Farewell and Hail

Farewell message from ADM Mike Rogers

UNCLAS
PERSONAL FOR COMMANDING OFFICERS FROM ADM ROGERS
SUBJ/PERSONAL FOR FAREWELL MESSAGE TO TENTH FLEET

1. I HAVE BEEN PROPERLY RELIEVED BY VICE ADMIRAL JAN TIGHE AS COMMANDER, U.S. FLEET CYBER COMMAND AND COMMANDER, U.S. TENTH FLEET. IT HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO SERVE AS YOUR COMMANDER FOR THE LAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS.  YOUR SUPPORT OF THE NATION'S MARITIME STRATEGY BY EFFECTIVELY EMPLOYING OUR MISSION CAPABILITIES GLOBALLY HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING.  EACH OF YOU HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF OUR PRIMARY LINES OF OPERATION IN CYBER AND NETWORK OPERATIONS, SPACE, ELECTRONIC WARFARE, INFORMATION OPERATIONS AND SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE.  YOU ARE WARFIGHTERS WHO BRING UNIQUE CAPABILITIES TO THE FIGHT WITH ONE SINGLE FOCUS - ENSURING THAT THE NAVY AND JOINT TEAMMATES WE SUPPORT AROUND THE GLOBE - AND THE EFFECTS WE GENERATE - ACHIEVE BETTER OPERATIONAL OUTCOMES AT THE TIME AND PLACE OF OUR CHOOSING.  THROUGHOUT MY TENURE, YOU HAVE ANSWERED THE CALL AT EVERY TURN.  THAT SUCCESS HAS BEEN A DIRECT RESULT OF YOUR SUPERB LEADERSHIP DEMONSTRATED DAILY ACROSS OUR DOMAIN AND THE UNTIRING DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT OF YOU-OUR UNIFORMED AND CIVILIAN TEAM.  THE DEMANDS PLACED ON EACH OF YOU HAVE BEEN HIGH, BUT YOU ALWAYS ANSWERED THE CALL, EVEN DURING A PARTICULARLY CHALLENGING FISCAL PERIOD.

2. EQUALLY IMPORTANT IS MY SINCERE APPRECIATION AND THANKS TO YOUR LOVED ONES AND FAMILIES WHO ENDURE THE SACRIFICES OF YOUR SERVICE IN DEFENSE OF THIS GREAT NATION.  THEY CARRY THE HOMEFRONT BURDENS ON THEIR SHOULDERS, ALLOWING EACH OF US TO FOCUS ON THE MISSION, AND THEY DO SO WITH SELFLESS DEDICATION.

3. I NOW PASS THE CONN OF FLEET CYBER COMMAND/COMTENTHFLT TO VADM JAN TIGHE.  SHE IS AN EXCEPTIONAL LEADER, INNOVATIVE THINKER AND STALWART WARFIGHTER WHO WILL CONTINUE OUR MOMENTUM OF MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT AND TRANSFORMATION.  SHE WILL CONTINUE TO CHART A STRONG COURSE FOR THE NAVY IN THE CYBERSPACE DOMAIN.  THIS FLEET IS IN VERY CAPABLE HANDS AND I ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO GIVE HER THE SAME DEDICATION AND OUTSTANDING SUPPORT THAT YOU GAVE ME.

4. DANA AND I WISH EACH OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS.  AS I DEPART FOR DUTIES AS COMMANDER, U.S. CYBER COMMAND AND DIRECTOR, NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY, I FULLY REALIZE THAT MY SELECTION FOR THESE NEW DUTIES IS DUE IN NO SMALL PART TO YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION.  MANY, MANY THANKS FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY WHAT I KNOW YOU WILL DO IN THE FUTURE IN SERVING OUR NAVY AND DEFENDING OUR NATION. I AM DEEPLY HONORED AND HUMBLED TO HAVE SERVED WITH YOU.

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ASSUMPTION OF COMMAND, BY VADM Jan Tighe.

UNCLAS
PERSONAL FOR COMMANDING OFFICERS FROM VADM TIGHE
SUBJ/PERSONAL FOR ASSUMPTION OF COMMAND

1. Today I relieved Admiral Michael S. Rogers as Commander, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command and Commander, U.S. TENTH Fleet.  Admiral Rogers now carries forward his vision and passion to lead U.S. Cyber Command, and National Security Agency/Central Security Service.  His remarkable leadership across TENTH  Fleet's mission sets has strengthened our foundation.  His tireless pursuit of excellence has propelled cyber warfighting to approach the mission differently.
Thanks to his hard work and yours, our warfighting capability and capacity in this domain have expanded significantly.

2. I assume command at a critical moment in our Nation's history and as the FLTCYBERCOM/TENTHFLT team continues to provide vital warfighting capability to our Navy and Joint partners.  Today we are faced with many national security challenges, but we also have a great opportunity to make a difference to our Navy and the Nation by transforming ourselves to meet these challenges.  We will expand the capabilities and options that commanders can draw upon in the
electromagnetic spectrum and cyber domain to defend our country and its allies across all warfighting domains.

3. My focus is on the mission and the people who accomplish it.  We are warfighters who bring unique capabilities to the fight.  We need every member of this diverse workforce trained, ready, and empowered to succeed.  Our new Type Commander, Information Dominance Forces, will be at the heart of generating that readiness as we migrate ADCON of our subordinate commands in the coming months.

4. The domain in which we operate requires that we constantly stay ahead of the adversary.  We must also work across the Navy to assure access to cyberspace and the integrity of command and control.  We will leverage our strengths in the converged electromagnetic and cyber domains and continue to deliver on SIGINT, IO, EW, and space missions.  We will also continue growing our capacity and capability in the Cyber Mission Force (CMF) and as the Joint Forces Headquarter- Cyber (JFHQ-C).  While these next few years will be marked by change across nearly every aspect of our mission, we are ready to face this change with great leaders and a talented workforce.

5. I am proud to be taking the helm of the Navy's Fleet Cyber Command/TENTH Fleet as it has just passed its fourth anniversary as a warfighting organization.  I look forward in the coming months to continue meeting the men and women who ensure its success.  Our people are indeed our greatest advantage.  Finally, the key to our future success will be continued transparency, communications, and collaboration across the workforce and our mission partners.

6. TENTH Fleet is operating forward, our presence is felt, and we are ready.  Keep up the press!  VADM Tighe sends.