WEBVTT 00:04.240 --> 00:08.070 greetings to the men and 00:08.070 --> 00:10.237 women of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons 00:10.237 --> 00:12.348 Center . My name is Brigadier General 00:12.348 --> 00:14.403 Anthony Jenna Tempo , and I have the 00:14.403 --> 00:16.181 privilege of being your current 00:16.181 --> 00:18.014 commander during this incredibly 00:18.014 --> 00:20.350 celebratory time to give you a sense of 00:20.350 --> 00:22.517 how far we've come . This organization 00:22.517 --> 00:24.780 started 15 years ago with only six full 00:24.780 --> 00:27.940 time employees . Even in 2000 and eight , 00:28.040 --> 00:30.262 there were only about 10 folks assigned 00:30.262 --> 00:32.780 here by 20 January 2011 , when the 00:32.780 --> 00:34.613 center declared full operational 00:34.613 --> 00:36.724 capability . We're on a path to about 00:36.724 --> 00:39.058 300 mission focused , dedicated numbers . 00:39.840 --> 00:42.280 Now , in 2021 there is no doubt in the 00:42.280 --> 00:44.280 importance of what you do . We have 00:44.280 --> 00:46.447 over 1400 employees . We're adding new 00:46.447 --> 00:48.502 ones every day to execute a critical 00:48.502 --> 00:50.669 mission . A sustaining and modernizing 00:50.669 --> 00:50.650 nuclear weapons for nations , 00:50.650 --> 00:54.410 warfighters and allies . I've had a 00:54.410 --> 00:56.132 front row seat for many of the 00:56.132 --> 00:57.688 challenges we faced , and I 00:57.688 --> 01:00.050 congratulate all of you for your 01:00.060 --> 01:03.720 tenacity and meeting them head on from 01:03.720 --> 01:06.390 sustaining weapons far past their prime 01:06.400 --> 01:08.480 to modernizing them against you . 01:08.480 --> 01:11.450 Threats ? You've risen to the occasion 01:11.460 --> 01:14.110 every time . And I'm very proud of your 01:14.110 --> 01:16.260 efforts . Thanks to you , I think the 01:16.270 --> 01:18.214 future is bright . The work you're 01:18.214 --> 01:20.381 doing right now will impact the United 01:20.381 --> 01:22.437 States and our allies for decades to 01:22.437 --> 01:24.437 come on behalf of myself and of all 01:24.437 --> 01:26.437 these trackers and air force Global 01:26.437 --> 01:28.603 Strike Command . Congratulations . And 01:28.603 --> 01:30.659 we look forward to team with you for 01:30.659 --> 01:33.230 the next 15 years . You are making a 01:33.240 --> 01:35.280 tremendous difference . So again , 01:35.280 --> 01:38.280 congratulations on this celebration and 01:38.280 --> 01:40.113 more importantly , thank you the 01:40.113 --> 01:42.540 dedicated service and ensuring that our 01:42.540 --> 01:45.160 nation's nuclear deterrence is always 01:45.160 --> 01:48.150 yet over the same 15 years we have 01:48.150 --> 01:50.039 grown together with our strategic 01:50.039 --> 01:52.261 partners in the mission , together with 01:52.261 --> 01:54.261 Air Force , Global Strike Command , 01:54.261 --> 01:56.317 United States Air Forces in Europe , 01:56.317 --> 01:58.539 United States Strategic Command and the 01:58.539 --> 01:59.983 National Nuclear Security 01:59.983 --> 02:02.150 Administration . We afford the team of 02:02.150 --> 02:04.317 blacksmiths and warriors that leave no 02:04.317 --> 02:06.206 room for doubt in the mind of any 02:06.206 --> 02:06.130 adversary that engaging in a nuclear 02:06.130 --> 02:08.280 conflict with the United States is 02:08.280 --> 02:10.340 nothing more than a decision of self 02:10.350 --> 02:13.390 destruction . When you start work every 02:13.390 --> 02:17.080 day , No , this you are deterrence . 02:18.140 --> 02:20.560 You are the most important part of our 02:20.560 --> 02:22.860 efforts , especially during the 02:22.860 --> 02:25.370 pandemic , to ensure our nation's 02:25.370 --> 02:29.090 nuclear deterrent is available 24 7 02:29.100 --> 02:32.950 and that it is responsive flexible and 02:32.950 --> 02:36.560 effective . You have brought to this 02:36.560 --> 02:39.370 mission the a surety that the rest of 02:39.370 --> 02:42.910 the United States needs to carry forth 02:42.920 --> 02:46.790 what we represent as a nation . You are 02:46.790 --> 02:50.600 the silent force that everything 02:50.610 --> 02:53.780 else our military , our 02:53.790 --> 02:57.090 infrastructure , our diplomacy is built 02:57.090 --> 02:59.790 on . It's not just the legacy that 02:59.800 --> 03:02.180 these 15 years represents . It's the 03:02.180 --> 03:05.580 legacy that started 75 years ago at a 03:05.580 --> 03:07.636 little place called Los Alamos , New 03:07.636 --> 03:09.469 Mexico , just north of where I'm 03:09.469 --> 03:11.469 located today here in Albuquerque , 03:11.469 --> 03:13.650 just to the west of Santa Fe , a group 03:13.650 --> 03:15.920 of incredibly dedicated individuals led 03:15.930 --> 03:18.580 by General Leslie Groves and Dr Robert 03:18.590 --> 03:20.700 Oppenheimer set out to do the 03:20.700 --> 03:23.970 impossible . They knew what innovation 03:23.970 --> 03:27.250 was all about 75 years ago . They knew 03:27.250 --> 03:29.580 what thinking outside the box was about 03:29.590 --> 03:32.950 75 years ago . They knew what the 03:32.950 --> 03:36.160 infinite Game was going to be about way 03:36.160 --> 03:38.860 before Mr Simon Sinek wrote about it in 03:38.860 --> 03:42.680 his book . It is that legacy that 03:42.690 --> 03:45.220 I feel that we are carrying forward 03:45.220 --> 03:47.510 today in the nuclear weapons center in 03:47.510 --> 03:50.480 the best of all aspects , and I just 03:50.480 --> 03:53.740 like to thank you for allowing me to be 03:53.740 --> 03:56.570 a part of this incredibly awesome 03:56.570 --> 03:59.970 endeavor . And I am very happy to be 03:59.970 --> 04:02.350 here at really what we could consider 04:02.350 --> 04:05.680 to be the rebirth of the importance of 04:05.680 --> 04:07.847 the nuclear mission . And I am looking 04:07.847 --> 04:10.070 forward to working with you , bringing 04:10.070 --> 04:12.660 us into that modernized and innovative 04:12.660 --> 04:15.100 future , thank you very much and have a 04:15.100 --> 04:16.660 wonderful 15th anniversary .