 Welcome to today's ceremony where Major General Michael S. Sierholm will relinquish command of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing to Major General Scott F. Benedict. 2nd Major General Scott F. Benedict, affected 0900, 30 June 2022, you will soon do these at the commanding General 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, signed David H. Berger, General, United States Marine Corps, commander of the Marine Corps. The last two years with service and five different geographic combatant commands, from PAYCOM to CENTCOM to UCOM and all places in between they have been forward deployed and forward employed across our globe and they have done so with great precision and effectiveness all along the way, never missing a beat. But let me tell you that's only half the story, it may be the headlines, but the rest of the story also gets into the fact that they have set across every measurable metric that you can imagine some of the highest maintenance and readiness standards that have been seen in many, many years and all that has homing fingerprints all over with a lot of great work from all these Marines and sailors behind me and which they represent. Here's why. The men and women that you see standing before you today represent 14,212 Marines that comprise 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. They all raised their right hand and volunteered to serve their country because they believed in a calling that's harder than themselves. They didn't do it for the PAYCOM, they didn't do it because of the exotic locations. They did it because they're their brothers and sisters' keepers. Whom shall I send? Here am I, send me. They bring freedom to the oppressed. They bring hope to the less fortunate. They bring stability to chaos and they bring protection to the weak. Ladies and gentlemen, the Marines you see standing before you and the Marines that make up 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing are America's greatest deterrent and they're their greatest hope. Final thank you to the Marines, sailors, civilians, 2nd Marine Air Wing. It's incredibly part of your team. I thank you for everything that you've done in the past, what we're going to do in the future for the nation, for the Corps, as well as for 2nd Marine Air Wing and I can't tell you how thrilled I am to be part of your team. We'll have an opportunity to talk more over the coming weeks. Here as well as the Marines, sailors, and civilians of 2nd Mall over the course of their tour. Finals are also to be delivered to Mrs. Senator on behalf of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing as a welcome to our 2nd Mall family. In addition, a donation is being made to the Wingman Foundation on behalf of Mrs. Senator Hohen and Mrs. Senator. The commanding officer for AMAC 28 is Colonel Brian D. McLean.