I am posting from Tampa where I just finished a full day of meetings at the Special Operations Command (SOCOM). I also had dinner with the local COs and met with some very excited prospective chief petty officers.
It's been a busy week. On Monday we visited Kings Bay, Georgia. I held an All Hands with local units (MSST, Maritime Force Protection Unit, SEA DRAGON, and Station Brunswick). We also met with local Navy commanders. The local community leaders from Camden County hosted a brunch and I spoke about the Navy, Coast Guard, Marine Corps partnership. They were very gracious and declared the day Admiral Thad Allen Day. Later that day we visited our hard working Auxiliarists up at Lake Lanier north of Atlanta (see earlier post).
Tomorrow I will attend the U.S. Central Command Change of Command.
VADM Vivien Crea was on the road as well, standing up the Aviation Logistics Center in Elizabeth City due to my commitments in Tampa, the first step in our logistics transformation. Congratulations to the hard working men and women who run a first operation and keep our aircraft flying.
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