ago,

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where we currently are,
this was just swamp land.

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During the Civil War,

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union officers looked
down the hill to the east

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and saw the potential
this area the capital had

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as a military location.

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And since the turn of the 20th century,

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this location change history

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with the missions and the
people who served here.

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In 1918, the Navy started
testing sequence on the Potomac

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on what was then called Naval
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They flew air missions
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Even when those air missions ended,

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the base continued to be a viable asset

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in the Navy inventory.

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In 2010, Joint Base
Anacostia-Bolling was established

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and the Navy took
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Today, exactly 10 years later,

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the Air Force will now take over

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as the lead service of Joint
Base Anacostia-Bolling.

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Giving today's remarks to
commemorate this historic day,

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ladies and gentlemen,

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Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling
and 11th Wing Commander,

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Colonel Zuhlsdorf.

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(audience clapping)

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(silence)

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- Good morning flock.

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On behalf of Colonel Erica "Deuce" Rabe,

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Chief Christy "Goose
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thank you all for being here today.

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What an honor it is to serve
as the 11th Wing's Commander

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during this critical
lead service transition.

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The combined efforts
of the Navy, Air Force

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and our mission partners
over the last 10 years

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have laid a great path
for us to build upon.

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I want to recognize and thank
the Navy and their leadership

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for what they've done
to get us to this point.

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I'd also like to thank all
those United States Air Force

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and United States Navy
staffs inside the Pentagon

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and within the Air Force
District of Washington

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and the Naval District Washington,

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who wore the memorandum
of agreement so hard

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over the last year and a half
to ensure our teams' success.

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To use the sports analogy of a relay race,

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it is now our turn to run the next leg.

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And we gladly accept the baton from you.

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Whether you realize it or not,

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every member of our Joint
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to include all of you,

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is making history today,

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and I couldn't be more proud.

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Make no mistake, this
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For the first time since the creation of

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the Office of the Secretary of Defense's

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joint basing construct in 2005,

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the lead service agency
is transferring authority

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and all of you are
getting a front row seat.

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You've already heard a small portion

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of some of the heritage
of this amazing base.

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To think that aviation pioneers

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like Billy Mitchell and Charles Lindbergh

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flew here and made history.

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The first Arrow Squadron
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the very first one.

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Bolling Airfield even hosted

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America's very first air show in 1920.

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Generals "Hap" Arnold and
"Tooey" Spaatz stood here.

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And President Harry Truman signed

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the Air Force into existence

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as Air Force One took off

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from this very airfield in 1947.

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To think of all the great men and women

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who have marched on the blades of grass

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where many of you are
standing now, truly is moving.

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I really want you to let that settle in.

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You are on the same base

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where over 100 years of
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Think about those giants in
American and military history

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who have come before us here

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within the shadows of
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Think about you here now,

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as a witness and contributor
to today's history.

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And think about those who
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and coach to come after us.

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I hope you get as inspired as I do.

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Dare I say, I may even get goosebumps

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to know that you now get to shape

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and share that heritage for JBAB's future.

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For almost 80 years,

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since Lieutenant Colonel St. Clair Streett

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was the base commander in the 1940s.

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The patch of the 11th Wing
has been three flying geese.

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And honestly, I enjoy having
the call sign of goose.

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But a single goose is
nothing without the flock.

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You are about a small
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I have been blessed with as a commander.

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And as much as a goose
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I rely heavily on mine.

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That you see today,

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team JBAB is shaped like a V,

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the flying pattern of a flock of geese.

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Geese do this to conserve energy,

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one flying slightly higher than the other

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resulting in a reduction
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Then as one gets tired,
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and the others will fill in to the front.

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Like the leaders you all are,
when I make the call for help

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I know you'll come to the
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Another reason they fly in this pattern

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is so that they can keep track
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It helps with communication
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And as we move forward into
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we must and we will watch out
for every member of our flock.

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That is a promise from me
to our entire JBAB family.

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Today, our flock faces
challenges like we've never seen.

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COVID-19 has changed the way
we do our day to day business.

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We also face challenges
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with needed societal changes and reform.

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We start off nowhere near where we should

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from a manning perspective.

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And every person assigned to
JBAB is coming in over-tasked

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until we reach our end strength goals.

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Even with all these
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I have no doubt that when
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here today, they will see
only the men and women,

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military, civilian, contractors,

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who overcame every single
challenge they faced from day one.

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I want the history books to reflect

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that we're not only
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but we are completely obliterating them.

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I want history to show that we
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in the entire Department of Defense.

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As we move forward I imagine a JBAB

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that will be an assignment

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where everyone will want to have it

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on their duty history.

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We have great plans to not only
change the actual landscape

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of the base with new
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but we want to change the landscape

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of what partnership means

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as we work to build a strong
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both inside and outside defense line.

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Lastly, to all the men and
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thank you all for the hard work

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that you've done to get us here today.

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We look forward to helping
our team reignite our culture,

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our camaraderie, our
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and executing the mission

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of the United States Air
Force Band and Honor Guard,

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and enabling our mission support warriors

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to provide ourselves
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the best readiness we can possibly have

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both today and tomorrow.

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- Will focus on readiness of our people,

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and the base has a non-standard
power projection platform.

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Partnerships that drive
towards a mutual understanding

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of how we can help increase
our mission partner readiness

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and the joint inter-agency capabilities,

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and heritage, designed to
compliment the mythology

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that this wing and that
our joint base engenders.

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I have complete faith in our abilities,

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and I know that each and every one of you,

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is up to the task.

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So without further ado,

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let's start writing
our chapter of history.

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(audience clapping)

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(drill commands continue)

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- Please remain standing.

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By order of the Department
of the Air Force,

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Movement Order Number M0-1

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and Special Order Number 20-011,

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the 11th Wing is reactivated

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at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling
Washington, D.C

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effective 1 October, 2020,

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transferring the lead
service responsibility

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from the United States Navy to
the United States Air Force.

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Symbolically marking this
lead service transfer,

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the Navy and Air Force Honor Guardsmen

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will now reposition
their respective flags,

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with the Air Force taking
the position of honor.

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(silence)

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- As Colonel Zuhlsdorf
mentioned in his remarks,

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the 11th green patch
features three Canada geese,

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the creator of the patch
will lead the geese

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to be the ultimate traveler of the world.

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The esteemed lineage of the 11th

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has indeed been all over the world.

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Originally standing up
in the Pacific Theater

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during World War II,

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to playing a vital role
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during the end of the Cold War,

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before finally coming to
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Now, on October 1st, 2020,

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the chief's home will continue
with the great history here

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at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling.

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The 11th Wing will now present
their representative flags.

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(Silence)

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- [Soldier in Blue Uniform]
Ladies and gentlemen,

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this concludes today's ceremony.

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Thank you for attending.

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We wish you a pleasant day.

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(audience clapping)

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(silence)

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(drill commands continue)