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The 1 42nd wing of the Oregon Air

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National Guard has changed command us

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Air Force . Colonel Michael Koza

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relinquished command of the 142 to

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Colonel David Christiansen . During an

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official change of command ceremony

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held on December 6th at Portland Air

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National Guard Base . During his final

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remarks , as commander Colonel Koza

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acknowledged the major changes the wing

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has faced during his tenure and

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reminded airmen to stay focused during

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this time of transition . And as we're

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going through these transitions , not

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only the new airplanes , but we're also

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adding two new cyber squadrons . And as

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we go through that transformational

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change , try to be present , do the

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best you can every single day and all I

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could ever ask you to do is try to make

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today a little bit better than it was

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yesterday . And when you do that , you

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can't lose prior to the change of

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command ceremony , Kaz Duka retired

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from military service . Kaz Duka

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uniquely spent all 24 years of his

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service supporting various roles across

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the 1 42nd Wing and the Oregon Air

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National Guard upon assuming command ,

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Colonel Christensen highlighted the

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foundational role the airmen of the 1

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42nd play and the success of the wing

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and urged them to be the best they can

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be . I challenge you today to be the

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expert in your field , find ways to get

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better and more importantly , find ways

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to make us better . I want you to prove

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every day just how capable the 1 42nd

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wing is and prove that the foundation

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of that capability is in every single

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one of us working together . Prior to

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serving as wing commander Christensen

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served as the 1 42nd maintenance group

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commander and aircraft maintenance

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squadron commander . The 1 42nd wing

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welcomes Colonel Christiansen for this

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next stage in the wings history

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reporting for the 1 42nd wing . I'm

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tech sergeant Alex Frank .