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good afternoon , everyone . 

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Yeah , the seats . Air starting filled 

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up . Good . Good afternoon , everyone . 

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I want to begin by expressing my 

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gratitude to the more than 62,000 

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service members on the front lines in 

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the fight against the Corona virus , 

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including over 3500 medical personnel , 

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staffing , civilian medical facilities 

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and embedded operations nationwide . 

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Tomorrow marks the start of National 

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Nurses Week , and we salute all nurses , 

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both military and civilian , who have 

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served and are currently serving our 

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nation . And our people , thanks to 

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many of their efforts , were encouraged 

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to see the situation improving in 

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several of the most impacted areas of 

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the country . In New York City , for 

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example , the Javits Centers remaining 

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patients were discharged on Friday , 

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which indicates that the stress on 

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local hospitals is subsiding . And I'd 

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like to note that I had a very good 

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conversation with Mayor de Blasio last 

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Friday . He called to express his deep 

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thanks and appreciation for what Doody 

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provided his city in a time of need and 

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how warmly they were received by his 

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civilian doctors , nurses and others . 

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So he's very thankful , and I said to 

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pass along to the force , those who may 

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be watching or may may get a readout 

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from this briefing . Over the weekend , 

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the comfort returned to Norfolk , 

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Virginia , where it will be reset clean , 

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and we're prepared to deploy to the 

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next potential hot spot as needed . In 

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Pennsylvania , the Temple alternate 

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care facility discharged all of its 

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remaining patients , while 

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expeditionary medical facilities in 

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Louisiana and Texas are returning to 

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Naval Air Station Jacksonville over the 

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next few days to prepare to redeploy if 

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necessary . Meanwhile , the Army Corps 

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of Engineers continues to execute FEMA 

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mission assignments in concert with 

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federal , state and local partners . To 

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date , the cores awarded 36 

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construction contracts for temporary 

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facilities to add more than 14,900 beds . 

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Two states with critical shortages and 

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27 of these 36 alternative care 

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facilities are now complete . At the 

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same time , more than 46,000 National 

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Guardsmen are supporting Cove in 19 

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response efforts at the direction of 

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the governors to include testing and 

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support through where a swells 

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providing logistical support , the 

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warehousing and distribution of food 

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and medical supplies . And I had a 

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chance yesterday to talk to a couple 

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governors and as well , the chairman 

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and I had a good conversation with all 

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the state tags . The agin generals it's 

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been our third or fourth were were able 

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to review a number of issues , answer 

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their questions and make sure that 

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we're all prepared in the coming weeks . 

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For what ? What may lie ahead As a 

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situation evolves , we and responsive 

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we will continue , remain agile , 

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flexible and responsive to stay ahead 

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of the needs of state and local 

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authorities across the country . From 

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the beginning of the outbreak , I've 

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made protecting our troops , department , 

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civilians and their families a top 

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priority . We issued our first force 

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health protection guidance on 30 

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January and of released updated 

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guidance at least eight times since 

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then . On 20 April , we extended the 

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international and domestic travel 

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restrictions to all Deal D personnel 

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and families until 30 June . This week , 

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I will conduct the 1st 15 day review to 

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determine if adjustments are warranted 

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as we work to ease the burden on the 

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force as much as possible , we've 

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already expanded some of the exemptions 

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to the stock movement order , including 

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allowing certain permanent changes . 

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Stations moves to proceed . As such , 

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we're announcing new safety measures 

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through the U . S Transportation 

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Command to protect our troops and their 

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families . During the packing and 

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moving process , moving professionals 

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will be required to adhere to the CBC's 

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Cove in 19 health protection protocols , 

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which include wearing face coverings , 

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cleaning surfaces and practising social 

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distancing . Furthermore , the ideas 

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requiring moving companies to provide 

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certification to service members that 

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their personnel have been screened for 

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illness . In line with CDC guidelines , 

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US Transcom officials will brief the 

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press tomorrow on this initiative . 

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accelerate and expand testing , I 

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approved a tiered system that 

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prioritizes our forces . This one sure , 

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they can continue training in a safe 

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manner and execute non fell missions 

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such a strategic deterrence . Finally , 

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we're increasing . The Pentagon's 

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investments in short and long term 

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medical solutions has worked toward a 

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vaccine long term . We're interested in 

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advancing immediate therapeutic 

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solutions that can protect our service 

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members across the globe . As we 

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continue to take care of our troops and 

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support the president's whole of nation 

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response , we remain focused on our 

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national security missions around the 

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world . Many countries have turned 

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inward to recover from the pandemic , 

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and in the meantime , our strategic 

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competitors are attempting to exploit 

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this crisis to their benefit at the 

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expense of others , while the Chinese 

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Communist Party ramps up , ramps up its 

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this information campaign to try to 

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shift blame and burnish its image . We 

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continue to see aggressive behavior by 

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the P L . A in the South China Sea from 

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threatening a Philippine Navy ship to 

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sinking a Vietnamese fishing boat and 

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intimidating other nations from 

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engaging in offshore oil and gas 

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development . Last week , Teoh U . S 

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navigation operations in the South 

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China Sea to send a clear message to 

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Beijing that we will continue to 

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protect freedom of navigation and 

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commerce for all nations , large and 

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small . I want to assure the American 

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people and our allies that the United 

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States military remains fully ready and 

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capable to deter every threat , protect 

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the homeland and safeguard our 

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interests abroad . Critical to 

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accomplishing these missions are game 

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changing technologies developed and 

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pioneered by American scientists and 

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researchers , one of those being the 

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global positioning System . On 

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Wednesday , senior D O D leaders will 

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testify before the Senate Armed 

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Services Committee regarding the FCC's 

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decision to allow Llegado to create a 

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cellular network that could disrupt the 

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GPS signals relied upon by our military 

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and millions of Americans . The FCC's 

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actions disregard the many objections 

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of industry and the interagency 

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grounded in years of hard data and 

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science . Ultimately , this will cause 

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harmful interference to the GC GPS 

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network , jeopardizing our nation's 

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security , prosperity and way of life . 

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shortsighted decision , and senior 

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department leaders will provide more 

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information on the risks to our 

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security tomorrow on Capitol Hill . And 

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with that , I'll turn it over to 

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Chairman Millie for his comments . 

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want to reach out and thank all the men 

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and women of the Joint Force the total 

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Force Active Guard Reserve Army , Navy , 

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has secretary just mentioned about well 

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over 60,000 or on the streets of 

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America . Many thousands more are 

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supporting them in this moment of 

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national crisis dealing with Cove it , 

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they're deployed in all 54 states and 

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territories , many of them in harm's 

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way on . They're doing just a 

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remarkable job . They're committed to 

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this fight committed to this fight 

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until it's over . Aziz secretary 

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mentioned you talkto mayor to plaza an 

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opportunity , talk to him as well and 

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made applause . You said there were 

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words . There are no words to describe 

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the gratitude of the people of New York 

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City for the support of the United 

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States military , where we deployed not 

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only a hospital ship but hospitals , 

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field hospitals . And we still have 

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doctors and nurses deployed in the 

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survey in hostels in the city . In 

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addition to that we have we have 

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doctors and nurses deployed in other 

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cities around the country and in 22 

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within those hospitals , taking off 

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some of the pressure of some of the 

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health care professionals . As the 

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situation changes in the locales around 

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the nation , we've tailored our 

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response to meet the needs of the 

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various communities as directed by FEMA 

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on as you know , we are in support were 

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the supporting agency . At the same 

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time , we stand ready , always ready to 

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meet any threat on land , sea air , 

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space or cyberspace anywhere in the 

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world . Additionally , I just want toe 

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close out by echoing what the Secretary 

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of Nurses Week . This pandemic has made 

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it abundantly clear that nurses have 

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always been and always will be on the 

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front lines of keeping our American 

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communities and our American people 

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safe . And I want to thank each and 

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every one of them to include my wife , 

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who's an active nurse for the 

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sacrifices they endure every single day . 

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the Military Appreciation Spouse Month . 

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appreciation of military Spouse 

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Appreciation Day Soto . The over one 

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million military spots is there out 

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there supporting their soldier , sailor , 

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airman or Marine or Coast Guardsman ? 

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just wanna say thank you to all that 

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you do in support of our country and 

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lastly , 75 years ago in just a few 

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days , we are about to commemorate the 

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victory in Europe Day , which is the 

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half of World War Two . As it ended 

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with several 100,000 U . S . Military 

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death , 16 million in uniform , 

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inarguably without question the most 

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devastating conflict in human history . 

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We've been 7.5 decades without a great 

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power war , and we need to recommit 

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ourselves to ensure that never happens 

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again . Secretary , Your questions 

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first for a couple just after everybody 

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got a pretty full room here and a lot 

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of people in line to try to keep 

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questions . All right , so going , 

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first of all , and all birds and then 

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Phil Stewart , Uh , thank 

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you , Sector Esper . Yet today 

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during your conversation with Michael 

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handling that bookings , you mentioned 

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that although you don't know yet the 

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origins of the coronavirus surface up 

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aboard the kid , uh , that you thought 

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it might have been picked up during the 

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counter drug operation that they were 

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participating in a woman . If you can 

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elaborate on what you meant by that , 

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his thoughts on given the fact that the 

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kid and the Roosevelt so far the only 

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two ships that , um , have picked it up 

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while operating abroad . Whether you 

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think Jelmoli , you think the Navy has 

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kind of figured out how to do this 

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without picking it up ? Are they out of 

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the woods now ? So the first part of 

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your question now I'll just say this 

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much , and then maybe we can have a 

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follow up with somebody else but a 

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theory is that they could have picked 

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it up on a counter drug mission where 

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they pulled over a vessel possibly 

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carrying drugs and a board the vessel 

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and may have come in contact with 

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somebody carrying the virus there . 

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story . The important thing is that the 

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ship is she's back in port and the 

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Sanders of being taken care of , and 

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all the proper protocols are being 

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followed to make sure that we get her 

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back to see a soon as possible . And 

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Bob the Protocols . And the Navy has 

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instituted a whole series of protocols 

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and quite strict on they include 

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isolation and quarantine prior to 

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getting on , embarking on the ship for 

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about 14 days , minimum in at least one 

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case , they stretched out to 21 days . 

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In addition to that to do testing and 

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screening and so on . Eso we , you know , 

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perfect is never something that we 

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would say . It's gonna happen in every 

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single case , but I'm very , very 

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confident . The Navy's instituted some 

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very disciplined and rigorous protocols 

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to protect the sailors on board the 

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ship as they embark . All right , good 

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bill . 

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Thanks . very much chairman you could 

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just last time we spoke , you said that 

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there was nothing conclusive indicating 

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whether or not the coronavirus emerged 

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from this lab and Wuhan . 

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And usually evidence since you are 

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spoke to indicate that it may have 

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emerged from this lab and Secretary 

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Esper . You know there's fitness , what 

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the Venezuelans are calling a failed 

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coup attempt . Is there any view from a 

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department that military or 

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paramilitary force could or should 

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be used in Venezuela for regime 

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change ? Thanks . I'll take I'll go 

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first . And just say , the United 

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States government had nothing to do 

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with what's happened in Venezuela in 

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the last few days and otherwise , where 

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were in full support of the State 

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Department's policies with regard and 

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the United States government's policy 

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with regard to Venezuela . Our view 

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remains that Maduro is a brutal , 

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corrupt leader who has oppressed the 

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people of Venezuela . They deserve 

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better , and we will continue to make 

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the case that he should step aside and 

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allow an elected government to form and 

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take that country in the rifle 

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direction . It should go a very 

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democratic , prosperous path that it 

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was on many , many years ago , before 

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and Jeff does on the one woman origin 

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case . I'm not going to discuss any 

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detailed intelligence , but the street 

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fundamental issues here . One is . 

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Is it natural ? Or was it man made 

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somehow or somehow manipulated by man 

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made procedures ? A ZAY said the last 

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time . And I am still where I was the 

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last night . The weight of evidence 

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nothing's conclusive . The weight of 

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evidence is , is that it was natural 

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and not manmade . Secondly , is the 

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second issue is , Was it accidentally 

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released ? Did it release naturally 

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into the environment , or was it 

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intentional ? But we don't have 

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conclusive evidence in any of that . 

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But the weight of evidence is that it 

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was probably not intentional . The 

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third issue is location . Did it come 

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out of the virology lab in Wuhan ? Did 

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it occur in the in the market there in 

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Wuhan ? Did it occur somewhere else on 

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The answer to that is , we don't know . 

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And as mentioned by many people , 

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various agencies , both civilian and U . 

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S . Government are looking at that it 

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would help a great deal if the Chinese 

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government would open up and allow 

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inspectors and investigators to go 

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there in full transparency so that the 

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world can know the actual original 

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source of this so that we comply . The 

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lessons learnt and prevent outbreaks in 

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the future . All right , I will go . 

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Also the phone . Uh , Louis Market . 

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Good afternoon . Thank you very much 

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for doing this . Everything really 

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appreciated when the Pentagon goes back 

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to normal or semi normal . What do you 

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anticipate ? Life will be like Heard 

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thousands of employees in the building 

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homes working from home . You plan on 

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incorporating new social system saying 

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like moving . Are you still going 

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encouraged ? Tele work ? At what point 

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do you think the full workforce will be 

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back in ? Well , it's good to see the 

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press from thinned out like this . We 

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may have to keep that look . It's it's 

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hard to predict at this point time . As 

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I said , I think that we will be in a 

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new type of normal for a period of time , 

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measured in months at least . And we're 

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gonna take it one step at a time to 

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make sure we do everything possible to 

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protect our people . And in that case , 

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since since you're with us here , you 

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are people , so we wanna make sure that 

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we do whatever is necessary . I imagine 

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for the foreseeable future we will 

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continue to exercise social distancing . 

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We will continue to wear face coverings , 

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at least to the point in time that we 

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figure out other techniques to address 

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that , as I said earlier and previously 

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that we are working aggressively on 

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both therapeutics and vaccines and the 

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sooner we can get to that , that gives 

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us the degree confidence that we could 

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further relax some of our practices . 

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We're dutifully gonna follow the 

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guidelines put out by the CDC by the 

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White House , etcetera . With regard to 

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how you approach lifting restrictions 

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and things like that . We had a what ? 

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A two hour meeting today about how we 

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how we do that in a context of lifting 

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or travel are travel holds right now . 

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So we're going to do everything 

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responsibly , and we again , Priority 

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number one is taking care of our people . 

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And ah , we're not going to jeopardize 

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that for one more from Missy Ryan to 

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come back to the room . Hi . Thanks for 

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doing this . I wanted to ask you 

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Secretary F for about the letters that 

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I believe it was . 10 Democratic 

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senators sent you are on April 27 on , 

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including some members of the Senate 

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Armed Services Committee . They , um , 

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they laid out a case for what they said 

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was a slow and disjointed response by 

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the Defense Department to the Corona 

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virus . And , they pointed out , Or 

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they cited things like the delegation 

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to lower levels for interpretation , 

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about how restrictions would 

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play out in various faces installations 

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around the world and that the response 

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the coronavirus TV but their spots on 

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the Teddy Roosevelt . And then also the 

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decision to withhold some details of 

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information about outbreaks on 

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different military facilities . And I'm 

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just wondering if you could share with 

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that your response to that letter and 

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tell us if you have been in touch with 

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those senators or any of Babel plan to 

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be in touch with that . Thanks . Thanks 

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for the question , Missy . We will be 

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responding , but I would just say here 

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that I'm very disappointed that members 

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of Congress , particularly those who 

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sit on the Armed Services Committee and 

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who receive weekly updates from us , 

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would write leather that includes ah 

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number of misleading , false or 

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inaccurate statements . I don't think 

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it is really recognizes all that the 

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department defense is done , 

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particularly the time we have 62,000 

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Americans after on the streets of 

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America , who are in many cases risking 

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their own health to protect the 

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American people . I've spoken Teoh 

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nearly over three dozen governors , all 

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governors who represent the members who 

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signed that letter . Each one those 

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governors has told me , praised Dia 

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Dia's performance and thanked us for 

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what we've done every step of the way . 

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We've been ahead of the curve . We've 

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met their needs , and we've done 

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everything we can to help the American 

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people . So the , uh , the statements 

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in that letter don't match what I'm 

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hearing from the governor's . I'd also 

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add that things like we're not sharing 

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data with on installations with regard 

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to infectious cases are simply wrong . 

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We share that data all the time with 

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state , local and federal authorities . 

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So we can . We are part of these 

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communities there , number of things we 

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can go to go through . We will respond 

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in due course , but I would just say 

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again , I'm disappointed in that letter . 

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Doesn't reflect the fax , and I think I 

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mean , there's this other story that 

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continues to be perpetrated . It's a 

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false story . New York Times is putting 

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it out that somehow we express some 

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type of guidance . I gave guidance to 

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the field that commanders were a lot of 

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take action unless it was approved in 

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advance . That has been debunked 

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multiple times . The chairman , I 

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testified about it before the Congress 

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with Secretary . The Army testified it . 

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And yet we continue to see others , 

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including in this letter site source 

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who anonymous source , once again , who 

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admittedly was not even in the room . 

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So it's it's the It's the recitation of 

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of falsehoods like that that is 

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disappointing . Our commitment is to 

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ensure that we provide Congress 

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complete , accurate and timely 

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information , which we're doing on a 

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weekly basis . Were dressing all these 

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issues . I've spoken to the chairman 

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and ranking members of the committee's 

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multiple times to include the last 

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several days . All the information is 

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out there for us to have a good 

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discussion . We recognize Congress has 

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an important oversight role , but it 

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should be an informed oversight role , 

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and we're committed to doing that to 

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address any members concerns and , most 

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importantly , to make sure that we live 

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up to the three parties that I have 

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stated repeatedly protect the American 

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people , protect our people number to 

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make sure that we insure him . National 

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mission capabilities Number three 

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Provide full support to stake a state 

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Local authorities . I got eyes before I 

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forget to this continued accusation by 

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by some not not not the majority . 

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There is a minority who say that for 

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some reason that we have followed 

548
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standard military practice that goes 

549
00:19:50,390 --> 00:19:52,279
back decades , decades of issuing 

550
00:19:52,279 --> 00:19:54,390
guidance to the field , that guidance 

551
00:19:54,390 --> 00:19:56,446
that went out to senior commanders . 

552
00:19:56,446 --> 00:19:58,668
Four star leaders , service secretaries 

553
00:19:58,668 --> 00:20:00,723
who have extensive medical staffs to 

554
00:20:00,723 --> 00:20:02,723
somehow suggested some how much the 

555
00:20:02,723 --> 00:20:02,670
guidance went out to people who don't 

556
00:20:02,670 --> 00:20:04,580
know how to implement it is just 

557
00:20:04,580 --> 00:20:07,350
ridiculous . We issued out 98 or nine 

558
00:20:07,350 --> 00:20:09,461
sets , a guy that's going all the way 

559
00:20:09,461 --> 00:20:11,860
back to 30 January , just days after 

560
00:20:11,860 --> 00:20:13,971
the first person in the United States 

561
00:20:13,971 --> 00:20:16,193
has identified with the infection . And 

562
00:20:16,193 --> 00:20:18,138
weeks before , unfortunately , the 

563
00:20:18,138 --> 00:20:20,304
first Americans succumb to the virus . 

564
00:20:20,304 --> 00:20:22,304
That's how far back it goes , and I 

565
00:20:22,304 --> 00:20:24,249
think the numbers bear out at this 

566
00:20:24,249 --> 00:20:26,360
point in time . We have 3100 cases of 

567
00:20:26,360 --> 00:20:28,527
active duty military . We've had fewer 

568
00:20:28,527 --> 00:20:30,304
than 100 hospitalizations , and 

569
00:20:30,304 --> 00:20:32,527
unfortunately , regrettably , we've had 

570
00:20:32,527 --> 00:20:34,527
two deaths . But those numbers fare 

571
00:20:34,527 --> 00:20:36,749
very well compared against our civilian 

572
00:20:36,749 --> 00:20:38,971
counterparts . So I look at the facts . 

573
00:20:38,971 --> 00:20:38,940
I look at how we've issued guidance in 

574
00:20:38,940 --> 00:20:40,940
the past . I look at this skill and 

575
00:20:40,940 --> 00:20:42,773
capability of our commanders and 

576
00:20:42,773 --> 00:20:44,829
executing and appropriately to their 

577
00:20:44,829 --> 00:20:46,996
unique situations . It's the same type 

578
00:20:46,996 --> 00:20:49,218
of guidance that Dr Fauci has said that 

579
00:20:49,218 --> 00:20:51,107
we should be followed in terms of 

580
00:20:51,107 --> 00:20:52,773
applying it to the states and 

581
00:20:52,773 --> 00:20:54,884
localities , provide broad guidelines 

582
00:20:54,884 --> 00:20:56,940
and give folks flexibility . Working 

583
00:20:56,940 --> 00:20:58,940
with that , we've been applauded by 

584
00:20:58,940 --> 00:21:00,940
other outside experts . So for some 

585
00:21:00,940 --> 00:21:00,580
folks to continue to peddle this 

586
00:21:00,580 --> 00:21:02,660
narrative is it's just troubling 

587
00:21:02,660 --> 00:21:04,827
because it's how those of you who have 

588
00:21:04,827 --> 00:21:06,771
been covering a d . O . D for many 

589
00:21:06,771 --> 00:21:08,827
years now , this is how we operate . 

590
00:21:08,827 --> 00:21:10,938
This is how you are more successful . 

591
00:21:10,938 --> 00:21:12,882
And this is why this is one of the 

592
00:21:12,882 --> 00:21:15,049
reasons why I credit our numbers being 

593
00:21:15,049 --> 00:21:17,271
so low as they are at this time . Don't 

594
00:21:17,271 --> 00:21:19,160
So , um , just a follow up on Mrs 

595
00:21:19,160 --> 00:21:21,327
question . I don't think the criticism 

596
00:21:21,327 --> 00:21:23,382
was what was done after March , once 

597
00:21:23,382 --> 00:21:25,438
things started to get implemented by 

598
00:21:25,438 --> 00:21:27,604
the military . But my question is what 

599
00:21:27,604 --> 00:21:29,716
did you tell the president ? And when 

600
00:21:29,716 --> 00:21:31,882
did you tell him about the danger of a 

601
00:21:31,882 --> 00:21:33,882
pandemic ? Because there was a time 

602
00:21:33,882 --> 00:21:35,882
from February 1st when the first ex 

603
00:21:35,882 --> 00:21:37,993
sword and the pandemic response began 

604
00:21:37,993 --> 00:21:40,160
here in this building and about 5 to 6 

605
00:21:40,160 --> 00:21:42,410
weeks before the White House started 

606
00:21:42,420 --> 00:21:44,531
talking about the pandemic in similar 

607
00:21:44,531 --> 00:21:46,642
terms . To what ? The military ? When 

608
00:21:46,642 --> 00:21:48,809
did you brief the president ? Well , I 

609
00:21:48,809 --> 00:21:48,470
didn't brief the president on this 

610
00:21:48,470 --> 00:21:50,526
issue . The president was briefed by 

611
00:21:50,526 --> 00:21:52,248
his task force , which has led 

612
00:21:52,248 --> 00:21:54,370
initially by HHS Secretary Alex Cesar 

613
00:21:54,380 --> 00:21:56,580
and then eventually by Vice President 

614
00:21:56,580 --> 00:21:58,636
Pence , who has led the task force . 

615
00:21:58,636 --> 00:22:00,747
And we've had now for several weeks , 

616
00:22:00,747 --> 00:22:02,913
months our deputy secretary of defense 

617
00:22:02,913 --> 00:22:04,858
and general heighten participating 

618
00:22:04,858 --> 00:22:07,080
those task force meetings . Obviously , 

619
00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:09,413
in meetings I've had with the president , 

620
00:22:09,413 --> 00:22:11,469
this issues come up by going back to 

621
00:22:11,469 --> 00:22:13,747
the early days . That's where it began . 

622
00:22:13,747 --> 00:22:15,913
We participated as a supporting member 

623
00:22:15,913 --> 00:22:18,247
of this keeping keep in mind for Deal D . 

624
00:22:18,247 --> 00:22:20,469
This goes back all the way to the early 

625
00:22:20,469 --> 00:22:22,691
days where the State Department charter 

626
00:22:22,691 --> 00:22:24,691
flights to bring people back and we 

627
00:22:24,691 --> 00:22:26,913
opened up our airfields to both receive 

628
00:22:26,913 --> 00:22:29,136
those Americans , and they take care of 

629
00:22:29,136 --> 00:22:31,358
them on our facilities . Those were the 

630
00:22:31,358 --> 00:22:33,358
early days we began an issue , uh , 

631
00:22:33,358 --> 00:22:35,636
sending out guiding star forces . Well , 

632
00:22:35,636 --> 00:22:37,969
before any of this , it really took off . 

633
00:22:37,969 --> 00:22:39,969
And as you I think noted , Jennifer 

634
00:22:39,969 --> 00:22:41,913
really took off in this country in 

635
00:22:41,913 --> 00:22:43,858
March . So we've been at this much 

636
00:22:43,858 --> 00:22:45,802
longer than folks wanted . Give us 

637
00:22:45,802 --> 00:22:47,858
credit for Milly . Have you seen any 

638
00:22:47,858 --> 00:22:49,913
signs that the Chinese air trying to 

639
00:22:49,913 --> 00:22:52,136
steal the vaccines that us companies or 

640
00:22:52,136 --> 00:22:54,191
the military are trying Teoh produce 

641
00:22:54,490 --> 00:22:57,180
steal the vaccines , cyber activity ? 

642
00:22:57,180 --> 00:23:00,210
That would cross a concern ? No , 

643
00:23:00,930 --> 00:23:03,100
Specifically no , that doesn't mean is 

644
00:23:03,100 --> 00:23:05,322
not happening . Just me . You ask me if 

645
00:23:05,322 --> 00:23:08,740
I've seen it , and I have not Just a 

646
00:23:08,750 --> 00:23:10,861
quick question on Afghanistan , sir . 

647
00:23:10,861 --> 00:23:12,972
You spoke yesterday said there's been 

648
00:23:12,972 --> 00:23:15,150
no reduction on violence . The command 

649
00:23:15,770 --> 00:23:17,659
US forces , Afghanistan said they 

650
00:23:17,659 --> 00:23:19,714
talked with the Taliban , and during 

651
00:23:19,714 --> 00:23:21,826
those conversations they had expected 

652
00:23:21,826 --> 00:23:23,714
an 80% reduction in violence That 

653
00:23:23,714 --> 00:23:25,659
clearly has not happened yet . The 

654
00:23:25,659 --> 00:23:27,714
troop drawdown is continuing apace . 

655
00:23:27,714 --> 00:23:29,548
There hasn't really been a U . S 

656
00:23:29,548 --> 00:23:31,603
response . Are Is this a sign of the 

657
00:23:31,603 --> 00:23:33,714
situation in Afghanistan is going the 

658
00:23:33,714 --> 00:23:35,937
wrong way ? And are you Are you worried 

659
00:23:35,937 --> 00:23:38,048
about that trip presence you have set 

660
00:23:38,048 --> 00:23:40,103
from the early days . We rewound the 

661
00:23:40,103 --> 00:23:42,326
tape somewhere . When I first came back 

662
00:23:42,326 --> 00:23:44,548
after I visit Afghanistan , I said this 

663
00:23:44,548 --> 00:23:44,060
would be a long , winding , bumpy road 

664
00:23:44,390 --> 00:23:46,501
and has been a long , winding , bumpy 

665
00:23:46,501 --> 00:23:48,668
road . I mean , it's not moved as fast 

666
00:23:48,668 --> 00:23:50,668
as we would like . Certainly . Um , 

667
00:23:50,668 --> 00:23:52,723
we're at the point now where we know 

668
00:23:52,723 --> 00:23:54,890
that they've been swapping prisoners . 

669
00:23:54,890 --> 00:23:57,001
I think the the Afghan government has 

670
00:23:57,001 --> 00:23:59,057
released several 100 prisoners . The 

671
00:23:59,057 --> 00:24:01,390
Taliban have have released some as well . 

672
00:24:01,390 --> 00:24:03,390
The key thing at this point time is 

673
00:24:03,390 --> 00:24:05,223
that the political leadership of 

674
00:24:05,223 --> 00:24:07,390
Afghanistan needs to come together and 

675
00:24:07,390 --> 00:24:09,446
find out a formula by which they can 

676
00:24:09,446 --> 00:24:11,501
work together . They being President 

677
00:24:11,501 --> 00:24:13,850
Ghani and CEO Abdullah and from there 

678
00:24:13,850 --> 00:24:15,683
based on that they conform their 

679
00:24:15,683 --> 00:24:17,850
negotiating team to sit down and begin 

680
00:24:17,850 --> 00:24:19,794
the interest Afghan negotiations . 

681
00:24:19,794 --> 00:24:21,906
Those are the key things . We haven't 

682
00:24:21,906 --> 00:24:23,906
moved quickly to that point . We're 

683
00:24:23,906 --> 00:24:25,850
making progress . I know the State 

684
00:24:25,850 --> 00:24:25,640
Department is very heavily engaged 

685
00:24:26,050 --> 00:24:28,390
there on the ground . Our commitment is 

686
00:24:28,390 --> 00:24:30,557
to live up to our commitment . We want 

687
00:24:30,557 --> 00:24:32,668
to continue to abide by by by what we 

688
00:24:32,668 --> 00:24:34,810
agreed to we . So we continue to 

689
00:24:34,810 --> 00:24:36,921
support our Afghan partners when they 

690
00:24:36,921 --> 00:24:38,977
are attacked , inconsistent with the 

691
00:24:38,977 --> 00:24:41,420
agreement . But the same time we know 

692
00:24:41,420 --> 00:24:43,531
that we can continue a reduction . We 

693
00:24:43,531 --> 00:24:45,753
know that we can do all of emissions we 

694
00:24:45,753 --> 00:24:47,698
need to do at 8600 . But we're not 

695
00:24:47,698 --> 00:24:49,920
gonna be blamed for not living upto our 

696
00:24:49,920 --> 00:24:52,031
end of the agreement . Our role right 

697
00:24:52,031 --> 00:24:51,860
now is really to focus on getting the 

698
00:24:51,860 --> 00:24:54,150
political leadership in Afghanistan the 

699
00:24:54,150 --> 00:24:56,740
civilian leadership together Thio Thio 

700
00:24:56,750 --> 00:24:58,917
for that inter Afghan negotiating team 

701
00:24:58,917 --> 00:25:00,694
and sit down with Taliban . And 

702
00:25:00,694 --> 00:25:02,806
meanwhile we work with the tower . We 

703
00:25:02,806 --> 00:25:04,861
talked to Taleggio Taliban . We urge 

704
00:25:04,861 --> 00:25:06,972
them we through proxies and elsewhere 

705
00:25:06,972 --> 00:25:08,917
to do the same . Sit down with the 

706
00:25:08,917 --> 00:25:11,028
Afghan government . Let's get on with 

707
00:25:11,028 --> 00:25:10,880
the inter Afghan negotiations . That's 

708
00:25:10,880 --> 00:25:13,047
the key to success . The only way this 

709
00:25:13,047 --> 00:25:16,040
thing this conflict is settled this 

710
00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:18,096
through a political agreement . It's 

711
00:25:18,096 --> 00:25:20,096
not going to be settled by force of 

712
00:25:20,096 --> 00:25:22,540
arms Tuesday . No , I don't think they 

713
00:25:22,540 --> 00:25:25,220
are not , and neither side is in this 

714
00:25:25,220 --> 00:25:27,331
case . Both need to come together and 

715
00:25:27,331 --> 00:25:29,387
make progress on the terms that have 

716
00:25:29,387 --> 00:25:31,387
been laid out . The best thing that 

717
00:25:31,387 --> 00:25:33,498
Taliban could do right now is to live 

718
00:25:33,498 --> 00:25:35,276
up to the agreement to get to a 

719
00:25:35,276 --> 00:25:37,276
reduction in violence is consistent 

720
00:25:37,276 --> 00:25:39,331
with where we were just prior to the 

721
00:25:39,331 --> 00:25:42,110
signing the documents . Thank you for 

722
00:25:42,110 --> 00:25:44,166
doing this . Can you expand a little 

723
00:25:44,166 --> 00:25:46,430
bit more on what you see China doing to 

724
00:25:46,430 --> 00:25:49,870
exploit the pandemic and what you and 

725
00:25:49,870 --> 00:25:51,926
the department is doing to push back 

726
00:25:51,926 --> 00:25:54,320
against that sure predicated with first 

727
00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:56,487
of all we've said , I've said before , 

728
00:25:56,490 --> 00:25:58,601
the Chinese have not been transparent 

729
00:25:58,601 --> 00:26:00,823
from beginning . If they have been more 

730
00:26:00,823 --> 00:26:02,823
transparent , more open up front in 

731
00:26:02,823 --> 00:26:05,500
terms of the giving us access , the 

732
00:26:05,500 --> 00:26:07,611
reporting , giving us access not just 

733
00:26:07,611 --> 00:26:09,778
to the people on the ground but to the 

734
00:26:09,778 --> 00:26:11,889
virus they had so we could understand 

735
00:26:11,889 --> 00:26:14,056
it . We probably be in a far different 

736
00:26:14,056 --> 00:26:16,222
place right now , but where we are now 

737
00:26:16,222 --> 00:26:18,333
is this . They need to still allow us 

738
00:26:18,333 --> 00:26:20,556
in to talk to early patients to talk to 

739
00:26:20,556 --> 00:26:22,722
the Chinese researchers and scientists 

740
00:26:22,722 --> 00:26:24,940
and Teoh have access . What are they 

741
00:26:24,940 --> 00:26:27,162
doing ? They're trying to capitalize on 

742
00:26:27,162 --> 00:26:29,329
this by promoting their own image that 

743
00:26:29,329 --> 00:26:31,273
somehow China is the good guy here 

744
00:26:31,273 --> 00:26:33,710
because despite everything they did or , 

745
00:26:33,720 --> 00:26:35,720
more importantly , fell to do . Now 

746
00:26:35,720 --> 00:26:37,776
they want to go out and say , Well , 

747
00:26:37,776 --> 00:26:39,887
here's masks will give you masks will 

748
00:26:39,887 --> 00:26:41,998
provide . This will provide that will 

749
00:26:41,998 --> 00:26:44,109
provide you funding . Look at all the 

750
00:26:44,109 --> 00:26:46,276
good we're doing . Yet What we know is 

751
00:26:46,276 --> 00:26:48,442
this is that they provide masks . They 

752
00:26:48,442 --> 00:26:50,553
provide supplies . In many cases , it 

753
00:26:50,553 --> 00:26:52,776
is not good . It's Ah , it's ah doesn't 

754
00:26:52,776 --> 00:26:54,720
do what it's supposed to do . It's 

755
00:26:54,720 --> 00:26:56,553
broken equipment . They also the 

756
00:26:56,553 --> 00:26:58,664
strings attached are enormous in many 

757
00:26:58,664 --> 00:27:00,553
cases . So they're telling , Ah , 

758
00:27:00,553 --> 00:27:02,442
country , here you can take these 

759
00:27:02,442 --> 00:27:04,609
masked but please put out publicly how 

760
00:27:04,609 --> 00:27:06,831
good China is , how great we're doing , 

761
00:27:06,831 --> 00:27:06,650
etcetera , etcetera . So there's a 

762
00:27:06,650 --> 00:27:08,761
number of things they're doing to try 

763
00:27:08,761 --> 00:27:10,872
and burnish their image . That's just 

764
00:27:10,872 --> 00:27:13,039
two of them right there . They're also 

765
00:27:13,039 --> 00:27:12,600
doing a lot of strong arming . Behind 

766
00:27:12,600 --> 00:27:14,878
the scenes you've seen , It's you guys . 

767
00:27:14,878 --> 00:27:16,878
Some of you were covering it in the 

768
00:27:16,878 --> 00:27:18,890
open press with between Beijing and 

769
00:27:18,900 --> 00:27:20,956
Australia . What's happening there , 

770
00:27:20,956 --> 00:27:23,122
and I'll be talking to my I think , my 

771
00:27:23,122 --> 00:27:25,344
Australian counterpart this afternoon . 

772
00:27:25,344 --> 00:27:27,344
So all these activities air going , 

773
00:27:27,344 --> 00:27:29,344
it's it's straight from the Chinese 

774
00:27:29,344 --> 00:27:29,210
playbook . Once again , it's just a 

775
00:27:29,220 --> 00:27:31,276
little bit more obvious this time of 

776
00:27:31,276 --> 00:27:33,220
what they're doing and how they're 

777
00:27:33,220 --> 00:27:35,331
using a combination of compel its and 

778
00:27:35,331 --> 00:27:37,553
coercion and everything else to try and 

779
00:27:37,553 --> 00:27:37,450
shape the narrative and burnish the 

780
00:27:37,450 --> 00:27:39,617
image of the Chinese Communist Party . 

781
00:27:40,750 --> 00:27:42,528
Uh , you talk a little bit of a 

782
00:27:42,528 --> 00:27:44,639
military testing and where we are . I 

783
00:27:44,639 --> 00:27:46,694
think today is like 20,000 plus test 

784
00:27:46,694 --> 00:27:48,861
per day . Generally , you talked about 

785
00:27:48,861 --> 00:27:51,083
the requirement by the end of May early 

786
00:27:51,083 --> 00:27:53,780
June of 60,000 per day . And also , if 

787
00:27:53,780 --> 00:27:55,891
you could talk about the supply chain 

788
00:27:56,050 --> 00:27:57,939
both governors , military leaders 

789
00:27:57,939 --> 00:27:59,883
complain about , there just aren't 

790
00:27:59,883 --> 00:28:01,828
enough supplies . Is that supplies 

791
00:28:01,828 --> 00:28:04,161
across the board or particular supplies , 

792
00:28:04,161 --> 00:28:06,106
and then Congressman Adam Smith of 

793
00:28:06,106 --> 00:28:08,106
Washington share the Armed Services 

794
00:28:08,106 --> 00:28:10,250
Committee . Once you do , or once a 

795
00:28:10,250 --> 00:28:12,417
government to do more with the Defense 

796
00:28:12,417 --> 00:28:14,450
Production Act to crank out more 

797
00:28:14,450 --> 00:28:16,700
supplies , well , I'll go last question 

798
00:28:16,700 --> 00:28:18,811
First . We are doing a lot on Defense 

799
00:28:18,811 --> 00:28:20,644
Production Act . We now have the 

800
00:28:20,644 --> 00:28:22,922
authority to go after medical supplies . 

801
00:28:22,922 --> 00:28:25,033
So our undersecretary for acquisition 

802
00:28:25,033 --> 00:28:27,200
and sustainment , Eleanor's been doing 

803
00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:29,422
a great job . She's ordered millions of 

804
00:28:29,422 --> 00:28:31,580
masks and other items that have been 

805
00:28:31,580 --> 00:28:33,636
out there , so we put a lot of money 

806
00:28:33,636 --> 00:28:35,747
down . Ah , lot of contracts that are 

807
00:28:35,747 --> 00:28:37,858
out there , and I think she's already 

808
00:28:37,858 --> 00:28:39,802
briefed you all on that . So we're 

809
00:28:39,802 --> 00:28:39,520
moving out on that front and we're 

810
00:28:39,520 --> 00:28:41,464
trying to look ahead down the road 

811
00:28:41,464 --> 00:28:43,742
months down road , what else we can do . 

812
00:28:43,742 --> 00:28:45,742
And there are , uh we're looking at 

813
00:28:45,742 --> 00:28:47,742
some things with the garden vaccine 

814
00:28:47,742 --> 00:28:49,687
piece of this , but on the testing 

815
00:28:49,687 --> 00:28:51,464
front , we know right now we've 

816
00:28:51,464 --> 00:28:53,631
prioritized our forces . You know that 

817
00:28:53,631 --> 00:28:55,742
from Tear Zero , which are the people 

818
00:28:55,742 --> 00:28:55,560
who show up symptomatic on a database 

819
00:28:55,570 --> 00:28:58,110
day basis . But then we have Here's 123 

820
00:28:58,110 --> 00:29:00,110
and four . It's everything from our 

821
00:29:00,110 --> 00:29:02,221
critical national capabilities to our 

822
00:29:02,221 --> 00:29:04,332
are engaged field forces to those who 

823
00:29:04,332 --> 00:29:06,554
are deployed and redeploying . And then 

824
00:29:06,554 --> 00:29:08,777
the others we know from those first few 

825
00:29:08,777 --> 00:29:10,999
tears all but the last one that we need 

826
00:29:10,999 --> 00:29:13,054
in a given week at least 56,000 . We 

827
00:29:13,054 --> 00:29:15,800
gotta refined that last year and per 

828
00:29:15,800 --> 00:29:19,380
week per week 56,000 per week . So is 

829
00:29:19,380 --> 00:29:21,436
we've been saying that 50,000 . As I 

830
00:29:21,436 --> 00:29:23,380
told you all , I'll tell you again 

831
00:29:23,380 --> 00:29:25,491
today those numbers will change as we 

832
00:29:25,491 --> 00:29:27,602
continue to refine our techniques are 

833
00:29:27,602 --> 00:29:29,658
practices . And as we learn more , I 

834
00:29:29,658 --> 00:29:31,880
think I probably told you two weeks ago 

835
00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:33,991
was 50,000 week . We're now 56 . It's 

836
00:29:33,991 --> 00:29:35,936
gonna be higher because we have to 

837
00:29:35,936 --> 00:29:38,047
flush out that tier four Tier four is 

838
00:29:38,047 --> 00:29:39,991
gonna be the broader population by 

839
00:29:39,991 --> 00:29:42,047
which we do what's called what we're 

840
00:29:42,047 --> 00:29:44,213
calling sentinel testing whereby we we 

841
00:29:44,213 --> 00:29:46,380
randomly test groups of people to make 

842
00:29:46,380 --> 00:29:48,213
sure there are not . They , uh , 

843
00:29:48,213 --> 00:29:50,269
understand how maney asymptomatic or 

844
00:29:50,269 --> 00:29:52,491
carriers or maybe out there . So it's a 

845
00:29:52,491 --> 00:29:54,547
It's a concept we're developing . It 

846
00:29:54,547 --> 00:29:56,769
eventually will add to the numbers that 

847
00:29:56,769 --> 00:29:56,710
we need to test in a given week , if 

848
00:29:56,710 --> 00:29:59,270
you will . And then beyond that , we 

849
00:29:59,270 --> 00:30:01,730
know we have , ah , number of supplies 

850
00:30:01,730 --> 00:30:04,270
on hand to do so many tests a week . At 

851
00:30:04,270 --> 00:30:06,492
this point time , we're ordering more . 

852
00:30:06,492 --> 00:30:08,603
We're ordering for three purposes one 

853
00:30:08,603 --> 00:30:10,770
for our own testing needs . Secondly , 

854
00:30:10,770 --> 00:30:12,381
for the testing needs of our 

855
00:30:12,381 --> 00:30:14,492
interagency partners . And third , we 

856
00:30:14,492 --> 00:30:16,381
got to rebuild our stockpile . So 

857
00:30:16,410 --> 00:30:18,490
entire forces that , looking at the 

858
00:30:18,490 --> 00:30:20,712
number , there's not a need to test the 

859
00:30:20,712 --> 00:30:22,934
entire force . That would be that would 

860
00:30:22,934 --> 00:30:25,157
not be a good use of tests again . When 

861
00:30:25,157 --> 00:30:27,268
you look at those tier four groups of 

862
00:30:27,268 --> 00:30:29,434
folks who aren't deploying or not on a 

863
00:30:29,434 --> 00:30:31,601
strategic mission capability to people 

864
00:30:31,601 --> 00:30:33,712
like us , unless you're symptomatic , 

865
00:30:33,712 --> 00:30:35,934
probably don't need a test now , that's 

866
00:30:35,934 --> 00:30:38,101
where the Sentinel the Tear let fourth 

867
00:30:38,101 --> 00:30:40,046
group where we do sentinel testing 

868
00:30:40,046 --> 00:30:42,101
where we say Okay , well , this this 

869
00:30:42,101 --> 00:30:43,934
group out here , we haven't seen 

870
00:30:43,934 --> 00:30:46,101
anything from , but let's test just in 

871
00:30:46,101 --> 00:30:48,323
case and we see if there's carriers and 

872
00:30:48,323 --> 00:30:50,323
it helps a sharpened our focus . So 

873
00:30:50,323 --> 00:30:50,120
right now there is not a planet just 

874
00:30:50,340 --> 00:30:52,451
automatically test the entire force . 

875
00:30:52,740 --> 00:30:54,907
We'll catch the balance that tier four 

876
00:30:54,907 --> 00:30:57,073
through this sentinel testing as we're 

877
00:30:57,073 --> 00:30:59,129
calling it right now . And Tom , the 

878
00:30:59,129 --> 00:31:01,184
60,000 you mentioned for that was an 

879
00:31:01,184 --> 00:31:03,184
early estimate based on testing the 

880
00:31:03,184 --> 00:31:05,407
entire force , but also based on duty . 

881
00:31:05,407 --> 00:31:07,880
Civilians based upon spouses and 

882
00:31:07,880 --> 00:31:09,936
Children and family members based on 

883
00:31:09,936 --> 00:31:12,269
retirees accepted so much larger number . 

884
00:31:12,269 --> 00:31:14,324
We've done a lot of refinement since 

885
00:31:14,324 --> 00:31:16,380
then , under under the leadership of 

886
00:31:16,380 --> 00:31:18,269
our medical people . And what the 

887
00:31:18,269 --> 00:31:20,491
numbers that we're looking at right now 

888
00:31:20,491 --> 00:31:23,420
56 call it 120,000 month . That would 

889
00:31:23,420 --> 00:31:25,531
be the requirement that want to build 

890
00:31:25,531 --> 00:31:27,587
two right now . Our capacity is that 

891
00:31:27,587 --> 00:31:29,531
you mentioned 20 . That's what was 

892
00:31:29,531 --> 00:31:31,698
actually done a little bit better than 

893
00:31:31,698 --> 00:31:33,753
that . 30,000 is really our capacity 

894
00:31:33,753 --> 00:31:33,570
right now . We're gonna continue to 

895
00:31:33,570 --> 00:31:35,681
build on building built , but testing 

896
00:31:35,681 --> 00:31:37,903
the entire force . We're learning as we 

897
00:31:37,903 --> 00:31:40,014
go here . Testing the entire force is 

898
00:31:40,014 --> 00:31:42,126
probably not a complete requirement . 

899
00:31:42,126 --> 00:31:44,181
We're back to the phones . Will goto 

900
00:31:44,181 --> 00:31:45,181
still be happy ? 

901
00:31:48,950 --> 00:31:52,450
You know ? Thank you . Iran hits a 

902
00:31:52,450 --> 00:31:55,230
question for for the chairman . 

903
00:31:56,220 --> 00:31:59,130
Iran sent a satellite last month in 

904
00:31:59,130 --> 00:32:02,570
space . Isn't your assessment that the 

905
00:32:02,580 --> 00:32:06,260
satellite it represents a threat to US 

906
00:32:06,270 --> 00:32:09,550
interests ? I'll be candid . I'm not 

907
00:32:09,550 --> 00:32:13,140
sure I understood the question you 

908
00:32:13,210 --> 00:32:15,450
do you consider it as a threat ? 

909
00:32:16,960 --> 00:32:18,960
It was the Iranian satellite launch 

910
00:32:18,960 --> 00:32:21,182
into space . A threat to us interests . 

911
00:32:21,182 --> 00:32:24,710
That the question ? Yes , Well , let me 

912
00:32:24,710 --> 00:32:26,990
put it this way . They launched a 

913
00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:30,190
satellite vehicle . I think we publicly 

914
00:32:30,190 --> 00:32:32,780
have stated it was tumbling . Eso the 

915
00:32:32,780 --> 00:32:35,260
satellite itself Not overly concerned 

916
00:32:35,260 --> 00:32:37,800
about it . But the missile technology , 

917
00:32:38,240 --> 00:32:40,184
the secondary and second and third 

918
00:32:40,184 --> 00:32:42,240
order missile technology and lessons 

919
00:32:42,240 --> 00:32:44,351
learned from that . That is a concern 

920
00:32:44,351 --> 00:32:46,573
because , you know , different missiles 

921
00:32:46,573 --> 00:32:48,684
could do different things and one can 

922
00:32:48,684 --> 00:32:50,684
carry satellite . Another can carry 

923
00:32:50,684 --> 00:32:52,962
some sort of device that could explode . 

924
00:32:52,962 --> 00:32:55,240
So the bottom line is Yes , It is a 

925
00:32:55,250 --> 00:32:58,140
security concern . Anytime Iran is 

926
00:32:58,140 --> 00:33:00,510
testing any type of ah long range 

927
00:33:00,510 --> 00:33:03,830
missile good . Tony ? 

928
00:33:05,540 --> 00:33:08,550
Yeah ? Can I follow up ? 

929
00:33:09,440 --> 00:33:12,420
Sure . Go ahead and increase of 

930
00:33:12,430 --> 00:33:14,550
opportunity from Iran recently . 

931
00:33:16,100 --> 00:33:19,820
Have you any 

932
00:33:19,820 --> 00:33:22,160
recent What activity ? Increased 

933
00:33:22,160 --> 00:33:24,870
activity . What ? It depends . It 

934
00:33:24,870 --> 00:33:26,981
depends on what you mean by increased 

935
00:33:26,981 --> 00:33:29,330
activity . This cyber space , naval 

936
00:33:29,330 --> 00:33:31,750
ground , special operations working 

937
00:33:31,750 --> 00:33:34,028
through surrogates is lots of activity . 

938
00:33:34,028 --> 00:33:36,250
We have Monnet . We monitor Iran very , 

939
00:33:36,250 --> 00:33:38,417
very closely . As you can imagine , as 

940
00:33:38,417 --> 00:33:40,417
we do many , many other countries . 

941
00:33:40,417 --> 00:33:42,472
Right now we keep them . We keep our 

942
00:33:42,472 --> 00:33:44,639
forces on high states of alert . We're 

943
00:33:44,639 --> 00:33:46,750
ready for whatever . Whatever happens 

944
00:33:46,750 --> 00:33:48,972
in the Middle East . That's fair to say 

945
00:33:48,972 --> 00:33:51,194
that Iran continues its malign behavior 

946
00:33:51,194 --> 00:33:51,010
throughout the region . It's it's 

947
00:33:51,010 --> 00:33:53,220
really disappointing because at a time 

948
00:33:53,220 --> 00:33:55,387
when the Iranian people are struggling 

949
00:33:55,387 --> 00:33:57,442
as a result of this cove , it and is 

950
00:33:57,442 --> 00:33:59,609
not just a covert but their failure to 

951
00:33:59,609 --> 00:34:01,776
act on cove it in a timely manner with 

952
00:34:01,776 --> 00:34:03,720
proper policies if they would just 

953
00:34:03,720 --> 00:34:05,776
spend more time and money and effort 

954
00:34:05,776 --> 00:34:08,109
focusing on taking care of their people , 

955
00:34:08,109 --> 00:34:07,210
the Iranian country , the people 

956
00:34:07,210 --> 00:34:09,099
themselves with being a whole lot 

957
00:34:09,099 --> 00:34:11,266
better shape . But again , the Iranian 

958
00:34:11,266 --> 00:34:13,099
government continues to export . 

959
00:34:13,099 --> 00:34:15,043
Terrorism continues to export this 

960
00:34:15,043 --> 00:34:17,043
malign behavior from the Houthis up 

961
00:34:17,043 --> 00:34:19,210
into Iraq across into Syria . You name 

962
00:34:19,210 --> 00:34:21,321
it . We continue to see in the export 

963
00:34:21,321 --> 00:34:23,432
trouble . And it's all we ask is that 

964
00:34:23,432 --> 00:34:25,930
they be a normal country . Tony 

965
00:34:29,940 --> 00:34:33,920
at Mr Secretary . Yes . I have a budget 

966
00:34:33,920 --> 00:34:36,170
question for you under under a flat 

967
00:34:36,180 --> 00:34:39,600
budget projection . What modernization 

968
00:34:39,600 --> 00:34:42,540
programs would be at risk of reductions . 

969
00:34:42,930 --> 00:34:44,986
You've already signaled that nuclear 

970
00:34:44,986 --> 00:34:47,097
modernization is the the top priority 

971
00:34:47,097 --> 00:34:49,190
of the department . So would naval 

972
00:34:49,190 --> 00:34:51,990
shipbuilding , tactical aviation , land 

973
00:34:51,990 --> 00:34:54,157
systems . What ? Just what would be at 

974
00:34:54,157 --> 00:34:56,157
risk in a flat budget over the next 

975
00:34:56,157 --> 00:34:58,120
couple years ? Well , Tony , we're 

976
00:34:58,120 --> 00:35:00,009
gonna look at those things and do 

977
00:35:00,009 --> 00:35:02,231
course , we're gonna be very deliberate 

978
00:35:02,231 --> 00:35:01,720
about it . You're right . We're not 

979
00:35:01,720 --> 00:35:03,650
going . Teoh risk the strategic 

980
00:35:03,650 --> 00:35:05,483
deterrent . We need to certainly 

981
00:35:05,483 --> 00:35:08,120
modernize that in all things . And you 

982
00:35:08,120 --> 00:35:09,953
covered my time in the Army . We 

983
00:35:09,953 --> 00:35:12,550
prioritize programs . Frankly , my 

984
00:35:12,550 --> 00:35:14,661
inclination is not to risk any of the 

985
00:35:14,661 --> 00:35:16,828
modernisation programmes is to go back 

986
00:35:16,828 --> 00:35:19,161
and pull out more . The legacy programs . 

987
00:35:19,161 --> 00:35:21,272
We need to move away for the legacy . 

988
00:35:21,272 --> 00:35:23,272
And we need to invest those dollars 

989
00:35:23,272 --> 00:35:25,439
into the into the future . And we have 

990
00:35:25,439 --> 00:35:27,383
a lot of legacy programs out there 

991
00:35:27,383 --> 00:35:29,606
right now . I could I could pick dozens 

992
00:35:29,606 --> 00:35:29,510
out from all branches of the service , 

993
00:35:29,510 --> 00:35:32,060
so that is where I would start . What 

994
00:35:32,060 --> 00:35:34,171
that would mean is probably accepting 

995
00:35:34,171 --> 00:35:36,060
some near term risk , but I think 

996
00:35:36,060 --> 00:35:38,282
that's important given the trajectory . 

997
00:35:38,282 --> 00:35:40,504
We see that China is on and and we know 

998
00:35:40,504 --> 00:35:42,727
where Russia may be going in the coming 

999
00:35:42,727 --> 00:35:44,782
years . So that is one place where I 

1000
00:35:44,782 --> 00:35:43,920
would begin . But we're gonna be 

1001
00:35:43,920 --> 00:35:46,142
working through this course of action . 

1002
00:35:46,142 --> 00:35:48,364
We've already had discussions about the 

1003
00:35:48,364 --> 00:35:50,531
budget , what it could be . We do this 

1004
00:35:50,531 --> 00:35:49,660
every year , by the way . It's it's 

1005
00:35:49,660 --> 00:35:51,716
nothing new , but it is a little bit 

1006
00:35:51,716 --> 00:35:53,882
more acute because a some of you heard 

1007
00:35:53,882 --> 00:35:56,049
me say yesterday we recognize the fact 

1008
00:35:56,049 --> 00:35:58,400
that the Congress is generously put , 

1009
00:35:58,620 --> 00:36:00,676
what $3 trillion into the economy in 

1010
00:36:00,676 --> 00:36:02,842
the past couple months , And that puts 

1011
00:36:02,842 --> 00:36:04,953
a tremendous load onto the debt , the 

1012
00:36:04,953 --> 00:36:07,120
national debt , and that puts a strain 

1013
00:36:07,120 --> 00:36:09,064
on the economy . So we're aware of 

1014
00:36:09,064 --> 00:36:11,120
those things , and we're taking that 

1015
00:36:11,120 --> 00:36:13,120
into our planning considerations as 

1016
00:36:13,120 --> 00:36:15,176
well as we consider our Palm and our 

1017
00:36:15,176 --> 00:36:15,120
fight up for the coming years . One 

1018
00:36:15,130 --> 00:36:17,297
more from the fund to come back to the 

1019
00:36:17,297 --> 00:36:19,297
last question . Sam LeBron us and I 

1020
00:36:19,297 --> 00:36:21,760
news you fear , right ? Why do you 

1021
00:36:21,760 --> 00:36:24,460
think FCC approved the decision ? Given 

1022
00:36:24,460 --> 00:36:26,640
the unanimous unanimous course of 

1023
00:36:26,640 --> 00:36:28,473
government officials , including 

1024
00:36:28,473 --> 00:36:30,696
yourself , that this could endanger the 

1025
00:36:30,696 --> 00:36:33,200
GPS system . Yeah , I don't know . I 

1026
00:36:33,210 --> 00:36:35,290
don't want to speculate . I think 

1027
00:36:35,290 --> 00:36:37,680
that's a great question for the FCC toe 

1028
00:36:37,690 --> 00:36:41,090
to find out . So thanks . 

1029
00:36:41,450 --> 00:36:43,728
Yeah , hi , Uh , can withdrawn with us . 

1030
00:36:43,728 --> 00:36:46,300
And I need gentlemen the ongoing 80 

1031
00:36:46,300 --> 00:36:48,356
investigation into the circumstances 

1032
00:36:48,356 --> 00:36:50,522
around the Theodore Roosevelt seems to 

1033
00:36:50,522 --> 00:36:52,744
be contained from the command structure 

1034
00:36:52,744 --> 00:36:55,078
of the aircraft carrier up to the U . S . 

1035
00:36:55,078 --> 00:36:57,070
Pacific fleet . There need to be a 

1036
00:36:57,070 --> 00:37:00,770
broader look involving the COCOM in 

1037
00:37:00,770 --> 00:37:02,960
terms of the chain of command 

1038
00:37:02,960 --> 00:37:05,071
relationships related to the outbreak 

1039
00:37:05,071 --> 00:37:08,050
on the TR . Thank you . Well , let's 

1040
00:37:08,060 --> 00:37:10,360
let's back up a little bit . Just the 

1041
00:37:10,370 --> 00:37:12,481
the recitation of some basic factor . 

1042
00:37:12,481 --> 00:37:14,648
And I know I think Secretary McPherson 

1043
00:37:14,648 --> 00:37:16,814
spoke to this about a week ago or so . 

1044
00:37:16,814 --> 00:37:18,592
But , you know , the Navy did a 

1045
00:37:18,592 --> 00:37:20,314
preliminary inquiry , and it's 

1046
00:37:20,314 --> 00:37:22,370
important we get thes thes terms are 

1047
00:37:22,370 --> 00:37:24,592
important . It's they did a preliminary 

1048
00:37:24,592 --> 00:37:26,759
inquiry took five days , dozen , dozen 

1049
00:37:26,759 --> 00:37:28,703
or so interviews . And I think the 

1050
00:37:28,703 --> 00:37:30,814
preliminary inquiry was successful in 

1051
00:37:30,814 --> 00:37:32,926
terms of what was intended to dio its 

1052
00:37:32,926 --> 00:37:34,814
intent of a plenary inquiry is to 

1053
00:37:34,814 --> 00:37:36,592
decide whether or not a further 

1054
00:37:36,592 --> 00:37:38,537
investigation is warranted . And I 

1055
00:37:38,537 --> 00:37:40,648
think is Secretary McPherson , Acting 

1056
00:37:40,648 --> 00:37:42,703
Secretary . McPherson rightly stated 

1057
00:37:42,703 --> 00:37:44,703
that it raised a lot of questions , 

1058
00:37:44,703 --> 00:37:46,592
unanswered questions , and so his 

1059
00:37:46,592 --> 00:37:49,530
determination was that they a full up 

1060
00:37:49,530 --> 00:37:51,641
investigation is required . So we now 

1061
00:37:51,641 --> 00:37:53,910
know that is underway . I think you if 

1062
00:37:53,910 --> 00:37:56,021
I recall what you said , you scope to 

1063
00:37:56,021 --> 00:37:58,354
properly my guidance to him . And again , 

1064
00:37:58,354 --> 00:38:00,350
it was his decision . It's being 

1065
00:38:00,350 --> 00:38:02,628
conducted by the Navy is pretty simple . 

1066
00:38:02,628 --> 00:38:04,850
Do the right thing and follow the facts 

1067
00:38:04,850 --> 00:38:06,906
wherever they go . If we reached the 

1068
00:38:06,906 --> 00:38:09,017
point where his investigation exceeds 

1069
00:38:09,017 --> 00:38:11,310
the scope of of how he is bound it 

1070
00:38:11,310 --> 00:38:13,254
right now or his authority that he 

1071
00:38:13,254 --> 00:38:15,310
knows he can come back to me and I'm 

1072
00:38:15,310 --> 00:38:17,421
gonna be a diligent in terms of again 

1073
00:38:17,421 --> 00:38:19,643
falling with facts , I think whatever , 

1074
00:38:19,643 --> 00:38:19,620
where this investigation comes up , too . 

1075
00:38:19,620 --> 00:38:21,787
And I've said this privately and maybe 

1076
00:38:21,787 --> 00:38:24,009
publicly , with some of you all is that 

1077
00:38:24,009 --> 00:38:26,120
we've got to be able to hold it up to 

1078
00:38:26,120 --> 00:38:28,342
ourselves , to the American people , to 

1079
00:38:28,342 --> 00:38:30,342
the Congress . It has to be able to 

1080
00:38:30,342 --> 00:38:29,970
survive the scrutiny and all the 

1081
00:38:29,970 --> 00:38:32,026
questions that are out there . So we 

1082
00:38:32,026 --> 00:38:33,914
know that we know everything that 

1083
00:38:33,914 --> 00:38:36,026
happened . And ah , and we hold folks 

1084
00:38:36,026 --> 00:38:38,137
accountable as need to be accountable 

1085
00:38:38,137 --> 00:38:39,914
and that we learn from it . The 

1086
00:38:39,914 --> 00:38:41,914
important thing is learned eso that 

1087
00:38:41,914 --> 00:38:43,970
going into the future , we're a much 

1088
00:38:43,970 --> 00:38:46,081
better organization either writ large 

1089
00:38:46,081 --> 00:38:48,248
but the Navy in particular . So , uh , 

1090
00:38:48,248 --> 00:38:50,470
we gotta let that play out . That's all 

1091
00:38:50,470 --> 00:38:52,303
say to that at this point . Last 

1092
00:38:52,303 --> 00:38:54,137
question here made it so for the 

1093
00:38:54,137 --> 00:38:57,430
chairman last one . Do you have an 

1094
00:38:57,430 --> 00:38:59,430
update on how far through the tears 

1095
00:38:59,430 --> 00:39:01,652
you've gotten in terms of getting all a 

1096
00:39:01,652 --> 00:39:03,819
tier one tier 2 to 3 tested ? How long 

1097
00:39:03,819 --> 00:39:05,930
that might take another The secretary 

1098
00:39:05,930 --> 00:39:07,874
as some of these states lift their 

1099
00:39:07,874 --> 00:39:10,041
shelter and place orders , what's your 

1100
00:39:10,041 --> 00:39:11,819
advice ? Not necessarily policy 

1101
00:39:11,819 --> 00:39:13,763
guidance , but advice for Garrison 

1102
00:39:13,763 --> 00:39:15,930
commanders who are trying to negotiate 

1103
00:39:15,930 --> 00:39:18,208
that in Texas , Georgia , Florida . So , 

1104
00:39:18,208 --> 00:39:20,910
in the first question for the strategic 

1105
00:39:20,910 --> 00:39:23,380
forces , you can rest assure that 

1106
00:39:23,390 --> 00:39:25,990
they're they're all squared away and 

1107
00:39:26,300 --> 00:39:28,467
radiance is there and they've all been 

1108
00:39:28,467 --> 00:39:30,467
tested on screen for covert . We're 

1109
00:39:30,467 --> 00:39:32,689
working our way through tier two . Tier 

1110
00:39:32,689 --> 00:39:34,800
two is a much larger population , and 

1111
00:39:34,800 --> 00:39:36,800
we're still working our way through 

1112
00:39:36,800 --> 00:39:40,530
that and on the the other question , 

1113
00:39:40,530 --> 00:39:42,641
Megan , what we're developing now and 

1114
00:39:42,641 --> 00:39:45,020
it's 80% there , if you will , is what 

1115
00:39:45,020 --> 00:39:47,076
that guidance will look like . We're 

1116
00:39:47,076 --> 00:39:49,131
gonna look at things on two levels . 

1117
00:39:49,131 --> 00:39:51,242
One is that states how the states air 

1118
00:39:51,242 --> 00:39:53,076
doing with regard to meeting the 

1119
00:39:53,076 --> 00:39:55,187
administration's guidelines . The CDC 

1120
00:39:55,187 --> 00:39:57,409
guidelines With regard opening . It's a 

1121
00:39:57,409 --> 00:39:59,409
14 day trend , down with etcetera . 

1122
00:39:59,409 --> 00:40:01,576
That's something that will not be made 

1123
00:40:01,576 --> 00:40:00,670
by installation commanders . We're 

1124
00:40:00,670 --> 00:40:02,726
going to elevate that some . So it's 

1125
00:40:02,726 --> 00:40:04,960
made it a state level because many of 

1126
00:40:04,960 --> 00:40:06,960
you know we have . We could have an 

1127
00:40:06,960 --> 00:40:09,860
Army base in 80 base or Air Force base 

1128
00:40:09,860 --> 00:40:12,060
in one state . So it's situations like 

1129
00:40:12,060 --> 00:40:14,116
that where you don't give God . It's 

1130
00:40:14,116 --> 00:40:16,227
all the way down , but you drop it to 

1131
00:40:16,227 --> 00:40:18,393
the lowest level capable , incompetent 

1132
00:40:18,393 --> 00:40:20,449
making at , so there will be a level 

1133
00:40:20,449 --> 00:40:20,140
which it will be made . A decision will 

1134
00:40:20,140 --> 00:40:22,196
be made at the state level . Then it 

1135
00:40:22,196 --> 00:40:23,973
will be another set of criteria 

1136
00:40:23,973 --> 00:40:26,084
guidelines , probably more more apt , 

1137
00:40:26,190 --> 00:40:28,190
by which the installation commander 

1138
00:40:28,190 --> 00:40:30,023
will have to apply at his or her 

1139
00:40:30,023 --> 00:40:32,079
installation because , as you said , 

1140
00:40:32,200 --> 00:40:34,367
you could be an installation one state 

1141
00:40:34,367 --> 00:40:36,478
of one part of Texas may be different 

1142
00:40:36,478 --> 00:40:36,410
than what they're experiencing . 

1143
00:40:36,410 --> 00:40:39,000
Another part of Texas just picking a 

1144
00:40:39,000 --> 00:40:42,280
random state . Eso a . To that point 

1145
00:40:42,280 --> 00:40:44,940
time , it'll be more of individual unit 

1146
00:40:44,950 --> 00:40:47,061
installation . Commander will have to 

1147
00:40:47,061 --> 00:40:48,950
make those decisions again , will 

1148
00:40:48,950 --> 00:40:51,006
provide clear guidelines . And those 

1149
00:40:51,006 --> 00:40:53,283
those two pillars , at least right now , 

1150
00:40:53,283 --> 00:40:53,200
will form the basis of how we start 

1151
00:40:53,200 --> 00:40:57,060
looking at lifting the extension of the 

1152
00:40:57,140 --> 00:40:59,251
travel restriction orders . And we'll 

1153
00:40:59,251 --> 00:41:01,362
provide that same type of criteria as 

1154
00:41:01,362 --> 00:41:03,418
we look overseas . It's a little bit 

1155
00:41:03,418 --> 00:41:05,584
more difficult , but we're going to do 

1156
00:41:05,584 --> 00:41:05,220
that as well . Again , we had a long 

1157
00:41:05,220 --> 00:41:07,164
conversation this morning with the 

1158
00:41:07,164 --> 00:41:09,053
service secretaries , the service 

1159
00:41:09,053 --> 00:41:11,220
chiefs and the combatant commanders on 

1160
00:41:11,220 --> 00:41:13,220
this to make sure we get it right . 

1161
00:41:13,220 --> 00:41:15,220
It's clear enough , and it's enough 

1162
00:41:15,220 --> 00:41:17,442
that we have good confidence that we're 

1163
00:41:17,442 --> 00:41:19,276
taking due diligence in terms of 

1164
00:41:19,276 --> 00:41:19,040
protecting our people . As we look at 

1165
00:41:19,040 --> 00:41:22,360
opening up this summer , I thought , 

1166
00:41:22,890 --> 00:41:24,500
OK , thank you all very much