WEBVTT 00:00.200 --> 00:02.940 Hi folks . This is about guard family . 00:02.950 --> 00:05.006 It's a guard celebration . Is this a 00:05.006 --> 00:08.300 great day or what ? Oh , yeah . Come on . 00:08.729 --> 00:09.399 Come on . 00:14.170 --> 00:16.392 We are looking at a true American and a 00:16.392 --> 00:19.680 true American hero and a multi capable 00:19.690 --> 00:22.579 airman . We in the United States Air 00:22.590 --> 00:26.440 Force gave him the toughest job 00:27.059 --> 00:29.170 that a maintenance officer could ever 00:29.170 --> 00:33.040 have . He's running global 00:33.049 --> 00:36.310 logistics for the F-35 program . 00:38.439 --> 00:42.439 I can think of no better general 00:42.450 --> 00:45.340 officer to lead the 00:45.349 --> 00:48.409 F-35 Sustainment center than D K 00:48.419 --> 00:52.200 Carpenter . Folks . This is a 00:52.209 --> 00:54.098 great American hero . Thank you . 00:59.130 --> 01:01.186 The president of the United States . 01:01.186 --> 01:03.297 Acting upon the recommendation of the 01:03.297 --> 01:05.949 Secretary of the Air Force has placed 01:05.959 --> 01:07.959 special trust and confidence in the 01:07.959 --> 01:10.230 patriotism , integrity and abilities of 01:10.239 --> 01:12.760 Brigadier General Donald Carpenter in 01:12.769 --> 01:15.169 view of these special qualities and his 01:15.180 --> 01:17.347 demonstrated potential to serve in the 01:17.347 --> 01:19.480 higher grade . Brigadier General 01:19.489 --> 01:21.656 Carpenter is promoted to the permanent 01:21.656 --> 01:23.656 grade of major general , the United 01:23.656 --> 01:26.120 States Air Force . Effective one may 01:26.400 --> 01:30.019 2023 by order of the Secretary of the 01:30.029 --> 01:30.839 Air Force . 01:35.180 --> 01:37.402 So I share with you you can stay status 01:37.402 --> 01:39.599 quo and your life is great or you can 01:39.610 --> 01:41.832 get outside the box . And start growing 01:41.832 --> 01:43.777 a bigger and better future for you 01:43.777 --> 01:45.943 because there is a big world out there 01:45.943 --> 01:48.110 and there's a lot of opportunities you 01:48.110 --> 01:50.277 choose to walk through the door . Uh , 01:50.277 --> 01:49.879 unfortunately , it comes with a 01:49.889 --> 01:51.889 sacrifice and that's what my family 01:51.889 --> 01:54.111 took over the years was the sacrifice . 01:54.111 --> 01:57.129 So , Mrs Carpenter , uh 01:58.129 --> 02:00.296 or the Dana , as I would say at home , 02:00.296 --> 02:02.730 um Thank you so much for your support 02:02.739 --> 02:06.720 and uh supported me on this next . So , 02:06.910 --> 02:09.429 Children of mine , all you crazies , 02:09.440 --> 02:11.669 all the grandkids . I love you all . 02:11.679 --> 02:13.901 It's been a rough ride . You know , I , 02:13.901 --> 02:15.957 I know I got maybe 2 to 3 years left 02:15.957 --> 02:17.846 short of 61 . When I retire . I'm 02:17.846 --> 02:20.068 looking forward to , you know , there's 02:20.068 --> 02:22.346 three things macarthur said , God , uh , 02:22.346 --> 02:24.346 country and family . I , I think he 02:24.346 --> 02:26.457 should have said guard family because 02:26.457 --> 02:26.240 that's what we all are . He missed that . 02:26.250 --> 02:28.559 So I'll , I'll quote that . So I'm 02:28.570 --> 02:30.626 hoping as I draw close to retirement 02:30.626 --> 02:33.570 that , hey , I get family better and I 02:33.580 --> 02:35.839 get , got better . So as we draw 02:35.850 --> 02:37.919 towards retirement , um , so Dana , 02:37.929 --> 02:41.110 thanks for all you do for me and our 02:41.119 --> 02:42.119 friends . 02:48.320 --> 02:50.431 So , Mrs Carpenter , would you , uh , 02:50.431 --> 02:50.850 please come forward ?