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Good afternoon everybody and I hope you 

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all had a good thanksgiving holiday for 

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those of you are celebrating a happy 

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hanukkah to you as well . Um today I 

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brought dr mara Karlin with me to the 

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podium . Dr Carlin is performing the 

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duties of the deputy undersecretary of 

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defense for policy . And she will be 

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here to brief you on the global posture 

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review which has just been recently 

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completed . I know you've gotten some 

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background on that already , but Dr 

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Carl will be here to to take additional 

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questions and give you some context . 

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So I'm going to turn over the the 

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podium to her in in a minute . She'll 

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have a brief opening statement and then 

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I'll be moderating the Q . And A . As 

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we've done before , Please identify 

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yourself in your outlet before you ask 

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you a question and if you could limit 

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the follow ups , that will be helpful 

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so we can get as many questions into 

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her as possible . And then when dr 

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Carlin is complete and uh , and we've 

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run through our Q . And A . On the on 

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the global posture review . I'll come 

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back up to the podium . I have a few 

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other announcements to make and uh , 

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and can deal with the news of the day 

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and other issues for the remainder of 

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the time that we're together . So with 

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that Dr Carlin . All right , thanks 

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very much and thank you everyone for 

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joining us today . I would like to 

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announce that we have concluded the 

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global posture review or gpR I'll 

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provide some background on how we 

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conducted the review and highlight some 

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of its key outcomes . On february 4th 

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2021 President biden announced that 

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Secretary Austin will lead the global 

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posture review to align our overseas 

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military posture with his national 

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security guidance . Following several 

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months of analysis and close 

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coordination across the U . S . 

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Government , President biden recently 

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approved Secretary Austin's findings 

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and recommendations resulting from the 

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global posture review . It was a robust 

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interagency effort . The Department of 

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Defense led the GPR with participation 

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and guidance from the National Security 

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Director of National Intelligence . 

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Additionally , the department conducted 

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global posture review consultations 

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with our NATO allies , Australia , 

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and africa to ensure we were bringing 

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the full spectrum of views to the table . 

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The conclusion of the global posture 

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review comes at a key inflection point 

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as the department increases our focus 

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on china , reinforces our enduring 

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commitments to NATO and european 

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requirements in the Middle East 

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following the end of US force presence 

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in Afghanistan and refines our 

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strategic approach through the National 

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that this global posture review will 

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guidance released earlier this year . 

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States will lead with diplomacy . First 

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revitalize our unmatched network of 

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allies and partners and make smart and 

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guidance , the Global posture review 

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footprint along with the framework and 

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processes that govern our posture 

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assessments . The GpR developed near 

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consultations . The results of the 

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global posture review will serve as a 

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disciplining framework for the 

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department to match our posture to our 

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strategy with benefits accruing for 

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years to come , I'd now like to 

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outcomes by region . I'll note that of 

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consultations with allies and partners 

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consistent with the Secretary's focus 

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on china as our pacing challenge . The 

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priority reaching for the global 

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posture view was the indo pacific . The 

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global posture review directs 

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additional cooperation with allies and 

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north Korea . These initiatives include 

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and the pacific islands and planning 

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ministerial in september The Global 

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permanent stationing of a previously 

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and artillery division headquarters in 

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the republic of Korea , which the 

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department announced earlier this year . 

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Turning to europe . The global posture 

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review strengthens the combat credible 

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deterrent against Russian aggression in 

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europe and enables NATO forces to 

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operate more effectively based on an 

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assessment and a recommendation from 

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Secretary Austin in february 2021 

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active Duty force cap in Germany that 

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april 2021 secretary announced in 

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that D . O . D would permanently 

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total of 500 army personnel in Germany 

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Belgium and Germany that we will retain 

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consolidation plan . Finally , the 

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additional capabilities that will 

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which we will discuss with allies in 

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the near future . Turning to the Middle 

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assessed are evolving counterterrorism 

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at the Manama dialogue , we have global 

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us to make continuous changes to our 

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threat environment . In africa analysis 

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supporting several ongoing interagency 

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organizations to support our diplomatic 

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relief and counter narcotics missions . 

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duty posture continue to support us 

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the global posture view provided 

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national Defense strategy which will 

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shape how this administration connects 

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moving forward . The secretary is 

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priorities . Thank you very much with 

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airfield upgrades . So we're doing a 

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lot that will hopefully come to 

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fruition in the coming years . Thank 

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you gentlemen . Thank you . Has the 

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extended deterrence with our closest 

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anything to announce on changes 

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regarding it . Currently not changed 

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discussions in terms of changes to our 

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extended deterrence . I don't see any 

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problematic and irresponsible behavior . 

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topic of dialogue for the secretary 

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while he's in Seoul over the coming 

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days . So thank you Sylvie Lamontagne 

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from a FP you were speaking about 

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credible deterrent against Russia . But 

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if you don't say anything if it's 

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completely uh 

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classified , how can you have a 

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deterrence ? You don't say what you're 

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doing Thank you for that question . Uh 

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look as you know , we've made some 

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important shifts to our posture in 

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Europe really since 2014 when we saw 

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the Russians invade Crimea . Um and 

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those changes as part of the assessment 

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of the global posture review , we found 

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were were right that we were we had 

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made some really important investments , 

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Had deepened our cooperation and 

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collaboration with partner militaries 

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across Europe . Uh and and and so those 

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are those are worthwhile and those make 

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sense . And we want to continue those . 

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In fact , as I briefly noted some of 

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the bigger pieces of the global posture 

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review or the fact that we are not 

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moving 25,000 troops from Germany 

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indeed we are actually increasing 

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troops in Germany as the secretary 

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announced in Berlin in april I think 

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you're also getting though at this day 

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to day challenge that we're currently 

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enmeshed in where we see some pretty 

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worrisome behavior by President Putin . 

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his mind and know exactly what he's 

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planning . But the president has been 

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very clear about his desire for a 

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stable and predictable relationship 

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with Russia . And I think you've heard 

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from this entire uh inter agency 

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including of course the Secretary just 

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our our profound concern with what 

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appeared to be some really unhelpful 

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movements in the european theater . 

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Let's go to the phones idris I think 

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you're there . Thanks . I assume the 

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review is in some sort of report form . 

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How many pages is this report ? And 

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secondly um you mentioned Australia and 

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Guam a specific locations . Why did you 

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mention those two locations ? Is that 

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because that's the biggest thing to 

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come out of the review or I'm just 

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confused why why single those two out 

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while not giving details about other 

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countries . Great , thank you so much 

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address . Look , I think those were 

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notable which is why I cited those 

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specifically but I would of course 

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highlight that we're engaged in 

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consultations with our allies and 

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partners across the indo pacific and 

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while those were just examples of some 

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posture ships , you are no doubt 

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tracking that were also enhancing the 

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scope and the scale of our exercise 

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with allies exercises with allies and 

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partners across the region as well . As 

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you no doubt know injuries posture is 

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one piece of how we're thinking about 

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these relationships . Of course you all 

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will recall when the secretary was out 

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in the Philippines a couple months ago 

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and we had the Visiting forces 

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agreement signed , which provides just 

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a plethora of increased cooperation 

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between the militaries from the U . S . 

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And and the Philippines . You all no 

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doubt of course are also tracking the 

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Aucas deal which provides all sorts of 

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opportunities in terms of not just 

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deepening our cooperation with close 

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are close Al one of our closest allies 

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in the asia pacific but also helping to 

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knit together our european and our our 

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european allies and our indo pacific 

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allies . On your first point , idris 

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I'm not sure that it would be terribly 

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productive to get into the details . I 

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think probably you know , in terms of 

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of the length it is not a dissertation . 

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So hopefully it is sufficiently punchy 

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and pity that it will be internalized 

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by the department . Um and let me let 

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me pause there . If you have any other 

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thoughts on it . My name is Harry on 

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Alvarez and I work for T . P . A 

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african outlet . So can you give me a 

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little more detail on how the global 

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postural review will be function in 

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africa . And is the administration 

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thinking on increasing the funds that 

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they caught from african african 

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Command ? I'm sorry , I didn't catch 

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the second part of your question . Can 

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you say that one more time ? We know 

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that the previous administration cut 

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some funds in the African Command and 

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um I just want more details on how this 

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posture review will be functioned in 

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africa . And if the administration is 

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considering to increase the the funds 

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in the african command , Great , thank 

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you so much for that . Uh look this is 

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not sort of the end all be all on 

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posture around the world . The Global 

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force posture review came in trying to 

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do a baseline and trying to figure out 

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what's where , what is it doing ? I 

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think folks had seen that there were a 

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bunch of announcements Throughout 2020 

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of changes and the administration 

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wanted an understanding of of 

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effectively what we had , you know , 

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what was placed where in the effect 

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that it was having as I noted . Um but 

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it's a moment in time . And so I expect 

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that there will be follow on work and I 

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expect that that will include Africa 

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and I should note the Middle East as 

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well . Um So it will continue to evolve 

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frankly our posture needs to be tied to 

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our strategy and so especially I noted 

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that this is going to be a foundation 

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for the national defense strategy . Um 

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You know , it it will be important that 

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it it informs how we are taking these 

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approaches to challenges , whether it's 

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on the continent or challenges around 

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the world . Um so I think you will find 

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there's more there's more to come . I 

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should note though , that the more to 

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come very much includes very close 

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consultations with our allies and 

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partners around the world . We did 

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something like 75 consultations with 

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allies and partners . We wanted to 

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ensure that none of our allies and 

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partners learned about decisions or new 

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ideas um frankly from all of you , as 

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great as your work is , we wanted to 

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ensure that they had had the private 

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conversations with us first and that is 

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an approach you might recall , we 

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pledged when we pitched when we first 

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announced the global posture review and 

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I'm really heartened to know that we 

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were able to make that a reality . And 

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so as we kicked it off , we engaged in 

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consultations with allies and partners 

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around the world as we were going 

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through it , we did the same . And then 

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of course now as we've wrapped it up , 

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we we've we've done the same right , 

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thanks . Um did you talk about how the 

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Afghanistan withdrawal factored into 

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the review and did it free up resources 

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that are being used specifically in 

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other places such as the pacific or or 

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europe or africa . Thank you very much 

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for that . So the Afghanistan review 

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was really conducted through sort of a 

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separate interagency process , a 

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dedicated interagency process . It was 

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not part of the global global posture 

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review now that it is wrapped ? Of 

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course it is informing how we're 

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thinking about posture going forward , 

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whether it's how we think about over 

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the horizon posture , um as it relates 

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to the Middle East and South Asia , 

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whether it's how we think about the 

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violent extremist organization threat . 

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So I would say it is absolutely 

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informing it . But the global posture 

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review was quite discreet from the 

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Afghanistan decision making process . I 

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mean in terms of military resources , 

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obviously we had resources in 

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Afghanistan , they're not there anymore . 

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You have more resources at your 

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disposal . Can you dr direct line 

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between the withdrawal and being able 

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to do some of these other initiatives 

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and other areas . Thanks for that . You 

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know , at this time I'd say we're still 

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doing analysis looking at it . The as I 

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briefly mentioned , the Global posture 

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review is prescribing some further 

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analysis both on the Middle East and 

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africa . And I think that that the 

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Afghanistan withdrawal is is an 

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important piece of that . As we as we 

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try to understand exactly this great 

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point that you're getting at , you know , 

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what what are are their assets and 

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platforms freed up for their different 

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approaches . How do we how do we think 

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about that ? And obviously that's um 

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some somewhat fundamental given just 

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how long our presence was there , we'll 

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go to you and then to the phone . Go 

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ahead thank you . 

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I want to ask you about Taiwan , are 

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there any initiatives coming out of the 

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Gpr that we require coordination and 

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engagement with Taiwan will be poor . I 

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don't have anything to announce at this 

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time on that front . Can we go to the 

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phones , Sandman Radio Free Asia ? 

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Yes , thank you for taking my question . 

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I have a question about the threat from 

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North Korea . Uh So in GpR do you have 

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any specific field you gpr focused on 

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in terms of dealing with the North 

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korean threat in relate to that ? Do in 

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GPL do you considering to resumption of 

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roger scale joint military exercise 

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between U . S . And South Korea to 

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intense exercise ? I'm sorry I didn't 

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catch the very last sentence . Large 

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scale was it exercises you were saying 

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or the scale exercise between U . S . 

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And South Korea in terms of enhancing 

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exercise in GPR in in the pacific area . 

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Alright , thank you for that . So look 

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on the North Korea threat . Obviously 

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we remain profoundly concerned as as we 

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go through our National Defense 

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Strategy Review . Um you can imagine 

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that our understanding of that threat 

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is that's playing into it , I should 

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note um right now we're in the throes 

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of our National Defense Strategy Review , 

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our nuclear posture review and our 

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missile defense review . So reviews are 

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bound around the department at this 

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moment . We remain profoundly concerned 

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on on that front . Um I think we see 

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that our posture in South Korea is 

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robust and it is effective and so I 

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have no changes that that we would want 

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to announce at this time on on that 

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front . It is it's a it's a smart , 

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smart posture in terms of exercises um 

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the global posture , you did not look 

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at the issue of large scale global 

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exercises V C V South Korea back to the 

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phones again , heather from us and I 

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thanks um I know you mentioned focus a 

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little bit but I was wondering if you 

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could expand on how august um may 

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inform or may have informed the posture 

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review or how it will play out in the 

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posture review so much for that . Um 

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You know august is a great case study I 

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think of just how robust and meaningful 

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we can really make our alliances . Uh 

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and and so the you know , 

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one of the challenges is some sometimes 

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one might see a big initiative like the 

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rollout of the global posture review is 

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the end all be all , as I briefly noted , 

556
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it should not be and in fact one should 

557
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look holistically at all the things 

558
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that we are doing um to deal with the 

559
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evolving security environment . The 

560
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secretary has been pretty clear that 

561
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china is the pacing challenge and 

562
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there's a whole bunch of energy around 

563
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the department to realize his direction 

564
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on that front . And I would say the 

565
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august trilateral enhanced security 

566
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partnership , I think will enable all 

567
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sorts of different types of cooperation , 

568
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whether it's through exercises or 

569
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technology sharing . Um I think we 

570
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we've got no shortage of opportunities 

571
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on that front and as we push forward on 

572
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our various reviews , I think this will 

573
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become a real case study both for 

574
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opportunity and also to study for other 

575
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relationships . Hi um yeah , 

576
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so I am wondering you mentioned that 

577
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there will be improvements made in the 

578
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pacific to establish bases but I'm 

579
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wondering if you are if there's any new 

580
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projects that might be in place new 

581
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military facilities to allow for 

582
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instance , last year offered the US to 

583
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host and then to Travis's point um you 

584
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talk about there being new and improved , 

585
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sorry improvements and a shift towards 

586
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the pacific but are there any areas 

587
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that we're shifting away from to get 

588
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those resources to send them towards 

589
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the pacific . Great thank you for that . 

590
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Other than what I announced in my 

591
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opening remarks , I want I want to add 

592
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anything in terms of new changes in 

593
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terms of some of the shifts . Uh The 

594
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one example I might offer up is um in 

595
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the Middle East , what we saw is the 

596
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secretary made some made a decision a 

597
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couple months ago to redeploy some 

598
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errant missile defense assets uh from 

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the region these assets were on a heel 

600
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to toe rotation and frankly they were 

601
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beginning to suffer from some real 

602
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readiness challenges . You know , one 

603
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of the things we're trying to do with 

604
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this global posture view as I briefly 

605
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noted is this disciplining framework . 

606
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So maybe I'll spend a quick moment on 

607
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this disciplining framework . You know , 

608
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the idea is to help the department look 

609
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at various proposals and think also 

610
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about what effect do these have on 

611
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readiness ? What effect do they have on 

612
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our efforts to modernize the force ? So 

613
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to take just a hypothetical um part of 

614
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what the GpR will do is when a 

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commander comes forward and says I'd 

616
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like to set up new posture in X place 

617
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or Y place . What will now be able to 

618
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do uh in a really kind of rigorous and 

619
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thoughtful way is to try to think 

620
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through based on the guidance and 

621
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analysis from the global posture . 

622
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Review , what impact would this posture 

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have for our warfighting capabilities , 

624
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um how might the host nation be 

625
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amenable or not amenable to such a 

626
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change ? Um what are the resource trade 

627
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offs and that's looking across 

628
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geography of course , because we happen 

629
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to have , you know , all sorts of 

630
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competing demands um and really kinda 

631
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and and of course do we have the 

632
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sufficient agreements in place to to to 

633
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enable the change as well . So what 

634
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what it's going to allow is uh frankly 

635
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for all of us to staff the Secretary in 

636
00:24:47,690 --> 00:24:50,250
a more thoughtful and rigorous way so 

637
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that as he looks at various proposals 

638
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or recommendations , he's really able 

639
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to look across all of the opportunity , 

640
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costs and gains if you will uh and then 

641
00:25:00,800 --> 00:25:03,670
make a profoundly informed decision . 

642
00:25:05,440 --> 00:25:09,130
Of course . Hello Dr . two 

643
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things the on the enduring kind of 

644
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reviews that apparently the GPR directs 

645
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additional analysis regarding enduring 

646
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posture requirements in the Middle East 

647
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who specifically has to carry that out . 

648
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Like is that directed at one person to 

649
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do ? And is there a timeline ? Can you 

650
00:25:24,793 --> 00:25:24,510
give us any specifics when we might 

651
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actually hear some kind of anything on 

652
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that and then I won't follow up . Okay , 

653
00:25:28,954 --> 00:25:31,010
great . So it does absolutely direct 

654
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more work on the on the Middle East in 

655
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an effort to think through how that 

656
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security environment is shifting and 

657
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how and in what ways are posture does 

658
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or does not support it ? Obviously 

659
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we're deeply cognizant of this 

660
00:25:43,858 --> 00:25:46,080
department responsibility to defend our 

661
00:25:46,080 --> 00:25:48,136
vital national security interests as 

662
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they relate to the region , which as 

663
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you know , we have a very robust 

664
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presence in the Middle East right now , 

665
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tens of thousands of troops bases 

666
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scattered all all over the place . Um 

667
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And so the plan is uh now that the 

668
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global posture review is complete , 

669
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there will be an effort over the coming 

670
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months to try to do deeper analysis uh 

671
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and really really push through and see 

672
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um what more needs to be done . Um Are 

673
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there assets , are platforms that are 

674
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facing say readiness challenges like 

675
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the ones I had mentioned . Um Are there 

676
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other capabilities that might make more 

677
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sense or less sense in the region ? I 

678
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can't really give you a timeline other 

679
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than saying the coming months and is 

680
00:26:27,890 --> 00:26:29,890
there one person who's sort of been 

681
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directed to do that ? Is it is it you 

682
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or is it I mean who's doing it ? That's 

683
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a wonderful question . This I suspect 

684
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will be a I shouldn't say I suspect 

685
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this will be a collaborative efforts 

686
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with the Office of the Secretary of 

687
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Defense and the joint staff and we'll 

688
00:26:44,501 --> 00:26:46,790
we'll be able to help the secretary see 

689
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kind of some good analysis on how to 

690
00:26:48,846 --> 00:26:50,850
think through the options on on the 

691
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region and then just one follow up on 

692
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Caitlyn's , you mentioned the decrease 

693
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in the Middle East but what about 

694
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there's been some rumors all along all 

695
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this has been going on that there might 

696
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be some cuts in africa , there might be 

697
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some in South com are there any others 

698
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that we should be looking at in other 

699
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locations ? Even if you can't give us 

700
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specifics of what the units or people 

701
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or anything like that ? Is that 

702
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accurate ? That there will be cuts in 

703
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some other places ? I don't think 

704
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you'll see that right now , what I 

705
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expect the global posture review to do 

706
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this . Disciplining framework is that 

707
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over the next say 23 years or so as the 

708
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secretary is given a possible decisions 

709
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on where to plus up or where to cut 

710
00:27:30,440 --> 00:27:32,329
this framework will enable him to 

711
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really do that in a thoughtful and 

712
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rigorous way . So in some ways um I 

713
00:27:37,340 --> 00:27:39,396
think the answer to your question is 

714
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that the posture changes may may 

715
00:27:43,240 --> 00:27:45,184
may end up being a little bit of a 

716
00:27:45,184 --> 00:27:47,073
lagging indicator as our strategy 

717
00:27:47,073 --> 00:27:48,073
somewhat shifts 

718
00:27:51,170 --> 00:27:53,810
Courtney and Caitlyn questions the very 

719
00:27:53,810 --> 00:27:55,630
beginning you said there were 

720
00:27:55,650 --> 00:27:58,330
geographic portrayed off in other words 

721
00:27:58,330 --> 00:28:00,630
that he says to me , trade offs have 

722
00:28:00,630 --> 00:28:02,852
been made yet . What Courtney has asked 

723
00:28:02,852 --> 00:28:05,019
is can you tell us about some of those 

724
00:28:05,019 --> 00:28:06,797
and you you be mirrored on that 

725
00:28:06,800 --> 00:28:09,620
response . Could you please uh give us 

726
00:28:09,620 --> 00:28:11,564
some examples of the ones that are 

727
00:28:11,564 --> 00:28:13,731
already made and not the ones that may 

728
00:28:13,731 --> 00:28:15,731
be made two or three years down the 

729
00:28:15,731 --> 00:28:17,842
road , please . Thank you . Thank you 

730
00:28:17,842 --> 00:28:17,360
very much . Well I think I I gave you a 

731
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pretty decent case study in the example 

732
00:28:19,630 --> 00:28:22,000
of the um the air missile defense 

733
00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:23,667
assets from the Middle East . 

734
00:28:25,990 --> 00:28:27,880
And I appreciate what the review 

735
00:28:27,880 --> 00:28:30,047
suggests of the of the trade offs that 

736
00:28:30,047 --> 00:28:32,960
you alluded to in the beginning . So as 

737
00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:35,016
you've probably heard me say for the 

738
00:28:35,016 --> 00:28:36,960
last 30 minutes or so , the global 

739
00:28:36,960 --> 00:28:39,470
posture review has in many ways had at 

740
00:28:39,470 --> 00:28:41,540
key strategic moments . Pieces of it 

741
00:28:41,540 --> 00:28:44,080
have come out . Right , So we had the 

742
00:28:44,080 --> 00:28:46,191
announcement that we weren't going to 

743
00:28:46,191 --> 00:28:48,250
withdraw 25,000 folks from Germany , 

744
00:28:48,340 --> 00:28:51,340
the Secretary in april the Osman in 

745
00:28:51,340 --> 00:28:54,350
september and so some notable pieces of 

746
00:28:54,350 --> 00:28:56,294
course the air and missile defense 

747
00:28:56,294 --> 00:28:58,239
assets in the Middle East over the 

748
00:28:58,239 --> 00:29:00,350
summer . So you've had pieces of this 

749
00:29:00,350 --> 00:29:02,294
actually already happened . Um And 

750
00:29:02,294 --> 00:29:04,461
really now this is kind of drawing the 

751
00:29:04,461 --> 00:29:06,517
chalk line for this moment on global 

752
00:29:06,517 --> 00:29:07,770
posture ? Mhm . 

753
00:29:10,590 --> 00:29:13,790
Agency doctor based on your analysis , 

754
00:29:13,790 --> 00:29:15,957
do you think that the U . S . Military 

755
00:29:15,957 --> 00:29:17,957
is still capable to fight two major 

756
00:29:17,957 --> 00:29:19,846
conflicts into different separate 

757
00:29:21,640 --> 00:29:24,300
theaters ? It has , has there been any 

758
00:29:24,300 --> 00:29:26,580
references to that doctrine in the 

759
00:29:26,590 --> 00:29:28,534
global posture review ? The global 

760
00:29:28,534 --> 00:29:30,534
posture review did not look at that 

761
00:29:30,534 --> 00:29:33,740
issue . And and your thought like about 

762
00:29:33,740 --> 00:29:35,573
is the U . S . Military is still 

763
00:29:35,573 --> 00:29:37,740
capable to fight two major wars as you 

764
00:29:37,740 --> 00:29:40,250
are making changes ? The were in the 

765
00:29:40,250 --> 00:29:42,472
throes of the National Defense Strategy 

766
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Review . As I noted as you know of 

767
00:29:44,417 --> 00:29:46,583
course the force planning construct is 

768
00:29:46,583 --> 00:29:48,361
always a fundamental piece of a 

769
00:29:48,361 --> 00:29:50,583
national Defense Strategy review . What 

770
00:29:50,583 --> 00:29:52,750
I would say right now is we still have 

771
00:29:52,750 --> 00:29:54,972
the most capable military in the entire 

772
00:29:54,972 --> 00:29:57,660
world . Uh And and given that you know , 

773
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I expect that as we pull together the 

774
00:29:59,771 --> 00:30:01,716
strategy review as the budget gets 

775
00:30:01,716 --> 00:30:03,660
pulled together um over the coming 

776
00:30:03,660 --> 00:30:05,771
months there will be some real effort 

777
00:30:05,771 --> 00:30:07,771
to ensure that should the president 

778
00:30:07,771 --> 00:30:09,771
want options on the various threats 

779
00:30:09,771 --> 00:30:11,938
that keep us all up at night . Uh This 

780
00:30:11,938 --> 00:30:14,160
department will be able to meaningfully 

781
00:30:14,160 --> 00:30:16,810
hand him realistic options . Got time 

782
00:30:16,810 --> 00:30:18,866
for a couple more . I go back to the 

783
00:30:18,866 --> 00:30:18,860
film's Jared . 

784
00:30:22,640 --> 00:30:24,973
Hi dr Carlin , thank you for doing this . 

785
00:30:24,973 --> 00:30:27,480
Um Did Defense Secretary Austin have 

786
00:30:27,480 --> 00:30:29,536
the chance to discuss the results of 

787
00:30:29,536 --> 00:30:31,758
the global posture review with Arab and 

788
00:30:31,758 --> 00:30:33,980
gulf allies in Manama . And if so , can 

789
00:30:33,980 --> 00:30:36,147
you comment on their response ? Was it 

790
00:30:36,147 --> 00:30:38,950
positive ? And can we expect a shift 

791
00:30:38,950 --> 00:30:40,728
from the conventional overmatch 

792
00:30:40,728 --> 00:30:42,728
approach in the gulf uh in the near 

793
00:30:42,728 --> 00:30:44,617
future or more consultations with 

794
00:30:44,617 --> 00:30:46,839
regional allies needed for that ? Thank 

795
00:30:46,839 --> 00:30:48,839
you very much . The secretary had a 

796
00:30:48,839 --> 00:30:51,006
very productive trip to the gulf about 

797
00:30:51,006 --> 00:30:53,117
two weeks or so . If you have not had 

798
00:30:53,117 --> 00:30:55,006
an opportunity to read his Manama 

799
00:30:55,006 --> 00:30:57,172
dialogue speech , I strongly recommend 

800
00:30:57,172 --> 00:30:59,506
that you do . Uh And as you can imagine , 

801
00:30:59,506 --> 00:31:01,728
while I won't get into specifics of the 

802
00:31:01,728 --> 00:31:03,728
discussions that he had um with the 

803
00:31:03,728 --> 00:31:05,950
various partners in the region . Um you 

804
00:31:05,950 --> 00:31:08,172
know , the role that our military plays 

805
00:31:08,172 --> 00:31:10,339
in the region was was was of course um 

806
00:31:10,339 --> 00:31:13,480
a topic of discussion in terms of the 

807
00:31:13,490 --> 00:31:15,657
question you were talking about of how 

808
00:31:15,657 --> 00:31:17,879
we're kind of working with our with our 

809
00:31:17,879 --> 00:31:19,934
partners . You know , one point that 

810
00:31:19,934 --> 00:31:22,101
the secretary drove home in his Manama 

811
00:31:22,101 --> 00:31:24,323
speech was how important it is not just 

812
00:31:24,323 --> 00:31:26,657
for us capabilities to be in the region . 

813
00:31:26,657 --> 00:31:28,823
And those are quite robust of course , 

814
00:31:28,823 --> 00:31:30,990
but also how important it is to really 

815
00:31:30,990 --> 00:31:33,101
knit together our partners across the 

816
00:31:33,101 --> 00:31:35,157
region as well . And that is an area 

817
00:31:35,157 --> 00:31:37,212
especially as we look at the various 

818
00:31:37,212 --> 00:31:39,520
threats in the region , say the issue 

819
00:31:39,520 --> 00:31:43,310
of unmanned um unmanned systems um 

820
00:31:43,320 --> 00:31:45,480
that's an area where I think working 

821
00:31:45,480 --> 00:31:48,140
together our partners and with our 

822
00:31:48,140 --> 00:31:50,307
capabilities of course can really have 

823
00:31:50,307 --> 00:31:53,710
an outsized role . Just a couple more 

824
00:31:55,040 --> 00:31:58,360
Kristina Anderson . A WPS News . Um , 

825
00:31:59,140 --> 00:32:02,190
so there's an emerging discussion of 

826
00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:05,050
about space access , equity and space 

827
00:32:05,050 --> 00:32:07,550
access and I'm wondering if the global 

828
00:32:07,550 --> 00:32:10,150
posture review because uh space access 

829
00:32:10,150 --> 00:32:12,320
is heavily dependent of course , on 

830
00:32:12,330 --> 00:32:14,830
defense and security and space . So 

831
00:32:14,830 --> 00:32:17,430
that brings up the question of how 

832
00:32:17,430 --> 00:32:19,597
we're approaching that with our allies 

833
00:32:19,597 --> 00:32:21,708
and partners . Whether we're actively 

834
00:32:21,708 --> 00:32:23,763
pursuing that . Does the GpR look at 

835
00:32:23,763 --> 00:32:25,986
that piece ? That's my question . Thank 

836
00:32:25,986 --> 00:32:28,152
you for that . So the GPR did not look 

837
00:32:28,152 --> 00:32:30,210
at space or cyber or nuclear . Uh it 

838
00:32:30,210 --> 00:32:32,710
just it didn't look at those domains . 

839
00:32:32,720 --> 00:32:35,630
Um for various reasons , I would know 

840
00:32:35,630 --> 00:32:37,574
nuclear for example , we're in the 

841
00:32:37,574 --> 00:32:39,797
throes of a nuclear posture review . Um 

842
00:32:39,797 --> 00:32:41,908
so we didn't really need needed to do 

843
00:32:41,908 --> 00:32:45,280
that on the space front . However , um 

844
00:32:45,290 --> 00:32:48,310
I expect that as we complete the 

845
00:32:48,310 --> 00:32:50,643
national defense strategy , you'll hear , 

846
00:32:50,643 --> 00:32:52,866
you'll hear more more in particular and 

847
00:32:52,866 --> 00:32:54,810
how we're thinking about the space 

848
00:32:54,810 --> 00:32:57,040
domain . It is absolutely a topic um 

849
00:32:57,040 --> 00:32:59,330
with our closest allies and partners . 

850
00:32:59,340 --> 00:33:02,160
Whether it's how we think about um kind 

851
00:33:02,160 --> 00:33:04,520
of rules and norms as relates to space 

852
00:33:04,530 --> 00:33:07,900
or if we see say recent case studies of 

853
00:33:07,900 --> 00:33:09,511
countries may be engaging in 

854
00:33:09,511 --> 00:33:11,622
irresponsible behavior in space . How 

855
00:33:11,622 --> 00:33:13,733
we might think about that and what we 

856
00:33:13,733 --> 00:33:16,720
might do about it . Good Tony Capacity 

857
00:33:16,720 --> 00:33:18,831
with a couple of things on the in the 

858
00:33:18,831 --> 00:33:20,942
fiscal 23 budget . How long will some 

859
00:33:20,942 --> 00:33:23,120
of this play out where we see military 

860
00:33:23,120 --> 00:33:24,898
construction funds for Guam and 

861
00:33:24,898 --> 00:33:27,860
Australia beefed up purchases possibly 

862
00:33:27,870 --> 00:33:29,870
patriot missiles that you say we're 

863
00:33:29,870 --> 00:33:31,981
having readiness issues in the Middle 

864
00:33:31,981 --> 00:33:34,037
East that had to be moved . How will 

865
00:33:34,037 --> 00:33:36,370
some of this be reflected in the budget ? 

866
00:33:36,370 --> 00:33:35,620
And then I had an overall question . 

867
00:33:35,740 --> 00:33:37,573
Great thank you for raising that 

868
00:33:37,573 --> 00:33:39,796
because of course if our budget doesn't 

869
00:33:39,796 --> 00:33:41,796
reflect our strategy , we have some 

870
00:33:41,796 --> 00:33:43,962
real challenges . We are in the throes 

871
00:33:43,962 --> 00:33:46,129
of building our budget right now . And 

872
00:33:46,129 --> 00:33:48,351
I would say the global posture view has 

873
00:33:48,351 --> 00:33:50,684
absolutely informed those conversations . 

874
00:33:50,684 --> 00:33:52,907
And so I hope that as it comes together 

875
00:33:52,970 --> 00:33:55,040
and is published , you'll be able to 

876
00:33:55,040 --> 00:33:57,760
point and see some kind of a down 

877
00:33:57,760 --> 00:34:00,050
payment on some important pieces there . 

878
00:34:00,060 --> 00:34:02,227
Earlier today we had a briefing from a 

879
00:34:02,227 --> 00:34:04,338
senior defense official . The stories 

880
00:34:04,338 --> 00:34:06,504
that have emerged largely have said no 

881
00:34:06,504 --> 00:34:08,282
change , no major change in the 

882
00:34:08,282 --> 00:34:10,410
pentagon forces in the pacific if I'm 

883
00:34:10,410 --> 00:34:12,490
china from the Fellas Minister of 

884
00:34:12,490 --> 00:34:14,657
Propaganda or whatever . And I look at 

885
00:34:14,657 --> 00:34:16,823
that . What do I take from where those 

886
00:34:16,823 --> 00:34:19,101
stories ? Is that an accurate headline ? 

887
00:34:19,101 --> 00:34:21,379
No major changes at this point . The U . 

888
00:34:21,379 --> 00:34:23,601
S . Forces in the pacific thank you for 

889
00:34:23,601 --> 00:34:25,840
that . I'd say we have a much more 

890
00:34:25,840 --> 00:34:27,896
robust understanding of the baseline 

891
00:34:27,896 --> 00:34:30,340
and a thoughtful , rigorous 

892
00:34:30,350 --> 00:34:33,200
disciplinary framework to help us get 

893
00:34:33,210 --> 00:34:36,690
after how strategy changes will need to 

894
00:34:36,700 --> 00:34:38,750
shape posture . I think on the indo 

895
00:34:38,750 --> 00:34:42,180
pacific this is kind of a 

896
00:34:42,190 --> 00:34:44,540
um we're turning we're we're moving the 

897
00:34:44,540 --> 00:34:46,540
needle a bit . And what I'd like to 

898
00:34:46,540 --> 00:34:48,596
think is over the coming years , you 

899
00:34:48,596 --> 00:34:50,929
will see that needle move more and more . 

900
00:34:51,040 --> 00:34:53,262
You blew off the Taiwan question pretty 

901
00:34:53,262 --> 00:34:55,429
quickly . Perfunctory answer I need to 

902
00:34:55,429 --> 00:34:57,540
ask you though , is that reflected at 

903
00:34:57,540 --> 00:34:59,540
all in the seeking greater regional 

904
00:34:59,540 --> 00:35:01,318
access for military partnership 

905
00:35:01,318 --> 00:35:03,262
activities , beefing up training , 

906
00:35:03,262 --> 00:35:05,870
presence in Taiwan . That that is not a 

907
00:35:05,870 --> 00:35:08,092
piece that I've got to announce today . 

908
00:35:08,140 --> 00:35:10,251
Okay , thank you . Thanks very much . 

909
00:35:10,251 --> 00:35:11,973
All right , thanks very much . 

910
00:35:14,140 --> 00:35:15,140
Mhm . 

911
00:35:26,740 --> 00:35:29,130
Okay , just a couple of things to start 

912
00:35:29,130 --> 00:35:32,610
off with . Um I think as you know , we 

913
00:35:32,620 --> 00:35:34,840
announced on friday tomorrow morning 

914
00:35:34,930 --> 00:35:38,240
Secretary will depart for south Korea 

915
00:35:38,240 --> 00:35:40,470
to meet his two senior government 

916
00:35:40,470 --> 00:35:42,637
leaders there and as well as visit our 

917
00:35:42,637 --> 00:35:44,960
troops in Korea ah he will meet with 

918
00:35:44,960 --> 00:35:47,150
the south korean Minister of Defense 

919
00:35:47,160 --> 00:35:50,610
said look for the 53rd US Republic of 

920
00:35:50,610 --> 00:35:52,721
Korea security consultative meeting . 

921
00:35:52,930 --> 00:35:54,874
As I said , he'll have a chance to 

922
00:35:54,874 --> 00:35:56,930
visit with troops on the peninsula . 

923
00:35:56,930 --> 00:35:58,763
This annual meeting has played a 

924
00:35:58,763 --> 00:36:00,930
pivotal role in the development of the 

925
00:36:00,930 --> 00:36:02,763
US rok alliance . Both sides are 

926
00:36:02,763 --> 00:36:04,652
expected to pledge to continue to 

927
00:36:04,652 --> 00:36:06,874
develop the alliance , which we believe 

928
00:36:06,874 --> 00:36:09,041
is the linchpin of peace and stability 

929
00:36:09,041 --> 00:36:11,152
on the korean peninsula and of course 

930
00:36:11,152 --> 00:36:12,930
in Northeast AsIA in a mutually 

931
00:36:12,930 --> 00:36:15,097
reinforcing and future oriented manner 

932
00:36:15,097 --> 00:36:17,263
Following the SCM , The secretary will 

933
00:36:17,263 --> 00:36:19,430
travel to California , he will deliver 

934
00:36:19,430 --> 00:36:22,470
a keynote address at the 2021 Reagan 

935
00:36:22,470 --> 00:36:24,692
national Defense forum in Simi Valley . 

936
00:36:24,692 --> 00:36:26,748
His speech is going to highlight his 

937
00:36:26,748 --> 00:36:29,620
vision uh for uh , the people's 

938
00:36:29,620 --> 00:36:31,731
Republic of china as the department's 

939
00:36:31,731 --> 00:36:33,731
top pacing challenge . And he'll be 

940
00:36:33,731 --> 00:36:35,950
able to also discuss in some more 

941
00:36:35,950 --> 00:36:37,810
detail integrated deterrents , 

942
00:36:37,810 --> 00:36:39,977
cooperation with allies and partners , 

943
00:36:39,977 --> 00:36:41,930
the crucial role of investments in 

944
00:36:41,940 --> 00:36:44,180
technology and innovation and working 

945
00:36:44,180 --> 00:36:47,470
with industry partners and Congress in 

946
00:36:47,470 --> 00:36:49,692
the context of the forthcoming National 

947
00:36:49,692 --> 00:36:51,637
Defense Strategy , which dr Karlin 

948
00:36:51,637 --> 00:36:54,180
talked about . Um then I have another 

949
00:36:54,190 --> 00:36:57,190
short announcement . The secretary has 

950
00:36:57,190 --> 00:36:59,880
directed today a review of the civilian 

951
00:36:59,880 --> 00:37:01,824
casualty incident that occurred on 

952
00:37:01,824 --> 00:37:05,250
March 18 , in bag goose Syria . 

953
00:37:06,400 --> 00:37:08,233
This review will be conducted by 

954
00:37:08,233 --> 00:37:10,456
General Michael Garrett , the commander 

955
00:37:10,456 --> 00:37:12,650
of US Army forces command . He will 

956
00:37:12,650 --> 00:37:14,650
review the reports of investigation 

957
00:37:14,650 --> 00:37:17,350
already conducted into that Incident 

958
00:37:17,360 --> 00:37:19,520
and will conduct further inquiry into 

959
00:37:19,520 --> 00:37:21,687
the facts and circumstances-related to 

960
00:37:21,687 --> 00:37:23,798
it . He will have 90 days to complete 

961
00:37:23,798 --> 00:37:26,020
this inquiry . The inquiry will include 

962
00:37:26,020 --> 00:37:28,131
an assessment of the following things 

963
00:37:28,131 --> 00:37:30,242
the civilian casualties that resulted 

964
00:37:30,242 --> 00:37:32,464
from the incident , compliance with the 

965
00:37:32,464 --> 00:37:34,687
law of war record keeping and reporting 

966
00:37:34,687 --> 00:37:36,750
procedures . Whether mitigation 

967
00:37:36,750 --> 00:37:38,528
measures identified in previous 

968
00:37:38,528 --> 00:37:40,690
investigations into the incident were 

969
00:37:40,690 --> 00:37:42,579
in fact implemented effectively . 

970
00:37:42,930 --> 00:37:45,041
Whether accountability measures would 

971
00:37:45,041 --> 00:37:47,208
be appropriate . And finally , whether 

972
00:37:47,208 --> 00:37:49,208
authorities procedures or processes 

973
00:37:49,208 --> 00:37:51,263
should be altered . And again , that 

974
00:37:51,263 --> 00:37:53,630
report is supposed to be due in 90 days 

975
00:37:53,630 --> 00:37:55,463
from now . Well , that will take 

976
00:37:55,463 --> 00:37:58,430
questions Bob . Thank you . Um , 

977
00:37:59,230 --> 00:38:01,660
Secretary Austin has replied to the 

978
00:38:01,670 --> 00:38:04,050
Oklahoma Governor's denying his request 

979
00:38:04,050 --> 00:38:06,210
that they exempt the exempt from the 

980
00:38:06,400 --> 00:38:09,450
vaccine mandate . Um and when she says 

981
00:38:09,450 --> 00:38:11,506
that if they failed to comply , they 

982
00:38:11,506 --> 00:38:13,561
would jeopardize their status in the 

983
00:38:13,561 --> 00:38:15,728
National Guard . I'm wondering what if 

984
00:38:15,728 --> 00:38:18,006
you could elaborate on what that means , 

985
00:38:18,006 --> 00:38:20,339
how that would work . And also secondly , 

986
00:38:20,339 --> 00:38:22,339
have you got any other request from 

987
00:38:22,339 --> 00:38:24,561
other governors for this ? There's been 

988
00:38:24,561 --> 00:38:26,839
no other requests from other governors . 

989
00:38:26,839 --> 00:38:26,610
No similar concerns expressed by any 

990
00:38:26,610 --> 00:38:30,590
other governor ? Uh similar to that of 

991
00:38:30,800 --> 00:38:33,740
the Oklahoma governor , I would point 

992
00:38:33,740 --> 00:38:35,684
you to the National Guard for more 

993
00:38:35,684 --> 00:38:37,796
specifics about how they manage these 

994
00:38:37,796 --> 00:38:40,440
processes bob but in general by not 

995
00:38:40,920 --> 00:38:42,864
taking the vaccine , therefore not 

996
00:38:42,864 --> 00:38:44,531
meeting a mandatory readiness 

997
00:38:44,531 --> 00:38:46,476
requirement . An individual in the 

998
00:38:46,476 --> 00:38:48,476
National Guard could put a jeopardy 

999
00:38:48,476 --> 00:38:50,587
their ability to continue to serve in 

1000
00:38:50,587 --> 00:38:52,753
the National Guard National Guard , as 

1001
00:38:52,753 --> 00:38:54,809
you know , even under title 30 32 is 

1002
00:38:54,809 --> 00:38:56,920
funded by the Federal government . So 

1003
00:38:56,920 --> 00:38:56,650
training operations that come under 

1004
00:38:56,650 --> 00:38:59,640
title 32 much less title 10 come under 

1005
00:38:59,640 --> 00:39:02,300
the Secretary's purview . So one could 

1006
00:39:02,300 --> 00:39:04,730
elect not to take the vaccine of course . 

1007
00:39:04,990 --> 00:39:07,050
But then you would be putting at 

1008
00:39:07,050 --> 00:39:09,106
jeopardy your ability to stay in the 

1009
00:39:09,106 --> 00:39:11,328
National Guard , which is you know , is 

1010
00:39:11,328 --> 00:39:13,106
also a component of the reserve 

1011
00:39:13,106 --> 00:39:15,217
component in the in the Total Force . 

1012
00:39:15,217 --> 00:39:17,217
But as to the specifics of how that 

1013
00:39:17,217 --> 00:39:19,328
would play out . I would refer you in 

1014
00:39:19,328 --> 00:39:21,494
this case specifically to the Oklahoma 

1015
00:39:21,494 --> 00:39:21,180
National Guard to speak to . In other 

1016
00:39:21,180 --> 00:39:23,840
words , they would be denied Training 

1017
00:39:23,850 --> 00:39:26,017
opportunities . It wouldn't be allowed 

1018
00:39:26,017 --> 00:39:28,183
to train , they wouldn't be allowed to 

1019
00:39:28,183 --> 00:39:30,183
drill , they wouldn't be allowed to 

1020
00:39:30,183 --> 00:39:32,406
contribute to operations under title 10 

1021
00:39:32,406 --> 00:39:34,630
or title 32 . Um that could lead to 

1022
00:39:34,640 --> 00:39:36,800
potential decertification of their 

1023
00:39:36,800 --> 00:39:40,580
skill sets , whatever that is in . Of 

1024
00:39:40,580 --> 00:39:42,802
course that would then could lead to no 

1025
00:39:42,802 --> 00:39:44,691
longer being able to serve in the 

1026
00:39:44,691 --> 00:39:48,670
National Guard . Secretary 

1027
00:39:48,670 --> 00:39:50,960
Austin trapped , traveled to the south 

1028
00:39:50,960 --> 00:39:54,640
Korea . What will be the main agenda 

1029
00:39:54,650 --> 00:39:57,510
for this meeting ? I mean , there's a 

1030
00:39:57,510 --> 00:40:00,190
lot to talk about as you know , this is 

1031
00:40:00,190 --> 00:40:01,912
a yearly , this is an annual , 

1032
00:40:02,010 --> 00:40:04,330
basically a Defense ministerial 

1033
00:40:04,330 --> 00:40:06,497
Secretary is very much looking forward 

1034
00:40:06,497 --> 00:40:08,620
to it . Um and uh there'll be a wide 

1035
00:40:08,620 --> 00:40:10,953
range of things to talk about I suspect . 

1036
00:40:10,953 --> 00:40:13,064
Um they will certainly talk about the 

1037
00:40:13,064 --> 00:40:15,570
continued challenges in the north um 

1038
00:40:15,570 --> 00:40:18,090
and the alliance's posture at large , I 

1039
00:40:18,090 --> 00:40:21,000
think you can , I would expect them to 

1040
00:40:21,000 --> 00:40:23,056
have discussions about china and the 

1041
00:40:23,056 --> 00:40:25,167
pacing challenge that china continues 

1042
00:40:25,167 --> 00:40:28,060
to pose in the region . Um I absolutely 

1043
00:40:28,060 --> 00:40:30,280
expect that op con the operational 

1044
00:40:30,280 --> 00:40:33,930
control will be discussed and uh as I 

1045
00:40:33,930 --> 00:40:36,230
said in uh you know , at the at the 

1046
00:40:36,230 --> 00:40:39,380
outset , we uh we look forward to them 

1047
00:40:39,390 --> 00:40:42,930
being able to to um to reach agreement 

1048
00:40:42,940 --> 00:40:46,940
on um finding 

1049
00:40:46,950 --> 00:40:49,080
commonality on the final operational 

1050
00:40:49,080 --> 00:40:52,010
capability of the of op con um an 

1051
00:40:52,010 --> 00:40:54,920
assessment of that uh next year . So 

1052
00:40:54,920 --> 00:40:58,290
there's a lot to talk about . I would 

1053
00:40:58,290 --> 00:41:00,590
also add , there's also opportunities 

1054
00:41:01,010 --> 00:41:03,010
and I think the Secretary will take 

1055
00:41:03,010 --> 00:41:04,788
advantage of them to talk about 

1056
00:41:04,788 --> 00:41:06,732
trilateral cooperation between the 

1057
00:41:06,732 --> 00:41:08,843
United States , Japan and South Korea 

1058
00:41:08,843 --> 00:41:11,500
as well on the transport of come to 

1059
00:41:11,500 --> 00:41:14,430
South Korea would be based on 

1060
00:41:14,430 --> 00:41:17,460
conditions you say that when they 

1061
00:41:17,460 --> 00:41:21,310
expect the full conditions to be 

1062
00:41:21,310 --> 00:41:23,620
made . Yeah , I don't have a date 

1063
00:41:23,620 --> 00:41:25,940
certain to to speak to jenny . As you 

1064
00:41:25,940 --> 00:41:28,270
know . Uh popcorn transition remains 

1065
00:41:28,270 --> 00:41:30,159
conditions based , as you noted , 

1066
00:41:30,159 --> 00:41:32,326
consistent with the bilaterally agreed 

1067
00:41:32,326 --> 00:41:34,437
upon conditions that were articulated 

1068
00:41:34,437 --> 00:41:36,659
in the transition plan itself . Um , so 

1069
00:41:36,659 --> 00:41:38,659
we're committed to continue to work 

1070
00:41:38,659 --> 00:41:40,770
closely with the Republic of Korea to 

1071
00:41:40,770 --> 00:41:42,826
ensure that all those conditions for 

1072
00:41:42,826 --> 00:41:44,881
afcon are met and there are alliance 

1073
00:41:44,881 --> 00:41:47,103
remains as interoperable and as capable 

1074
00:41:47,103 --> 00:41:48,937
as possible . Any discussions or 

1075
00:41:48,937 --> 00:41:51,048
decisions about APC on itself will be 

1076
00:41:51,048 --> 00:41:53,326
made inside the rubric of the alliance . 

1077
00:41:53,326 --> 00:41:55,214
I don't have anything to announce 

1078
00:41:55,214 --> 00:41:57,700
specifically today . The United States 

1079
00:41:57,710 --> 00:42:00,640
evaluate that the South Korea has 

1080
00:42:01,300 --> 00:42:05,280
necessarily capability to responded 

1081
00:42:05,290 --> 00:42:08,600
to the North korean nuclear and missile 

1082
00:42:08,710 --> 00:42:12,600
threat . Is there can be a also 

1083
00:42:12,610 --> 00:42:15,350
conditions for the , I think that all 

1084
00:42:15,350 --> 00:42:17,350
the conditions are laid down in the 

1085
00:42:17,350 --> 00:42:19,572
transition plan . I'd point you to that 

1086
00:42:19,572 --> 00:42:21,794
we've made progress towards con there's 

1087
00:42:21,794 --> 00:42:24,017
no question about that , but we believe 

1088
00:42:24,017 --> 00:42:26,239
there's more work to do . One thing you 

1089
00:42:26,239 --> 00:42:28,350
didn't mention was the declaration of 

1090
00:42:28,350 --> 00:42:30,517
the end of the korean war that there's 

1091
00:42:30,517 --> 00:42:32,461
been a lot of korean press talking 

1092
00:42:32,461 --> 00:42:34,628
about progress in that around in terms 

1093
00:42:34,628 --> 00:42:36,794
of discussions ? A lot of people would 

1094
00:42:36,794 --> 00:42:38,906
care about that and what's the status 

1095
00:42:38,906 --> 00:42:41,017
of that ? Is it possible that will be 

1096
00:42:41,017 --> 00:42:43,239
announced this week ? I don't expect an 

1097
00:42:43,239 --> 00:42:45,239
announcement on that Tony we remain 

1098
00:42:45,239 --> 00:42:47,406
committed to achieving peace of course 

1099
00:42:47,406 --> 00:42:49,183
on the korean peninsula through 

1100
00:42:49,183 --> 00:42:51,294
dialogue and diplomacy with The north 

1101
00:42:51,294 --> 00:42:53,517
uh to this end I think you're gonna see 

1102
00:42:53,517 --> 00:42:56,330
us continued to seek engagement with 

1103
00:42:56,340 --> 00:42:58,420
the DPRK as part of a calibrated 

1104
00:42:58,420 --> 00:43:01,330
practical approach . Uh that will try 

1105
00:43:01,330 --> 00:43:03,163
to achieve some sort of tangible 

1106
00:43:03,163 --> 00:43:05,108
progress . But uh I don't have any 

1107
00:43:05,108 --> 00:43:07,219
announcements on that you announce to 

1108
00:43:07,219 --> 00:43:09,441
Syria 90 Syria review . What impact did 

1109
00:43:09,441 --> 00:43:11,780
the Pentagon's Inspector General report 

1110
00:43:11,800 --> 00:43:14,022
that was sent up to the secretary about 

1111
00:43:14,022 --> 00:43:16,244
three weeks ago controlled unclassified 

1112
00:43:16,244 --> 00:43:18,640
report on on centcom's handling of the 

1113
00:43:18,650 --> 00:43:21,820
law of war allegations buried in there . 

1114
00:43:22,600 --> 00:43:24,767
Is there handling their mishandling of 

1115
00:43:24,767 --> 00:43:26,322
the two alligators with the 

1116
00:43:26,322 --> 00:43:28,156
whistleblower allegations on the 

1117
00:43:28,156 --> 00:43:30,378
serious strike . What impact did that I 

1118
00:43:30,378 --> 00:43:32,544
g report have on his thinking in terms 

1119
00:43:32,544 --> 00:43:34,600
of what I would tell you there was a 

1120
00:43:34,600 --> 00:43:36,378
lot of inputs that impacted the 

1121
00:43:36,378 --> 00:43:38,433
Secretary's decision . But principal 

1122
00:43:38,433 --> 00:43:41,290
among them was his chance to take a 

1123
00:43:41,290 --> 00:43:43,770
look at the investigations themselves 

1124
00:43:43,770 --> 00:43:45,992
that were done . And a briefing that he 

1125
00:43:45,992 --> 00:43:48,103
got from General McKenzie a couple of 

1126
00:43:48,103 --> 00:43:50,430
weeks ago before the holiday about this 

1127
00:43:50,430 --> 00:43:53,590
particular incident . Um And the follow 

1128
00:43:53,590 --> 00:43:56,210
up actions . All of that combined to I 

1129
00:43:56,210 --> 00:43:58,377
think informed his decision to ask for 

1130
00:43:58,377 --> 00:44:01,440
further review of it . Mhm . Yeah 

1131
00:44:01,450 --> 00:44:03,860
Caitlin . Can we get the updated 

1132
00:44:03,860 --> 00:44:06,600
vaccine numbers for civilians ? The 

1133
00:44:06,600 --> 00:44:08,600
stuff that's on the website is just 

1134
00:44:08,600 --> 00:44:10,933
those who got it at military facilities . 

1135
00:44:10,933 --> 00:44:13,100
And I know you're not at 50% . I don't 

1136
00:44:13,100 --> 00:44:15,267
have those numbers today . But I think 

1137
00:44:15,267 --> 00:44:15,090
later on this week we'll be able to 

1138
00:44:15,100 --> 00:44:17,390
tabulate something why it's not ready 

1139
00:44:17,390 --> 00:44:19,612
yet . We're still we're still assessing 

1140
00:44:19,612 --> 00:44:21,723
and I just I don't have an update for 

1141
00:44:21,723 --> 00:44:23,723
you . I'm sorry tom thanks Joanna . 

1142
00:44:24,390 --> 00:44:26,610
During dr Colin's briefing , she 

1143
00:44:26,620 --> 00:44:29,370
referred to this quote referring to 

1144
00:44:29,380 --> 00:44:31,400
Putin pretty worrisome behavior by 

1145
00:44:31,400 --> 00:44:33,410
President Putin . Really unhelpful 

1146
00:44:33,410 --> 00:44:36,720
movement in the european theater . You 

1147
00:44:36,720 --> 00:44:38,776
were making an unhappy face when she 

1148
00:44:38,776 --> 00:44:42,640
said that . I 

1149
00:44:42,650 --> 00:44:45,650
don't recall that . I do . But does 

1150
00:44:45,650 --> 00:44:47,872
that mean you were disagreeing with her 

1151
00:44:47,872 --> 00:44:49,928
comments ? Are you mostly aligned as 

1152
00:44:49,928 --> 00:44:52,150
she stating sort of an accurate feeling 

1153
00:44:52,150 --> 00:44:54,261
of the Pentagon about Putin ? There's 

1154
00:44:54,261 --> 00:44:56,594
no there was no hidden message in there . 

1155
00:44:56,594 --> 00:44:56,010
I certainly didn't mean that at all . 

1156
00:44:56,490 --> 00:44:58,712
We continue to watch with great concern 

1157
00:44:58,712 --> 00:45:02,620
uh movements by uh Russian military 

1158
00:45:02,620 --> 00:45:06,190
units uh near the Ukraine border . 

1159
00:45:06,200 --> 00:45:09,120
We and certainly echo everything that 

1160
00:45:09,120 --> 00:45:11,009
dr Carlin said about that . We're 

1161
00:45:11,009 --> 00:45:12,980
watching that closely . And uh we 

1162
00:45:12,980 --> 00:45:15,200
continue to call on Russia to be more 

1163
00:45:15,200 --> 00:45:17,367
transparent about what they're doing , 

1164
00:45:17,367 --> 00:45:19,200
what their intentions are , what 

1165
00:45:19,200 --> 00:45:21,450
they're what they're what what units 

1166
00:45:21,450 --> 00:45:23,672
they're placing their and uh and and to 

1167
00:45:23,672 --> 00:45:25,672
what end I obviously can't speak to 

1168
00:45:25,672 --> 00:45:28,190
their but their intentions , but we 

1169
00:45:28,190 --> 00:45:30,412
continue to believe that any escalatory 

1170
00:45:30,412 --> 00:45:32,634
or aggressive actions would be of great 

1171
00:45:32,634 --> 00:45:34,746
concern not only to the United States 

1172
00:45:34,746 --> 00:45:36,912
and but but to our allies and partners 

1173
00:45:36,912 --> 00:45:39,079
there on the european continent closer 

1174
00:45:39,079 --> 00:45:41,340
to a call from Secretary . I don't have 

1175
00:45:41,340 --> 00:45:43,800
any called announcer speak to today . 

1176
00:45:43,810 --> 00:45:47,800
Yeah , thank you very much . I want 

1177
00:45:47,800 --> 00:45:49,911
to grow up about the Secretary's trip 

1178
00:45:49,911 --> 00:45:52,820
to South Korea . Reason to be the 

1179
00:45:52,830 --> 00:45:55,260
bilateral relationship between Japan 

1180
00:45:55,260 --> 00:45:57,750
and South Korea has been deteriorating 

1181
00:45:57,760 --> 00:46:01,010
again over history and territory . How 

1182
00:46:01,010 --> 00:46:03,210
will the Secretary make sure the 

1183
00:46:03,210 --> 00:46:05,810
worsening bilateral relationship will 

1184
00:46:05,810 --> 00:46:08,530
not affect the trilateral security 

1185
00:46:08,530 --> 00:46:10,690
cooperation ? Well , look , I mean , 

1186
00:46:10,690 --> 00:46:12,912
we're certainly mindful that the , that 

1187
00:46:12,912 --> 00:46:14,857
there has been at times , tensions 

1188
00:46:14,857 --> 00:46:17,079
there in there , in those , in the , in 

1189
00:46:17,079 --> 00:46:19,023
the bilateral relationship between 

1190
00:46:19,023 --> 00:46:20,857
Japan and South Korea . And as I 

1191
00:46:20,857 --> 00:46:23,023
mentioned to jenny , one of the things 

1192
00:46:23,023 --> 00:46:24,857
I think you can expect the , the 

1193
00:46:24,857 --> 00:46:27,079
secretary to want to talk about when we 

1194
00:46:27,079 --> 00:46:29,190
get to Seoul tomorrow and the rest of 

1195
00:46:29,190 --> 00:46:31,270
the week is opportunities for real 

1196
00:46:31,270 --> 00:46:33,214
trilateral cooperation between the 

1197
00:46:33,214 --> 00:46:35,437
United States , Japan and South Korea . 

1198
00:46:35,437 --> 00:46:37,548
And it's not like there hasn't been , 

1199
00:46:37,548 --> 00:46:39,492
there have been , uh , and I think 

1200
00:46:39,492 --> 00:46:39,310
you'll see the Secretary want to 

1201
00:46:39,310 --> 00:46:41,366
continue to pursue discussions about 

1202
00:46:41,366 --> 00:46:43,643
those opportunities going forward . Um , 

1203
00:46:43,643 --> 00:46:46,630
obviously , the bilateral relationship 

1204
00:46:46,640 --> 00:46:48,696
between Japan and South Korea is for 

1205
00:46:48,696 --> 00:46:50,918
those two sovereign nations to speak to 

1206
00:46:50,918 --> 00:46:53,180
and to um , and to articulate and to 

1207
00:46:53,180 --> 00:46:55,360
and to to work on to the degree that 

1208
00:46:55,360 --> 00:46:57,416
they are comfortable working on it . 

1209
00:46:57,416 --> 00:46:59,510
But we see real promise in continued 

1210
00:46:59,510 --> 00:47:02,880
trilateral opportunities , both in 

1211
00:47:02,880 --> 00:47:04,769
training and operations , whether 

1212
00:47:04,769 --> 00:47:07,870
that's air maritime or or even ground . 

1213
00:47:07,870 --> 00:47:10,092
And so there's there's lots of things , 

1214
00:47:10,092 --> 00:47:13,440
lots of um terrific uh soil here that 

1215
00:47:13,440 --> 00:47:15,218
can be plowed . And I think the 

1216
00:47:15,218 --> 00:47:17,384
Secretary is looking forward to having 

1217
00:47:17,384 --> 00:47:19,496
an opportunity to explore those kinds 

1218
00:47:19,496 --> 00:47:21,850
of things when we get to soil . Thank 

1219
00:47:21,850 --> 00:47:24,740
you . Um the Ukrainian 

1220
00:47:24,750 --> 00:47:28,620
government is saying that now 

1221
00:47:28,710 --> 00:47:31,790
they evaluate at 

1222
00:47:31,800 --> 00:47:34,350
110,000 , more than 

1223
00:47:34,360 --> 00:47:38,000
110,000 Russian troops at their border . 

1224
00:47:38,980 --> 00:47:41,640
Do you have now a sense of urgency 

1225
00:47:41,640 --> 00:47:44,220
about these movements ? Sylvia ? I 

1226
00:47:44,220 --> 00:47:47,130
think um , we've been watching with 

1227
00:47:47,140 --> 00:47:49,140
great concern these movements for a 

1228
00:47:49,140 --> 00:47:53,100
while now . Um , and I think we all uh 

1229
00:47:53,480 --> 00:47:56,850
have a shared understanding of , 

1230
00:47:56,860 --> 00:47:58,916
of , of the importance of what we're 

1231
00:47:58,916 --> 00:48:01,520
seeing and concerned about the 

1232
00:48:01,520 --> 00:48:03,870
potential . I don't want to again speak 

1233
00:48:03,870 --> 00:48:06,450
to Putin's intentions because as you 

1234
00:48:06,450 --> 00:48:08,450
heard , the Secretary say , we just 

1235
00:48:08,450 --> 00:48:10,617
don't know what he's up to . Um but it 

1236
00:48:10,617 --> 00:48:13,320
is of , it is of continued concern here 

1237
00:48:13,330 --> 00:48:15,052
at the pentagon and across the 

1238
00:48:15,052 --> 00:48:16,941
administration . So again , we're 

1239
00:48:16,941 --> 00:48:18,774
watching this closely and as for 

1240
00:48:18,774 --> 00:48:20,886
numbers , I wouldn't get into uh , an 

1241
00:48:20,886 --> 00:48:23,052
assessment here from the podium and in 

1242
00:48:23,052 --> 00:48:25,386
terms of what we're seeing exactly . Um , 

1243
00:48:25,386 --> 00:48:27,610
but I can tell you that we continue to 

1244
00:48:27,610 --> 00:48:29,610
see movement , we continue to see 

1245
00:48:29,610 --> 00:48:33,490
additions to their to their forces 

1246
00:48:33,500 --> 00:48:36,220
and as I described , I think before the 

1247
00:48:36,230 --> 00:48:38,450
thanksgiving holiday . Uh you know , 

1248
00:48:38,450 --> 00:48:40,617
these are units of a combined nature . 

1249
00:48:40,617 --> 00:48:42,870
I mean it's it's various different 

1250
00:48:42,870 --> 00:48:45,130
types of units that that continue to 

1251
00:48:45,130 --> 00:48:47,240
collect honor or not on but but near 

1252
00:48:47,240 --> 00:48:51,220
the Ukrainian border . And also the 

1253
00:48:51,230 --> 00:48:54,100
Valorous government has announced that 

1254
00:48:54,100 --> 00:48:57,310
they are going to have a joint 

1255
00:48:57,320 --> 00:48:59,820
exercise with Russia . Do you have any 

1256
00:48:59,820 --> 00:49:01,990
comment on that nations are free to 

1257
00:49:01,990 --> 00:49:04,120
exercise with their partners as they 

1258
00:49:04,120 --> 00:49:07,360
wish ? Um So I'd let the Belarusians 

1259
00:49:07,360 --> 00:49:09,670
talk about whatever training exercises 

1260
00:49:09,670 --> 00:49:12,320
they intend to cooperate with Russia 

1261
00:49:12,320 --> 00:49:14,487
and that's that's for them to speak to 

1262
00:49:14,487 --> 00:49:16,542
what what we continue to say . And I 

1263
00:49:16,542 --> 00:49:19,290
would add is that we don't want to see 

1264
00:49:19,300 --> 00:49:21,660
actions that are unnecessarily 

1265
00:49:21,660 --> 00:49:23,880
aggressive or destabilizing to what is 

1266
00:49:23,880 --> 00:49:26,590
already a very tense situation . Travis . 

1267
00:49:27,170 --> 00:49:29,281
Thanks john I wanted to ask you about 

1268
00:49:29,281 --> 00:49:31,800
this new U . Ap office that was created 

1269
00:49:31,800 --> 00:49:34,022
by Deputy Secretary Hicks and announced 

1270
00:49:34,022 --> 00:49:37,540
last week um the aerial 

1271
00:49:37,540 --> 00:49:39,780
object identification and management 

1272
00:49:39,780 --> 00:49:43,410
synchronization group . What was very 

1273
00:49:43,410 --> 00:49:47,130
good . It's a mouthful . Was there any 

1274
00:49:47,130 --> 00:49:49,670
coordination with lawmakers on capitol 

1275
00:49:49,670 --> 00:49:51,940
hill ? They're proposing related 

1276
00:49:51,940 --> 00:49:54,540
legislation like representative gallego 

1277
00:49:54,540 --> 00:49:57,640
and Senator Gillibrand . And 

1278
00:49:57,650 --> 00:50:00,160
secondly , some former pentagon 

1279
00:50:00,160 --> 00:50:02,870
officials who had worked on this issue , 

1280
00:50:03,100 --> 00:50:05,920
chris Mellon and lu elizondo have said 

1281
00:50:05,920 --> 00:50:08,142
that this is an effort for the pentagon 

1282
00:50:08,142 --> 00:50:11,040
to be less transparent on you A . P . S . 

1283
00:50:11,180 --> 00:50:13,402
And I was just wondering if you had any 

1284
00:50:13,402 --> 00:50:16,050
response to on the first one . Um I 

1285
00:50:16,060 --> 00:50:17,782
can't I can't speak to pending 

1286
00:50:17,782 --> 00:50:19,838
legislation . Obviously I'd refer to 

1287
00:50:19,838 --> 00:50:21,890
those members but but we absolutely 

1288
00:50:21,900 --> 00:50:24,960
kept members of Congress informed as we 

1289
00:50:25,660 --> 00:50:28,050
as we fashioned this this group 

1290
00:50:28,050 --> 00:50:31,240
together and and announced it . Um , 

1291
00:50:31,250 --> 00:50:34,090
and it is to your second question . It 

1292
00:50:34,090 --> 00:50:36,290
is really designed to help us better 

1293
00:50:36,290 --> 00:50:40,000
coordinate the reporting processes , um , 

1294
00:50:40,010 --> 00:50:42,180
the actual reports themselves and the 

1295
00:50:42,180 --> 00:50:44,880
analysis of those reports so that um 

1296
00:50:44,890 --> 00:50:48,740
rather than uh getting them sort of 

1297
00:50:48,740 --> 00:50:50,684
piecemeal and ad hoc as we've been 

1298
00:50:50,684 --> 00:50:52,851
getting them from uh from the from the 

1299
00:50:52,851 --> 00:50:55,010
services , um this is a way to 

1300
00:50:55,010 --> 00:50:57,540
coordinate the input so that we can , 

1301
00:50:57,550 --> 00:50:59,830
there's a common set of parameters for 

1302
00:50:59,830 --> 00:51:02,010
how to report them and to analyze them 

1303
00:51:02,020 --> 00:51:04,242
and then to assess what we've got . And 

1304
00:51:04,242 --> 00:51:06,600
not all reports are going to manifest 

1305
00:51:06,600 --> 00:51:08,378
themselves in something that we 

1306
00:51:08,378 --> 00:51:10,489
consider a national security threat . 

1307
00:51:10,489 --> 00:51:12,600
Um , so this is a chance for us to to 

1308
00:51:12,600 --> 00:51:15,150
be a much more organized in the way we 

1309
00:51:15,150 --> 00:51:18,180
process these reports . Um and as we 

1310
00:51:18,180 --> 00:51:20,430
have , we will certainly continue to be 

1311
00:51:20,440 --> 00:51:23,090
as transparent as we can about these 

1312
00:51:23,090 --> 00:51:25,570
phenomenon uh and and the impact that 

1313
00:51:25,570 --> 00:51:27,626
they may or may not be having on our 

1314
00:51:27,626 --> 00:51:29,940
ability to operate any specific 

1315
00:51:29,940 --> 00:51:31,884
commitment to release some data or 

1316
00:51:31,884 --> 00:51:34,390
information on these to the public at 

1317
00:51:34,390 --> 00:51:36,279
some point . Something beyond the 

1318
00:51:36,279 --> 00:51:38,446
briefing to Congress closed . Yeah , I 

1319
00:51:38,446 --> 00:51:40,557
mean , I don't have a specific report 

1320
00:51:40,557 --> 00:51:42,668
to to announce today that on any kind 

1321
00:51:42,668 --> 00:51:44,834
of a frequent basis that we would do , 

1322
00:51:44,834 --> 00:51:47,057
but I can assure you that our intention 

1323
00:51:47,057 --> 00:51:49,001
is to be as transparent about this 

1324
00:51:49,001 --> 00:51:51,050
phenomena as as we can again Travis 

1325
00:51:51,050 --> 00:51:54,580
understanding that um that 

1326
00:51:54,960 --> 00:51:56,627
there'll be national security 

1327
00:51:56,627 --> 00:51:58,793
considerations that we have to keep in 

1328
00:51:58,793 --> 00:52:00,904
mind , but we'll be as transparent as 

1329
00:52:00,904 --> 00:52:00,750
we can , but not , I don't want to 

1330
00:52:00,760 --> 00:52:02,704
leave you with the impression that 

1331
00:52:02,704 --> 00:52:04,871
there'll be sort of a regular drumbeat 

1332
00:52:04,871 --> 00:52:06,760
of uh you know of of some kind of 

1333
00:52:06,760 --> 00:52:08,760
report that that gets posted on the 

1334
00:52:08,760 --> 00:52:10,816
website , you know , every couple of 

1335
00:52:10,816 --> 00:52:13,038
months . Yeah . Going back to the Syria 

1336
00:52:13,038 --> 00:52:15,200
strike investigation with the Kabul 

1337
00:52:15,200 --> 00:52:17,200
strike , you had a one star look at 

1338
00:52:17,200 --> 00:52:19,367
that . Um and you know , you could say 

1339
00:52:19,367 --> 00:52:21,500
that he's looking at decisions that , 

1340
00:52:21,850 --> 00:52:23,906
you know , people with more stars on 

1341
00:52:23,906 --> 00:52:26,128
his shoulders made and you might wonder 

1342
00:52:26,128 --> 00:52:28,310
if if he blinked on that . So Garrett 

1343
00:52:28,310 --> 00:52:30,143
is a four star who's going to be 

1344
00:52:30,143 --> 00:52:32,366
looking at the serious strike . What is 

1345
00:52:32,366 --> 00:52:34,477
the what's the distinction here ? Why 

1346
00:52:34,477 --> 00:52:36,532
was there a difference between these 

1347
00:52:36,532 --> 00:52:38,643
two investigations ? Can you speak to 

1348
00:52:38,643 --> 00:52:38,390
the decisions on why Garrett was joseph 

1349
00:52:38,400 --> 00:52:41,770
on the kabul strike ? I think you're 

1350
00:52:41,780 --> 00:52:44,002
talking about Lieutenant General , said 

1351
00:52:44,002 --> 00:52:46,169
the Air Force Inspector General , he's 

1352
00:52:46,169 --> 00:52:50,090
a three star . Uh And um he 

1353
00:52:50,090 --> 00:52:52,540
was selected by Secretary Kendall . The 

1354
00:52:52,550 --> 00:52:55,540
tasking went to Secretary Kendall uh to 

1355
00:52:55,680 --> 00:52:57,902
to choose an appropriate level three or 

1356
00:52:57,902 --> 00:52:59,902
four star . And the tasking memo to 

1357
00:52:59,902 --> 00:53:01,902
Secretary Kendall was three or four 

1358
00:53:01,902 --> 00:53:04,236
star . He chose Lieutenant General side . 

1359
00:53:04,236 --> 00:53:06,236
I don't want to speak for Secretary 

1360
00:53:06,236 --> 00:53:08,180
Kendall , but I know that a part a 

1361
00:53:08,180 --> 00:53:10,291
significant part of that decision was 

1362
00:53:10,291 --> 00:53:12,458
because of the independence of the I . 

1363
00:53:12,458 --> 00:53:14,624
G . And the ability for the I . G . To 

1364
00:53:14,624 --> 00:53:16,736
follow up if he needed to . Um And of 

1365
00:53:16,736 --> 00:53:18,958
course you all saw his report . He came 

1366
00:53:18,958 --> 00:53:21,540
out and briefed you on it . Um And so 

1367
00:53:21,540 --> 00:53:23,540
this is this decision today is very 

1368
00:53:23,540 --> 00:53:25,651
much in keeping with the secretary of 

1369
00:53:25,651 --> 00:53:27,873
intent on that one . He you know he has 

1370
00:53:27,873 --> 00:53:30,040
in fact in this case chosen a specific 

1371
00:53:30,040 --> 00:53:32,500
four star General Garrett . Um And uh 

1372
00:53:32,510 --> 00:53:35,150
and his uh and gotten support from 

1373
00:53:35,160 --> 00:53:37,470
Secretary of the Army War meth for his 

1374
00:53:37,470 --> 00:53:39,980
selection for this job . But um in both 

1375
00:53:39,980 --> 00:53:43,480
cases very high level officers now 

1376
00:53:43,490 --> 00:53:46,700
chosen to to do these reviews . Uh And 

1377
00:53:46,700 --> 00:53:48,970
it's a you know a reflection of how 

1378
00:53:48,970 --> 00:53:51,192
seriously he's taken the issue and that 

1379
00:53:51,192 --> 00:53:53,414
he wants to make sure that that we do a 

1380
00:53:53,414 --> 00:53:55,248
proper review and inquiry of the 

1381
00:53:55,248 --> 00:53:56,692
original incident and the 

1382
00:53:56,692 --> 00:53:58,803
investigations that followed it . And 

1383
00:53:58,803 --> 00:54:00,748
if there are changes to procedures 

1384
00:54:00,748 --> 00:54:02,414
authorities if there's needed 

1385
00:54:02,414 --> 00:54:04,526
accountability that uh that he wanted 

1386
00:54:04,526 --> 00:54:06,748
uh an officer at that level that senior 

1387
00:54:06,748 --> 00:54:08,803
level to be able to make those calls 

1388
00:54:08,803 --> 00:54:10,581
and somebody that was not there 

1389
00:54:10,581 --> 00:54:12,526
obviously directly involved in the 

1390
00:54:12,526 --> 00:54:14,692
incident itself . And so there is some 

1391
00:54:14,692 --> 00:54:16,914
distance there so that um so that there 

1392
00:54:16,914 --> 00:54:18,970
can be a dispassionate review of the 

1393
00:54:18,970 --> 00:54:22,580
information . Yeah . Orange um is 

1394
00:54:22,580 --> 00:54:24,636
General Garrett's investigation of a 

1395
00:54:24,636 --> 00:54:26,940
formal 15 6 or is any part of it at 15 

1396
00:54:26,940 --> 00:54:30,500
6 and then why General site had 45 days . 

1397
00:54:30,500 --> 00:54:32,556
General Garrett has 90 . Was there a 

1398
00:54:32,556 --> 00:54:34,667
concern that general site didn't have 

1399
00:54:34,667 --> 00:54:36,889
enough time ? Or is this supposed to be 

1400
00:54:36,889 --> 00:54:39,167
broader and deeper ? Why twice as much ? 

1401
00:54:39,167 --> 00:54:38,200
No , I wouldn't I wouldn't read 

1402
00:54:38,200 --> 00:54:40,730
anything into the timeline or the 

1403
00:54:40,740 --> 00:54:42,851
secretary believed that this wouldn't 

1404
00:54:42,851 --> 00:54:45,580
happen a long time ago . More more than 

1405
00:54:45,580 --> 00:54:47,358
two years ago . And I think the 

1406
00:54:47,358 --> 00:54:49,358
secretary wanted to allow some more 

1407
00:54:49,358 --> 00:54:51,358
time to deal with the fact that the 

1408
00:54:51,358 --> 00:54:53,500
information is much older . Um , uh , 

1409
00:54:53,510 --> 00:54:55,510
and so we're just in time and space 

1410
00:54:55,510 --> 00:54:57,732
were more distant from it . I'm sorry . 

1411
00:54:57,732 --> 00:55:00,560
And your other question was 156 ? No , 

1412
00:55:00,570 --> 00:55:02,870
this is uh , we're calling it a review 

1413
00:55:02,900 --> 00:55:04,678
and an inquiry . So it's not an 

1414
00:55:04,678 --> 00:55:06,700
official 15 6 investigation . Now , 

1415
00:55:06,700 --> 00:55:08,820
what form that takes ? Obviously , 

1416
00:55:08,820 --> 00:55:10,653
that'll be up to General Garrett 

1417
00:55:10,653 --> 00:55:14,070
Christina . Thank you . Um , there are 

1418
00:55:14,070 --> 00:55:16,780
some amid the rising tensions between 

1419
00:55:16,780 --> 00:55:18,780
two fronts . You're having the indo 

1420
00:55:18,780 --> 00:55:21,002
pacific and then also the eastern flank 

1421
00:55:21,002 --> 00:55:23,169
of europe . Some people are suggesting 

1422
00:55:23,169 --> 00:55:25,224
that , that there there are concerns 

1423
00:55:25,224 --> 00:55:26,947
about the industrial defense , 

1424
00:55:26,947 --> 00:55:29,390
industrial supply base , that whether 

1425
00:55:29,390 --> 00:55:31,223
it would be able to support uh , 

1426
00:55:31,230 --> 00:55:33,230
conflicts over , especially if they 

1427
00:55:33,230 --> 00:55:35,400
were over multiple days longer period 

1428
00:55:35,400 --> 00:55:38,190
of time . Especially intense conflicts 

1429
00:55:38,190 --> 00:55:40,412
in any one particular area or another . 

1430
00:55:40,412 --> 00:55:42,523
Do you have any comments about that ? 

1431
00:55:42,523 --> 00:55:44,740
Well , obviously , we're not immune to 

1432
00:55:44,750 --> 00:55:46,861
the supply chain issues that the rest 

1433
00:55:46,861 --> 00:55:49,028
of the country , indeed , the world is 

1434
00:55:49,028 --> 00:55:51,250
experiencing right now , but we also as 

1435
00:55:51,250 --> 00:55:54,370
you well know , and military logistics 

1436
00:55:54,370 --> 00:55:56,540
redundancy is everything . Uh , and so 

1437
00:55:56,540 --> 00:55:58,707
we're factoring that into our planning 

1438
00:55:58,707 --> 00:56:00,651
as best we can . And the secretary 

1439
00:56:00,651 --> 00:56:02,818
remains comfortable that we'll be able 

1440
00:56:02,818 --> 00:56:04,929
to defend the nation as needed around 

1441
00:56:04,929 --> 00:56:07,151
the world . I haven't gotten anybody on 

1442
00:56:07,151 --> 00:56:09,318
the phone here , jennifer , steinhauer 

1443
00:56:09,318 --> 00:56:11,373
new york times . Hi , could you just 

1444
00:56:11,373 --> 00:56:13,596
clarify someone ? Secretary Austin sent 

1445
00:56:13,596 --> 00:56:15,818
that letter to the governor of Oklahoma 

1446
00:56:15,818 --> 00:56:17,929
considering National Guard vaccines ? 

1447
00:56:17,929 --> 00:56:20,096
And also , um if they dig in , because 

1448
00:56:20,096 --> 00:56:22,151
you talked about what what guardsmen 

1449
00:56:22,151 --> 00:56:24,262
choose to do or not do , but it's a , 

1450
00:56:24,262 --> 00:56:26,540
it's a state policy at this point . Um , 

1451
00:56:26,540 --> 00:56:28,540
could they jeopardize their funding 

1452
00:56:28,540 --> 00:56:30,484
that they receive from the federal 

1453
00:56:30,484 --> 00:56:30,360
government that funds most of guards 

1454
00:56:30,360 --> 00:56:33,270
activities ? So on the first question , 

1455
00:56:33,270 --> 00:56:35,214
jennifer that that letter was sent 

1456
00:56:35,214 --> 00:56:38,750
today um about midday um , 

1457
00:56:39,330 --> 00:56:42,670
on your second question again , I don't 

1458
00:56:42,670 --> 00:56:45,450
want to speculate about outcomes here 

1459
00:56:45,450 --> 00:56:49,140
really , this is more the 

1460
00:56:49,150 --> 00:56:51,150
consequences are really going to be 

1461
00:56:51,150 --> 00:56:53,372
more felt on an individual basis . As I 

1462
00:56:53,372 --> 00:56:55,206
was telling bob , it's , it's an 

1463
00:56:55,206 --> 00:56:57,580
individual's ability to , to maintain 

1464
00:56:57,580 --> 00:56:59,413
service and participation in the 

1465
00:56:59,413 --> 00:57:01,358
National Guard that will be mostly 

1466
00:57:01,358 --> 00:57:03,580
affected Amigo . I didn't also , if you 

1467
00:57:03,580 --> 00:57:05,636
don't mind , I need to keep going on 

1468
00:57:05,636 --> 00:57:07,858
the phone here kind of let that go paul 

1469
00:57:07,858 --> 00:57:10,180
from politico Hi john , thanks for 

1470
00:57:10,180 --> 00:57:12,960
doing this . Getting back to Ukraine , 

1471
00:57:13,730 --> 00:57:16,740
what , what steps is the United States 

1472
00:57:16,740 --> 00:57:18,907
taking with , you know , on its own or 

1473
00:57:18,907 --> 00:57:21,250
with NATO allies , try to impress upon 

1474
00:57:21,250 --> 00:57:23,790
the Russians that um , you know , maybe 

1475
00:57:23,800 --> 00:57:26,078
going into Ukraine would be a bad idea . 

1476
00:57:26,078 --> 00:57:28,078
And are we assisting the Ukrainians 

1477
00:57:28,078 --> 00:57:30,133
with logistics or anything like that 

1478
00:57:30,133 --> 00:57:32,300
moving around their own troops ? We're 

1479
00:57:32,300 --> 00:57:34,244
obviously continue to consult with 

1480
00:57:34,244 --> 00:57:36,467
allies and partners . Secretary Blinken 

1481
00:57:36,467 --> 00:57:38,633
is on his way to europe if not already 

1482
00:57:38,633 --> 00:57:40,856
there and I know he'll be participating 

1483
00:57:40,856 --> 00:57:42,856
in a foreign ministerial while he's 

1484
00:57:42,856 --> 00:57:42,820
over there . So we continue to talk and 

1485
00:57:42,820 --> 00:57:45,510
consult with allies and partners um and 

1486
00:57:45,510 --> 00:57:48,440
specifically with Ukrainian officials 

1487
00:57:48,450 --> 00:57:52,380
as well . Um and well 

1488
00:57:52,390 --> 00:57:55,850
I can't speak to uh options or 

1489
00:57:55,850 --> 00:57:58,017
decisions , you know , going forward . 

1490
00:57:58,017 --> 00:58:00,294
What I would remind is that , you know , 

1491
00:58:00,294 --> 00:58:02,690
we we have um and continue this 

1492
00:58:02,690 --> 00:58:04,940
administration continues what has been 

1493
00:58:04,950 --> 00:58:08,750
uh a truly bipartisan effort uh since 

1494
00:58:08,750 --> 00:58:11,240
2014 to continue to provide security 

1495
00:58:11,240 --> 00:58:13,018
systems , items both lethal and 

1496
00:58:13,018 --> 00:58:15,840
nonlethal to Ukraine . And so I don't 

1497
00:58:15,840 --> 00:58:17,840
have anything to announce today . I 

1498
00:58:17,840 --> 00:58:20,370
mean uh this administration remains 

1499
00:58:20,370 --> 00:58:23,400
committed to helping uh Ukrainian 

1500
00:58:23,400 --> 00:58:27,100
military defend itself , defend uh its 

1501
00:58:27,100 --> 00:58:29,156
territorial integrity , defended its 

1502
00:58:29,156 --> 00:58:33,120
people . Yeah . Do you 

1503
00:58:33,120 --> 00:58:36,770
have any updates on the conflict in 

1504
00:58:36,770 --> 00:58:38,830
Ethiopia in terms of U . S . 

1505
00:58:38,830 --> 00:58:42,220
Involvement ? Is there any information 

1506
00:58:42,220 --> 00:58:44,530
knew that you can share with us about 

1507
00:58:44,530 --> 00:58:47,580
what's going on in Ethiopia ? Yeah . I 

1508
00:58:47,590 --> 00:58:49,701
don't have anything specific to speak 

1509
00:58:49,701 --> 00:58:51,757
to what's happening obviously on the 

1510
00:58:51,757 --> 00:58:54,090
ground . We're watching it very closely . 

1511
00:58:54,090 --> 00:58:56,750
Um uh what I can tell you is that there 

1512
00:58:56,750 --> 00:59:00,230
are that there's there's no request 

1513
00:59:00,230 --> 00:59:03,110
for U . S . Military assistance in 

1514
00:59:03,110 --> 00:59:05,850
anyway right now we don't envision um 

1515
00:59:05,860 --> 00:59:08,300
any US military intervention in this 

1516
00:59:08,310 --> 00:59:11,140
conflict . And again , we're watching 

1517
00:59:11,140 --> 00:59:13,362
it obviously closely and we're in close 

1518
00:59:13,362 --> 00:59:15,140
touch with our State Department 

1519
00:59:15,140 --> 00:59:17,196
colleagues . Okay , of course on the 

1520
00:59:17,196 --> 00:59:18,973
Oklahoma Guard issue , if if an 

1521
00:59:18,973 --> 00:59:21,196
individual is not vaccinated and is not 

1522
00:59:21,196 --> 00:59:23,418
allowed to train and drill , they don't 

1523
00:59:23,418 --> 00:59:25,740
get paid right eventually that that 

1524
00:59:25,740 --> 00:59:27,962
could be the outcome . Yes . So it's so 

1525
00:59:27,962 --> 00:59:30,260
it's not withholding funding to the 

1526
00:59:30,260 --> 00:59:32,320
Guard but that's one repercussion of 

1527
00:59:32,320 --> 00:59:34,431
not being vaccinated just to be clear 

1528
00:59:34,431 --> 00:59:36,653
is that individual is not getting their 

1529
00:59:36,653 --> 00:59:38,876
federal money ? That's correct . That's 

1530
00:59:38,876 --> 00:59:40,987
what participation in the guard would 

1531
00:59:40,987 --> 00:59:43,153
mean . And that's what I was saying in 

1532
00:59:43,153 --> 00:59:45,376
the previous question is really the the 

1533
00:59:45,376 --> 00:59:47,320
repercussions and consequences are 

1534
00:59:47,320 --> 00:59:49,540
largely gonna I for those who continue 

1535
00:59:49,540 --> 00:59:51,207
to refuse would be felt on an 

1536
00:59:51,207 --> 00:59:55,200
individual level . Yes , ma'am . Yes 

1537
00:59:57,350 --> 01:00:00,750
continues to continues with its nuclear 

1538
01:00:00,760 --> 01:00:03,940
of course program . And then they are 

1539
01:00:03,950 --> 01:00:06,150
of course close to a point where it's 

1540
01:00:06,160 --> 01:00:08,570
irrevocable and at the same time , 

1541
01:00:08,570 --> 01:00:11,070
Talon is asking all sanctions to be 

1542
01:00:11,070 --> 01:00:13,181
lifted before returning to the coal . 

1543
01:00:13,181 --> 01:00:15,500
Has the secretary provided any options 

1544
01:00:15,510 --> 01:00:17,732
any other options ? Military options to 

1545
01:00:17,732 --> 01:00:19,750
President with respect to Iran ? I 

1546
01:00:19,750 --> 01:00:22,260
won't speak to specific discussions at 

1547
01:00:22,260 --> 01:00:24,770
the Secretary has with the Commander in 

1548
01:00:24,770 --> 01:00:27,870
Chief . Our job is to provide options 

1549
01:00:27,870 --> 01:00:31,220
of course . And as dr Carlin briefed a 

1550
01:00:31,220 --> 01:00:33,109
while ago , we have a very robust 

1551
01:00:33,109 --> 01:00:35,331
presence in the region as it is tens of 

1552
01:00:35,331 --> 01:00:37,553
thousands of troops all over the region 

1553
01:00:37,553 --> 01:00:39,720
as well as a very significant maritime 

1554
01:00:39,720 --> 01:00:41,942
presence in the Persian gulf . That all 

1555
01:00:41,942 --> 01:00:44,053
will continue . So our job here is to 

1556
01:00:44,053 --> 01:00:46,230
make sure that that there are options 

1557
01:00:46,230 --> 01:00:48,397
available to the commander in chief if 

1558
01:00:48,397 --> 01:00:50,619
he needs them . That said , we continue 

1559
01:00:50,619 --> 01:00:53,180
to very much support the efforts of our 

1560
01:00:53,180 --> 01:00:55,291
State Department colleagues in trying 

1561
01:00:55,291 --> 01:00:58,470
to get a return to the joint 

1562
01:00:58,470 --> 01:01:00,770
comprehensive plan of action . The the 

1563
01:01:00,780 --> 01:01:02,836
deal that was struck under the Obama 

1564
01:01:02,836 --> 01:01:05,002
administration with with Iran . And as 

1565
01:01:05,002 --> 01:01:06,836
you know , those discussions are 

1566
01:01:06,836 --> 01:01:08,947
ongoing right now and we're very much 

1567
01:01:08,947 --> 01:01:11,002
in support of that . We believe that 

1568
01:01:11,002 --> 01:01:13,336
diplomacy is the best path forward here . 

1569
01:01:13,336 --> 01:01:15,280
And as the secretary has said many 

1570
01:01:15,280 --> 01:01:17,391
times , no problem in the Middle East 

1571
01:01:17,391 --> 01:01:17,320
gets easier to solve with a nuclear 

1572
01:01:17,320 --> 01:01:19,487
armed Iran . So it's obviously it's in 

1573
01:01:19,487 --> 01:01:21,542
our interest and the interest of our 

1574
01:01:21,542 --> 01:01:23,764
allies and partners . Uh that that that 

1575
01:01:23,764 --> 01:01:25,820
outcome doesn't happen . Okay . Just 

1576
01:01:25,820 --> 01:01:27,931
one more and then I think we can call 

1577
01:01:27,931 --> 01:01:31,850
it a day , Jeff . Thank you . 

1578
01:01:31,860 --> 01:01:33,920
The marines are expected to announce 

1579
01:01:33,920 --> 01:01:35,870
soon the number of Marines were 

1580
01:01:35,880 --> 01:01:37,910
unvaccinated at last count . It was 

1581
01:01:37,910 --> 01:01:40,450
something like 16,000 . There are also 

1582
01:01:40,450 --> 01:01:42,620
roughly 40,000 soldiers who have not 

1583
01:01:42,620 --> 01:01:44,910
yet been vaccinated and about 8000 

1584
01:01:44,910 --> 01:01:47,077
airmen and guardians . Can the Defense 

1585
01:01:47,077 --> 01:01:49,077
Department afford to lose that many 

1586
01:01:49,077 --> 01:01:51,021
service members if all of them are 

1587
01:01:51,021 --> 01:01:53,830
separated ? Well Jeff , we obviously 

1588
01:01:53,830 --> 01:01:56,052
don't want to see that be the outcome . 

1589
01:01:56,052 --> 01:01:58,850
Um uh and that's why the secretary 

1590
01:01:58,850 --> 01:02:02,790
continues to um to to encourage 

1591
01:02:02,800 --> 01:02:05,210
everybody active and reserve and in the 

1592
01:02:05,210 --> 01:02:07,266
guard to get vaccinated . That's the 

1593
01:02:07,266 --> 01:02:09,266
best way to protect yourself , your 

1594
01:02:09,266 --> 01:02:11,377
family , your unit , your community . 

1595
01:02:11,377 --> 01:02:13,043
And as he said , many times a 

1596
01:02:13,043 --> 01:02:15,321
vaccinated force is a more ready force . 

1597
01:02:15,321 --> 01:02:17,377
So we don't want to see anybody , uh 

1598
01:02:17,377 --> 01:02:20,000
not take the vaccine except those 

1599
01:02:20,000 --> 01:02:22,167
obviously that medically are precluded 

1600
01:02:22,167 --> 01:02:24,111
from doing it or at their doctor's 

1601
01:02:24,111 --> 01:02:26,167
advice . And we're gonna continue to 

1602
01:02:26,167 --> 01:02:28,333
we're going to continue to hammer home 

1603
01:02:28,333 --> 01:02:30,444
that message . The secretary met with 

1604
01:02:30,444 --> 01:02:32,278
all the service secretaries this 

1605
01:02:32,278 --> 01:02:34,278
morning as part of a normal monthly 

1606
01:02:34,278 --> 01:02:36,389
battle rhythm . And uh and this issue 

1607
01:02:36,389 --> 01:02:38,500
of uh vaccination was on the agenda . 

1608
01:02:38,500 --> 01:02:40,556
The secretary reiterated that uh you 

1609
01:02:40,556 --> 01:02:42,611
know that he wants them to keep that 

1610
01:02:42,611 --> 01:02:44,333
press up to get as many people 

1611
01:02:44,333 --> 01:02:46,500
vaccinated as possible . This is gonna 

1612
01:02:46,500 --> 01:02:48,500
be hard to answer . But do you guys 

1613
01:02:48,500 --> 01:02:50,500
have any early indications that any 

1614
01:02:50,500 --> 01:02:52,333
service members may have the new 

1615
01:02:52,333 --> 01:02:54,444
variant ? We don't at this time court 

1616
01:02:54,444 --> 01:02:56,667
No , we don't have any indications that 

1617
01:02:56,667 --> 01:02:58,760
it is um that has manifested itself 

1618
01:02:58,760 --> 01:03:00,927
inside the military ranks . But well , 

1619
01:03:00,927 --> 01:03:03,038
obviously watch that as closely as we 

1620
01:03:03,038 --> 01:03:06,030
can . Okay , Thanks everybody . Yeah , 

1621
01:03:06,030 --> 01:03:07,120
I'll be leaving