WEBVTT 00:40.780 --> 00:42.780 good afternoon . Everybody hope I'm 00:42.780 --> 00:44.947 there with you because I wouldn't want 00:44.947 --> 00:47.169 to miss this retirement . But I do have 00:47.169 --> 00:49.336 a couple things I wanted to say , just 00:49.336 --> 00:48.940 in case I couldn't make it with all the 00:48.940 --> 00:51.051 things that are going on with Cove in 00:51.051 --> 00:52.996 19 . As you know , this has been a 00:52.996 --> 00:55.162 difficult ceremony for the floor noise 00:55.162 --> 00:57.329 to get together . But first of all , I 00:57.329 --> 00:59.551 wanted to say when you have served this 00:59.551 --> 01:02.510 Air Force for multiple decades and you 01:02.510 --> 01:04.399 put so much of who you are and to 01:04.399 --> 01:06.510 taking care of our airman , I have to 01:06.510 --> 01:08.621 say thank you . So thank you , Anne , 01:08.621 --> 01:10.677 for all the work you've done for our 01:10.677 --> 01:12.899 airman , there's some other people that 01:12.899 --> 01:15.066 done a lot of work that have gone into 01:15.066 --> 01:17.480 this long career . One is all kidding 01:17.480 --> 01:20.160 aside , I got to say , somebody who's 01:20.160 --> 01:22.510 got a great sense of humor really knows 01:22.520 --> 01:24.880 what's going on in our organization and 01:24.880 --> 01:27.070 tries to help out wherever you can is 01:27.070 --> 01:29.292 Jack . So I want to say thanks to you , 01:29.292 --> 01:31.181 Jack . I love everything you do , 01:31.181 --> 01:33.348 especially with your office parodies . 01:33.348 --> 01:35.292 Thanks for bringing humor into our 01:35.292 --> 01:37.514 office . I wish some of that would have 01:37.514 --> 01:39.514 rubbed off on your dad , but not so 01:39.514 --> 01:41.681 much . Also , thanks to all the kids . 01:41.681 --> 01:44.014 Hopefully , you could be there . I know , 01:44.014 --> 01:46.126 Andrew . You'd have to travel all the 01:46.126 --> 01:45.980 way from the West Coast . But if you 01:45.980 --> 01:47.980 could be here from Bill , that'd be 01:47.980 --> 01:50.202 great . And Emily and Charlene , thanks 01:50.202 --> 01:51.869 for everything you're doing . 01:51.869 --> 01:53.869 Especially when it comes to helping 01:53.869 --> 01:56.202 Jack out with his humor . So no kidding . 01:56.202 --> 01:58.313 All kidding aside , what I do want to 01:58.313 --> 02:00.630 say is , thanks to Jay , you know , 02:00.630 --> 02:02.574 it's been it's been an interesting 02:02.574 --> 02:04.990 career for J , but it's also been 02:04.990 --> 02:07.101 interesting for me , and that's where 02:07.101 --> 02:09.680 our two careers have coincided . Jay 02:09.680 --> 02:12.013 and I have been friends for a long time , 02:12.013 --> 02:13.624 and as I've grown up in this 02:13.624 --> 02:15.902 organization , we were wing commanders . 02:15.902 --> 02:17.902 Together we were numbered Air Force 02:17.902 --> 02:17.700 commanders together , and then we 02:17.700 --> 02:19.811 continue to fleet upon organization . 02:19.811 --> 02:21.867 He went off to Transcom , and then I 02:21.867 --> 02:24.160 stayed down here in the command , and 02:24.160 --> 02:26.240 when when I took over and we were 02:26.240 --> 02:28.510 looking at who was going to run the 02:28.510 --> 02:31.360 command piece down here , my first 02:31.360 --> 02:33.471 choice was J . And I had to talk with 02:33.471 --> 02:35.540 him in an about making sure that was 02:35.540 --> 02:37.596 gonna fit into their family family's 02:37.596 --> 02:39.762 needs . And sure enough , it did . And 02:39.762 --> 02:42.320 I can't tell you how glad I am that 02:42.320 --> 02:44.376 worked out . One is it's great to be 02:44.376 --> 02:46.320 able to work with your friends and 02:46.320 --> 02:48.487 people that you grew up with . But two 02:48.487 --> 02:50.709 is nobody is more professional and gets 02:50.709 --> 02:52.653 the detailed work dough . Like J . 02:52.653 --> 02:54.820 Having been in his job , is the deputy 02:54.820 --> 02:57.098 commander . Before I can tell you this , 02:57.098 --> 02:59.320 I am much happier to have him . Is that 02:59.320 --> 03:01.487 he , commander , that I was to have me 03:01.487 --> 03:03.653 as a deputy commander ? And the reason 03:03.653 --> 03:05.876 why is because he pays attention to the 03:05.876 --> 03:08.098 details and gets worked on . He's got a 03:08.098 --> 03:10.153 keen focus on making sure that we're 03:10.153 --> 03:10.000 taking care of our airman , and he has 03:10.000 --> 03:11.833 a keen focus on making sure this 03:11.833 --> 03:13.944 organization run smooth . So I wanted 03:13.944 --> 03:16.167 to say , thanks from your start in your 03:16.167 --> 03:18.980 careers of B 52 T 37 pilot and then 03:18.980 --> 03:21.091 moving on to all the other things you 03:21.091 --> 03:23.147 did , including following your dad's 03:23.147 --> 03:25.369 footsteps of being a helicopter pilot . 03:25.369 --> 03:27.202 Thanks for all the things you've 03:27.202 --> 03:29.424 brought to our organization . J . I can 03:29.424 --> 03:31.536 tell you this in the entire time that 03:31.536 --> 03:33.536 we've known each other . All you've 03:33.536 --> 03:35.591 done is make a difference . You made 03:35.591 --> 03:37.536 difference in our airmen's lives . 03:37.536 --> 03:37.010 You've made a difference in our 03:37.010 --> 03:39.160 family's lives . And you produced 03:39.160 --> 03:41.327 combat power for America , taking care 03:41.327 --> 03:43.493 of Americans , which is our number one 03:43.493 --> 03:45.827 priority . Thanks for everything you do , 03:45.827 --> 03:48.049 J . I appreciate you happy retirement . 03:48.049 --> 03:50.216 And I know you're gonna be one heck of 03:50.216 --> 03:52.438 a RV driver . Thanks for everything you 03:52.438 --> 03:54.604 do . You'll take care and enjoy seeing 03:54.604 --> 03:53.690 you 04:41.170 --> 04:42.720 Teammates . Welcome to 04:46.010 --> 04:46.850 start again . 04:50.880 --> 04:54.120 Welcome Transplant teammates don't add 04:54.120 --> 04:56.200 live no cracking up back . 05:12.020 --> 05:14.076 Welcome fence Calm teammates to this 05:14.076 --> 05:16.298 month's cost cast where we're featuring 05:16.298 --> 05:18.464 motorcycle safety for the month of May 05:18.464 --> 05:20.990 last not least whatever you ride . 05:21.400 --> 05:22.020 Enjoy your 05:27.440 --> 05:29.770 It's been awesome . Studio girl . 05:31.180 --> 05:34.020 Try not to squint . My wife's like 05:34.020 --> 05:36.131 every picture we have of you . You're 05:36.131 --> 05:38.520 squinting . Do one take . Are you 05:38.520 --> 05:40.742 kidding me ? With the help of our E six 05:40.742 --> 05:42.853 partners will continue to fulfill our 05:42.853 --> 05:44.631 responsibility of executing the 05:44.631 --> 05:46.742 national defense strategy and staying 05:46.742 --> 05:48.631 laser focused on General Scobee's 05:48.631 --> 05:52.090 prioritized drafting and 05:52.090 --> 05:54.257 everybody Well , I hope I'm there with 05:54.257 --> 05:56.479 you in the audience . If not , I wanted 05:56.479 --> 05:58.479 to make sure that at least got some 05:58.479 --> 06:00.940 comments in that we were able to do 06:00.940 --> 06:03.890 this this retirement with and and and 06:03.900 --> 06:06.690 you guys get here from me as well . Can 06:06.690 --> 06:08.830 we start over ? That's one thing my 06:08.830 --> 06:11.052 kids are getting sick of my dad jokes , 06:11.052 --> 06:13.108 you know , at the house they're like 06:13.108 --> 06:15.330 Dad , we left the house so we could get 06:15.330 --> 06:17.441 away from those Dad joke time again . 06:17.441 --> 06:19.330 She's like I said , Where did you 06:19.330 --> 06:21.552 interview ? And she said at the U . C . 06:21.552 --> 06:23.719 L . A . Alzheimer's Research institute 06:23.719 --> 06:25.997 said , All that's great . I said , Hey , 06:25.997 --> 06:28.390 didn't you have an interview ? She's a 06:28.390 --> 06:30.980 dad . I just told you I said , Where 06:30.980 --> 06:33.620 was it ? And she's like it was used a U . 06:33.620 --> 06:36.160 S C . Alzheimer's Institute in San 06:36.160 --> 06:38.160 Diego , and he's like , Oh , yeah , 06:38.160 --> 06:40.104 that is really good . And so a few 06:40.104 --> 06:42.327 minutes later , I go , Hey , didn't you 06:42.327 --> 06:44.549 have an interview this week ? And she's 06:44.549 --> 06:46.210 like Dad finally finally 07:05.670 --> 07:12.550 way . 07:59.960 --> 08:02.190 Are you stepping up not just calling 08:02.190 --> 08:04.710 911 or having somebody you know , 08:05.580 --> 08:07.691 admiring the situation going on . You 08:07.691 --> 08:10.150 took control as a leader , and that's 08:10.150 --> 08:12.317 what we expect of our chairman , And I 08:12.317 --> 08:14.428 wanted to say thanks on behalf of the 08:14.428 --> 08:17.540 entire forces , 70,000 plus teammates . 08:17.540 --> 08:19.550 I want to say things like a good 08:19.550 --> 08:20.970 example for you . 08:23.740 --> 08:26.630 Theo met up with the reservists from 08:26.630 --> 08:28.630 the 5 12 Airlift Wing right here at 08:28.630 --> 08:30.852 Dover Air Force Base in Delaware . They 08:30.852 --> 08:32.797 also have the 5 12 Memorial Affair 08:32.797 --> 08:34.797 scores , which bring home America's 08:34.797 --> 08:37.019 fallen service members with dignity and 08:37.019 --> 08:39.320 honor . Thanks again and until next 08:39.320 --> 08:41.550 time , go for and time . 08:57.340 --> 08:59.618 So thank you for what you do every day , 08:59.618 --> 09:01.673 and I look forward to seeing you all 09:01.673 --> 09:03.840 again soon . So until then , stay safe 09:03.840 --> 09:05.784 and take care of yourself and your 09:05.784 --> 09:05.210 loved ones .