 Today, we honor Lieutenant Colonel Corey Willey as he relinquishes command to Lieutenant Colonel Damien Squilla. The reviewing officer for today's ceremony is Colonel Ryan O'Connor, Commander of the 196th Infantry Brigade. Support battalion trains and prepares the total Army Force by participating in an active Army exercise as Lightning Forge and Arctic Warrior, as well as partnering with the Army Reserve units under the 9th Mission Support Command and Hawaii Army National Guard units building and sustaining readiness to achieve national security of jobs. Colonel O'Connor will now oversee the passing of the battalion colors. All the soldiers, families and friends of the Covert Battalion, thank you for joining us today for Support Battalion's Change of Command. Sir, Colonel Sigmund, thanks to you and your staff for hosting us in your footprint today. I know Corey did not want to do this ceremony anywhere else but right here with the 9th. Most of you here today have some connection to the Covert Battalion so I don't have to tell you what a professional and organized and very competent organization it is. The leadership of all these units regularly expressed to me how thankful they are for all this battalion does for them. While we hate to say goodbye to such a leader, our song reminds us that our Army keeps rolling along. The very reason we conduct this ceremony is our demonstrable way of confirming that the unit is never without a commander. Corey is leaving you a competent, committed, disciplined and professional outfit filled with true professionals who are experts in their craft. These men and women had led the way and is the true foundation of this great battalion. In my opinion, and I believe in many opinions here, they are the true heroes of this battalion. And without these amazing soldiers, this ceremony would not have even happened. Thank you, Colbert Battalion, for all the great memories. You are all very professional and I cannot wait to follow your amazing careers as your bright futures unfold. I also would like to give a special thanks to our partner units, 411th engineers, 302nd trans battalion and then JPMRC for providing this awesome color guard. You look amazing. Thank you very much. I would like everybody to give the color guard a round of applause. Finally, to our partner units that are represented here today, 29th BSV 303rd men, 9th MSC and our Hawaiian National Guard partners and the TSG. I stated many of times you are all the reasons this organization exists. Over the past year it has been my honor and great pleasure in getting to know you and your organizations. And hopefully providing some value and assistance to your units. Our unity of effort and our partnership is more important now than ever. So that when asked to accomplish any mission globally, that our soldiers and formations will be ready to defend our great nation. And finally, Lieutenant Colonel Scuola, welcome to the Colbert Battalion. I know you will lead this amazing battalion to bigger and better things to come. I know the Army got it right by selecting you as the 7th Battalion Commander for the Support Battalion. Damian, best of wishes to you and your family and I'm looking forward to your success as a commander as this is an amazing organization. Mahalo to everyone that came out to support this changing command, ready to train ahead of the rest over 699. When I was stationed in Iowa, an old farmer once told me his job was very easy because crops knew exactly what to do and how to grow. His job was to cultivate an environment to help the crops thrive to develop a bountiful harvest. Over the last few months I have been able to read multiple situation reports detailing the activities this unit was doing. And I know the soldiers are exceptionally skilled at their duties. I will continue to foster a command climate that enables this battalion to achieve its mission while also supporting the brigade mission. We are ready to train and ready to strike. Thank you. For those attending in person, there will be a guest book at the reception. For those viewing remotely, we encourage you to follow our page and leave congratulatory remarks for both commanders. On behalf of the Charger Brigade and the Cobra Battalion, Mahalo for joining us today. Go with Aloha!