 Welcome to today's session of the Command Ceremony. Ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the invitation to give about bringing more genuine devotion to the Marines, sailors, civilians, and family members of Marine Forces from the U.S. Africa with all the new challenges and new opportunities that responsibility will bring to him. Lord, we... Transferring the colors during the ceremony symbolizes Lieutenant General Langley succeeding command and by accepting the colors to Lieutenant General Michael E. Langley, subject of relinquishment of command. Effective 0900 for August 2022. You stand ready to... ...passions are centered around Marines and their families. It is the example we need to emulate and that's the thing that I admire the most in the Marines admire most about General Michael E. Langley. When I... ...transformation, naval immigration, all the things that will support the fulfillment of force design. The term readiness and the term readiness is the long term readiness. If following your vision and your kind of intent for you to conduct this command, it should be an out of the blue.