 Marine General John Allen recently assumed command of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force from General David Petraeus at a ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan. John Allen is as fine an officer as I've ever known, and a man utterly committed to that partnership and to our strategy. General Allen served as deputy commander of U.S. Central Command from July 2008 to June 2011 before assuming command of ISAF. It is my intention to maintain the momentum of this campaign, this great campaign on which we have embarked. I will continue to support in every way possible. The recruiting, the training, the preparation and equipping and the fielding and the employment of the Afghan National Security Forces. Allen was promoted to four-star general prior to the change of command. From Washington, I'm Corporal Michael Krasinski.