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>>> THERE WAS A HISTORIC CHANGING OF THE GUARD AT THE
NAVAL SHIPYARD LAST WEEK.
CAPTAIN DIANE WOLFSON TOOK
OVER.
OVER.
OVER. SHE
OVER. SHE REPLACED CAPTAIN HOWARD
MARCKEL THAT LED THE BASE AND
15,000 SAILORS SINCE 2015.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING
US.
US.
US. AND
US. AND CONGRATULATIONS.
AND CONGRATULATIONS. THAT IS AN AMAZING THING IN
HISTORY.
HISTORY.
HISTORY. HOW DID YOU START OUT IN THE
NAVY?
NAVY?
NAVY? >>
NAVY? >> MY FATHER WAS IN THE U.S.
ARMY.
ARMY.
ARMY. SO
ARMY. SO I'M A MILITARY BRAT.
I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN THE
MILITARY.
MILITARY.
MILITARY. >> ME TOO.
>> SO I DIDN'T PICTURE MY LIFE
ANY OTHER WAY GROWING UP.
SO FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND LOOKING
AT FUTURE SCHOOLS AND COLLEGED,
I SELECTED THE MERCHANT MARINE
ACADEMY BECAUSE THERE WERE MANY
OPTIONS BEFORE.
OPTIONS BEFORE. I GOT IN A NAVY AND PURSUED A
CAREER THIS WEEK.
>> THERE YOU ARE.
>> IS THAT YOUR GRADUATION?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. THAT IS MY MOM AND DAD.
THAT WAS A PROUD DAY FOR US.
>> I BET IT WAS.
WHAT HAVE BEEN YOUR SERIES TO
STEP UP?
STEP UP?
STEP UP? >> ORIGINALLY I WENT THROUGH
THE NUCLEAR POWER PIPELINE.
SO I WAS A CIRCUS WARFARE.
AND MY FIRST AIRCRAFT CARRIER
WAS ON THE U.S. GEORGE
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. I THOUGHT THERE WERE NOT A LOT
OF WOMEN AT THE THAT AS I WAS
MATURING IN MY CAREER.
AND I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING
EVERYONE AND I SELECTED THE
ENGINEERING DUTY PROGRAM.
SO I TRANSFERRED INTO THAT AND
LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING A
FAMILY AT SOME POINT AND SEEING
WHERE IT WOULD TAKE ME.
SO I ENDED UP LATERAL
TRANSFERRING TO THAT AND GOING
TO A SERIES OF SHIP YARDS FOR
MY CAREER.
MY CAREER. AND I JUST FELL IN LOVE WITH
MAINTENANCE.
MAINTENANCE. AND THAT IS WHERE I AM TODAY.
I'VE BEEN IN SHIPYARD
MAINTENANCE MY ENTIRE CAREER
PRACTICALLILY AND I
PRACTICALLY.
PRACTICALLY. >> JUST 15,000 PEOPLE TO LOOK
AFTER, HOW HAS THE MILITARY
CHANGED OVER THE YEARS SINCE
YOU STARTED AND BEING FEMALE?
>> I THINK THE NAVY HAS BEEN
REALLY INCLUSIVE.
REALLY INCLUSIVE. THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF
WOMEN THAT HAVE PRECEDED ME IN
THE NAVY AND IN OTHER BRANCHES
OF THE MILITARY.
THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMMANDING
OFFICERS IN DIFFERENT FIELDS
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. IS
THERE. IS CIRCUS WARFARE AND AVIATION.
THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF
WOMEN THAT HAVE PROCEEDED ME.
SO REALLY, I'M VERY GRATEFUL
AND HUMBLED TO BE IN THIS
TIMING TO BE HERE TODAY.
WOMEN WERE FIRST ALLOWED ON
COMBATANTS FROM THE EARLY
1990s.
1990s.
1990s. 20
1990s. 20 PLUS YEARS LATER FROM THAT
TIME FRAME, HERE I AM.
AND SO IT IS REALLY WHERE I'VE
ASFIRED TO ASPIRED TO BE.
>> IT MUST BE GREAT FOR LITTLE
GIRLS.
GIRLS.
GIRLS. SOME DAY I COULD BE YOU.
>> MY DAUGHTER AND I HAVE HAD
THIS CONVERSATION.
THIS CONVERSATION. MY DAUGHTER IS ABOUT TO TURN
15.
15.
15. WE
15. WE HAVE OUR FAVORITE SUBJECTS
AND THEY LOVED MATH AND SCIENCE
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. THOSE ARE HER FAVORITE
SUBJECTS.
SUBJECTS.
SUBJECTS. I TALK TO HER ABOUT IT, YOU
JUST HAVE TO HAVE A PASSION FOR
WHAT YOU LOVE TO DO.
AND ONCE YOU FIND THAT, YOU'RE
GOING WAKE UP EVERY DAY AND
YOU'RE GOING WANT TO BE
SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE YOU LOVE
WHAT YOU DO.
AND THAT IS THE ADVICE THAT I
GIVE HER.
GIVE HER.
GIVE HER. I'LL BE HAPPY WITH WHATEVER SHE
DECIDES TO DO.
IT IS WHAT GETS YOU OUT OF BED
EVERY MORNING.
EVERY MORNING. AND HOPE FOR GIRLS COMING UP,
WHETHER IN THE NAVY OR
GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL, TO LOVE
WHAT YOU DO AND PURSUE IS.
>> THAT IS EXCELLENT ADVICE.
AS THE NEW COMMANDER WHAT DOES
YOUR ROLEN TAIL?
>> AS YOU MENTIONED, HAVING
BEEN IN THE SEAT FOR A SHORT
TIME, IT IS ABOUT RETURNING OUR
NATION'S NAVAL ASSETS BACK TO
THE NAVY.
THE NAVY.
THE NAVY. AND I TAKE THAT SERIOUSLY.
WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE MISSION
IN FRONT OF US, SPECIFICALLY AT
PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD.
>> EXPLAIN WHAT THAT MEANS.
>> WE WORK ON AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
AND SUBMARINES.
AND SUBMARINES. WE RETIRE VESSELS AS WELL,
SOMETHING THAT IS YOU'LL MEEK
TO THE AREA.
SO IT IS A TREMENDOUS
RESPONSIBILITY THAT WE HAVE.
WE WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR
COMMUNITIES HERE.
COMMUNITIES HERE. I'VE JUST BEEN BLOWN AWAY WITH
THE AMOUNT OF OUTPOURING THAT
WE HAVE IN THE COMMUNITY AND
THE OUTREACH THAT WE DO WITH
THE COMMUNITY AND THAT THE
COMMUNITY DOES WITH US.
SO IT HAS BEEN UM PRESS SIV
JUST BEING HERE FOR THE PAST
FEW WEEKS JUST THE CARING AND
THE FEEDING THAT WE GIVE EACH
OTHER.
OTHER.
OTHER. >>
OTHER. >> WHAT MORE CAN WE DO AS A
COMMUNITY WHEN YOU SEE THE
MILITARY MEMBERS RETIRE AND
LEAVE THE SERVICE.
WHAT ELSE CAN WE GO TO WELCOME
THEM AS A COMMUNITY AND WELCOME
THAT TRANSITION?
THAT TRANSITION? >> WE NEVER FORGET THEM AND
HONOR THEM.
HONOR THEM. WE HAVE OPPORTUNITYS WHEN FOLKS
LEAVE THE MILITARY TO COME BACK
AND APPLY FOR POSITIONS AT THE
SHIPYARD.
SHIPYARD.
SHIPYARD. BUT MAINLY IT IS THE PRUITT AND
PATRIOTISMS AND RETURNING OUR
ASSETS BACK TO THE FLEET FOR
OUR NAVY IS SO IMPORTANT, WE
NEED TO DO THAT ON TIME SO THEY
CAN HAVE THE RELIABILITY AND
KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO GET THEIR
ASSETS BACK.
ASSETS BACK. >> IN SHIP SHAPE?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. TO ME, THERE IS NO GREATER
HONOR THAN THAT.
>> WE WISH YOU ALL THE LUCK AND
THANK YOU FOR YOUR