1 00:00:04,310 --> 00:00:05,950 Command information you. 2 00:00:06,600 --> 00:00:10,920 Of the defense authorization requests for fiscal year 2000 seventeen. 3 00:00:11,460 --> 00:00:14,250 I'd like to extend our appreciation to the with the shoes for 4 00:00:14,250 --> 00:00:17,170 their many years with distinguish or mission than men and women 5 00:00:17,170 --> 00:00:18,220 of our military. 6 00:00:18,750 --> 00:00:20,390 Who defend our nation every day. 7 00:00:21,190 --> 00:00:24,480 I've wanted this usual first time testifying before the committee 8 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:26,440 issued commander of us southern command. 9 00:00:27,130 --> 00:00:30,060 After nearly two months and command I look for appear assessment 10 00:00:30,060 --> 00:00:33,760 of the challenges to with the new area of responsibility as well 11 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:37,040 issuer strategy to confront them. It's clear you face that Domingo 12 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:37,990 a of security. 13 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:42,330 And governance challenge asian the Legion yet shop come continued 14 00:00:42,330 --> 00:00:43,030 to shop for. 15 00:00:43,730 --> 00:00:47,900 From persistently shores shortfalls said undermine efforts to 16 00:00:47,900 --> 00:00:49,420 confront the challenges. 17 00:00:49,990 --> 00:00:52,860 I hope you'll out wine for the committee way you're being forced 18 00:00:52,860 --> 00:00:54,350 except the greatest careers. 19 00:00:54,940 --> 00:00:56,940 As result of the shortfalls. 20 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:01,220 A particular concern is the deteriorating situation in central 21 00:01:01,220 --> 00:01:03,040 america where people governments. 22 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:07,310 Endemic corruption and weeks security institutions are allowing. 23 00:01:07,870 --> 00:01:11,760 Trans national crime organizations to operate with impunity. 24 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:16,580 We of course must improve inadequate. We sure star drug innovation 25 00:01:16,580 --> 00:01:18,460 strategy to combat these groups. 26 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:22,670 But we must also we knew our efforts to combat the real driver 27 00:01:22,700 --> 00:01:26,170 drug trafficking the demand here at home. 28 00:01:26,970 --> 00:01:30,960 The demand for the drugs that these groups are traffic ah one 29 00:01:30,960 --> 00:01:35,450 methamphetamine and cocaine is to I in the profits too great. 30 00:01:36,070 --> 00:01:39,630 To dissuade the scrambled from eric delicious actions. 31 00:01:40,620 --> 00:01:43,910 To be clear this threat posed by these groups extends beyond 32 00:01:43,910 --> 00:01:46,330 the drugs. They smuggle into our communities. 33 00:01:46,940 --> 00:01:50,470 The smuggling routes a control are also used traffic weapons 34 00:01:50,500 --> 00:01:52,390 ball patient human beans. 35 00:01:53,260 --> 00:01:56,890 And asia predecessor general pele testified before this committee. 36 00:01:57,440 --> 00:02:01,170 Terrorist organizations could she to leverage the shamed smuggling 37 00:02:01,170 --> 00:02:06,270 rich tumuli operatives with intent to cause grave harm to our citizens. 38 00:02:06,790 --> 00:02:10,550 Leave in buying weapons of mass destruction into the United States. 39 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:14,240 On a more prize didn't know what I'm interested in your assessment 40 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:16,170 of the ongoing talks in colombia. 41 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:20,030 And how you believe us can best support uh partners usually entered 42 00:02:20,030 --> 00:02:22,630 new and like the more challenging you out. 43 00:02:23,420 --> 00:02:26,970 Columbia once on the cost of becoming a failed States's emerge 44 00:02:26,970 --> 00:02:29,990 from decades of conflict is a stark example. 45 00:02:30,540 --> 00:02:33,910 Of what sustained us support in engagement and she. 46 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:38,210 Five important that we continue to invest in our relationship 47 00:02:38,210 --> 00:02:39,800 during this critical period. 48 00:02:40,410 --> 00:02:43,350 Show is not to squander the extraordinary progress. So there's 49 00:02:43,350 --> 00:02:44,090 been and she. 50 00:02:45,020 --> 00:02:46,220 But like to take a moment. 51 00:02:46,990 --> 00:02:50,400 Recognized a military service member of conducting detention 52 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:52,460 operations at guantanamo bay. 53 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:57,050 Two of them in. The course of debating the future of the detention facility. 54 00:02:57,050 --> 00:02:59,560 We lose sight of the rely more men and women. 55 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:03,690 Who so Monroe Billy under extraordinarily difficult conditions. 56 00:03:04,300 --> 00:03:07,820 And will please convey our deepest appreciation for their service 57 00:03:07,820 --> 00:03:09,880 and the professional edition they display. 58 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:13,160 Each and every day on behalf of our nation. 59 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:17,840 And I'm working I look to for an update on the crime stated us 60 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:20,780 much inch security cooperation and opportunities. 61 00:03:21,410 --> 00:03:25,070 For our two nations to strengthen this fido partnership of. 62 00:03:25,580 --> 00:03:29,240 All mexico's efforts to combat trans national crime organization 63 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:33,840 show resulted in notable successes by capturing or killing senior. 64 00:03:34,510 --> 00:03:36,810 Cartel leaders such a shell chop home. 65 00:03:37,610 --> 00:03:42,480 Security situation remain highly volatile and continues to directly 66 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:44,860 impact the should 30 of our southern border. 67 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:47,930 Hal one largely produced in mexico. 68 00:03:48,580 --> 00:03:52,240 Continues to ravaged communities all across the nation and demands 69 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:53,180 a renewed effort. 70 00:03:53,810 --> 00:03:57,550 To come Mac. Combat. This scourge both an hour siege and also 71 00:03:57,580 --> 00:03:58,570 edit shores. 72 00:03:59,350 --> 00:04:03,040 No oh so look forward to your assessment of the increasing threat posed. 73 00:04:03,620 --> 00:04:07,270 To the homeland by the development of advanced missile capability. 74 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:11,940 Of advanced missiles capable of carrying nuclear payload by russia 75 00:04:11,940 --> 00:04:13,080 wanna north korea. 76 00:04:13,900 --> 00:04:17,060 Ebony their strategic russia the United States and the challenge 77 00:04:17,060 --> 00:04:18,790 of increased exponentially. 78 00:04:19,460 --> 00:04:23,280 Just a few short years and she's taken in alma after two to command. 79 00:04:24,050 --> 00:04:27,130 Well nuclear Seibel encounter space drenched generally have been 80 00:04:27,130 --> 00:04:30,370 on the rise. Secretary Carter's warning that quote. 81 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:33,260 We are in ring in new strategic. You know. 82 00:04:33,770 --> 00:04:36,090 Has grave implications for strike can. 83 00:04:36,740 --> 00:04:40,480 In return to break our competition noted by the secretary means 84 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:42,770 that the tying russia and china once again. 85 00:04:43,300 --> 00:04:46,090 Assumed prime machine. You're planning and operations. 86 00:04:46,730 --> 00:04:48,850 Whenever president obama me of home for. 87 00:04:49,430 --> 00:04:52,620 United States can no longer seek to reduce the role of nuclear 88 00:04:52,620 --> 00:04:55,070 weapons and the national security strategy. 89 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:58,300 You know their way into contention shoes shoulder which we would 90 00:04:58,300 --> 00:04:59,830 have to consider their years. 91 00:05:00,630 --> 00:05:05,080 Us strategic command patients significant here and longer term challenges. 92 00:05:05,660 --> 00:05:07,460 And about 15 to 20 years. 93 00:05:08,060 --> 00:05:12,100 Less nuclear submarine icbm should air launched cruise missiles 94 00:05:12,100 --> 00:05:16,000 heavy bombers and nuclear capable tactical fighters will have 95 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:20,020 to be withdrawn from operational show there's having been extended. 96 00:05:20,020 --> 00:05:22,580 Well beyond their original show this why should. 97 00:05:23,330 --> 00:05:27,430 Modernization program churn place pre place. The show's to most 98 00:05:27,430 --> 00:05:29,850 but there's no slack left in the schedule. 99 00:05:30,470 --> 00:05:32,260 Today's condor supports fully. 100 00:05:32,900 --> 00:05:35,750 Modernisation of the worst nuclear that turn. 101 00:05:36,300 --> 00:05:39,540 The any reduction in funding on the next decade. However could 102 00:05:39,540 --> 00:05:42,370 delay the development of the true placements systems. 103 00:05:42,890 --> 00:05:47,240 Increasing strategic whisk at a time when russia and other countries continue. 104 00:05:47,750 --> 00:05:50,350 To modernize their nuclear capabilities. 105 00:05:51,100 --> 00:05:55,410 Russian than if you're near term challenge Russia's aggression 106 00:05:55,410 --> 00:05:58,920 ukraine and destabilizing actions and syria take place under 107 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:00,110 nuclear shatto. 108 00:06:00,710 --> 00:06:04,470 Luscious red and our NATO allies with nuclear strikes developping 109 00:06:04,470 --> 00:06:09,060 in nuclear clown launched cruise missile capable of ranging most 110 00:06:09,060 --> 00:06:09,630 of europe. 111 00:06:10,300 --> 00:06:13,600 And is fired air and sea launched cruise missiles against targets 112 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:14,350 in syria. 113 00:06:15,020 --> 00:06:18,260 Missiles I could be armed with nuclear warheads and flown against. 114 00:06:18,820 --> 00:06:20,450 European and us targets. 115 00:06:21,030 --> 00:06:24,470 The show your test demo minute is to ensure that TV command is 116 00:06:24,470 --> 00:06:26,080 prepared to deter russian. 117 00:06:26,630 --> 00:06:28,220 A clear. Provocations. 118 00:06:28,790 --> 00:06:32,310 Issue part better intelligence about russian nuclear capabilities 119 00:06:32,310 --> 00:06:33,060 and plans. 120 00:06:33,650 --> 00:06:37,410 Nuclear planning process tied to you common NATO operations on 121 00:06:37,410 --> 00:06:38,500 the show via mobile. 122 00:06:39,050 --> 00:06:42,670 Well exercised and ready nuclear for finally. 123 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:47,140 As this committee continues its review of the goal one. Nicole fact. 124 00:06:47,690 --> 00:06:50,600 We're interested to hear your views as to whether are the french 125 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:54,890 enterprises organize properly to perform the mission should cut 126 00:06:54,890 --> 00:06:58,150 across the functional and geographic boundaries. We've drawn. 127 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:01,790 Oh so welcoming ideas only form we might consider. 128 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:05,930 To make our detention apprised more effective without minimizing 129 00:07:05,930 --> 00:07:10,700 the bio tests that must be done and noted the member zhu committee 130 00:07:10,700 --> 00:07:14,480 that yesterday we had in all and me penn and today to the homemade 131 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:17,760 the panel a definite upgrade centered really. 132 00:07:19,070 --> 00:07:21,660 Thank you for men and met point out that me up. 133 00:07:22,250 --> 00:07:25,830 Eating of the uh will. Take a look at a milan that the facial 134 00:07:25,890 --> 00:07:29,130 in place and the the fallen hearing in the on camera. 135 00:07:30,620 --> 00:07:33,300 Uh thank you mister them. I wanna. Welcome all witnesses to um. 136 00:07:34,220 --> 00:07:37,060 And they can they had located there and before this committee 137 00:07:37,060 --> 00:07:40,310 for the first time. I kiss their fish fillets and emma what made 138 00:07:40,310 --> 00:07:43,210 that could be the last hearing before the committee but it did 139 00:07:43,210 --> 00:07:45,670 show that a show that I'm totally different capacities. 140 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:50,920 Oh no you put your family have so a distinction a great backup 141 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:54,370 and others who the men and women in your commands that I'm so 142 00:07:54,370 --> 00:07:58,180 much and MIT a likewise to a family into the men when they're 143 00:07:58,180 --> 00:07:58,960 gonna command and I. 144 00:07:59,570 --> 00:08:02,490 And pleases season Kinney noncommissioned officers here. Thank you. 145 00:08:02,670 --> 00:08:05,070 Well for what you do to leave about. 146 00:08:05,790 --> 00:08:10,000 Forces. Maybe a command of iPhones social conscience that a global 147 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:13,340 in nature based in new commitment to but your first and foremost 148 00:08:13,340 --> 00:08:16,690 responsibility to ensure that made it a try that can be turnt 149 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:19,160 that at the expense existential our nation. 150 00:08:19,790 --> 00:08:22,440 This administration is committed to them on the lives of all 151 00:08:22,540 --> 00:08:27,280 we like our pride occurred mikhail forces quote about 4% of our 152 00:08:27,280 --> 00:08:30,810 duty budget which is a relatively good bargain can hitting the 153 00:08:30,810 --> 00:08:32,600 threat 82 and a daily basis. 154 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:36,200 But no a 20 20 because the trial and of mentioned one this one 155 00:08:36,200 --> 00:08:40,940 invasion of that speak that stabilize about 7% of the to the bucket. 156 00:08:41,500 --> 00:08:44,380 Uh this is about a half of what we spent at the higher the pole 157 00:08:44,380 --> 00:08:47,720 what it is still a considerable amount of mine and I wanted a 158 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:50,800 your views on the of what the this Mann addition and how it can 159 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:53,160 be done and the most cost effective manner puff up. 160 00:08:54,140 --> 00:08:57,500 Apple boarding no mission is to protect the homeland to the kara 161 00:08:57,500 --> 00:09:01,210 defeat the tactfully. I think that's what's the Wall foggy making 162 00:09:01,210 --> 00:09:05,380 effects the potential attacks and natural of afters. Well and 163 00:09:05,380 --> 00:09:08,380 on any of this bond close taken and in global missile defense 164 00:09:08,380 --> 00:09:12,320 planning and operations what you're with bob hope. They operate 165 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:14,540 for law moment ballistic missile defense system. 166 00:09:15,110 --> 00:09:17,720 Look for the hearing about the ongoing influenced that brown 167 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:21,010 based the for that system a to gilli enhanced and offenses and 168 00:09:21,010 --> 00:09:22,450 discrimination capability. 169 00:09:23,110 --> 00:09:25,960 In addition knock-on worked closely with other totally into. 170 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:29,940 A governor's Famine akhbar to collaborate and responding to natural 171 00:09:29,940 --> 00:09:31,370 and man made this afters. 172 00:09:31,930 --> 00:09:34,870 Part of with canada and mexico to quote securely that both of 173 00:09:34,870 --> 00:09:38,290 borders look for tinkering about your efforts in these areas 174 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:41,660 and how these would be impacted by the way comfy quest ration 175 00:09:41,660 --> 00:09:42,270 next year. 176 00:09:43,190 --> 00:09:47,430 Number the problem of comet would fade from the FAO calm a lot. 177 00:09:48,090 --> 00:09:51,060 Drug traffickers entrance national criminal the decision to not 178 00:09:51,060 --> 00:09:54,660 bound by geographic orders and the violence and instability aintree 179 00:09:54,660 --> 00:09:57,940 and I have pushed in the these the plead often seeking factory 180 00:09:57,940 --> 00:09:58,600 a short. 181 00:09:59,260 --> 00:10:02,800 Not a chance benefit. That's the problem at the luke of course 182 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:06,310 said jeff a true quote hold golden approach incorporate the capability 183 00:10:06,310 --> 00:10:09,990 to intrigue and partners such as the state that I'm at the a 184 00:10:10,020 --> 00:10:14,080 negative or didn't think profitably any cuts made to their bucket 185 00:10:14,110 --> 00:10:17,200 and collect implications on the ability. It's a kick Billy of 186 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:19,440 self pop carry out its mission. 187 00:10:20,070 --> 00:10:23,820 Of commerce responsibly maintaining russia trio a ship in the weekend. 188 00:10:24,570 --> 00:10:28,410 The closest military militarily shipping a along with colombia 189 00:10:28,850 --> 00:10:33,230 who with us to Spain to system has undergone a remarkable transformation 190 00:10:33,680 --> 00:10:36,580 if now people in order to ensure that the peace the book patient 191 00:10:36,580 --> 00:10:39,590 face of this trent nation is as will oswald of what it. 192 00:10:40,110 --> 00:10:41,530 And if the kinetic operations. 193 00:10:42,080 --> 00:10:46,340 And located two-state in your testimony. No word is out politically 194 00:10:46,340 --> 00:10:49,400 more in which the cuddly intertwined to that island a this pot 195 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:53,230 of a prime and of latin america. The Caribbean a looked for taking 196 00:10:53,230 --> 00:10:56,570 your views on how we can the best man cannon engagement just 197 00:10:56,570 --> 00:10:58,960 an ordinary the world bank of a much bistro. 198 00:11:00,950 --> 00:11:02,130 The local no admission. 199 00:11:02,680 --> 00:11:05,840 Completes them and to will be made the record at miami. 200 00:11:07,750 --> 00:11:09,900 A good it did the morning ed. 201 00:11:10,430 --> 00:11:14,320 The determine McCain than ranking member. Even members of the committee. 202 00:11:15,060 --> 00:11:19,250 I'm I'm honored to be here with you did a and plays se testified 203 00:11:19,250 --> 00:11:23,380 with the Ammo billboard me commander use northern command and 204 00:11:23,380 --> 00:11:25,930 what quote tit commanding gets southern man. 205 00:11:26,870 --> 00:11:31,350 Monica represent my team that sailors soldiers airmen and marines 206 00:11:31,350 --> 00:11:33,430 and Symbian to carry out the Barry of. 207 00:11:34,190 --> 00:11:38,360 Missions assigned us to to become and they are dedicated professionals 208 00:11:38,390 --> 00:11:43,110 to represent our most precious three stores and deserve our unwavering support. 209 00:11:43,800 --> 00:11:47,490 As a result of their efforts are nations should to get nuclear 210 00:11:47,490 --> 00:11:52,070 deterrent forced remain safe secure affected and read in and 211 00:11:52,070 --> 00:11:55,980 we're working hard to improve the resiliency and flexibility 212 00:11:56,310 --> 00:11:58,460 in space and. Cyberspace. 213 00:11:59,670 --> 00:12:04,310 It is critical as you've stated that we've modernize our strategic nuclear. 214 00:12:04,850 --> 00:12:09,210 Deterrent capabilities and a pen our nation's security. 215 00:12:10,380 --> 00:12:15,590 So a big current goal supreme by minutes more complex dynamic 216 00:12:15,590 --> 00:12:19,550 an uncertain and then possibly any time in our history as ever 217 00:12:19,550 --> 00:12:22,950 serious and potential ever search challenger democratic value 218 00:12:23,070 --> 00:12:25,820 is and our security and so many ways. 219 00:12:26,350 --> 00:12:29,720 They are modernizing and expanding their nuclear capability of 220 00:12:29,760 --> 00:12:33,400 developing and testing calla space in cyberspace technology. 221 00:12:33,450 --> 00:12:37,400 It's an advance team conventional in asymmetric weapons. 222 00:12:38,250 --> 00:12:42,050 Future the turns scenarios will likely include malt will avatar's 223 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:46,280 operating across malt all domains amusing into a axes for the mile. 224 00:12:46,790 --> 00:12:51,190 Asymmetric warfare and escalate to the escalate tactics. 225 00:12:52,190 --> 00:12:54,790 Transit affect strategic stability. 226 00:12:55,700 --> 00:12:58,810 Didn't all of this the missions of you institute command remain 227 00:12:58,810 --> 00:13:02,690 important toward our military forces for nation the allies and partners. 228 00:13:03,260 --> 00:13:06,670 Comprehensive strategic deterrent finish on to an escalation 229 00:13:06,670 --> 00:13:11,330 control is far more than just nuclear weapons and platforms. 230 00:13:11,900 --> 00:13:15,470 It includes several bus intelligence apparatus space. 231 00:13:15,500 --> 00:13:20,180 Cyberspace conventional one missile defence capabilities in comprehensive 232 00:13:20,180 --> 00:13:24,210 plans that went together organizations in a call for that matter. 233 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:29,250 Additionally we engage daily in a broad range of activities across 234 00:13:29,480 --> 00:13:33,740 our other missionaries including intel an SUV else reconnaissance 235 00:13:34,210 --> 00:13:37,970 manning weapons of mass destruction trying to electronic warfare 236 00:13:38,250 --> 00:13:39,920 and announces the. Targeting. 237 00:13:42,140 --> 00:13:44,440 These go I might command larry. 238 00:13:45,190 --> 00:13:47,990 It's heaving comprehensive strategic. The turns assurance in 239 00:13:47,990 --> 00:13:52,460 escalation control requires a long term approach to investing 240 00:13:52,660 --> 00:13:56,400 in capabilities and in more tight generational commitment to 241 00:13:56,430 --> 00:13:57,670 intellectual capital. 242 00:13:58,530 --> 00:14:01,870 The president's budget for fiscal year. Seventeen strikes are 243 00:14:01,870 --> 00:14:06,050 responsible balance between national priorities fiscal realities 244 00:14:06,210 --> 00:14:09,830 and begins to reduce some of the rates we've accumulated because 245 00:14:09,830 --> 00:14:11,960 of deferred maintenance and sustain that. 246 00:14:12,690 --> 00:14:17,510 This budget supports my mission requirement but there is no margin 247 00:14:17,800 --> 00:14:19,830 to of store and that's. 248 00:14:20,890 --> 00:14:24,980 To that but it will and the ability to sustain and modernize 249 00:14:24,980 --> 00:14:25,890 our forces. 250 00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:28,560 Thank you and I look forward to your. Question. 251 00:14:32,690 --> 00:14:35,110 Center delayed the state with members of the committee it's in 252 00:14:35,110 --> 00:14:38,480 order to be in for being here today with my longtime shipmates 253 00:14:38,540 --> 00:14:41,700 at most cecil any in at skirt per to it. 254 00:14:42,490 --> 00:14:44,740 Per stop unlike uh. Thank you for that to your budget relate 255 00:14:44,740 --> 00:14:47,810 to say pushed ration plaster. I talk about the quest rationed 256 00:14:47,810 --> 00:14:49,660 being the biggest threat the national security. 257 00:14:50,330 --> 00:14:53,960 The bipartisan budget that the 2015 is a much appreciated stepping 258 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:57,000 like direction and we all of four to a more permanent solution 259 00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:57,560 in the future. 260 00:14:58,550 --> 00:15:00,980 Also appreciate the time many of you it's that we've made over 261 00:15:00,980 --> 00:15:01,910 the past two weeks. 262 00:15:02,680 --> 00:15:06,380 From our discussions of labor time is spent best bet it by quickly 263 00:15:06,380 --> 00:15:09,030 summarize the range of significant threats to the homeland. 264 00:15:09,540 --> 00:15:12,150 Because I gray would be and I'd lab illegal of the committee 265 00:15:12,150 --> 00:15:15,650 last month unpredictable instability has become the nicole. 266 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:19,820 I like it. Let's avalanche homeland from those most dangerous 267 00:15:19,820 --> 00:15:20,640 to most likely. 268 00:15:21,700 --> 00:15:25,560 And most a tourist than nation States russia china north korea 269 00:15:25,590 --> 00:15:28,680 where the peninsula more unstable than it's ever been since the armistice. 270 00:15:29,190 --> 00:15:30,110 Of course I ran. 271 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:34,570 Non-state actors that age and then in the future whatever adaptation 272 00:15:34,570 --> 00:15:36,090 day for morph into. 273 00:15:36,650 --> 00:15:39,610 And then trans national organized crime the moved clock. 274 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:43,260 The to humans weapons or anything that will make them a profit 275 00:15:43,450 --> 00:15:46,560 exploiting the many scenes between the nations in north central 276 00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:47,430 and south america. 277 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:51,180 The seams between the many agencies that the government of those nations. 278 00:15:51,770 --> 00:15:54,780 Saints created but inadequate of Doherty is resources and training 279 00:15:54,780 --> 00:15:58,080 of many of those agencies and those nations and yes the saints 280 00:15:58,080 --> 00:16:01,150 created by the good that the batter is about combat command structure 281 00:16:01,530 --> 00:16:05,470 seems for which kirk midnight are accountable to close a we work 282 00:16:05,500 --> 00:16:09,040 the military to military effort of our nation told gunman approached 283 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:12,250 the the many shared challenges with in north central and south america. 284 00:16:13,410 --> 00:16:16,270 The number one priority in a department and nor ed and or commas 285 00:16:16,270 --> 00:16:19,730 homeland offense. It's a no fail mission and it's just as important 286 00:16:19,730 --> 00:16:22,090 today as one nor ed in north calm will establish. 287 00:16:22,790 --> 00:16:23,980 Up one single commander. 288 00:16:24,500 --> 00:16:26,980 Responsible for the defense of our homeland through the many 289 00:16:26,980 --> 00:16:31,370 domains of air space maritime land inside the although within 290 00:16:31,370 --> 00:16:34,690 cyber our responsibility extends only as far as defending an 291 00:16:34,690 --> 00:16:35,280 that works. 292 00:16:35,980 --> 00:16:38,370 Today the balding and resurgent threats are a function of the 293 00:16:38,370 --> 00:16:42,300 returned to grape our competition and the continuing global terrorist threat. 294 00:16:42,970 --> 00:16:45,700 And the so let's grade ball abilities best Medicaid at the an 295 00:16:45,730 --> 00:16:48,790 integrated and by national approach across the mall bubble domains 296 00:16:49,110 --> 00:16:52,960 which requires a fully integrated defense and the air space sea 297 00:16:52,990 --> 00:16:54,020 and land domains. 298 00:16:54,790 --> 00:16:58,630 As a result together nor ed in northam of a balk. Well past the 299 00:16:58,630 --> 00:17:03,070 core work and nine-eleven word origins and are today inseparable. 300 00:17:03,570 --> 00:17:05,600 We defended homelands in the air for nor et. 301 00:17:06,180 --> 00:17:09,590 And the remaining domains from a northup facing the traditional 302 00:17:09,590 --> 00:17:12,910 and non traditional threats and are assigned battle space and 303 00:17:12,910 --> 00:17:16,550 nor ed nord come work seamlessly together in defense of or homeland. 304 00:17:17,240 --> 00:17:20,460 We're focused on complete unity of command and unity of effort. 305 00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:24,460 We're to commands but assemble fully integrated headquarters 306 00:17:24,510 --> 00:17:28,280 organized and trained to face the diverse the work array of a 307 00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:30,100 balding threat store nations security. 308 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:34,060 Outside the traditional military that and again created by the 309 00:17:34,060 --> 00:17:36,700 return of great bark a petition is the non-traditional threat 310 00:17:36,700 --> 00:17:37,370 to the homeland. 311 00:17:37,900 --> 00:17:41,360 Can to counter this threat. Ah my supporting commander to the 312 00:17:41,360 --> 00:17:44,330 department of homeland security that apartment justice and the 313 00:17:44,330 --> 00:17:47,420 many law enforcement agencies engaged in this crucial fight. 314 00:17:48,060 --> 00:17:52,180 Here my primary concern of homegrown violin its lemons who are 315 00:17:52,180 --> 00:17:55,760 self radicalised entering the receive only mode and not acted 316 00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:57,910 them actively commuted back to daddy. 317 00:17:58,640 --> 00:18:01,330 These extremists are targeting soft department of defense but 318 00:18:01,330 --> 00:18:05,400 sent a department and defense personnel and facilities and own 319 00:18:05,400 --> 00:18:08,270 fellow citizens and this is what occurred in jacked that new 320 00:18:08,270 --> 00:18:11,750 gonna deity facility and and sam burning bhutto against the nation 321 00:18:11,750 --> 00:18:12,850 survey a population. 322 00:18:13,790 --> 00:18:16,120 As the commander accountable for setting the forced production 323 00:18:16,120 --> 00:18:19,070 condition of the of the facilities in the gone the United States. 324 00:18:19,410 --> 00:18:22,500 We have northam work closely with the army navy air force and 325 00:18:22,500 --> 00:18:25,650 marine corps in order to balance the enduring nature of this 326 00:18:25,650 --> 00:18:28,730 threat with the serves as ability to complete the many missions 327 00:18:28,730 --> 00:18:29,930 they have hair on the homeland. 328 00:18:30,600 --> 00:18:34,060 In closing I want to mention a homeland partnerships that engage 329 00:18:34,150 --> 00:18:38,500 that enable our success. We partner continuously with the numerous 330 00:18:38,530 --> 00:18:41,540 inter agency components of the government these include the national 331 00:18:41,540 --> 00:18:43,170 guard but they um and and soldiers. 332 00:18:43,730 --> 00:18:47,120 Intelligence community law enforcement agencies and our closest 333 00:18:47,120 --> 00:18:49,400 mission partner that apartment homeland security. 334 00:18:50,210 --> 00:18:53,600 Russian partners make a nearly 60 liaison office that headquarters 335 00:18:53,600 --> 00:18:57,160 and these patriots a fully embedded and or up center intel organization. 336 00:18:58,090 --> 00:19:01,100 Bowling partition capacity within a homeland is absolutely vital 337 00:19:01,100 --> 00:19:01,750 to our mission. 338 00:19:02,470 --> 00:19:06,830 Wartime 70% of a major exercise and this is nearly 200 each year. 339 00:19:07,070 --> 00:19:10,250 A focus on our mission partners as the primary target audience 340 00:19:10,250 --> 00:19:14,260 of the exercise programs we call this dictator securing cooperation 341 00:19:14,260 --> 00:19:15,030 with and on wet. 342 00:19:16,070 --> 00:19:18,850 And this is more town supporting our mission partners and emission 343 00:19:18,850 --> 00:19:22,380 partner supporting us which is why we beauty somewhere partnerships 344 00:19:22,380 --> 00:19:25,620 as a center of gravity as their critical to the success across 345 00:19:25,660 --> 00:19:27,260 all of our sign missionaries. 346 00:19:27,790 --> 00:19:30,750 Thank you for giving me the opportunity speak and I welcome your. Questions. 347 00:19:32,730 --> 00:19:33,520 Chairman McCain. 348 00:19:34,030 --> 00:19:36,970 Fighting never leave a distinguished members this committee. 349 00:19:37,480 --> 00:19:39,680 Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. 350 00:19:40,370 --> 00:19:43,400 I'm honored to represent the men and women a view a United States 351 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:46,590 southern command and I'm very pleased to be here today with my 352 00:19:46,590 --> 00:19:49,970 very good friends in shipmates. To so any and billboard made. 353 00:19:50,690 --> 00:19:54,280 I'd like to thank the commerce and this committee specially for 354 00:19:54,280 --> 00:19:58,820 its long standing support formation and to our partners in central 355 00:19:58,820 --> 00:20:01,390 america south america and the Caribbean. 356 00:20:02,300 --> 00:20:06,480 I'd like to focus my opening remarks very quickly on three season 357 00:20:06,810 --> 00:20:07,650 and 3G. 358 00:20:08,350 --> 00:20:10,200 The sea is our connections. 359 00:20:10,800 --> 00:20:12,920 Colombia and central america. 360 00:20:13,910 --> 00:20:15,300 The first sea of connections. 361 00:20:16,170 --> 00:20:19,780 Security in this hemisphere connects directly to other parts 362 00:20:19,810 --> 00:20:20,410 of the world. 363 00:20:21,020 --> 00:20:25,190 Smuggling networks one through south america directly into our homeland. 364 00:20:26,120 --> 00:20:30,250 Foreign terrorist fighters flow from the Caribbean to syria and 365 00:20:30,250 --> 00:20:30,850 to iraq. 366 00:20:32,030 --> 00:20:35,840 And that as part of their global strategy russia attempts to 367 00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:39,450 discredit for reliability as a trustworthy partner here in our 368 00:20:39,450 --> 00:20:39,960 own region. 369 00:20:40,820 --> 00:20:44,350 These issues transcend artificial boundaries and a demanded trans 370 00:20:44,350 --> 00:20:46,280 regional United response. 371 00:20:47,430 --> 00:20:48,620 Seconds she is colombia. 372 00:20:49,460 --> 00:20:52,990 As his or even recognize this committee knows. Well colombia's 373 00:20:52,990 --> 00:20:56,830 transformation has been remarkable once on the brink of failure 374 00:20:57,070 --> 00:20:59,480 colombia's now on the blink that peace. 375 00:21:00,350 --> 00:21:04,280 But the hardest work lies ahead. Extending government. And towards 376 00:21:04,570 --> 00:21:07,120 and a dangerous criminal control territory. 377 00:21:08,010 --> 00:21:12,320 Than fighting the persistent threat of cocaine production and trafficking. 378 00:21:13,070 --> 00:21:17,750 And above all securing adjust the piece de la and more than 50 379 00:21:17,750 --> 00:21:18,660 years of conflict. 380 00:21:19,600 --> 00:21:22,310 With the blotting treasure that they've already sacrificed. 381 00:21:22,870 --> 00:21:27,110 With all that they continue to do to exports security across 382 00:21:27,180 --> 00:21:31,670 the region. The colombian people have more than a and our sustained support. 383 00:21:32,810 --> 00:21:34,360 The far she is central america. 384 00:21:34,970 --> 00:21:39,250 We recognize during the 24teen migrant crisis. What happens on 385 00:21:39,250 --> 00:21:41,900 the streets of san Salvador and to use a doll pope. 386 00:21:42,830 --> 00:21:47,160 And it has a direct impact on the streets of to san and problems. 387 00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:52,170 Our central American partners were doing all they can to win 388 00:21:52,170 --> 00:21:55,520 their countries backed from vicious gang to narco traffickers 389 00:21:56,020 --> 00:21:57,460 but they cannot do it alone. 390 00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:03,830 And because we remain the number one war stencil mom of illicit drugs. 391 00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:06,810 We all it to them to do our. Part. 392 00:22:09,090 --> 00:22:11,380 So preachy asap global that works. 393 00:22:12,360 --> 00:22:15,110 Competitors and Guantanamo bay. 394 00:22:16,220 --> 00:22:19,970 That works are the biggest threat that we face and our region. 395 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:24,750 Oh to know for sure alight some an international criminal enterprises 396 00:22:24,910 --> 00:22:29,300 focused on transporting any melissa cargo for the right place. 397 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:33,690 Others are small operations that smuggle desperate migrants. 398 00:22:34,580 --> 00:22:38,120 Still others support terrorist organizations through financing 399 00:22:38,320 --> 00:22:41,380 and through this bread of their violent extremists radiology. 400 00:22:42,260 --> 00:22:45,900 No matter the motivation of these groups so all of them have 401 00:22:45,930 --> 00:22:50,510 a coercive effect on the stability and a security of every country 402 00:22:50,760 --> 00:22:53,050 that they in fact including alone. 403 00:22:54,560 --> 00:22:55,520 Although competitors. 404 00:22:56,760 --> 00:23:00,600 We also operate deliberately in the western hemisphere as part 405 00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:04,420 of their broader global strategies the most concerning of them 406 00:23:04,620 --> 00:23:05,300 is russia. 407 00:23:05,900 --> 00:23:09,710 Which portrays the United States in art the inner as unreliable 408 00:23:10,060 --> 00:23:12,490 and as withdrawing from this pivotal region. 409 00:23:13,570 --> 00:23:14,170 And finally. 410 00:23:14,940 --> 00:23:15,780 Guantanamo bay. 411 00:23:16,700 --> 00:23:21,110 A weakened out the most pressure pulled Humane detention operations 412 00:23:21,140 --> 00:23:25,270 anywhere in the world and we will continue to do so until the 413 00:23:25,270 --> 00:23:29,290 very last detaining he steps on an airplane and departs the island. 414 00:23:30,360 --> 00:23:34,080 I know this committee shares might enormous pride in the men 415 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:36,430 and women who store in this demanding. 416 00:23:36,980 --> 00:23:41,480 Sensitive and Offender thankless mission with honor. 417 00:23:42,170 --> 00:23:46,130 And with the utmost discipline professionalism and integrity. 418 00:23:47,210 --> 00:23:51,090 Are every bit oozing gates in the war and every bit is deserving 419 00:23:51,160 --> 00:23:52,070 of our thanks. 420 00:23:52,610 --> 00:23:57,040 I'm praised when they return home just as their brothers and sisters. 421 00:23:57,740 --> 00:24:01,230 Of return home from iraq and Afghanistan and I think pretty much 422 00:24:01,230 --> 00:24:03,530 or recognition of the hard work that they do. 423 00:24:04,220 --> 00:24:07,390 Us to chairman members. Thank you again for the opportunity to 424 00:24:07,390 --> 00:24:10,750 appear before you today and I look for to our continue discussions. 425 00:24:11,350 --> 00:24:15,570 Thank you very much. I wanted a mogul and maybe a good and It's 426 00:24:15,570 --> 00:24:16,990 been described dead. 427 00:24:17,810 --> 00:24:22,750 And by in many a governors and law enforcement the individual 428 00:24:22,750 --> 00:24:25,970 louche in the northeast in the Midwest that. 429 00:24:26,630 --> 00:24:27,730 He had owned rub. 430 00:24:28,350 --> 00:24:33,170 Over ghost deaths of the manufactured hello one nation now in 431 00:24:33,170 --> 00:24:36,820 the view of some of the oven and a quote epidemic um. 432 00:24:37,970 --> 00:24:39,080 That uh. 433 00:24:39,620 --> 00:24:40,100 Is you. 434 00:24:40,940 --> 00:24:45,740 No no to my attention than many many others critically those 435 00:24:45,740 --> 00:24:49,380 to represent the state of will have to get a man. 436 00:24:51,500 --> 00:24:54,000 It's coming through the E um. 437 00:24:54,900 --> 00:24:59,270 Can you know illegal border crossings a and very small quantities 438 00:24:59,350 --> 00:25:04,670 to if I individuals were um vehicles or go to work but most are 439 00:25:04,750 --> 00:25:08,320 either small quantities because of the profit margin a was just 440 00:25:08,320 --> 00:25:11,410 down in the that that's think that's a needed to one of border 441 00:25:11,410 --> 00:25:15,260 crossing in a match challenge that separating that the legal 442 00:25:15,260 --> 00:25:18,800 versus their illegal activity that comes across the border and 443 00:25:18,800 --> 00:25:22,880 how the technology is that the a custom a border patrol on immigration 444 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:26,640 using his be answer combative by very adaptable by that a very 445 00:25:26,640 --> 00:25:27,550 adaptable enemy. 446 00:25:28,290 --> 00:25:29,280 What are we need to do. 447 00:25:30,350 --> 00:25:33,440 Well he thinks are we need to work amid technologies that allow 448 00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:37,870 us to detect this winnie the work at the a root cause within 449 00:25:37,870 --> 00:25:42,070 mexico in the case of the the poppy production and the eradication 450 00:25:42,070 --> 00:25:44,860 of the poppins and we work with said dana in some on that and 451 00:25:44,860 --> 00:25:46,260 an old mill responsibilities. 452 00:25:47,120 --> 00:25:49,980 As well as work in west are our partners know the the border 453 00:25:50,010 --> 00:25:51,490 we do that through jtf nor. 454 00:25:52,060 --> 00:25:55,140 A helping them improve their admission partners improve their 455 00:25:55,140 --> 00:25:58,640 cable blank a pasty wish ably expect more of a Mac and element 456 00:25:59,130 --> 00:26:02,050 I would think we would get so we do need expect more the mexican 457 00:26:02,050 --> 00:26:05,770 government and all the agencies within the next kingdom the manufactured 458 00:26:05,770 --> 00:26:08,640 heroine is much easier than cultivated her. 459 00:26:09,840 --> 00:26:12,920 Yes or between heroin and methamphetamine typically curses and 460 00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:16,040 methamphetamine to come in from china factories in china and 461 00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:19,070 we have to tackle all of the elicit go to the common across the border. 462 00:26:20,840 --> 00:26:24,930 So. Part of it as she mentioned in your remarks to there's got 463 00:26:24,930 --> 00:26:29,290 to do with the fundamentals of economic match supply and demand 464 00:26:29,380 --> 00:26:32,490 that that that the man there's gonna be a supply that's absolutely 465 00:26:32,490 --> 00:26:33,050 correct sir. 466 00:26:33,940 --> 00:26:38,900 Um. And what to do go. I think very quickly that uh. 467 00:26:40,620 --> 00:26:44,820 Applauded the agreement in colombia with the for a cup and I 468 00:26:44,820 --> 00:26:48,430 think it is a testimony to the colombian people and government 469 00:26:48,430 --> 00:26:50,020 first of all but it is jay. 470 00:26:50,950 --> 00:26:56,410 A a sign that and and a story that we shoot understand better 471 00:26:56,410 --> 00:27:00,660 than manage. It's been a long time investment by the United States 472 00:27:00,660 --> 00:27:01,390 from a couple. 473 00:27:02,020 --> 00:27:03,900 Of the show over time. 474 00:27:04,580 --> 00:27:09,020 Um because the heroine excuse me the cocaine was out the issue 475 00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:12,860 of a threat to the United States from or go um. 476 00:27:13,660 --> 00:27:18,780 But now we're hearing that the poppy cultivation and uh a cocaine 477 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:22,450 ish should is way out is that that correct. 478 00:27:23,070 --> 00:27:25,920 Yes shirt that collective thanking me had the next set of figures 479 00:27:25,920 --> 00:27:28,970 that will come not we're going to shiate a very significant increase 480 00:27:28,970 --> 00:27:29,880 in coca production. 481 00:27:30,500 --> 00:27:33,680 Chill with a cocoa production up that mean just gonna be more 482 00:27:33,680 --> 00:27:36,920 cocoa coming in the United cocaine coming in the United States. 483 00:27:37,940 --> 00:27:39,570 But that's what I would expect mission. 484 00:27:40,380 --> 00:27:41,470 That's where the market it. 485 00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:44,710 So what are we need to do their own. 486 00:27:45,500 --> 00:27:49,390 Because uh obviously it will elevate Costco cocaine than it that 487 00:27:49,550 --> 00:27:50,890 the more people will. 488 00:27:51,470 --> 00:27:52,650 Find it affordable. 489 00:27:53,350 --> 00:27:54,130 What are we do that. 490 00:27:55,100 --> 00:27:58,100 Said that's a multi-faceted potion that first and foremost we 491 00:27:58,100 --> 00:28:01,330 need to continue this stance set stead fetched with or our colombian 492 00:28:01,330 --> 00:28:04,290 friends as you recognized. It's the it is a relationship that 493 00:28:04,290 --> 00:28:07,590 extends over decades that we will need to continue to work for 494 00:28:07,590 --> 00:28:08,570 closely with them. 495 00:28:09,170 --> 00:28:11,850 Out with regard to the actual movement of cocaine. 496 00:28:12,380 --> 00:28:16,360 Those trends national criminal networks that uh have moved that 497 00:28:16,360 --> 00:28:19,420 the cocaine we need to do everything that we can to apply pressure 498 00:28:19,420 --> 00:28:23,390 on them to detect to illuminate an meant to a at disrupt to them 499 00:28:23,420 --> 00:28:26,570 that disruptive work will require the efforts of the boat felt 500 00:28:26,570 --> 00:28:30,340 all of our inter agency partners as well as I like pork of according 501 00:28:30,340 --> 00:28:31,170 to what. 502 00:28:31,870 --> 00:28:36,450 We don't we know that that mr. Bag daddy a bed of ice to shed dish. 503 00:28:37,020 --> 00:28:38,260 Is sending people. 504 00:28:38,910 --> 00:28:44,100 Our devices two and a wave of refugees that have left the syria. 505 00:28:44,790 --> 00:28:46,180 And a lack of. 506 00:28:46,950 --> 00:28:49,310 What will it is he. 507 00:28:49,930 --> 00:28:50,440 To it. 508 00:28:51,270 --> 00:28:57,610 Of Wine but individual or individuals coming across our southern border. 509 00:28:59,600 --> 00:29:02,890 I think if someone can find a saint and a rendered country illegally 510 00:29:02,890 --> 00:29:05,840 ariel illegally. They're gonna exploit that particular Saindon. 511 00:29:05,840 --> 00:29:08,980 That's why we work very closely with a mission of partners to 512 00:29:08,980 --> 00:29:11,730 the south while we look into the grunts we look to the left and 513 00:29:11,730 --> 00:29:15,120 right to see within this change. If there's anything else that 514 00:29:15,120 --> 00:29:19,040 be moving in this case tear us what more going in to do in order 515 00:29:19,040 --> 00:29:23,550 to Schick fewer of southern border and have we made progress 516 00:29:23,580 --> 00:29:27,910 in securing our southern border or asian nation clean the status quo. 517 00:29:28,540 --> 00:29:32,170 I think daddy efforts. I'm have been effective but not nearly 518 00:29:32,170 --> 00:29:35,490 as effective a we would like them to be a we're working against 519 00:29:35,490 --> 00:29:39,940 a very adaptive enemy a who will exploit the saints and as we 520 00:29:39,990 --> 00:29:42,930 make a an advance one area where there are very quickly able 521 00:29:42,930 --> 00:29:46,820 to overcome that and we're not able to a stay out in front of 522 00:29:46,850 --> 00:29:50,870 that they're little blue that so to speak um and that's where 523 00:29:50,870 --> 00:29:53,190 we need to that's where we need a with other what I'm going to 524 00:29:53,190 --> 00:29:57,380 do and the asian it true that more and more are known for being 525 00:29:57,380 --> 00:30:01,660 apprehended are what we call all tea have other than mexican. 526 00:30:02,020 --> 00:30:05,780 That's correct. This it is is I look candidates they it's that 527 00:30:05,780 --> 00:30:08,600 mass migration that urge they've been that conditions with in 528 00:30:08,600 --> 00:30:12,530 central america uh uh and the cartel the moving the people and 529 00:30:12,530 --> 00:30:14,940 the other problem is the globe's than the will and the one that 530 00:30:14,940 --> 00:30:18,620 is the most concerning that says that the heroine a that is being 531 00:30:18,650 --> 00:30:21,720 produced and shipped I'm out of mexico and the methamphetamine. 532 00:30:22,760 --> 00:30:25,230 Move by the same question. So what are we need to do. 533 00:30:25,760 --> 00:30:28,550 When you get cap above they both have different problem sets. 534 00:30:28,590 --> 00:30:32,030 I mean do we need more border patrol do we need more to hour-ish 535 00:30:32,030 --> 00:30:33,060 do we need more. 536 00:30:34,100 --> 00:30:38,320 I worry and the which did you what what more do we need to do too. 537 00:30:39,170 --> 00:30:42,240 And the creation of a border security the first thing for the 538 00:30:42,240 --> 00:30:45,640 people was improving the conditions within central america hoelleg 539 00:30:45,640 --> 00:30:48,190 of on approach working with the country's down there to improve 540 00:30:48,190 --> 00:30:51,480 the conditions. So that people want to remain with the matching 541 00:30:51,480 --> 00:30:55,380 long-term project. Yes. I think what about the short come. 542 00:30:56,010 --> 00:30:59,200 Turret of of and the man long-term problems. This is a 30 year 543 00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:01,990 fight that we have to confront when it comes to the grunts it's 544 00:31:01,990 --> 00:31:05,370 working with a mission partners in those countries as well as mexico. 545 00:31:05,410 --> 00:31:08,490 It's improving that the technology the but Darwinian the what 546 00:31:08,490 --> 00:31:10,580 about security on the border of shelf. 547 00:31:11,450 --> 00:31:14,560 And we need more technology we need more powerfully need more 548 00:31:14,560 --> 00:31:18,230 border patrol. What what are we me I would say that the the uh 549 00:31:18,260 --> 00:31:21,300 uh haven't been on the mexican guatemalan border and then the 550 00:31:21,300 --> 00:31:22,710 years on and the mexican border. 551 00:31:23,300 --> 00:31:26,780 Uh the threat is a function of this that that that what we knees 552 00:31:26,780 --> 00:31:31,030 up is a combination of analyzing the threat the culling the technology 553 00:31:31,030 --> 00:31:34,720 in the training of the people and uh and so efforts along all 554 00:31:34,720 --> 00:31:38,580 those a both the with our people and then working with mexico 555 00:31:38,820 --> 00:31:40,990 and with guatemalan believes is exactly. 556 00:31:41,630 --> 00:31:42,380 Against all of it. 557 00:31:43,280 --> 00:31:44,040 Turn read. 558 00:31:45,500 --> 00:31:46,060 Raver image. 559 00:31:46,630 --> 00:31:50,760 And the idea that all they have a namely on the process of modernizing 560 00:31:50,760 --> 00:31:54,880 the triad. I'm an area of the think appalling reasons. 561 00:31:55,810 --> 00:31:57,140 It with respectively. 562 00:31:57,920 --> 00:32:01,570 In aspects the mirror is a bold move for a new. 563 00:32:02,120 --> 00:32:06,660 A penetrating bomber but that that bomb also indeed the Ordnance 564 00:32:06,660 --> 00:32:11,140 pecan a and to item which you could common upon of the The place 565 00:32:11,340 --> 00:32:13,730 were just think air launched cruise missile. 566 00:32:14,430 --> 00:32:20,070 And also the the the 61 told grab the prompted and as a a related 567 00:32:20,070 --> 00:32:24,380 issue would-be and the timing admit that he. 568 00:32:25,100 --> 00:32:30,570 In sunday's the Live with some might in fact the come a long 569 00:32:30,920 --> 00:32:31,590 before late. 570 00:32:32,140 --> 00:32:35,380 Uh and undo the penetrating about that they would be thirdly 571 00:32:35,380 --> 00:32:38,920 useful one of the platform of wind. I presume that a good in 572 00:32:38,920 --> 00:32:40,260 my can from what would you. 573 00:32:41,920 --> 00:32:43,540 They're like member read dead. 574 00:32:44,170 --> 00:32:48,020 Yet there are legacy shader we've far a triad of platforms is 575 00:32:48,020 --> 00:32:51,630 very important in terms of complex that turnt said that any ever 576 00:32:51,630 --> 00:32:55,850 to one escalate their way it of a fill conflict would have to. 577 00:32:56,420 --> 00:32:58,130 Also a deal with. 578 00:32:58,640 --> 00:33:03,190 And that's important institute its ability to infuse the indicated 579 00:33:03,190 --> 00:33:07,540 here in a well articulated a super important that we move forward 580 00:33:07,570 --> 00:33:13,330 with the the replacement Balmer in that that of the 50 to flee 581 00:33:13,750 --> 00:33:14,250 the um. 582 00:33:15,020 --> 00:33:19,570 Pope to the planes flying today a word up off the some eyeliner 583 00:33:19,570 --> 00:33:23,560 nineteen-sixty to look silly flying a plane into 20 fourteenth 584 00:33:24,040 --> 00:33:27,450 uh you can add the to fully it's about 25 years old. 585 00:33:28,050 --> 00:33:31,570 Of so it's important that we're able to have that that capability 586 00:33:31,600 --> 00:33:35,300 stealth platform. The deliverable nuclear or conventional missions. 587 00:33:35,810 --> 00:33:39,370 Freeze regards said nuclear arsenals for that playing in order 588 00:33:39,370 --> 00:33:44,360 to have both a flexible and it turns as well as visible determined. 589 00:33:44,990 --> 00:33:48,590 Um it's important that we replace figure watch cruise missile 590 00:33:48,890 --> 00:33:54,150 to build a 74 10 year lifespan. Well beyond that span today and 591 00:33:54,150 --> 00:33:57,550 ex-wife for important that we you replace it with the long range 592 00:33:57,580 --> 00:34:01,740 standoff cruise missile a program that's just now getting and 593 00:34:01,740 --> 00:34:04,840 away and part of the president's budget for seventeen. 594 00:34:05,660 --> 00:34:09,450 Um. To we already have a cruise missile but it's will be honest 595 00:34:09,450 --> 00:34:13,630 lifespan and we need to replace it. We also um programs associate 596 00:34:13,630 --> 00:34:15,240 lifted the six one tall. 597 00:34:15,800 --> 00:34:21,790 Nuclear bomb that replaces for variants of the Innovation bombs 598 00:34:21,790 --> 00:34:25,480 and this helps this produce or stockpile and have a more effective 599 00:34:25,480 --> 00:34:30,170 the turn difficult question may as to develop the new bill onto 600 00:34:30,170 --> 00:34:31,030 crude muscle. 601 00:34:31,560 --> 00:34:35,650 He hit a home and cook of all it could be logic and no more spiteful 602 00:34:36,090 --> 00:34:38,350 uh even existing platforms specter. 603 00:34:39,730 --> 00:34:43,170 And that solo would be 52 for example which watches are launched 604 00:34:43,170 --> 00:34:45,480 cruise missile then have so characteristic. 605 00:34:46,140 --> 00:34:50,030 Of we use is the new law winch and off a ticket. 606 00:34:50,570 --> 00:34:55,140 I have a bony of many responsibility to the asian indicated new 607 00:34:55,140 --> 00:34:57,090 testimony of anne fletcher when what. 608 00:34:57,680 --> 00:35:01,000 Issue though is from the top offense mash muscle fans can you 609 00:35:01,000 --> 00:35:01,680 give us a. 610 00:35:02,210 --> 00:35:05,900 In an update and long-range discrimination laid on pelted going 611 00:35:05,930 --> 00:35:10,820 and all flow and generally the out of pocket wanna come to the present. 612 00:35:11,570 --> 00:35:14,930 We're on track with long-ways discriminating late away that the 613 00:35:14,960 --> 00:35:17,530 and then necessary investments to keep our ballistic missile 614 00:35:17,530 --> 00:35:20,810 defense architecture by the making the very best we can and it 615 00:35:20,810 --> 00:35:24,090 will prove that we wanna thank to members of congress for the 616 00:35:24,090 --> 00:35:27,100 for those investments store in good shape there. So aunt pat 617 00:35:27,100 --> 00:35:28,950 the have 44 intercept is in the ground. 618 00:35:29,480 --> 00:35:32,660 Lighting in the 17 40 and that in the great state of alaska and 619 00:35:32,660 --> 00:35:33,990 for in california. 620 00:35:34,610 --> 00:35:38,770 I'm also a we thank you for the investments and Del Bosque yet 621 00:35:38,800 --> 00:35:41,190 on the collects side of the cost curve because right now we're 622 00:35:41,190 --> 00:35:44,510 on the on along side of the cost to the both impeded the wisdom 623 00:35:44,510 --> 00:35:47,550 of the fence and Intercontinental ballistic missile defense against 624 00:35:47,550 --> 00:35:51,670 rogue nations and so I'm the Apple didn't hearing an MBA and 625 00:35:51,670 --> 00:35:55,010 I asked for those investments in the research and development 626 00:35:55,010 --> 00:35:58,270 the helpless get on the collects side of the cost curve uh uh 627 00:35:58,300 --> 00:36:01,620 in their in their in the budget and we think it for that and 628 00:36:01,780 --> 00:36:05,610 those that pay paid out um will be coming tea and and asking 629 00:36:05,610 --> 00:36:08,040 enough of the put those and the production once we understand 630 00:36:08,040 --> 00:36:11,270 what they do and I'm confident in the capability that we have it. 631 00:36:11,940 --> 00:36:15,620 Fall question and Only the said that the consulate the elation 632 00:36:15,620 --> 00:36:20,750 with the english and that no structure. No you would a and andy 633 00:36:20,780 --> 00:36:26,380 quote east coast a away at the whole uh that it is not evident 634 00:36:26,380 --> 00:36:30,480 at this moment. I did not see it's or a I if the threat manifested itself. 635 00:36:30,480 --> 00:36:33,670 Um. I ran today. I have the ability to engage today into of I 636 00:36:33,670 --> 00:36:37,260 have one dollar to invested put it too. We are we kidding gauge 637 00:36:37,260 --> 00:36:40,130 in those capabilities that dead get Islamic like side of the 638 00:36:40,130 --> 00:36:43,580 cost per and those capabilities will work. Well for theater ballistic 639 00:36:43,580 --> 00:36:47,110 missile offense a for service members and their families overseas 640 00:36:47,140 --> 00:36:50,320 as well of ballistic missile defense for him home like it this 641 00:36:50,320 --> 00:36:54,790 time iconic uh. But admitted I wanna and commander efforts and 642 00:36:54,790 --> 00:36:56,710 also that year test on the day. 643 00:36:57,300 --> 00:37:03,090 Um. One of the she chief issues that that emerges from a or. 644 00:37:03,590 --> 00:37:10,020 A testimony is the need to build capacity in our allies and the 645 00:37:10,020 --> 00:37:11,350 reaction that we can't. 646 00:37:12,080 --> 00:37:13,050 A far below Wall. 647 00:37:13,660 --> 00:37:17,680 And then it's a multi agency effort much of themselves cold without 648 00:37:17,680 --> 00:37:21,160 complaint that there are a critical role because from the many 649 00:37:21,600 --> 00:37:26,070 and in and of latin American south america use of weapons that 650 00:37:26,100 --> 00:37:28,930 not just the palm of the fact that the United States in your 651 00:37:29,120 --> 00:37:29,770 your command. 652 00:37:30,520 --> 00:37:34,510 I'm a accord comic can't my time to pick up your precisely much 653 00:37:34,540 --> 00:37:38,450 as I do more to the diplomat is bad defense is able to uh to 654 00:37:38,450 --> 00:37:41,550 play a useful role is to we have a regional and a and uh and 655 00:37:41,550 --> 00:37:45,410 a sub regional look a guy actual activities icon on a country 656 00:37:45,410 --> 00:37:48,540 by country basis of the way to look across the entire region 657 00:37:48,860 --> 00:37:52,320 and and I think provide a very useful service to our the inter 658 00:37:52,320 --> 00:37:53,990 agency porter's. Thank it though. 659 00:37:56,360 --> 00:38:01,200 You assure the It's a boy the air force times everly act. 660 00:38:01,760 --> 00:38:05,750 I notice that caught my eye because a senator rounds and I would 661 00:38:05,750 --> 00:38:07,740 just and diego Garcia. 662 00:38:08,380 --> 00:38:12,620 And that the they air force deploying three D to use their in 663 00:38:12,620 --> 00:38:15,960 here quoted the article announced making this announcement histories 664 00:38:15,960 --> 00:38:20,270 airports times a comic you wanna make about that deployers three 665 00:38:20,270 --> 00:38:22,420 at the teasing viewers are saying. 666 00:38:23,950 --> 00:38:27,930 And Then all plywood knack that discard as a the one that we 667 00:38:27,930 --> 00:38:31,680 take our lineup that talents characterizing article though. 668 00:38:31,820 --> 00:38:34,900 Well I didn't get interviewed by a worse time so. 669 00:38:35,510 --> 00:38:38,810 I think I would say yeah they pro it makes some of my earlier 670 00:38:38,810 --> 00:38:43,460 statement six that are we did we actually send out a uh the bombers 671 00:38:43,460 --> 00:38:45,010 be 50 to be to use. 672 00:38:45,540 --> 00:38:49,420 A number one were we invited to participate in exercises with 673 00:38:49,420 --> 00:38:54,290 our allies and partners and that we do that too. Well the globe. 674 00:38:54,810 --> 00:38:59,240 That so we do pacific operations as well the that that's good 675 00:38:59,540 --> 00:39:03,460 of a what issues there's an area where I had sense that there's 676 00:39:03,460 --> 00:39:08,670 a disagreement between our military and intelligence on one side 677 00:39:08,700 --> 00:39:11,630 in the state department and others of the the said having to 678 00:39:11,630 --> 00:39:12,460 do to win. 679 00:39:12,990 --> 00:39:17,780 The skies treaty russia has a upwardly announced its intent to 680 00:39:17,780 --> 00:39:21,590 submit plans for air surveillance flights which understand a permitted. 681 00:39:22,250 --> 00:39:23,800 In the open skies treaty. 682 00:39:24,540 --> 00:39:28,750 Over the United States using advanced digital cameras a assembled 683 00:39:28,750 --> 00:39:32,220 in the that they can clapper mates and comments and certainly 684 00:39:32,410 --> 00:39:34,100 the 10 job into to. 685 00:39:34,760 --> 00:39:38,490 That Stewart director defends the intelligence agency. 686 00:39:39,520 --> 00:39:42,550 Limited concerned about this because of that advanced technology 687 00:39:42,550 --> 00:39:45,840 that's out there and to quote him. He says the things that you 688 00:39:45,840 --> 00:39:49,570 can see that not a baby and collect the things you can do with 689 00:39:49,570 --> 00:39:53,560 post processing allows russia in my opinion to get incredible. 690 00:39:54,080 --> 00:39:58,210 A foundation no intelligence and critical infrastructure bases 691 00:39:58,210 --> 00:40:02,540 ports all of our facilities hit. So he was critical of this uh 692 00:40:02,600 --> 00:40:05,560 what what is your thinking about this where you leave golden that's. 693 00:40:07,040 --> 00:40:11,850 Then all but up I think the as with all things that we have to 694 00:40:11,850 --> 00:40:14,890 take a balanced approach the we have to look at this very carefully 695 00:40:15,290 --> 00:40:21,020 a early. Yeah Oui impacted here recently they've been open skies 696 00:40:21,020 --> 00:40:26,880 the pretty mission all russian. Away for the um. I'm the one 697 00:40:26,880 --> 00:40:32,790 of the 32 others signage to the treaty to know it's a mechanism 698 00:40:32,790 --> 00:40:37,440 by which we are able to a have transparent mechanism with the 699 00:40:37,440 --> 00:40:40,790 allies and other partners in that group while at the same time. 700 00:40:40,790 --> 00:40:45,220 We have to be careful and we'll look through an that technology 701 00:40:45,220 --> 00:40:49,830 advances using digital meet their purses film of sustaining film 702 00:40:49,830 --> 00:40:51,560 of this the problematic today. 703 00:40:52,130 --> 00:40:52,860 No all up. 704 00:40:53,480 --> 00:40:57,340 This is that the the and balance that clearly a and concern that 705 00:40:57,380 --> 00:41:00,990 in a you russian ability to gain intelligence are critical of 706 00:41:01,260 --> 00:41:03,160 dealt when we were going over russia. 707 00:41:03,740 --> 00:41:07,550 The boy are we using did they have said they still that equipment 708 00:41:07,980 --> 00:41:11,390 we were not because we haven't gotten that far yet there are 709 00:41:11,390 --> 00:41:12,290 hitting the chicken. 710 00:41:13,350 --> 00:41:15,660 But I'm mia um. 711 00:41:17,110 --> 00:41:22,460 Uh. He went to read the of is taught about the engine none of 712 00:41:22,460 --> 00:41:26,460 three major concentrating on the other bare legs at the triad. 713 00:41:27,160 --> 00:41:31,300 The ever what appealed and creation lee made the state no no 714 00:41:31,330 --> 00:41:34,730 quote we sit in the remaining marchy. We have for investing in 715 00:41:34,730 --> 00:41:38,570 our nuclear deterrent has been steadily whittled away as we pushed 716 00:41:38,570 --> 00:41:41,740 investments further and further into that feature you think the 717 00:41:41,740 --> 00:41:43,320 a evo any that the uh. 718 00:41:43,970 --> 00:41:46,270 Shoes actively modernize in there. 719 00:41:46,940 --> 00:41:51,150 A nuclear weapons delivery system knew it would you started a 720 00:41:51,150 --> 00:41:51,760 10 of us. 721 00:41:53,420 --> 00:41:55,480 And then if sellers is that concern. 722 00:41:56,120 --> 00:42:00,400 Oh measures modernization program in their nuclear deterrent 723 00:42:00,400 --> 00:42:02,350 forces is is of concern. 724 00:42:02,980 --> 00:42:06,850 That that in a yeah up peace when you look at what they've been 725 00:42:06,850 --> 00:42:10,170 in and modernizing didn't just start they've been doing that's 726 00:42:10,240 --> 00:42:14,030 quite frankly for some time of a lot a crescendo of activity 727 00:42:14,030 --> 00:42:17,010 over the last decade and a half it actually been talking about 728 00:42:17,010 --> 00:42:20,180 it for a long pretend that we have not been keeping it up again 729 00:42:20,180 --> 00:42:20,880 on that. 730 00:42:22,110 --> 00:42:25,610 It in our program that is that many people think they shoot it 731 00:42:25,920 --> 00:42:27,560 a lot of us who are back in there. 732 00:42:28,250 --> 00:42:32,260 Our own state we hear things that are going on its own thing 733 00:42:32,260 --> 00:42:35,470 uses a bit of really catch the attention of the American people 734 00:42:35,470 --> 00:42:38,850 I brought these two issues because these are two that do make 735 00:42:38,850 --> 00:42:42,540 a difference a in the people are aware of than they are they 736 00:42:42,540 --> 00:42:44,480 are concerned that there. Thank you.. No. 737 00:42:45,910 --> 00:42:52,610 No. Welcome to go and walk and the miami. 738 00:42:53,690 --> 00:42:55,230 Sure it's a delightful place to live. 739 00:42:56,330 --> 00:43:00,320 In you are to ABC's and 3G each you've talked about. 740 00:43:00,920 --> 00:43:04,310 There's the fish at net or PC that movie. 741 00:43:04,900 --> 00:43:06,260 Was from shell to nor. 742 00:43:07,940 --> 00:43:08,870 Not only dog. 743 00:43:10,240 --> 00:43:11,570 Human trafficking. 744 00:43:12,610 --> 00:43:13,670 Crime to country but. 745 00:43:15,500 --> 00:43:17,030 But you know three sources. 746 00:43:17,760 --> 00:43:19,460 Lead in the person's budget. 747 00:43:21,260 --> 00:43:24,710 Traditional factor the matter is too weak. We do not to the and 748 00:43:24,710 --> 00:43:27,590 I do not have the ship's I do not have the aircraft to be able 749 00:43:27,590 --> 00:43:32,310 to to execute the FBI detection moderate mission to the the level 750 00:43:32,310 --> 00:43:34,260 it has been established for us to achieve. 751 00:43:35,750 --> 00:43:39,650 Um this used to buy uni grohl where are the navy. 752 00:43:40,610 --> 00:43:43,690 In the Caribbean and that the Seth like. 753 00:43:44,390 --> 00:43:48,920 Quarter they should wear a of no more enforcement arm of the 754 00:43:48,920 --> 00:43:49,630 coast core. 755 00:43:50,770 --> 00:43:52,880 They need assistance to developing. 756 00:43:53,750 --> 00:43:58,050 And I would agree completely. It is a very much a team sport 757 00:43:58,200 --> 00:44:01,470 and the activities that to that'll orchestrated by eric joint 758 00:44:01,470 --> 00:44:05,500 inter agency task or south in key west for about a pinball the 759 00:44:05,500 --> 00:44:09,640 efforts of all of of this state ashby the all of the the federal 760 00:44:09,640 --> 00:44:12,250 law enforcement agencies as well as the department of fenced 761 00:44:12,510 --> 00:44:14,490 coastguard plays a very significant role. 762 00:44:16,370 --> 00:44:21,450 We have seen some lessening of the violent set and the globe. 763 00:44:22,130 --> 00:44:27,310 Awards in a and hunt doers that used to do that number one murder 764 00:44:27,310 --> 00:44:28,640 kept for in the world. 765 00:44:30,340 --> 00:44:33,430 I'm just this past week can and may have. 766 00:44:33,950 --> 00:44:37,850 On several occasions with the president of costa rica the you 767 00:44:37,850 --> 00:44:40,060 seem to be fairly stable uh of. 768 00:44:41,160 --> 00:44:45,270 But we're getting more drugs come in a into stable place who's 769 00:44:45,300 --> 00:44:47,910 in the past such as pat them all. 770 00:44:49,280 --> 00:44:53,340 And that being the panama canal alam expanding canal. Whoa. 771 00:44:53,340 --> 00:44:55,050 What do you think is the threat they. 772 00:44:56,820 --> 00:44:57,610 Hurt the yen. 773 00:44:58,370 --> 00:45:01,520 The other sir that we're dealing with is for flexible very agile 774 00:45:01,550 --> 00:45:04,690 and it's like squeezing a bowl only one we squeeze in one place 775 00:45:04,690 --> 00:45:08,700 of we are not able to apply pressure across the entire breadth 776 00:45:08,730 --> 00:45:11,920 of the network that they will adapt and move to the yet to the 777 00:45:11,920 --> 00:45:13,510 to the year that they think they can get in. 778 00:45:14,060 --> 00:45:18,160 And so the as we have a a bit of the seven had some success working 779 00:45:18,160 --> 00:45:21,470 with our honduran partners as they have been able to get out 780 00:45:21,810 --> 00:45:25,460 and apply greater pressure and uh and harry's that previously 781 00:45:25,460 --> 00:45:28,800 had been denied to them that will be we're seeing the of that 782 00:45:28,800 --> 00:45:31,970 that the drug traffickers are moving the landing points for the 783 00:45:32,290 --> 00:45:35,620 where the drugs are coming ashore in central america did to different countries. 784 00:45:36,480 --> 00:45:40,380 Couldn't we did a lot more support from mexico where all the 785 00:45:40,500 --> 00:45:44,840 broadens a basically other than the wanted Gore the water route 786 00:45:44,900 --> 00:45:46,220 to Puerto Rico. 787 00:45:46,740 --> 00:45:48,050 Of psalm to haiti. 788 00:45:48,760 --> 00:45:52,740 A couldn't we get a lot more support from mexico since they come 789 00:45:52,740 --> 00:45:54,910 day and then they go across the border that. 790 00:45:55,560 --> 00:45:58,540 As centered I would I would defer that specific question that 791 00:45:58,540 --> 00:46:02,830 to the audio web on a new rail law. But what a youth what what 792 00:46:02,830 --> 00:46:07,880 I think he's that we continue to work very closely with the military's 793 00:46:07,920 --> 00:46:11,480 of all of the countries of central america and and I know that 794 00:46:11,480 --> 00:46:14,800 to that north commerce closely with the mexican military to improve 795 00:46:14,800 --> 00:46:18,170 their capability and capacity get this problem our ability to 796 00:46:18,170 --> 00:46:22,340 share information affectively plays a significant we'll we'll 797 00:46:22,340 --> 00:46:26,250 at least we gotta el Chapo. So that was to step and rider actions. 798 00:46:26,250 --> 00:46:27,320 Tell me about haiti. 799 00:46:28,130 --> 00:46:31,630 Odd they got this interim government is it working until they 800 00:46:31,630 --> 00:46:33,600 can finally be clay or a president. 801 00:46:34,670 --> 00:46:38,300 So I think I have been in this situation in haiti every morning 802 00:46:38,300 --> 00:46:41,880 the we wake up uh we watch an end to make sure that that that 803 00:46:41,940 --> 00:46:45,150 that they have not had significant crises that of occurred they're 804 00:46:45,180 --> 00:46:48,260 they're gonna have their hands full for a long time become the 805 00:46:48,260 --> 00:46:51,870 role played by and the the un peacekeeping operation minister 806 00:46:51,870 --> 00:46:55,810 there has been absolutely critical and sustaining vat to that 807 00:46:55,810 --> 00:46:59,270 this ability stability that is there we got some key partners 808 00:46:59,270 --> 00:47:03,400 in a nation most notably brazil that has been a real backbone 809 00:47:03,430 --> 00:47:06,960 of that can boost operation. We would hope it to the countries 810 00:47:06,960 --> 00:47:09,120 like that would continue to make those contributions. 811 00:47:09,750 --> 00:47:15,090 A buddy should call in the bottom line until the 80 improve in 812 00:47:15,090 --> 00:47:17,180 their economic deprave it today. 813 00:47:17,900 --> 00:47:22,010 It's gonna be a nation there's a government to is always subject 814 00:47:22,010 --> 00:47:23,170 to a lot of corruption. 815 00:47:23,970 --> 00:47:27,790 Uh at mobile wardley. What do you think about mexico in help 816 00:47:27,790 --> 00:47:28,480 and the cell. 817 00:47:29,360 --> 00:47:30,830 I think are under 30 year fight. 818 00:47:31,870 --> 00:47:35,090 That going after a mention challenges and a number one problem 819 00:47:35,090 --> 00:47:37,760 is collection if you look at the root cause that you get us all 820 00:47:37,760 --> 00:47:40,720 first and this is the most sober and words not mine is to go 821 00:47:40,720 --> 00:47:44,440 after the collection within within the country um and we need 822 00:47:44,440 --> 00:47:47,470 to a system across all hoelleg. I'm an approach in the studio 823 00:47:47,470 --> 00:47:50,500 fight that late mission partner sedan and some are great mission 824 00:47:50,500 --> 00:47:53,490 partners uh but they haven't a mesh challenging. We do everything 825 00:47:53,490 --> 00:47:54,630 we can to assist them with. 826 00:47:55,290 --> 00:47:59,640 Him it interesting that you can rely on that a leak unit at the 827 00:47:59,640 --> 00:48:03,380 federal level but you'd get anywhere are mode that. 828 00:48:04,170 --> 00:48:08,930 It's just you can't even say anything about intel of the wives 829 00:48:08,930 --> 00:48:13,640 it gets to the drug war. For and the you mentioned a that uh 830 00:48:13,690 --> 00:48:16,610 recapture of el Chapo and those mexican marines were claim by 831 00:48:16,610 --> 00:48:17,320 us worry. 832 00:48:18,500 --> 00:48:23,000 Well that's very good name with the also a niche chairman. 833 00:48:23,570 --> 00:48:25,300 The marines are standing paul. 834 00:48:28,970 --> 00:48:30,770 It. Thank you.. So. 835 00:48:31,940 --> 00:48:38,980 So. Continuing to invest in developing then banned long range 836 00:48:39,030 --> 00:48:41,370 cruise missiles and that can the called. 837 00:48:41,970 --> 00:48:43,320 United States it lives. 838 00:48:45,330 --> 00:48:49,830 We have a really than defenses against those can you talk a little 839 00:48:49,830 --> 00:48:53,340 bit about the jail in this program and what we're all this place 840 00:48:53,340 --> 00:48:56,970 and defending in the United States against a christmas button. 841 00:48:57,790 --> 00:49:00,990 Yes ma'am uh that three taps the most a we worry about the from 842 00:49:00,990 --> 00:49:04,220 one of the cruise missile attack that the russians have I'm part 843 00:49:04,220 --> 00:49:08,310 of a employing the these cruise missiles in syria today both 844 00:49:08,310 --> 00:49:12,810 from a bomber ships and submarines wonders. No operational impeccable 845 00:49:12,840 --> 00:49:15,770 requirement of the battlefield the do it their messaging us that 846 00:49:15,770 --> 00:49:19,690 they have this capability and those muscles can have made 80 847 00:49:19,690 --> 00:49:22,930 there a conventional army killer. Um tipped orbit. 848 00:49:23,630 --> 00:49:26,720 Uh in order to defeat this threat of and defending against and 849 00:49:26,720 --> 00:49:29,630 since I was a lieutenant cagey enough shot over 13 hundred of 850 00:49:29,630 --> 00:49:32,200 all you get p1 a defeat. That's right you have to be able to 851 00:49:32,200 --> 00:49:36,170 protect that in order to do that you need a way a radar at is 852 00:49:36,170 --> 00:49:39,950 above the horizon and that can come in many forms you can be 853 00:49:40,070 --> 00:49:43,780 a whack to can be ve to hock a for the navy or to be gay what. 854 00:49:44,470 --> 00:49:47,100 And what it does for us here in the national capital region as 855 00:49:47,100 --> 00:49:50,450 we're a can't a executing the tessa splitting its own way up 856 00:49:50,480 --> 00:49:51,420 and it fills a gap. 857 00:49:52,130 --> 00:49:55,780 Last five level. I can say in this form until the kept that that 858 00:49:55,780 --> 00:49:58,610 the capability cap that I do not have today. 859 00:49:59,110 --> 00:50:03,150 A and so we look for to restarting the the jay once program after 860 00:50:03,180 --> 00:50:06,820 a very unfortunate mishap that we have we understand what happened 861 00:50:07,030 --> 00:50:09,560 we put in place the mitigation efforts and would look for it 862 00:50:09,950 --> 00:50:13,740 to completing at the cusp show that bear out it fills a gap that 863 00:50:13,740 --> 00:50:17,030 I do not have the day against this particular for thank you sir 864 00:50:17,380 --> 00:50:20,660 and than Wall painting and lastly gentle rammed. Good commands 865 00:50:20,660 --> 00:50:24,710 quote the strike man. He testified that the huey helicopters 866 00:50:24,710 --> 00:50:29,360 providing security for a icbm fields it cannot me. 867 00:50:29,930 --> 00:50:34,350 Emergency response requirements can you talk about that planted 868 00:50:34,400 --> 00:50:38,510 capability gap that we that mm and indeed that we see the replace 869 00:50:38,510 --> 00:50:39,570 those. Helicopters. 870 00:50:41,600 --> 00:50:45,780 It's sarah fisher and put it in the Meadowlands comets will or 871 00:50:45,780 --> 00:50:49,460 spied on the mark their these to try helicopters used you're 872 00:50:49,460 --> 00:50:53,420 a two one and to don't have the lift capability speed capability 873 00:50:53,420 --> 00:50:55,650 to meet the requirements ever been improve. 874 00:50:56,750 --> 00:51:00,250 Elevated through a number of studies as well as mighty garden 875 00:51:00,280 --> 00:51:04,670 exercises and what have you they don't have the lift ticket Yamada. 876 00:51:04,720 --> 00:51:05,370 Uh uh. 877 00:51:06,110 --> 00:51:10,440 Of a security forces to the same you look at these missile fills 878 00:51:10,440 --> 00:51:13,450 their best thin and cover large areas that you won't know. 879 00:51:13,990 --> 00:51:17,710 A a so to be in order to meet those kinds of requirement. 880 00:51:17,740 --> 00:51:18,880 We needed a helicopter. 881 00:51:19,470 --> 00:51:23,660 We do say that need is urgent that with death pointed in the desert. 882 00:51:24,530 --> 00:51:27,920 Thank you add low. Thank you mister cameron. I have to land inside 883 00:51:28,200 --> 00:51:37,670 the I think that what if I can. 884 00:51:38,310 --> 00:51:41,300 You're talking about the drugs coming into that so that people 885 00:51:41,300 --> 00:51:44,700 going to relate to and I'm just heard a couple statistics but 886 00:51:45,060 --> 00:51:47,600 how the drugs are getting here. Most predominantly. 887 00:51:48,140 --> 00:51:49,120 By air or. 888 00:51:49,690 --> 00:51:52,990 Sea. Overgrown or two. Tunnels. 889 00:51:54,940 --> 00:51:58,490 But as I would defer to to have a board made the they actually 890 00:51:58,490 --> 00:52:02,060 get across the us border in the United States um but as they 891 00:52:02,060 --> 00:52:05,730 go through the that this outcome region that they go by air in 892 00:52:05,730 --> 00:52:09,530 bisee open and then all the land of central america hardly get 893 00:52:09,530 --> 00:52:10,860 in the United States Puerto. 894 00:52:11,820 --> 00:52:15,160 Across the for all mechanisms for the everything that we talked 895 00:52:15,160 --> 00:52:18,890 about that that that will get talked about um through the town 896 00:52:18,890 --> 00:52:19,890 holds the 897 00:52:21,170 --> 00:52:24,730 Damage virtually are not heard the titles are so provided to 898 00:52:24,730 --> 00:52:27,810 most people don't wanna most pervasive was this stuff is getting 899 00:52:27,810 --> 00:52:31,240 in one and a whole lot about the tunnels ulcer. I'm a been in 900 00:52:31,240 --> 00:52:33,940 one of the Connolly of that i've looked at the coming detection 901 00:52:33,970 --> 00:52:38,260 capability that custom a border patrol use a a a that the tech 902 00:52:38,420 --> 00:52:42,040 that technology that they've applied to that and then the a a 903 00:52:42,040 --> 00:52:45,660 call to the totals with them um. It's that it's it once again. 904 00:52:45,660 --> 00:52:48,460 It's a very adaptive enemy that go that they're it they can find 905 00:52:48,460 --> 00:52:51,960 a mechanism in order this molly destroying towns ideas. So we 906 00:52:51,960 --> 00:52:55,330 are those that we find um that as they get tech amid and what 907 00:52:55,330 --> 00:52:57,670 the law enforcement piece on each side. The final with a and 908 00:52:57,670 --> 00:53:01,200 created to pieces uh. What is that the work that is control and 909 00:53:01,200 --> 00:53:04,100 then entry hectic piece of after that and more can boast for 910 00:53:04,100 --> 00:53:06,660 them both sides of the borders on it and then once that the ones 911 00:53:06,660 --> 00:53:10,060 with they understand that the love will go ahead and a destroying 912 00:53:10,060 --> 00:53:14,030 fill one that tell you think the walls needed uh. So we go. 913 00:53:14,060 --> 00:53:17,810 Oh wallets all that the immense problems that go out there you 914 00:53:17,810 --> 00:53:21,420 need all of the technology would it help on descend is people believe. 915 00:53:21,420 --> 00:53:24,640 Either course are lauder rhetoric about all these days and and 916 00:53:24,670 --> 00:53:28,800 and and news but on and since early uh you believe it it could 917 00:53:28,800 --> 00:53:30,310 help or would help more. 918 00:53:30,830 --> 00:53:35,800 Well not having a Wall the be uh I have blown to the border between 919 00:53:35,800 --> 00:53:39,060 what we call are medal our middle order a on the Arizona sided. 920 00:53:39,060 --> 00:53:42,490 I've seen the technology that supplied bear the incentives be 921 00:53:42,490 --> 00:53:45,700 extent saying that dip every team depp every type of fencing 922 00:53:45,700 --> 00:53:48,330 and happens. They appeared because the towing demands different 923 00:53:48,330 --> 00:53:49,440 but to shopping for. 924 00:53:50,030 --> 00:53:53,050 And we need to put in place of all of that technology across 925 00:53:53,050 --> 00:53:58,080 their border um the et as we try and um work with the mission 926 00:53:58,080 --> 00:54:02,770 partner south of the border as well as a a cut back significantly 927 00:54:02,770 --> 00:54:04,300 that the man signal here in a country. 928 00:54:05,310 --> 00:54:08,670 If I could follow up with you to give them all is that you have 929 00:54:08,710 --> 00:54:12,030 yes david tennant to gentle thomas in the written testimony. 930 00:54:12,560 --> 00:54:15,440 That I system spradlin actors pose the most direct immediate 931 00:54:15,440 --> 00:54:18,720 threat to this home and as we saw send an email and bells. 932 00:54:19,460 --> 00:54:22,000 Are many folks much that it was for do have all the concerned 933 00:54:22,000 --> 00:54:25,900 with our government. I wanna government considers accepting refugees 934 00:54:25,900 --> 00:54:27,110 from overseas. 935 00:54:27,640 --> 00:54:30,890 And they're more concerned about I we don't the proper vetting process. 936 00:54:30,890 --> 00:54:32,380 Yarwood aeshin week set. 937 00:54:33,200 --> 00:54:37,770 A shame refugees into this country at this time and always able 938 00:54:37,770 --> 00:54:41,440 to do the proper vetting since we have such little a little facts 939 00:54:41,440 --> 00:54:44,780 about those people coming on waste carrie has a very well but 940 00:54:44,780 --> 00:54:48,330 spending process I'm for everybody that comes into this country 941 00:54:48,680 --> 00:54:51,980 take-away focused on the Syrian refugee challenge that said that's 942 00:54:51,980 --> 00:54:54,840 coming its way uh uh. I have confidence in the program but no 943 00:54:54,840 --> 00:54:58,490 program is perfect for a and when I love it to people that are 944 00:54:58,490 --> 00:55:01,960 Klein become the do nefarious activity in a country the ones 945 00:55:01,960 --> 00:55:05,330 that I'm not I'm most concerned are those that enter the country 946 00:55:05,380 --> 00:55:08,260 legally under illegal means because then they have freedom of 947 00:55:08,260 --> 00:55:13,590 maneuver uh uh to operate within the within the um United States. 948 00:55:13,970 --> 00:55:17,160 Those that try and enter illegally have hopes that we made a 949 00:55:17,160 --> 00:55:20,830 have opportunities to pick up and then it their maneuvering inside 950 00:55:20,860 --> 00:55:23,810 that have been not have the freedom of maneuver inside the country 951 00:55:23,840 --> 00:55:28,100 and so it is to be a it is the vetting process a very robust 952 00:55:28,100 --> 00:55:31,940 betting process that on which very atoms. Absolutely critical ritual. 953 00:55:32,330 --> 00:55:34,980 But the men that we do not we do said vetting process with to 954 00:55:34,980 --> 00:55:36,930 about no I would not at all. 955 00:55:37,660 --> 00:55:42,220 And uh and me a if I could Ashi in recent days. We once again. 956 00:55:43,130 --> 00:55:47,140 The uh a north korea threatened to condone conducted preemptive 957 00:55:47,140 --> 00:55:48,060 nuclear strike. 958 00:55:48,620 --> 00:55:51,350 The only douche soul into the she of an ashes. 959 00:55:52,040 --> 00:55:55,620 Now I know we always hear that rhetoric intimate uh. We part 960 00:55:55,620 --> 00:55:56,070 no it's. 961 00:55:56,630 --> 00:56:00,030 With south korea's with going right now to conduct military action signs. 962 00:56:00,680 --> 00:56:04,290 This seems to be had a lot charm of this time. It seemed to be 963 00:56:04,350 --> 00:56:06,670 be growing srong were every year or so. 964 00:56:07,270 --> 00:56:10,830 New filler so la cage to north korea's to ratchet readily can 965 00:56:10,830 --> 00:56:12,390 they're more aggressive missile test. 966 00:56:14,450 --> 00:56:18,520 Well I won't this center trevor rationale ration. No I'm. 967 00:56:19,310 --> 00:56:23,500 Myriam behavior and condone nice behavior. I will stay in that 968 00:56:23,500 --> 00:56:24,360 that the yeah. 969 00:56:24,910 --> 00:56:28,750 The the nuclear tests the for test biggest bid here are a and 970 00:56:28,750 --> 00:56:33,740 the space launch that the gifted further enhance their understanding 971 00:56:33,740 --> 00:56:36,970 and knowledge uh. So shitty with this north korea's make many 972 00:56:36,970 --> 00:56:43,320 clients miniaturized nation of a nuclear warhead from a day parade 973 00:56:43,320 --> 00:56:47,340 around a day or can only in Intercontinental ballistic missile. 974 00:56:47,340 --> 00:56:51,560 I think we have to take these problems seriously uh uh because 975 00:56:51,560 --> 00:56:55,450 uh it's clear to me in a and they're working hard and aggressive 976 00:56:55,450 --> 00:56:58,040 unleashing in the past a excellent. 977 00:56:58,730 --> 00:57:01,660 Time. Thank you thank you. Thank olympia. 978 00:57:02,950 --> 00:57:04,080 But it is but. 979 00:57:04,670 --> 00:57:08,870 He he he are greater can srn is people coming to this country. 980 00:57:09,470 --> 00:57:14,580 Illegally. As opposed to coming across our borders set a cracked. 981 00:57:16,040 --> 00:57:18,870 It's or because it's their the ability of freedom a maneuver 982 00:57:18,870 --> 00:57:22,500 to play with and a country and and anytime that someone is that 983 00:57:22,610 --> 00:57:25,720 comes through illegally we have the at a better opportunity to 984 00:57:25,720 --> 00:57:26,290 detect them. 985 00:57:26,890 --> 00:57:30,440 Uh and pick them up and is there in the country. I'm justice 986 00:57:30,440 --> 00:57:33,920 disamble indie. They'll attack showed out she and the the woman 987 00:57:33,920 --> 00:57:38,270 and ball entered the country legally um and we get not would 988 00:57:38,270 --> 00:57:40,860 did not have the sensors the ability to detect what she wanted 989 00:57:40,860 --> 00:57:43,940 to do see that the Apple both of them as we go forward. If you 990 00:57:43,940 --> 00:57:48,470 look at the Paris attacks. They enter de do legally. They operated 991 00:57:48,530 --> 00:57:54,140 head freedom a maneuver to um a operate within the view on the 992 00:57:54,140 --> 00:57:58,330 kind that because of the the policies that they have in the two 993 00:57:58,670 --> 00:58:01,490 operated and plan the attack in a country that did not have the 994 00:58:01,490 --> 00:58:04,760 authorities that that Paris did and that's really move move move 995 00:58:04,760 --> 00:58:09,770 in the in defiance to conduct the attack in so uh in a that disable 996 00:58:09,770 --> 00:58:12,870 inert this freedom of maneuvers. I think it's absolutely critical 997 00:58:12,870 --> 00:58:20,170 which goes back betting policy uh the that was asked before so. In. 998 00:58:20,680 --> 00:58:22,340 That. Give up. 999 00:58:23,120 --> 00:58:27,470 Hope develops about the potential for Margaret closing United 1000 00:58:27,470 --> 00:58:31,060 States from latin america as he saw during the might of crisis 1001 00:58:31,060 --> 00:58:34,890 miss summit to belsen or taint. Obviously the push factor symbol 1002 00:58:34,920 --> 00:58:38,550 given the climate of violence and say central america up um but 1003 00:58:38,550 --> 00:58:41,030 they're always pull factors involved as well this is one reason 1004 00:58:41,030 --> 00:58:45,170 what person obama stated in 24 tamed that spirits in central 1005 00:58:45,170 --> 00:58:48,350 america shouldn't send their children to the United States Peru 1006 00:58:48,390 --> 00:58:49,920 I dod's are in the trap others. 1007 00:58:50,560 --> 00:58:55,380 Similarly you see a and europe after Tesla mobile said the dummy 1008 00:58:55,380 --> 00:58:58,590 would take all migrants and refugees and a significant increase 1009 00:58:58,970 --> 00:59:03,080 in the flows not just replace fox iran iraq. But from. A many 1010 00:59:03,080 --> 00:59:08,340 other countries in africa and asia um therefore. I'm very troubled 1011 00:59:08,340 --> 00:59:10,830 by what occurred last bite and the democratic debate. 1012 00:59:11,340 --> 00:59:16,600 It's easier ride off a political debates as the it up but where 1013 00:59:16,600 --> 00:59:19,790 the world's superpower. There's only six people online elgar 1014 00:59:19,790 --> 00:59:23,040 likely to be our next by tonight stay to next commander-in-chief 1015 00:59:23,360 --> 00:59:26,460 and last night the two candidates in the democratic side said 1016 00:59:26,460 --> 00:59:30,410 essentially that they would never sand any children back to a 1017 00:59:30,410 --> 00:59:33,390 country of origin if they make it to the United States. 1018 00:59:34,190 --> 00:59:37,770 What kind of message that sand to families in central america 1019 00:59:37,770 --> 00:59:41,030 and south america out about them. But list they're willing to 1020 00:59:41,030 --> 00:59:43,490 undertake to send their children to the United States. 1021 00:59:43,520 --> 00:59:45,380 They're human traffickers and Duke. Identities. 1022 00:59:47,750 --> 00:59:50,920 And senator I think a a one of us defected things that that one 1023 00:59:50,920 --> 00:59:54,650 of home security was able to do to begin to curtail but movement 1024 00:59:54,680 --> 00:59:58,700 of children coming into the uh of the country back in 24teen 1025 00:59:58,700 --> 00:59:59,890 was to up. 1026 01:00:00,440 --> 01:00:03,950 I've tried to change the messages that were being commute to 1027 01:00:04,090 --> 01:00:07,220 communicated via a a social media back to the family members 1028 01:00:07,220 --> 01:00:10,970 that it's. It's a it's safe it's easy to come in you won't be 1029 01:00:11,000 --> 01:00:14,330 incarcerated that they put all hard push a to communicate that 1030 01:00:14,330 --> 01:00:16,750 it that if you come across the board you will be and you will 1031 01:00:16,750 --> 01:00:21,000 be um held and until you can be processed for a for return back 1032 01:00:21,030 --> 01:00:24,260 home to like that they think all of them that steps to can be 1033 01:00:24,260 --> 01:00:28,240 taken to the to deal with those pole factors will be critical. 1034 01:00:28,790 --> 01:00:32,270 Uh that I great I mean I I I don't think the special immoral policy. 1035 01:00:32,270 --> 01:00:35,690 What Tesla McCullough's proposed in europe or or what we heard 1036 01:00:35,690 --> 01:00:40,440 last night were centrally saying to people the poor and often 1037 01:00:40,440 --> 01:00:44,860 times in countries lack bye-bye. What's on that if you can survive 1038 01:00:44,890 --> 01:00:45,690 you can stay here. 1039 01:00:46,610 --> 01:00:51,120 But Yeah did the critical wanted dead the to identified to the 1040 01:00:51,120 --> 01:00:52,300 to try to change. 1041 01:00:52,880 --> 01:00:56,600 The push factors out of those countries of the long term has 1042 01:00:56,600 --> 01:01:00,110 sustain work that's being done by the poem interstate by us check 1043 01:01:00,110 --> 01:01:03,840 a I'd be to tried to provide economic opportunities. So that 1044 01:01:03,840 --> 01:01:07,880 those that the people will will fly mid-eighties economically 1045 01:01:07,910 --> 01:01:11,560 um i've much better ride decision to to remain home and then 1046 01:01:11,560 --> 01:01:13,990 the work that's being done to try to improve security within 1047 01:01:13,990 --> 01:01:17,550 those countries. So that it is not a a a it's it's a it's a life 1048 01:01:17,580 --> 01:01:21,480 or death decision to remain home. But that's the key to the long controlled. 1049 01:01:21,540 --> 01:01:24,890 I agree about of a long term solution the what the un all the 1050 01:01:24,890 --> 01:01:27,980 men and women of sao column do we have done for many year to 1051 01:01:27,980 --> 01:01:32,110 critical bill that kind of capacity and the country's uh that's 1052 01:01:32,110 --> 01:01:35,460 in the most my but Sierra but also think that statements by American 1053 01:01:35,490 --> 01:01:38,420 leaders that essentially credit for one that all the opportunity 1054 01:01:38,420 --> 01:01:42,020 for cumin trappers are very damaging not just for our country 1055 01:01:42,020 --> 01:01:44,330 but for that young children that might be set up. 1056 01:01:45,110 --> 01:01:48,650 Like saying you're ayo and turn the guantanamo bay um. I lead 1057 01:01:48,650 --> 01:01:51,080 a delegation of the fresh on this committee in the in tones committee 1058 01:01:51,080 --> 01:01:53,960 last year to guantanamo bay where they're impressed by their 1059 01:01:53,960 --> 01:01:57,490 operations were even more impressed by the of men and women units 1060 01:01:57,490 --> 01:02:00,860 serving there could you explain to us a little bit about the 1061 01:02:01,000 --> 01:02:03,760 a stressful and sometimes dangerous working conditions. 1062 01:02:03,760 --> 01:02:08,020 They face handling beast deprave terrorists. Senator frank said 1063 01:02:08,020 --> 01:02:11,790 for the opportunity now we've had in the day. Sure too much that 1064 01:02:11,790 --> 01:02:14,720 i've been in that this position I visited guantanamo bay twice 1065 01:02:14,760 --> 01:02:18,390 a to see for myself to be able to uh to recession. Exactly the 1066 01:02:18,730 --> 01:02:21,320 that the the high degree of professionalism the dish on that 1067 01:02:21,320 --> 01:02:24,770 the men and women the execute that mission but as you a job it 1068 01:02:24,770 --> 01:02:28,260 is that very difficult very challenging oftentimes under enormous 1069 01:02:28,260 --> 01:02:30,320 pressure a from a. 1070 01:02:30,830 --> 01:02:34,710 Always the the expectations from outside but then also just be 1071 01:02:34,710 --> 01:02:39,360 ed the action said the yeah of the detainees their that their 1072 01:02:39,360 --> 01:02:43,550 bene in the in the last 12 months a hundred assaults the committed 1073 01:02:43,550 --> 01:02:47,580 by via the detainees on our guard forced assaults in the form 1074 01:02:47,580 --> 01:02:52,260 of lashing scratching died and I'm pushing shoving those sorts 1075 01:02:52,260 --> 01:02:55,810 of a of activities 10 minutes and then that threats of a of worse 1076 01:02:55,810 --> 01:02:59,040 if they had the ability to do that that the fact that our men 1077 01:02:59,040 --> 01:03:03,820 and women a devil a responded in a negative way that they continue 1078 01:03:03,820 --> 01:03:06,970 to remain very professional. I think it's is testimony to the 1079 01:03:06,970 --> 01:03:10,660 fact that to their supreme we well trying the their exceptionally. 1080 01:03:10,660 --> 01:03:13,990 Well qualified for the mission that we asked them to do and uh 1081 01:03:13,990 --> 01:03:17,190 and and all of the American people can be very proud of the of 1082 01:03:17,190 --> 01:03:20,210 the chop it they got that that they've done and continue to do. 1083 01:03:21,230 --> 01:03:22,440 Thank you my kind of. Expired. 1084 01:03:25,170 --> 01:03:29,880 But there when the M O Haney. Thank you note new testimony and 1085 01:03:29,880 --> 01:03:35,200 I'm quoting we capitalizing. Rc based strategic bittern remains 1086 01:03:35,510 --> 01:03:36,150 the or. 1087 01:03:36,740 --> 01:03:37,560 Uh priority. 1088 01:03:38,090 --> 01:03:38,680 And quote. 1089 01:03:39,240 --> 01:03:43,870 Considering dead gap that we're facing and submarine capabilities 1090 01:03:43,870 --> 01:03:44,930 do you think that. 1091 01:03:46,520 --> 01:03:50,060 We are considered going through submarines here to Virginia class 1092 01:03:50,090 --> 01:03:51,780 and one ohio placement. 1093 01:03:55,610 --> 01:04:00,410 Oh. All I am up some supportive in the eighth you that. 1094 01:04:01,010 --> 01:04:02,460 That color and I am david. 1095 01:04:03,640 --> 01:04:07,940 And when I appreciate your support the yen the building and then 1096 01:04:07,940 --> 01:04:11,120 the capability of we need to have in terms of the you have. 1097 01:04:12,400 --> 01:04:16,050 I only place but that's that's the end is is a top priority that 1098 01:04:16,530 --> 01:04:19,570 I'm anything mentioned also um. 1099 01:04:20,180 --> 01:04:24,550 Having a conventional capability a across urgent military forces 1100 01:04:24,550 --> 01:04:25,520 is also important. 1101 01:04:26,120 --> 01:04:27,820 Okay get that balance will write. 1102 01:04:28,350 --> 01:04:33,680 Um and that to date given an acquisition strategy going and member 1103 01:04:33,680 --> 01:04:38,100 per year. And what have you there I will say we need to happen that. 1104 01:04:38,640 --> 01:04:42,620 Uh I depended on the strong though supreme force in all their 1105 01:04:42,620 --> 01:04:46,890 capabilities and but in particular to have that strategic survival 1106 01:04:46,890 --> 01:04:51,110 capability underwater is very important to our nation as the whole. 1107 01:04:51,690 --> 01:04:54,740 I didn't ask you to commit to doing at the to consider. 1108 01:04:55,310 --> 01:05:01,700 Doing it which I think is really important and A privately I 1109 01:05:01,770 --> 01:05:05,190 I think that maybe has been receptive to this idea of. 1110 01:05:05,730 --> 01:05:09,910 To Virginia class submarines the year. Plus the ola he at least 1111 01:05:09,910 --> 01:05:13,560 for some period allied baikonur a at like to see five per year. 1112 01:05:13,590 --> 01:05:17,130 But there that you know we have to do things in in recent philip 1113 01:05:17,420 --> 01:05:20,540 have from the spirit of what we need is the country is a all work. 1114 01:05:20,540 --> 01:05:24,210 I get that balance right and we do you know it is a thinking 1115 01:05:24,210 --> 01:05:27,770 your implying incorrectly. So that personally forced those buying 1116 01:05:27,770 --> 01:05:29,380 cygnet and valley to earn a. 1117 01:05:30,530 --> 01:05:35,640 Up. Have mounted up the is some of the reports that. 1118 01:05:36,160 --> 01:05:38,250 We've bad indicate. 1119 01:05:39,080 --> 01:05:39,600 The dead. 1120 01:05:40,410 --> 01:05:41,950 We can actually be. 1121 01:05:43,120 --> 01:05:46,550 Illicit substances going to grow and pratt supported. 1122 01:05:48,230 --> 01:05:51,390 Across the waters even across borders. 1123 01:05:51,980 --> 01:05:53,710 But we lack be. 1124 01:05:54,260 --> 01:05:58,210 Quite man and manpower to intercept and you're good and stop them. 1125 01:05:59,100 --> 01:05:59,900 Is that true. 1126 01:06:01,210 --> 01:06:02,300 In the middle. 1127 01:06:03,050 --> 01:06:06,780 The first what I'd like to do is use thank ed. Did the exceptional 1128 01:06:06,780 --> 01:06:10,210 efforts of a of the the commerce to provide additional resources 1129 01:06:10,210 --> 01:06:14,440 as they became available for us to be able to increase the have 1130 01:06:14,440 --> 01:06:18,360 the resources that we do have that guy we've been able to apply 1131 01:06:18,360 --> 01:06:23,430 those resources separate quickly and some a new ways to end that 1132 01:06:23,430 --> 01:06:26,290 to be able to take advantage some non-traditional. I capabilities 1133 01:06:26,480 --> 01:06:30,380 to increase our ability to see the the the movement to end at 1134 01:06:30,410 --> 01:06:33,620 the things are going what they it's still only gives us glimpses 1135 01:06:33,650 --> 01:06:38,810 a were not able to maintain paid 80 persistent view of a activities 1136 01:06:38,810 --> 01:06:42,180 going on within the theatre as you rightly point out our ability 1137 01:06:42,180 --> 01:06:45,710 to enter dictates extremely limited uh uh the the the number 1138 01:06:45,710 --> 01:06:49,460 of survey ships of largely provided by the us coastguard the 1139 01:06:49,490 --> 01:06:52,850 that that you're us. Maybe also provide session one of the capabilities. 1140 01:06:52,850 --> 01:06:56,070 Well but even that it it's not enough for us to be would deal 1141 01:06:56,070 --> 01:07:00,770 with the the what we're able to see try to mitigate that by increasing 1142 01:07:00,770 --> 01:07:04,030 the capability of or a partner nations and a thought that that 1143 01:07:04,140 --> 01:07:07,070 that fall that that we've been able to do in their own um. 1144 01:07:07,630 --> 01:07:11,310 That. Uh intercept capability and innovation capability uh. 1145 01:07:11,310 --> 01:07:14,770 He's he's made a significant the improvement as it stands right 1146 01:07:14,770 --> 01:07:17,230 now about half of the inner addictions it occur are cool with 1147 01:07:17,230 --> 01:07:18,420 the help apart the nation's. 1148 01:07:19,700 --> 01:07:20,450 Well up. 1149 01:07:21,890 --> 01:07:25,470 My can is limited but let me it's emphasize. Powell. 1150 01:07:26,860 --> 01:07:32,560 Important I think the American people and Believe it is good 1151 01:07:32,880 --> 01:07:38,090 in are good and dinners that but for all of these illicit substance clearly. 1152 01:07:38,630 --> 01:07:42,900 It demand-side needs to be a dress and in fact we'll keep the 1153 01:07:42,900 --> 01:07:45,320 peace out of the copper has but they can work of react. 1154 01:07:45,820 --> 01:07:47,400 Which is only a baby. 1155 01:07:49,010 --> 01:07:52,830 Step in the right direction because it lacks the resources to 1156 01:07:52,830 --> 01:07:54,580 provide the kind of. 1157 01:07:55,100 --> 01:07:56,710 The gunmen services them. 1158 01:07:57,530 --> 01:07:59,860 Even lion portion support that we need to do. 1159 01:08:00,540 --> 01:08:03,220 That a man cited important. But equally so. 1160 01:08:04,060 --> 01:08:08,290 The work that you're doing is that all the critical. And I recognize 1161 01:08:08,290 --> 01:08:11,790 that the dedicated men women and you have mandel working as hard 1162 01:08:11,790 --> 01:08:12,940 and long as they can. 1163 01:08:13,460 --> 01:08:15,700 Yet the women resources state that. 1164 01:08:16,280 --> 01:08:18,110 And so I'm hopeful that. 1165 01:08:18,860 --> 01:08:20,630 We can get from you. 1166 01:08:21,760 --> 01:08:24,420 He. More specific. 1167 01:08:25,880 --> 01:08:30,060 Oh. Resources whether to quite meant. She has. 1168 01:08:31,010 --> 01:08:33,140 After eight you think are necessary. 1169 01:08:34,170 --> 01:08:37,530 And I'm not asking you to provide it now but I would for the 1170 01:08:37,530 --> 01:08:41,050 record dance that you like it to the committee. Thank you that. 1171 01:08:42,080 --> 01:08:44,660 Thank you very much miss chairman. Thank you are peter dedicated 1172 01:08:44,660 --> 01:08:45,970 service one in it. 1173 01:08:47,830 --> 01:08:50,790 Thank you Camino. I thank Allah guy. Pierce said this to leadership 1174 01:08:50,790 --> 01:08:51,630 for our country. 1175 01:08:52,420 --> 01:08:58,560 Davenport me I'm in the 2016 NBA. Um. I was able to include a 1176 01:08:58,560 --> 01:09:03,400 very a bipartisan effort a that was focused in asking is sectarian 1177 01:09:03,400 --> 01:09:07,210 defense to carry out research development testing and evaluation 1178 01:09:07,550 --> 01:09:13,210 activities with israel on anti Tamil capabilities to detect map 1179 01:09:13,310 --> 01:09:17,390 and neutralize from boston hezbollah terrorist tunnels at a cooler 1180 01:09:17,390 --> 01:09:21,240 said are used for a those tunnels to come up thing in commit 1181 01:09:21,240 --> 01:09:22,410 attacks in israel. 1182 01:09:22,980 --> 01:09:26,010 Uh but we also know that this is a very important issue not only 1183 01:09:26,040 --> 01:09:31,090 in protection of the and an ally israel. But also on our southern 1184 01:09:31,090 --> 01:09:34,440 border a because we know that tunnels on our southern border 1185 01:09:34,440 --> 01:09:37,660 can be used to smuggle drugs like heroin and fan to knowledge 1186 01:09:37,660 --> 01:09:40,960 are devastating my state and the United States. 1187 01:09:41,480 --> 01:09:45,010 Um and they also presumably could be used but about actors including 1188 01:09:45,010 --> 01:09:49,530 terraced said mccarty has there been collaboration with israel 1189 01:09:49,790 --> 01:09:53,900 on tear tunnels that has benefited north columns and the joint 1190 01:09:53,900 --> 01:09:57,670 task force norris at that to develop technology to detect map 1191 01:09:57,950 --> 01:10:00,930 in neutralize drug smuggling tunnels on our southern border. 1192 01:10:01,090 --> 01:10:03,950 Absolutely. Ma'am there very helpful for us and we don't have 1193 01:10:03,950 --> 01:10:07,260 a monopoly on good ideas about country in one weekend partner 1194 01:10:07,260 --> 01:10:10,830 with our partners overseas that have a someone challenge uh. 1195 01:10:10,830 --> 01:10:13,850 It's very very it's been very very beneficial both for us and 1196 01:10:13,850 --> 01:10:16,930 for apartments in the custom of border patrol acts one. I'm glad 1197 01:10:16,930 --> 01:10:20,430 to hear it. I look forward to continuing to focus on those efforts. 1198 01:10:20,940 --> 01:10:23,360 Much in this is an issue um as we look good. 1199 01:10:23,870 --> 01:10:27,300 But in new hampshire we had a record number of drug over those 1200 01:10:27,300 --> 01:10:32,300 tests this year from Halle and and Fenton all 420 it's been devastating 1201 01:10:32,300 --> 01:10:34,130 impact right now on the set of where we have. 1202 01:10:34,790 --> 01:10:37,720 The comprehensive addiction recovery act which is focused on 1203 01:10:37,750 --> 01:10:41,470 a big fan of prevention the treatment and support for a first 1204 01:10:41,470 --> 01:10:43,670 responders to that they can helping people back. 1205 01:10:44,390 --> 01:10:46,410 I'm from drug overdoses but. 1206 01:10:46,940 --> 01:10:49,940 Think you about the an addiction keys. So uh what's happening 1207 01:10:50,080 --> 01:10:55,480 over our southern border on about this issue and this is something 1208 01:10:55,480 --> 01:10:59,020 embrace out that also was said carrie Johnson can you give us 1209 01:10:59,020 --> 01:11:00,870 an update on your interdiction efforts. 1210 01:11:01,910 --> 01:11:04,740 If spam are interdiction efforts. We were both sides of a metal 1211 01:11:04,740 --> 01:11:08,100 border and the north of a border we do the department of defense 1212 01:11:08,100 --> 01:11:11,870 support with a mission partners that to jtf nor. If you know 1213 01:11:11,910 --> 01:11:15,360 this last year was a 10 point seven million dollar program that 1214 01:11:15,360 --> 01:11:18,650 we that that we are given for jtf north and they assisted in 1215 01:11:18,650 --> 01:11:22,380 Poland a taken 436 million dollars the grunts up the Street with 1216 01:11:22,380 --> 01:11:23,360 the mission partners. 1217 01:11:24,080 --> 01:11:28,080 I'm a we use the services in order to be that the in a 30 day 1218 01:11:28,080 --> 01:11:31,700 period I'm over one stretch of territory that custom border patrol 1219 01:11:31,700 --> 01:11:34,660 was asking us to take a look at they were able to enter dec. 1220 01:11:34,660 --> 01:11:38,600 One pound of marijuana and only one traffic are we put you can 1221 01:11:38,600 --> 01:11:42,170 stay spring core um that grout sense of the two will in their 1222 01:11:42,170 --> 01:11:46,900 creating uh in order the deployed and insane 30 and another 30 1223 01:11:46,900 --> 01:11:49,620 day period over that same cayenne they were able to pull up 12 1224 01:11:49,620 --> 01:11:54,330 hundred a pounds of marijuana and I'm 75 track traffickers. 1225 01:11:54,330 --> 01:11:57,860 So be able to assist with them is absolutely critical for that 1226 01:11:57,860 --> 01:12:01,110 what are you seeing on heroin that now heroine and fennel are 1227 01:12:01,110 --> 01:12:05,000 coming through a normal passages that that legal entry control 1228 01:12:05,000 --> 01:12:08,520 points a across the border heroine predominantly through the 1229 01:12:08,520 --> 01:12:13,000 san diego a passages with and a san diego passage they're very 1230 01:12:13,000 --> 01:12:13,890 small shipments. 1231 01:12:14,400 --> 01:12:17,950 A which is very very difficult for our partners to be able to 1232 01:12:17,950 --> 01:12:20,830 the attack with the technology that they have today what what 1233 01:12:20,920 --> 01:12:22,150 we did a associated. 1234 01:12:22,850 --> 01:12:26,950 To get some more technological tools or personnel to try to address 1235 01:12:26,950 --> 01:12:29,830 this because what's happening I'm in new hampshire across the 1236 01:12:29,830 --> 01:12:33,150 country is the price said alan and fan. Olive course have. 1237 01:12:33,660 --> 01:12:37,130 I'm gone down and dramatically and you get you to know if the 1238 01:12:37,130 --> 01:12:40,220 papa media with the they go on from prescription drug son for 1239 01:12:40,220 --> 01:12:43,620 to lay the heroine and people are dying that's correct the in 1240 01:12:43,710 --> 01:12:46,510 everywhere may um that we get it we have to tackle this from 1241 01:12:46,510 --> 01:12:50,490 both sides of the problem a were mission partners to what mission 1242 01:12:50,520 --> 01:12:53,600 what door nation mission partner city in the capabilities that 1243 01:12:53,600 --> 01:12:57,640 attack a improvements with all the whole government approach 1244 01:12:57,640 --> 01:13:00,730 with mexico and central and south america and I'm responsible 1245 01:13:00,730 --> 01:13:02,730 for the mexican piece of the milk milk piece. 1246 01:13:03,280 --> 01:13:05,870 And then we have to work on the the mansour ago once or I wanna 1247 01:13:05,930 --> 01:13:08,530 uh uh centered about only with the or the anti will peel bill 1248 01:13:08,530 --> 01:13:11,860 that goes to afforded may. Absolutely critical that we look at 1249 01:13:11,860 --> 01:13:15,480 this um the three of us look at this prove not only military 1250 01:13:15,480 --> 01:13:18,540 officers that are test to defend the nation and what we can do 1251 01:13:18,540 --> 01:13:21,240 in order to be that the we look at it as fathers and grandfathers 1252 01:13:21,270 --> 01:13:24,800 as well we have to go after the demand signal while we work the 1253 01:13:24,800 --> 01:13:27,570 introduction peace loving to sank centered about like this this 1254 01:13:27,570 --> 01:13:30,180 is something that he's been a great leader on the way of work 1255 01:13:30,180 --> 01:13:33,640 together and appreciate his efforts on this and focus on the 1256 01:13:33,640 --> 01:13:36,400 and than others on this and all we've been working on it. 1257 01:13:38,810 --> 01:13:42,760 Um I I also wanted to ask a and that record made in your prepared 1258 01:13:42,760 --> 01:13:44,020 say many said that. 1259 01:13:44,570 --> 01:13:47,840 You assess that a bond may be able to deploy a and operational 1260 01:13:47,840 --> 01:13:52,290 icbm by 20 20 if the regime cheeses to what we know what the 1261 01:13:52,290 --> 01:13:55,470 last several days personally a ballistic missile tests in october 1262 01:13:55,470 --> 01:13:59,330 one in november and the last two days. We've had several ballistic 1263 01:13:59,330 --> 01:14:03,140 missile tests from iran and said can you give us the detail on 1264 01:14:03,140 --> 01:14:07,170 that assessment obviously they're testing this capacity um where 1265 01:14:07,170 --> 01:14:08,490 they stand on this development. 1266 01:14:09,110 --> 01:14:11,840 Another test violated eady agreements that are out there. 1267 01:14:11,840 --> 01:14:16,090 But I think it's indicative of a uh we're their minds are um uh. 1268 01:14:16,090 --> 01:14:20,170 I don't see a change in their behavior um if they and I had the 1269 01:14:20,170 --> 01:14:24,080 capability the day. I have the ability to engage a today um and 1270 01:14:24,080 --> 01:14:27,780 we watch very closely and we a bank that the the committee in 1271 01:14:27,780 --> 01:14:30,670 all Cava for the investments to allow us to be able to outpace 1272 01:14:30,670 --> 01:14:31,700 that particular threat. 1273 01:14:32,270 --> 01:14:35,840 I'm leaving their intentions. I don't see a change from a range bay. 1274 01:14:37,480 --> 01:14:39,000 In other words that behavior. 1275 01:14:40,230 --> 01:14:41,360 Yes ma'am thank you. 1276 01:14:42,030 --> 01:14:50,350 But So like a play further not them to the great partner in a 1277 01:14:50,350 --> 01:14:53,900 separate to try to stop the flow of heroin and know what a challenges 1278 01:14:53,900 --> 01:14:56,640 spend in new hampshire and in my state and down. 1279 01:14:57,510 --> 01:15:00,760 Um we both worked in a robot partition away to try to get this time. 1280 01:15:00,760 --> 01:15:04,620 She's been a great partner bumped. The chairman mentioned. 1281 01:15:05,510 --> 01:15:09,310 The beginning of about the fact that this is an epidemic I just 1282 01:15:09,310 --> 01:15:13,110 wanna tighten up the little town in my state connors he'll Indiana. 1283 01:15:13,990 --> 01:15:15,400 And it's it's. 1284 01:15:16,050 --> 01:15:17,490 No se of. 1285 01:15:18,070 --> 01:15:18,640 Of indie. 1286 01:15:20,330 --> 01:15:23,750 And we lost two young person after young person after a young 1287 01:15:23,750 --> 01:15:25,190 person older people too. 1288 01:15:25,730 --> 01:15:27,530 Um to heroin deaths. 1289 01:15:28,430 --> 01:15:29,800 Six dollars. 1290 01:15:30,400 --> 01:15:34,880 Um you know it is what it what it's taken in terms of these 10 1291 01:15:34,880 --> 01:15:36,370 days hair wanted six box. 1292 01:15:37,140 --> 01:15:42,060 And Extraordinary talent we're losing extraordinary. 1293 01:15:42,740 --> 01:15:46,590 Um family damage. It causes. It it takes your breath away as 1294 01:15:46,590 --> 01:15:50,910 solid you know in and in in some of them said it's cases. 1295 01:15:51,650 --> 01:15:52,300 Day of that. 1296 01:15:53,040 --> 01:15:56,380 And that there are family in the military who this is happened 1297 01:15:56,380 --> 01:16:00,670 to and so we know we have a demand problem and we're trying to 1298 01:16:00,670 --> 01:16:02,910 get our hands around that in in get it fixed. 1299 01:16:03,530 --> 01:16:05,920 But as you look at this. Um. 1300 01:16:08,120 --> 01:16:11,580 Getting global that you know that weathers the heroine of the 1301 01:16:11,580 --> 01:16:14,490 fed known whatever. That you looking a go. 1302 01:16:15,140 --> 01:16:17,880 Of of the percentage coming through how much are we stop. 1303 01:16:20,030 --> 01:16:24,530 A But I don't have the percentage is an frienemy had not looking 1304 01:16:24,530 --> 01:16:29,490 for exactly um. Yeah and and I'm I'm hesitant of using than the 1305 01:16:29,490 --> 01:16:33,020 percentage of art confiscation as a metric of success. 1306 01:16:33,700 --> 01:16:37,910 Because of the increase in opium enduring from two years ago 1307 01:16:37,940 --> 01:16:41,130 or or that it I that I just don't think it's a it's a very good 1308 01:16:41,130 --> 01:16:44,490 metric that we can either hang our hat on that we would that 1309 01:16:44,490 --> 01:16:46,340 that we would not want than a ban on. 1310 01:16:46,910 --> 01:16:51,240 Um that we have to do more the we have to do more of a throughout 1311 01:16:51,240 --> 01:16:55,390 central that a a a mexico in central and south america with those 1312 01:16:55,390 --> 01:16:57,730 mission partners are whole a government approach with that. 1313 01:16:58,430 --> 01:17:02,140 Uh with the eradication effort which that you know currently 1314 01:17:02,140 --> 01:17:04,630 is that 570 had the meters that. 1315 01:17:05,210 --> 01:17:10,010 I had a close um the the mexican a a a sedate in the navy has 1316 01:17:10,010 --> 01:17:12,480 a eradicated it just of API slash here. 1317 01:17:13,050 --> 01:17:17,100 Um but it's still not enough uh and so once again as an will 1318 01:17:17,100 --> 01:17:18,660 to talk about the bowl I'm. 1319 01:17:19,230 --> 01:17:22,340 An where we think about the balloon the pressure to stop the introduction. 1320 01:17:22,370 --> 01:17:25,450 We also have that we also have to work that the man piece on 1321 01:17:25,450 --> 01:17:29,440 top of the do we have um and intelligence services for walking 1322 01:17:29,440 --> 01:17:33,660 this to try to find out you know it is we talk admiral about 1323 01:17:33,690 --> 01:17:36,950 its this group of neck loop and that group duly of intelligence 1324 01:17:36,990 --> 01:17:40,130 agencies that are working to try to find a when this is going 1325 01:17:40,130 --> 01:17:43,420 out where it's going out to tried to try to help but that effort. 1326 01:17:43,690 --> 01:17:46,410 Absolutely saran will work an impasse in that information with 1327 01:17:46,410 --> 01:17:49,110 their mission partners as well as developing their capability 1328 01:17:49,110 --> 01:17:53,330 to determine Madam. If you could both put together um they in 1329 01:17:53,330 --> 01:17:57,040 effect almost a enough is to write term a wish was saying look 1330 01:17:57,040 --> 01:18:01,340 if we had this we can stop it's much more if we had this. 1331 01:18:01,880 --> 01:18:05,330 We could prevent this portion. If you could provide that to inside 1332 01:18:05,330 --> 01:18:08,570 the very very grateful will take the protests are thank you and 1333 01:18:08,570 --> 01:18:10,200 while gaining I'm in. 1334 01:18:10,860 --> 01:18:13,070 When you look at them hypersonic acts. 1335 01:18:13,670 --> 01:18:17,070 Um there's a wealth of open source reporting on efforts by russia 1336 01:18:17,070 --> 01:18:20,450 and politically china to develop hypersonic weapon. It's peckham 1337 01:18:20,450 --> 01:18:23,770 poses serious challenge tour missile defenses um. 1338 01:18:24,470 --> 01:18:28,840 Within the idea. Most of as hypersonic at produce cp G ass um 1339 01:18:29,220 --> 01:18:33,040 as wonder what your thoughts are on the value of cp T's to strap 1340 01:18:33,040 --> 01:18:33,860 come in the. Nation. 1341 01:18:36,130 --> 01:18:39,520 I had build it that that conviction oprah mobile story. 1342 01:18:39,650 --> 01:18:43,080 This is a burden we're college and say the U.S military speak. 1343 01:18:44,750 --> 01:18:47,860 Is it is also very important a approach. 1344 01:18:48,500 --> 01:18:51,550 And that we have taken to the there's two when the understand 1345 01:18:51,550 --> 01:18:55,460 that technology but it he stated since other nations are also 1346 01:18:55,460 --> 01:18:59,440 pursuing and our ability to honor it is also over all. 1347 01:19:00,420 --> 01:19:03,380 Com evoke or valerie. Good your perspective on a missile defense 1348 01:19:03,380 --> 01:19:07,120 produces sheer um. You know I work with center sessions in a 1349 01:19:07,120 --> 01:19:09,110 number wonderful a Collin tier. 1350 01:19:09,830 --> 01:19:12,950 Um he in regards to this area. We have a strong commitment to 1351 01:19:12,950 --> 01:19:15,870 the success of our and she and the system. 1352 01:19:16,490 --> 01:19:19,880 And as one if you can let me know afar crunchy indie architecture 1353 01:19:19,880 --> 01:19:22,250 with intercept original asking california. 1354 01:19:23,060 --> 01:19:26,270 Like cover for the entire continental United States including 1355 01:19:26,270 --> 01:19:29,760 east coast against the threats yes or I'm able to deal with rogue 1356 01:19:29,760 --> 01:19:32,770 nations the from any direction at this particular time with what 1357 01:19:32,770 --> 01:19:35,750 we have and we appreciate the investments jamaican about which 1358 01:19:35,750 --> 01:19:39,170 we've got is best if we got the improvement centers and again 1359 01:19:39,170 --> 01:19:43,250 like we cocky the unnecessary and the investments to get Islamic. 1360 01:19:43,250 --> 01:19:45,960 Right side of the cost curving continued outpaced. The threat. 1361 01:19:46,690 --> 01:19:50,160 Well what they call you to serve this um as eventually have a 1362 01:19:50,160 --> 01:19:52,090 lot of threats overseas. 1363 01:19:52,850 --> 01:19:57,540 But Every week their stories about young men women or Diane from 1364 01:19:57,850 --> 01:20:03,940 heroin from op or aids are deities are overwhelmed and using 1365 01:20:03,990 --> 01:20:08,220 dark can uh to try to bring people back in the entire overdoes 1366 01:20:08,250 --> 01:20:13,040 situations and so um we not only wanna protect our country. 1367 01:20:13,550 --> 01:20:16,950 From our enemies overseas but to keep but people safe in your 1368 01:20:16,950 --> 01:20:20,310 ride on the phone line and we appreciate your hard work and this 1369 01:20:20,770 --> 01:20:24,320 and and don't ever think commended that we don't realize what 1370 01:20:24,320 --> 01:20:27,220 a challenge of this and that you don't have a full support into 1371 01:20:27,480 --> 01:20:28,280 into the. Stramma. 1372 01:20:30,420 --> 01:20:31,930 But this chairman an ah one no. 1373 01:20:32,770 --> 01:20:37,060 Bag. And to show us else one of four and a a a line a question 1374 01:20:37,060 --> 01:20:41,500 the And donley was just talking about in terms of missile defence 1375 01:20:41,500 --> 01:20:42,290 and he him. 1376 01:20:43,250 --> 01:20:46,650 Sessions actually are rhythms committees been real strong supporter. 1377 01:20:47,840 --> 01:20:49,440 Of that and have him. 1378 01:20:50,620 --> 01:20:52,110 I'm both the two. 1379 01:20:52,670 --> 01:20:54,990 Commanders said in front of us who were. 1380 01:20:55,670 --> 01:20:58,350 That's what the like the big in the some details. 1381 01:20:59,130 --> 01:21:02,630 Um. Yeah no that courtney him. 1382 01:21:03,230 --> 01:21:07,020 Can north korea lady she any part of the United States. 1383 01:21:07,020 --> 01:21:08,110 Right now in terms of. 1384 01:21:08,630 --> 01:21:13,260 Uh. They are missile capability. That's either of the main wanna 1385 01:21:13,260 --> 01:21:16,710 last carol quiet or any American territories on the set that 1386 01:21:17,090 --> 01:21:19,720 serves the Commando accountable upon the trigger the defend the 1387 01:21:19,720 --> 01:21:22,820 nation against that particular threat. I assess that they have 1388 01:21:22,820 --> 01:21:24,490 the day that they have the ability. 1389 01:21:25,020 --> 01:21:29,350 But in icbm in a in space and laying um the the kind of the United 1390 01:21:29,350 --> 01:21:30,260 States and canada. 1391 01:21:30,770 --> 01:21:35,100 Um the the old elderly them hawaii and alaska. Absolutely issuer 1392 01:21:35,230 --> 01:21:35,820 in wouldn't. 1393 01:21:36,710 --> 01:21:39,220 Do we anticipate that will will have up. 1394 01:21:40,570 --> 01:21:45,820 The stadium icbm. But when it nuclear capability icbm there were 1395 01:21:46,010 --> 01:21:50,210 some I I assess is to commit there that it's the prudent decision 1396 01:21:50,210 --> 01:21:53,370 on my part to assume that he has the capability to make a arise. 1397 01:21:53,870 --> 01:21:57,070 Medicalising they go. I knew the mentor try to make it a weapon 1398 01:21:57,070 --> 01:22:00,470 of put it on an icbm and I have a bill the day to day and names 1399 01:22:00,470 --> 01:22:04,380 the can only magic and range all of all the States of the United 1400 01:22:04,380 --> 01:22:07,460 States and canada and we have the ability to engage separate 1401 01:22:07,790 --> 01:22:11,270 intel cooking community gives it a very low probability of success. 1402 01:22:11,710 --> 01:22:14,660 But I don't get aptly the American people want the base my readiness 1403 01:22:14,660 --> 01:22:17,720 assessment on a low probable. I think you're very correct and 1404 01:22:17,720 --> 01:22:22,590 that I'm about to land same question la and we do not assess 1405 01:22:22,590 --> 01:22:25,320 the have the ability to do it today should they have the ability 1406 01:22:25,320 --> 01:22:28,370 to do it the day. I have the ability to in egypt today and when 1407 01:22:28,370 --> 01:22:31,520 you think they'll have the melanie it's a decision on their parts 1408 01:22:31,520 --> 01:22:34,970 are and it's a it's a decision that if they wanna you killer 1409 01:22:34,970 --> 01:22:36,800 rise whether they wanted develop. 1410 01:22:37,350 --> 01:22:40,700 A completed of element of an icbm and then the re entry vehicle 1411 01:22:40,700 --> 01:22:44,430 and so we track all a carefully all rio's piece use thank their 1412 01:22:44,690 --> 01:22:48,070 cooperation with north korean some of this trying mounting. Absolutely. 1413 01:22:48,440 --> 01:22:52,830 Absolutely. So you anticipate that that threat will continue 1414 01:22:52,830 --> 01:22:56,820 to grown probably will be able to reach a why you alaska the 1415 01:22:56,820 --> 01:23:02,340 east coast canal us. We five-year. Well if they continue on them 1416 01:23:02,410 --> 01:23:05,820 up a week we look it added that in one two and three a decision 1417 01:23:05,820 --> 01:23:09,170 to make eliza decision to put it on a warhead and a decision 1418 01:23:09,170 --> 01:23:13,370 to be alert a actually uh but the re entry vehicle altogether 1419 01:23:13,420 --> 01:23:16,100 when they make that decision. It's a one to three decision on 1420 01:23:16,100 --> 01:23:19,250 the part and we track and we look very closely. We have the intel 1421 01:23:19,250 --> 01:23:21,490 community looking very closely at each one of those things. 1422 01:23:22,290 --> 01:23:26,400 Again supportive of the the problem of the fans. So obama administration's 1423 01:23:26,400 --> 01:23:30,090 missile defence budget and you price a this committee and very 1424 01:23:30,090 --> 01:23:31,340 sport of of about. 1425 01:23:32,050 --> 01:23:35,480 I blake we heard concerns and maybe in this year's budget there's 1426 01:23:35,480 --> 01:23:36,240 not enough. 1427 01:23:36,860 --> 01:23:38,750 In you do a either a. 1428 01:23:39,590 --> 01:23:43,610 At more than a handy are uh M courtney can you talk about what 1429 01:23:43,610 --> 01:23:46,760 you think in terms of a given the struts which are. 1430 01:23:47,660 --> 01:23:48,430 I'd significant. 1431 01:23:49,100 --> 01:23:55,120 Oh. We're really um the roman orgy the artist do we think we 1432 01:23:55,120 --> 01:23:56,410 have enough right now. 1433 01:23:57,260 --> 01:24:01,190 And importantly you do we have enough. The to klee um. No radar 1434 01:24:01,190 --> 01:24:03,150 ground base uh and are supper. 1435 01:24:03,890 --> 01:24:07,490 Element right now. But do we have enough to deal with this threat 1436 01:24:07,520 --> 01:24:10,320 that certainly seems to be increasing so. 1437 01:24:11,420 --> 01:24:15,810 The M 11 or should we anticipate having more because doesn't 1438 01:24:15,810 --> 01:24:19,060 look like the iranians are north korea are gonna be standing down. 1439 01:24:19,060 --> 01:24:21,870 There a missile capability any time said. 1440 01:24:22,520 --> 01:24:26,560 It'll be. Yeah 44 and a separates by the anti seven 44 44 and 1441 01:24:26,560 --> 01:24:29,820 a four greeley integrate state of alaska and the sense necessary 1442 01:24:29,820 --> 01:24:33,000 sensors and on all in place alaska because of the strategic importance 1443 01:24:33,000 --> 01:24:33,640 of alaska. 1444 01:24:34,170 --> 01:24:36,610 Um it's not gonna be enough because it's not gonna be able the 1445 01:24:36,610 --> 01:24:40,140 paste the threat in the and the number of great counts the number 1446 01:24:40,140 --> 01:24:43,490 that can be shot at us that that is mike act in the future. 1447 01:24:44,040 --> 01:24:47,210 Um that which is why the investments that you olive supported 1448 01:24:47,310 --> 01:24:50,130 in our who were research and development fold pour the Guinness 1449 01:24:50,130 --> 01:24:53,300 on the correct side of IQ oscar because on a crime have these 1450 01:24:53,300 --> 01:24:56,640 in the current technologies and a one intercept or versus one 1451 01:24:56,640 --> 01:25:00,900 warded in. Mid course is up is the family proposition. Yeah because 1452 01:25:00,940 --> 01:25:03,650 I'm they can produce more than we could ever possibly afford 1453 01:25:03,690 --> 01:25:07,860 to put in the ground the do we get to do you anticipate and five. 1454 01:25:08,390 --> 01:25:13,280 Ten years as the struck close as the rogue nation missile capability 1455 01:25:13,310 --> 01:25:16,360 increases as the number of missiles I have increases was are 1456 01:25:16,360 --> 01:25:17,680 beloved and nuclear rise. 1457 01:25:18,650 --> 01:25:23,030 Payload some miniaturized nuclear payload increases are we gonna 1458 01:25:23,030 --> 01:25:23,930 need more. 1459 01:25:24,670 --> 01:25:28,170 Crown base intercept hers to keep up with that threat within 1460 01:25:28,170 --> 01:25:32,130 in need more capability do engage. The threat to out its flight 1461 01:25:32,200 --> 01:25:33,470 keep them on the ground. 1462 01:25:34,040 --> 01:25:38,600 Back to warm on the rails that kill woman loose face a and then 1463 01:25:38,600 --> 01:25:42,210 get mortgage in space and made courts we have to be able to engage 1464 01:25:42,210 --> 01:25:46,360 it right now for up the flight of the profile a innocuous in. 1465 01:25:46,360 --> 01:25:49,480 Mid course with a a one rocket against the beary uh what one 1466 01:25:49,480 --> 01:25:52,830 very expensive rocket against the a another rock in in your professional 1467 01:25:52,830 --> 01:25:57,430 military ping in do we have enough a is the bach time budget. 1468 01:25:58,390 --> 01:26:02,370 On these issues to even the threat which you just laid out is 1469 01:26:02,370 --> 01:26:03,380 quite cement can. 1470 01:26:04,280 --> 01:26:06,560 Quote him nor free of in enables them. 1471 01:26:07,620 --> 01:26:08,990 Uh uh oh. 1472 01:26:09,680 --> 01:26:11,410 The United States. 1473 01:26:12,110 --> 01:26:13,600 The Budget. 1474 01:26:14,390 --> 01:26:17,180 And you're special military Kenyan have enough. 1475 01:26:17,780 --> 01:26:21,960 Resources dedicated to missile defence to keep us safe no and 1476 01:26:21,960 --> 01:26:25,960 importantly to keep up with this grown to a working very closely 1477 01:26:25,960 --> 01:26:28,250 with the most sharing who's in charge of developing this that 1478 01:26:28,250 --> 01:26:32,170 the missile defense agency lester's budget. We think was a was 1479 01:26:32,210 --> 01:26:37,090 a act wade for us to improve but we have and invest in those 1480 01:26:37,090 --> 01:26:40,330 technologies and see if those technologies will bear out that 1481 01:26:40,390 --> 01:26:43,520 it Islamic right side of of oscar Annie gauge throughout the 1482 01:26:43,520 --> 01:26:44,540 flight of these muscles. 1483 01:26:45,140 --> 01:26:49,720 Um and uh this you but to this year's budget yes or but good 1484 01:26:49,760 --> 01:26:52,780 should those technologies come forward the but it's not an up 1485 01:26:52,780 --> 01:26:55,840 the put those capabilities and the production and deliver this 1486 01:26:55,840 --> 01:27:00,520 capability to once we prove say uh uh uh the laser technology 1487 01:27:00,520 --> 01:27:03,470 that can it there a multi optical vehicle technology that that's 1488 01:27:03,470 --> 01:27:06,860 out there should those technologies bear about and they are very 1489 01:27:06,860 --> 01:27:10,510 very promising and we're gonna be needing a and it and that an 1490 01:27:10,510 --> 01:27:13,380 increase in the budget put those capabilities and flights. 1491 01:27:13,940 --> 01:27:15,120 Thank you thank you mister I'm. 1492 01:27:15,710 --> 01:27:17,840 Not only have a cello McCain to McCain. 1493 01:27:19,610 --> 01:27:21,600 The of the thanks in a raid of. 1494 01:27:23,200 --> 01:27:25,750 It we would talk a lot. I think the fact that to be a practically 1495 01:27:25,750 --> 01:27:29,160 every every senator zest questions about drugs was an indication 1496 01:27:29,160 --> 01:27:31,770 of how serious this province in all of our States. 1497 01:27:32,300 --> 01:27:34,800 Uh we talk about the border we talked about the 1498 01:27:36,080 --> 01:27:38,980 Maritime asset ships and the intelligence. 1499 01:27:39,520 --> 01:27:43,860 But these drugs you mention colombia mexico arm blown and great 1500 01:27:43,860 --> 01:27:44,700 big deal. 1501 01:27:45,830 --> 01:27:49,740 What effort is being made with these other countries to to put 1502 01:27:49,740 --> 01:27:53,320 a stop to that I mean if somebody in Iowa was growing a hundred 1503 01:27:53,320 --> 01:27:56,460 acre to poppies attorney and then the care when I think we we 1504 01:27:56,460 --> 01:28:00,290 do something about it a is there any effort made it in terms 1505 01:28:00,290 --> 01:28:03,850 of our relationship with these so called Parker come countries 1506 01:28:04,180 --> 01:28:08,050 to control in the production of us of the stock and all that 1507 01:28:08,360 --> 01:28:12,140 but will start on the one that center. Yeah. Yeah I columbia 1508 01:28:12,140 --> 01:28:14,850 his mates and very significant efforts if a cube you're familiar 1509 01:28:14,850 --> 01:28:17,690 with the aerial eradication hokum. But haven't thank matt Walsh 1510 01:28:17,690 --> 01:28:22,670 that we got one that is collect the and as they have been negotiated 1511 01:28:22,710 --> 01:28:25,960 a that peace accord one of the conditions of that peace accord 1512 01:28:25,960 --> 01:28:30,330 included stopping. The aerial eradication program and I am now 1513 01:28:30,330 --> 01:28:33,900 going and for manual eradication one of the challenges with matter 1514 01:28:33,930 --> 01:28:36,450 manual eradication may have to be able to put their military 1515 01:28:36,450 --> 01:28:40,870 forces into an control the territory that right now has been 1516 01:28:40,870 --> 01:28:43,660 denied territory to them to that's gonna be one of the reasons 1517 01:28:43,660 --> 01:28:48,110 that their faces every step fights by even as the peace accord uh. 1518 01:28:48,110 --> 01:28:51,670 It's fine comes into a fact because they're they they will be 1519 01:28:51,670 --> 01:28:55,260 going up against that narco track precursor control led land 1520 01:28:55,410 --> 01:28:58,760 as well as the actual a grown worse that the peasants themselves. 1521 01:28:58,990 --> 01:29:01,660 This is their source of livelihood and they are going to run 1522 01:29:01,940 --> 01:29:04,540 to be getting up about that that source of livelihood show it'll 1523 01:29:04,540 --> 01:29:07,410 be a historic low I like that that is a source of death a peer. 1524 01:29:08,000 --> 01:29:11,310 Absolute and uh. I don't understand calling somebody and ally 1525 01:29:11,340 --> 01:29:15,320 who's the and having them produced the step stealing substances 1526 01:29:15,350 --> 01:29:17,430 and same a question about mexico awkward. 1527 01:29:18,980 --> 01:29:22,890 If for me on that in the crop eradication just said they know 1528 01:29:22,890 --> 01:29:27,060 alone the navy and marine corps about 200 70000 heck bakers and 1529 01:29:27,060 --> 01:29:33,250 500 of of no one and 500 70000 hectic acres of a poppy and it's 1530 01:29:33,250 --> 01:29:38,400 not a it's not nearly enough um as a result the greatest purchase more. 1531 01:29:38,930 --> 01:29:42,470 A helicopters will the cheaper than mandating the mexican mexican 1532 01:29:42,500 --> 01:29:46,410 today as a more up to the to increase the poppy eradication effort 1533 01:29:46,900 --> 01:29:50,480 um as well as the other until security challenges that the that 1534 01:29:50,480 --> 01:29:52,940 they're confronting is their work and that weighed against the 1535 01:29:52,940 --> 01:29:57,120 cartels um can disappear davenport. Maybe that you you don't 1536 01:29:57,120 --> 01:29:59,820 have jurisdiction over the Arctic or at least a significant part 1537 01:29:59,820 --> 01:30:03,720 of that the administration propose the sheer are and I am support 1538 01:30:03,720 --> 01:30:07,240 to a proposal for the beginning but down payment if you will 1539 01:30:07,240 --> 01:30:08,280 on a new icebreaker. 1540 01:30:08,800 --> 01:30:12,310 Of that's good the problem is that ice breaker will really replace 1541 01:30:12,310 --> 01:30:16,070 what we got it doesn't increase the capacity isn't it true that 1542 01:30:16,070 --> 01:30:20,470 we really need more icebreaker capacity se Arctic against open 1543 01:30:20,470 --> 01:30:24,400 up for trade and and development and transport both speak up 1544 01:30:24,400 --> 01:30:27,430 for my closest mission partner other American partner which is 1545 01:30:27,430 --> 01:30:30,290 United States quote card. I would agree with them that they yeah 1546 01:30:30,290 --> 01:30:33,340 they do need more ice breaker more capacity capability out there. 1547 01:30:33,930 --> 01:30:36,570 I don't look to give tours cinematically gotta get this new one 1548 01:30:36,570 --> 01:30:40,820 started but it's it's really that really is replacing about that 1549 01:30:40,820 --> 01:30:44,850 the polar star not the not giving us any and a new capacity. 1550 01:30:44,890 --> 01:30:50,460 Okay of and Mahaney uh to turn to spend a strategic good basis 1551 01:30:50,460 --> 01:30:55,070 of there's no nuclear strategy since 19 45 or. Thereabouts. 1552 01:30:57,170 --> 01:31:02,310 But did Rice on the theory of of semblance of rationality on 1553 01:31:02,310 --> 01:31:03,120 the other side. 1554 01:31:04,010 --> 01:31:06,890 The is determined to work with north korea. 1555 01:31:08,570 --> 01:31:12,740 Aren't they concerned about the possibility of being obliterated 1556 01:31:12,740 --> 01:31:13,750 if they. Attack. 1557 01:31:17,270 --> 01:31:18,270 Okay I think it. 1558 01:31:19,840 --> 01:31:24,320 Way what that can known him a leader of north korea thinks today 1559 01:31:24,320 --> 01:31:28,660 this very minute that you asked to know that he face to see it 1560 01:31:28,690 --> 01:31:30,720 very credible response. 1561 01:31:31,250 --> 01:31:35,540 Across urgent military forces if he decides to be the unthinkable. 1562 01:31:36,760 --> 01:31:40,560 Tell the but within that determine the fate of the fact that 1563 01:31:40,560 --> 01:31:44,930 that would there would be of but with a new could usher destruction 1564 01:31:44,930 --> 01:31:48,180 this up as a fact that's known in north korea. 1565 01:31:49,360 --> 01:31:54,030 Um again a hat and not had a up a team did talk to you the leaders 1566 01:31:54,070 --> 01:31:55,080 of north korea. 1567 01:31:55,620 --> 01:32:01,360 But the I am convinced a day you look at our whole joint military force. 1568 01:32:01,490 --> 01:32:05,420 That's what we see reactions to film or exercises and what have 1569 01:32:05,420 --> 01:32:09,310 you but I think they have a keen appreciation to the fact that 1570 01:32:09,310 --> 01:32:13,490 what that we've going as a complete force that night just than 1571 01:32:13,490 --> 01:32:16,770 nuclear capability aptly as I say would be hopeless to let there 1572 01:32:16,770 --> 01:32:18,030 be no misunderstanding. 1573 01:32:18,930 --> 01:32:22,480 Uh and of course the other side of this question as deterrence 1574 01:32:22,480 --> 01:32:26,790 against non-state actors which is even more difficult from theoretical 1575 01:32:26,790 --> 01:32:29,990 point of view of the to greet people who don't care about died. 1576 01:32:30,530 --> 01:32:35,840 A and where do with your strike backward you'll uh a little who 1577 01:32:35,870 --> 01:32:39,200 would wear this of retaliation I think that's a that's the second 1578 01:32:39,200 --> 01:32:42,330 level of theoretical problem with the fury of to turn set supplied 1579 01:32:42,330 --> 01:32:43,720 to can threats that we today. 1580 01:32:44,970 --> 01:32:50,430 And in said ed he agreed to kill a good that the times this complex. 1581 01:32:51,100 --> 01:32:56,520 In that requires a deep understanding of the emissary and understanding 1582 01:32:56,550 --> 01:32:58,480 of what feeds the of history. 1583 01:32:59,030 --> 01:33:03,220 And consequently has to be tailored pretty specific have a fair. 1584 01:33:03,940 --> 01:33:07,880 And uh that requires to a lot a critical thinking that. 1585 01:33:08,450 --> 01:33:13,420 In and it's cheap in overall comprehensive approaches and multiple 1586 01:33:13,460 --> 01:33:18,090 them main fears wifi ever series you including a extremist organizations 1587 01:33:18,500 --> 01:33:21,640 use cyberspace for example normally crude. 1588 01:33:22,160 --> 01:33:24,070 And then all of the finance their mechanism. 1589 01:33:24,680 --> 01:33:27,420 Those kind of things that the become more costly for them to 1590 01:33:27,420 --> 01:33:33,060 pursue a and it is still I would argue that the turned and its 1591 01:33:33,060 --> 01:33:35,670 complex that the fundamental stole pot. 1592 01:33:36,910 --> 01:33:40,650 Think of the time for the record could you could de evel martin 1593 01:33:40,650 --> 01:33:45,810 admiral to give us some something in writing on of why we should 1594 01:33:45,810 --> 01:33:49,840 not killing norse common self come in and if fierce of go water 1595 01:33:49,890 --> 01:33:53,450 nichols to but not not melt the because I have a time coproduction 1596 01:33:53,450 --> 01:33:56,000 up a written statement because I know the to question's gonna 1597 01:33:56,000 --> 01:33:58,270 come up for certain that they have a good thank you sir. 1598 01:33:59,100 --> 01:34:02,730 Of ever for McCain feminine. Thank you senator ray then and I'm 1599 01:34:02,730 --> 01:34:06,830 disappointed that I cam and stepped alec. We have um some wonderful 1600 01:34:06,830 --> 01:34:09,930 naval officers here in front of this today. Thank you so much 1601 01:34:09,930 --> 01:34:13,630 better but senate barely everybody noticed that the senior molested 1602 01:34:13,630 --> 01:34:18,800 adviser Apple to ed is an army command sergeant major from Iowa. 1603 01:34:19,090 --> 01:34:21,870 Thank you so much for for being with us today said major and 1604 01:34:21,870 --> 01:34:25,620 thank you gentlemen to at great service time a Shan on and mounted 1605 01:34:25,620 --> 01:34:30,360 we had a wonderful a conversation the other day and the we did 1606 01:34:30,360 --> 01:34:34,110 talk during the conversation about south consul on the de active 1607 01:34:34,140 --> 01:34:39,060 duty capabilities. I do too with a prioritize station from deo 1608 01:34:39,060 --> 01:34:41,500 tea and in other areas of operation. 1609 01:34:42,480 --> 01:34:46,940 But I am very proud of that job that are citizen soldiers to 1610 01:34:46,940 --> 01:34:51,310 do in that area um our national guard. He's done that a lot of 1611 01:34:51,310 --> 01:34:55,240 work in the south combat a allied to support us security and 1612 01:34:55,240 --> 01:34:59,250 to build a partner capabilities in central and south america 1613 01:34:59,690 --> 01:35:03,480 so whether as we disgusted serving with a honor and integrity 1614 01:35:03,530 --> 01:35:07,730 and guantanamo bay about we're working to and the flow of narcotics 1615 01:35:07,730 --> 01:35:11,930 and the the can trade what partnering I'm through state partnership 1616 01:35:12,210 --> 01:35:16,560 Leia missed out with many about allies had died as an vital to 1617 01:35:16,560 --> 01:35:20,560 self calm and to regional security. So that the star if you could 1618 01:35:20,560 --> 01:35:24,070 please sit described some of the ongoing efforts by the guard 1619 01:35:24,220 --> 01:35:28,510 and self commonplace and absolutely senator ed that had a fake 1620 01:35:28,510 --> 01:35:32,260 it goes without saying we would not be able to execute the line 1621 01:35:32,260 --> 01:35:35,460 share of our mission was uh in the absence of contributions by 1622 01:35:35,460 --> 01:35:39,630 the national guard whether in the form of units a rotating through 1623 01:35:39,630 --> 01:35:43,460 guantanamo bay has has said been show affectively accomplished 1624 01:35:43,550 --> 01:35:47,880 a and it had to the estate partnership programs that provide 1625 01:35:47,910 --> 01:35:52,450 a sustained a continuity of contact with that with countries 1626 01:35:52,450 --> 01:35:56,830 over the years building their partner capacity the enabling them 1627 01:35:56,830 --> 01:36:00,350 to do that that the source of jobs by and also going to add to 1628 01:36:00,350 --> 01:36:05,120 the army. So recently a established regional eli enforced prospect 1629 01:36:05,390 --> 01:36:08,390 that the lion share of the regional a-line forced to this outcome 1630 01:36:08,390 --> 01:36:11,840 region comes out of the national guard to eight is to a it's 1631 01:36:11,840 --> 01:36:14,200 absolutely critical to our ability to execute a mission. 1632 01:36:14,480 --> 01:36:17,860 Okay thank you. I appreciate it so much and we also uh briefly 1633 01:36:17,860 --> 01:36:22,550 discussed the activity is of last shot highway and and tying 1634 01:36:22,550 --> 01:36:27,810 them in central and south america. So it could do just didn't 1635 01:36:27,810 --> 01:36:31,220 tell us in this open forum about what activities you've seen 1636 01:36:31,220 --> 01:36:34,290 in that area back came as a surprise to me and I can't thank 1637 01:36:34,290 --> 01:36:38,610 you said are the it did it as we look at the trans regional not 1638 01:36:38,640 --> 01:36:43,130 nature of a our activities if you were interested in what russia 1639 01:36:43,170 --> 01:36:47,080 is a is engaged and you don't just look into eastern europe that 1640 01:36:47,080 --> 01:36:49,590 showed interest in or china's invasion you don't just look at 1641 01:36:49,590 --> 01:36:52,860 the south china sea Iran's same story. You don't just look into 1642 01:36:52,860 --> 01:36:57,620 the middle east a russia abu which arguably has a virtually no 1643 01:36:57,620 --> 01:37:02,550 strategic interests a of note in that that the southern region 1644 01:37:02,850 --> 01:37:07,490 back up the show I engaged in a direct competition not to displaced 1645 01:37:07,520 --> 01:37:11,390 the United States for employees within the region uh they are 1646 01:37:11,440 --> 01:37:14,630 a going back in and re developing the historical context that 1647 01:37:14,630 --> 01:37:17,540 they had with a number of country stunt throughout the region 1648 01:37:17,800 --> 01:37:23,080 by developing out weapons sales at to hit extremely um low rates 1649 01:37:23,340 --> 01:37:27,510 that the lo lo lo trip costs uh and what gives us great concern 1650 01:37:27,510 --> 01:37:32,050 is they are on engaging in a concerted effort to a conventional 1651 01:37:32,290 --> 01:37:35,790 partners that ted United States is not a reliable ally the to 1652 01:37:35,790 --> 01:37:39,060 that we are withdrawing from the region and show as sexually 1653 01:37:39,090 --> 01:37:43,270 any steps that to that plays into that narrative that makes it 1654 01:37:43,270 --> 01:37:47,310 look like the United States. But does not the provide the forces 1655 01:37:47,630 --> 01:37:52,210 Ortiz to use a show pointing down the presence of the of a the 1656 01:37:52,210 --> 01:37:56,730 United States war consolidating a to get it a slightly it to 1657 01:37:56,730 --> 01:37:58,170 a that I'm. 1658 01:37:58,970 --> 01:38:02,000 Senator james point to that consolidating combat commanders will 1659 01:38:02,300 --> 01:38:05,900 simply plays into that false merit of the United States is not 1660 01:38:05,900 --> 01:38:09,550 mention the region but china is largely an economic competition 1661 01:38:09,550 --> 01:38:13,030 they're looking for markets than uh and and resources and iran 1662 01:38:13,030 --> 01:38:17,930 it used to is is is essentially establishing a a cultural centers 1663 01:38:17,930 --> 01:38:20,780 and other shorts of the activities but to but we think that at 1664 01:38:20,780 --> 01:38:23,820 a at a higher level of up to the classification we can talk to 1665 01:38:23,820 --> 01:38:26,430 some of the other activities are engaged them that bottom-line 1666 01:38:26,430 --> 01:38:28,940 upfront you give away this as something we need to keep an eye 1667 01:38:29,260 --> 01:38:32,310 and i've and they if you were concerned about those countries 1668 01:38:32,310 --> 01:38:35,800 on a global scale you cannot afford not to be watching what they 1669 01:38:35,800 --> 01:38:38,990 are engaged in and the cells come reaching and they're much thank 1670 01:38:38,990 --> 01:38:40,500 the gentleman on the back in. Time. 1671 01:38:43,250 --> 01:38:46,040 To thank you chairman uh courtney we've. 1672 01:38:46,790 --> 01:38:50,820 Radically increased resources for or or patrol in recent years 1673 01:38:50,820 --> 01:38:53,790 and we need to continue that question. I think that the chairman 1674 01:38:54,000 --> 01:38:59,840 uh press too hard on that issue of but we've been neglected the 1675 01:38:59,840 --> 01:39:04,440 equally critical that our customs and border protection officers 1676 01:39:04,440 --> 01:39:07,510 play in protecting the overall integrity of that ordered your 1677 01:39:07,510 --> 01:39:10,770 comments really got to that when you mentioned the incredible 1678 01:39:10,770 --> 01:39:14,940 problem of manufactured here and in small quantities that are 1679 01:39:14,970 --> 01:39:19,090 actually moving to a ports of entry um should we be resourcing 1680 01:39:19,090 --> 01:39:23,400 goes ports of entry is seriously as we resource the border a 1681 01:39:23,430 --> 01:39:28,090 overall and for a us some of our colleagues to when don't come 1682 01:39:28,090 --> 01:39:31,400 from border States. This is important to remember that we a border 1683 01:39:31,400 --> 01:39:34,370 patrol agents to guys and the green uniforms to out there all 1684 01:39:34,370 --> 01:39:37,770 along the border from east there was no we have these officers 1685 01:39:37,770 --> 01:39:41,400 whose job. It is to sit at the ports of entry and make sure that 1686 01:39:41,400 --> 01:39:46,030 we stop in the illegal activity be in it moving up. 1687 01:39:46,740 --> 01:39:50,890 Narcotics cash other contra ban back and forth across the border 1688 01:39:51,240 --> 01:39:54,820 insert we need to invest for all of them uh the when I was a 1689 01:39:54,820 --> 01:39:57,380 at the port of entry there in san diego. I was. 1690 01:39:57,900 --> 01:40:01,160 Extremely impressed with the dedication of the patriots that 1691 01:40:01,160 --> 01:40:04,210 are doing had a of bird very difficult task. 1692 01:40:04,750 --> 01:40:09,110 Um the their motivation they're crazy other professional isn't 1693 01:40:09,470 --> 01:40:12,540 that confronting and a man's challenge into the and anything 1694 01:40:12,540 --> 01:40:16,920 we can do to increase their capacity in the capability this nation 1695 01:40:16,920 --> 01:40:20,420 needs to a best ball. Thank you for your comments on the I wanna 1696 01:40:20,420 --> 01:40:25,780 paul with app melted um and go back to 24teen when your predecessor 1697 01:40:25,810 --> 01:40:30,920 general kelly said that he was able to see 75% of a cocaine trafficking 1698 01:40:30,960 --> 01:40:35,250 heading towards the United States. But that they had to quote 1699 01:40:35,280 --> 01:40:39,710 simply sit and watch it go by on quote because of the lack of resources. 1700 01:40:40,090 --> 01:40:44,020 Now. I know some of that it's changed but we should all find 1701 01:40:44,020 --> 01:40:47,320 is unacceptable especially considering that the drug cartels 1702 01:40:47,320 --> 01:40:52,080 for making um on order of 85 billion dollar she year an annual 1703 01:40:52,080 --> 01:40:55,940 profits which is literally what it's fueling the violence the 1704 01:40:55,940 --> 01:40:59,640 collection in central america and driving the refugee refugee 1705 01:40:59,640 --> 01:41:04,090 crisis that we see. To Apple bousted how many inner addiction 1706 01:41:04,120 --> 01:41:08,170 acid skew happy to disposal and what are you acquire up. 1707 01:41:08,930 --> 01:41:13,230 The one ed ed given day on average show. We tend to have a between 1708 01:41:13,230 --> 01:41:16,620 five and six surfer ships those are largely coast guard cutters 1709 01:41:16,850 --> 01:41:18,860 one to two us maybe platforms. 1710 01:41:19,400 --> 01:41:24,360 That the the established requirement a and a word to i've had 1711 01:41:24,360 --> 01:41:26,420 to tune in an inner date. 1712 01:41:27,570 --> 01:41:31,080 At the established target level of 40 percent. 1713 01:41:31,880 --> 01:41:34,410 Is up to 21 showbiz platform. 1714 01:41:35,110 --> 01:41:39,200 So it is it's a it's a question resources and an allocation of 1715 01:41:39,200 --> 01:41:42,560 resources and priorities are across all of the threats the country 1716 01:41:42,560 --> 01:41:46,760 faces a used I I don't question that uh I I understand I wasn't 1717 01:41:46,760 --> 01:41:47,350 paul than a. 1718 01:41:47,930 --> 01:41:52,120 Um but it is simply a matter of resources and I I uh I wanna 1719 01:41:52,120 --> 01:41:55,350 thank you for your work on the front. I asked that question specific 1720 01:41:55,350 --> 01:42:00,100 late to a shine a light on how wide gap there is between how 1721 01:42:00,100 --> 01:42:04,680 we of resorts a you are men and women who do that work and where 1722 01:42:04,680 --> 01:42:10,290 we would like that to be um which is why a uh I I ask you specifically 1723 01:42:10,290 --> 01:42:14,130 what the requirement there were no we're close we've got better 1724 01:42:14,320 --> 01:42:18,580 we we need to keep the focus on that and that not but that's what. 1725 01:42:19,320 --> 01:42:23,070 Let me ask you to what percentage of your isr requirements are 1726 01:42:23,300 --> 01:42:24,290 are being that today. 1727 01:42:25,090 --> 01:42:28,390 Overall approximately 11% the of the. Requirement. 1728 01:42:31,400 --> 01:42:34,120 Ink that the to pretty sobering number for all this is. 1729 01:42:34,160 --> 01:42:35,080 Well mustard share. 1730 01:42:35,600 --> 01:42:40,960 Of mine time news almost on I wanna switched appro Haney a and 1731 01:42:40,960 --> 01:42:46,280 just ask Q abroad question about why you believe a combination 1732 01:42:46,280 --> 01:42:51,190 of power. So an hour it's the is so important and and my hope 1733 01:42:51,190 --> 01:42:54,110 is you can also explained the Street aged am or fm said nuclear 1734 01:42:54,110 --> 01:42:58,070 modernisation efforts to the tools that they will provide the 1735 01:42:58,070 --> 01:42:59,630 combat commanders like. Yourself. 1736 01:43:02,830 --> 01:43:04,430 First question man. 1737 01:43:05,420 --> 01:43:09,600 Born for a nation to have the adequate the continued to turn 1738 01:43:09,600 --> 01:43:10,900 to the charts mechanism. 1739 01:43:11,470 --> 01:43:13,530 Methodologies and. Capabilities. 1740 01:43:14,940 --> 01:43:19,490 A lego are triad. It's the are important that the platforms are 1741 01:43:19,490 --> 01:43:24,130 pro quickly armed in order to be credible. And that includes 1742 01:43:24,170 --> 01:43:29,520 a of the 52 a aircraft the twos which we we flying all for the 1743 01:43:29,590 --> 01:43:33,860 for some time to come as well as a long way strike on iraq stealth aircraft. 1744 01:43:34,490 --> 01:43:37,180 You don't while we have stealth aircraft. It's important that 1745 01:43:37,180 --> 01:43:38,880 we have standoff capability. 1746 01:43:39,670 --> 01:43:44,450 Into one to have a series a the work to have better and tanks 1747 01:43:44,450 --> 01:43:46,710 this area denial kinds of capabilities. 1748 01:43:47,270 --> 01:43:51,910 Must-have standoff imported manage to quiche stability as we shared. 1749 01:43:52,490 --> 01:43:56,690 Every is all that I see the long range strike for a long way 1750 01:43:56,690 --> 01:43:58,260 standoff a option. 1751 01:43:58,880 --> 01:44:03,970 I'm being a critical to all of those platforms all pretty them. 1752 01:44:05,440 --> 01:44:06,630 Thank you very much mister. Chat. 1753 01:44:10,220 --> 01:44:13,270 A gentleman apologist robin in their endeavor gotta competing 1754 01:44:13,270 --> 01:44:16,730 judiciary get it paring a milan for about it. So abalone and 1755 01:44:16,760 --> 01:44:20,050 I will board the thank you think here and will tell a focus a 1756 01:44:20,050 --> 01:44:23,680 little bit more on your command and that but a couple of things one. 1757 01:44:24,180 --> 01:44:29,920 I think that the 11% a coverage for a very quick word the region 1758 01:44:29,920 --> 01:44:33,850 is is important and ally to to talk and a lot of times we talk 1759 01:44:33,850 --> 01:44:37,280 about sakamoto would work or going in colombia none of what america 1760 01:44:37,280 --> 01:44:41,310 drug interdiction. But a unit had discussions one thing I'd like 1761 01:44:41,310 --> 01:44:44,770 to expand on the row likes to a question that some of the and 1762 01:44:44,770 --> 01:44:49,260 stands in and maybe even focus solo bet on the ones activity 1763 01:44:49,260 --> 01:44:52,330 in and has a lot of number of other things were saying there 1764 01:44:52,330 --> 01:44:52,770 a better. 1765 01:44:53,420 --> 01:44:57,140 Potentially systematically over time born to change the of. 1766 01:44:58,120 --> 01:45:01,910 Uh the environmental and uh and you're a disputed ones can you 1767 01:45:01,910 --> 01:45:05,160 talk a little bit about that that we've specifically with regard 1768 01:45:05,160 --> 01:45:10,050 to on and there has been a a a a a a long standing presence of 1769 01:45:10,080 --> 01:45:13,740 of a has below one of the punched will circuits of a other rwandan 1770 01:45:13,740 --> 01:45:17,250 hang in the region that their activities have largely been and 1771 01:45:17,280 --> 01:45:21,280 uh and balding and logistics support providing. Finally sanaa 1772 01:45:21,280 --> 01:45:24,850 back to the back to lebanon to to has bowl itself. But it also 1773 01:45:25,220 --> 01:45:29,620 a asia available as a potential uh eye to eye to conduct other 1774 01:45:29,650 --> 01:45:33,000 other activities it's a good they forced and being a obviously 1775 01:45:33,000 --> 01:45:37,120 in a watch very closely. Now what to that we watch very closely. 1776 01:45:37,120 --> 01:45:41,460 What they are doing more they are a V here. What makes a particular 1777 01:45:41,460 --> 01:45:45,180 know where the is there there are not large a and plantations 1778 01:45:45,180 --> 01:45:49,710 within the central itself america a lot of fun of a Muslim communities 1779 01:45:49,710 --> 01:45:53,890 a tend to be a had to be to be very small and so this interest 1780 01:45:53,890 --> 01:45:58,320 to the part of iran is and that developing partnerships relationship 1781 01:45:58,320 --> 01:46:02,370 shy in order to escape the the diplomatic a isolation that they 1782 01:46:02,370 --> 01:46:04,920 found themselves and over the last decade a couple of decades. 1783 01:46:05,430 --> 01:46:08,950 That the V and the be greater concern that that will be getting 1784 01:46:08,950 --> 01:46:13,680 chanel was on the part of um Islamic extremist that groups of 1785 01:46:13,680 --> 01:46:16,940 very smelly gentle recognition turret to the region night in 1786 01:46:16,970 --> 01:46:20,840 in meetings with the senior security chiefs from a across that 1787 01:46:20,840 --> 01:46:23,630 the Caribbean in particular but also central American countries. 1788 01:46:23,890 --> 01:46:28,440 They recognize the risk of a have a radicalisation self radicalisation 1789 01:46:28,440 --> 01:46:32,480 Klein within the countries that have already been a really a 1790 01:46:32,480 --> 01:46:36,940 number of fighters that have gone over to the to rock and sharia 1791 01:46:36,940 --> 01:46:40,200 to fight uh we have seen indications to there've been a number 1792 01:46:40,200 --> 01:46:42,840 of them that have been killed. I think we all saw the out that 1793 01:46:42,840 --> 01:46:45,560 the video of the 14 your role from try the to bother that we 1794 01:46:45,560 --> 01:46:49,830 shut a video tape negation uh and and and and an active flood 1795 01:46:50,220 --> 01:46:53,880 of terrorism a executing a a a issue in combat. 1796 01:46:54,380 --> 01:46:57,340 So that that is they are the country's awarded about the return 1797 01:46:57,340 --> 01:47:00,150 flow of lucia of those foreign fighters coming back like. 1798 01:47:00,150 --> 01:47:04,110 Yeah that I don't want to comment the because it relates to policy 1799 01:47:04,110 --> 01:47:07,410 that you knew you could make a logical argument that as Iran's 1800 01:47:07,410 --> 01:47:11,500 economy improve says money returned back to run as a result of 1801 01:47:11,500 --> 01:47:12,240 the stadia. 1802 01:47:12,770 --> 01:47:16,510 Iran agreement that opposed that we could even see more shipping 1803 01:47:16,510 --> 01:47:19,340 of resources to can accelerate the pace what they're gonna and 1804 01:47:19,370 --> 01:47:22,430 in your area responsibility. I think we need to make sure that 1805 01:47:22,430 --> 01:47:25,090 will playing attention to this not one you normally think about 1806 01:47:25,090 --> 01:47:28,140 when you talk about that think about the iran toilet a lot of 1807 01:47:28,220 --> 01:47:32,230 in my remaining time head. You talk about one time of day and not. 1808 01:47:32,920 --> 01:47:38,320 With respect to the detainees but others also who discussions 1809 01:47:38,320 --> 01:47:41,460 out there about you know maybe we don't may guantanamo bay are 1810 01:47:41,460 --> 01:47:43,320 presence there of all kid you. 1811 01:47:43,930 --> 01:47:47,600 Give me some sense of what you think this strategic significance 1812 01:47:47,600 --> 01:47:49,440 about land mass of with respect. 1813 01:47:50,000 --> 01:47:53,360 To your of responsibility in our bill a to respond in that are 1814 01:47:53,360 --> 01:47:56,510 the world. Set of the at the first on I visited one time all 1815 01:47:56,510 --> 01:48:00,690 day was in 19 79 uh we have a significant strategic interests 1816 01:48:00,690 --> 01:48:03,770 and I had an able fish one Tamil day that will continue long 1817 01:48:03,770 --> 01:48:08,980 pass to whenever detention operations and And it is said a critical 1818 01:48:08,980 --> 01:48:12,680 point to support that the coast guard operations the detected 1819 01:48:12,710 --> 01:48:15,940 detection monitoring mission across the Caribbean basin that 1820 01:48:15,970 --> 01:48:20,500 it is that. Absolutely critical to supporting any sort of a migrant 1821 01:48:20,500 --> 01:48:24,600 crisis that might occur and in fact I said as I know you're aware 1822 01:48:24,630 --> 01:48:28,540 that there is a very small um no can request the end to do some 1823 01:48:28,880 --> 01:48:32,760 basic global the construction if we were to de have a out in 1824 01:48:32,760 --> 01:48:36,830 mike a crisis uh we would need to be able to rapidly build up 1825 01:48:36,860 --> 01:48:40,540 of the facilities to deal with the up to 10000 migrants and a 1826 01:48:40,540 --> 01:48:45,530 72 hour period and as a as many as 45000 beyond that out with 1827 01:48:45,560 --> 01:48:48,970 out that no can we would it do right. Now we're completely incapable 1828 01:48:48,970 --> 01:48:51,970 of meeting that timeline should we have to do it and I and we 1829 01:48:51,970 --> 01:48:54,100 would need that to be able to have a fighting chance of being 1830 01:48:54,100 --> 01:48:57,530 able to do with that so that we would not have bling that that 1831 01:48:57,530 --> 01:49:00,730 large number of migrants into the United States. So it's a a 1832 01:49:00,760 --> 01:49:03,640 it is a small down payment that we think is probably approve 1833 01:49:03,640 --> 01:49:07,070 investment to be able to do that out poor tom Obey will remain 1834 01:49:07,070 --> 01:49:10,370 critical long past that that the detention operations and that 1835 01:49:10,400 --> 01:49:13,200 at take that we just the garnish for that if you talk about our 1836 01:49:13,200 --> 01:49:17,100 ability to complete notions that humanitarian mission to Wall a. 1837 01:49:17,840 --> 01:49:22,320 In addition to other potential uses that it would be irresponsible 1838 01:49:22,350 --> 01:49:26,370 rustic and setter any dialogue around not having that continue 1839 01:49:26,370 --> 01:49:29,570 to be an important asset for us in a part of the country donovan. 1840 01:49:29,570 --> 01:49:32,390 Thank you all for your time. I will but because my colleague 1841 01:49:32,430 --> 01:49:35,230 here almost never misses a hearing to talk about the four to 1842 01:49:35,230 --> 01:49:39,370 five I will say that I I still share is opinion that that's a 1843 01:49:39,370 --> 01:49:42,270 very important capability that we have an alaska I'm glad to 1844 01:49:42,270 --> 01:49:45,880 do all millie same. So taken that position about the look for 1845 01:49:45,880 --> 01:49:49,530 to us come into the resolution that think my colleague from alaska 1846 01:49:49,530 --> 01:49:51,060 hopes we get to thank you all. 1847 01:49:51,600 --> 01:49:54,940 Thank you center think it and I have a care McCain sungho among 1848 01:49:55,290 --> 01:49:58,870 the fed not least and kim is to cameramen and think on you for 1849 01:49:58,870 --> 01:50:03,460 a you are a testimony and being here today given us a lot of 1850 01:50:03,460 --> 01:50:06,750 questions that particularly among Connie on our missile defense 1851 01:50:06,750 --> 01:50:09,850 system and so I'm probably going to want to love that with you 1852 01:50:09,850 --> 01:50:13,010 for their a perhaps for the record and whether or not we are 1853 01:50:13,450 --> 01:50:17,530 I in in terms of I need to a in piece that keep the to to stop 1854 01:50:17,530 --> 01:50:20,840 the meso throughout the fight of a mess of whether we're we playing 1855 01:50:20,840 --> 01:50:24,050 a resources and the right proportions with the back to stopping 1856 01:50:24,420 --> 01:50:28,350 is missile. So that I'm like a defiant to mention that to us 1857 01:50:28,350 --> 01:50:29,880 of a lot they them. 1858 01:50:30,570 --> 01:50:34,880 M he hears panini of seven as become a significant can't clyde 1859 01:50:34,910 --> 01:50:37,840 a video of the establishment and the army and air force. 1860 01:50:38,480 --> 01:50:42,510 Of a they the requirements in started establishing cyber protection 1861 01:50:42,510 --> 01:50:47,280 teams and units around the country with many of them in the in 1862 01:50:47,280 --> 01:50:51,450 national glide unit said what does Collins this process working 1863 01:50:51,450 --> 01:50:55,210 and what is your forecasts for when future units will be established 1864 01:50:55,210 --> 01:50:59,660 to meet the requirements and like what a I'd know that to in 1865 01:50:59,660 --> 01:51:03,800 hawaii we have everything that is going on in the asia pacific 1866 01:51:03,860 --> 01:51:08,400 region and um we're almost pink um uh in its a hawaiian much alike. 1867 01:51:08,400 --> 01:51:11,600 The fencing struck and the pacific side lead to me like to have 1868 01:51:11,600 --> 01:51:16,440 you keep hawaii in mind as you move for Glee at the Of that these 1869 01:51:16,850 --> 01:51:19,290 uh cyber protection units. 1870 01:51:20,230 --> 01:51:22,250 You talk a little bit about how things are going. 1871 01:51:22,760 --> 01:51:25,330 This center of a uh the yet. 1872 01:51:26,120 --> 01:51:30,410 This initiative of these in. Yeah guard units also of American 1873 01:51:30,410 --> 01:51:34,150 beauty units and they're having is critical for future um. 1874 01:51:34,900 --> 01:51:39,170 This is a start up close national guard gets abode in terms of holly. 1875 01:51:39,170 --> 01:51:43,170 Yeah I continue to progress in this regard inch you know the 1876 01:51:43,240 --> 01:51:44,730 threat to our nation. 1877 01:51:45,260 --> 01:51:49,700 That and an international community of nations is pretty high 1878 01:51:49,700 --> 01:51:53,960 regarding a hollow actors both non state and state actors are 1879 01:51:53,960 --> 01:51:55,630 applying added um. 1880 01:51:56,240 --> 01:51:56,940 I'm now. 1881 01:51:57,620 --> 01:52:03,080 Uh. He says no lead in terms of working dentists in this I ever 1882 01:52:03,080 --> 01:52:06,480 domain critical tour credible on for for the critical to we fight 1883 01:52:06,480 --> 01:52:10,400 if the military and what have you solo quite frankly. We continue 1884 01:52:10,400 --> 01:52:14,150 to grow. I'm proud of the cyber protection gained Isaac command 1885 01:52:14,150 --> 01:52:17,670 commander had gotten to work with and I know is that talk that 1886 01:52:17,670 --> 01:52:19,890 other command command movement to to my le. 1887 01:52:20,400 --> 01:52:24,520 Uh we appreciate that the work that that they're able to do was 1888 01:52:24,520 --> 01:52:28,030 still growing pains. We don't have a um call it the article all 1889 01:52:28,030 --> 01:52:31,760 yet fell one more to follow enough quest was to develop a team 1890 01:52:31,760 --> 01:52:35,840 to the mass E that ever sex symbol because that date uh. 1891 01:52:36,400 --> 01:52:40,570 What happens in the february and as to constantly a changing 1892 01:52:40,810 --> 01:52:44,000 so in terms of the time frame for these feature units say the 1893 01:52:44,000 --> 01:52:46,970 FBI put in place. But what if you're a time frame. I would talk 1894 01:52:47,000 --> 01:52:50,430 about two more years and at the take that question for the record 1895 01:52:50,430 --> 01:52:54,370 tender uh. I don't have that that I know there's more going with 1896 01:52:54,400 --> 01:52:57,680 just got started in in terms of all we will continue to go for 1897 01:52:57,680 --> 01:53:00,530 the future a mortar paul. Thank you very much. 1898 01:53:01,040 --> 01:53:06,220 Attended a bleak you know epidemic psyched as he can virus acas Iranian. 1899 01:53:06,220 --> 01:53:09,590 Threat mean baby. Well being of our citizens in one case of this 1900 01:53:09,590 --> 01:53:13,090 the come buyers was he put it this year. So fine hawaiian for 1901 01:53:13,090 --> 01:53:18,470 were also reported a 20 15 and 24teen teen disquiet that won't 1902 01:53:18,470 --> 01:53:21,590 this outcome hats and dealing with epidemic said tuesday. 1903 01:53:22,410 --> 01:53:27,050 The And I guess senator be ed it as a result of the ed the initial 1904 01:53:27,050 --> 01:53:30,470 the ball out break a a large inter agency network was put together 1905 01:53:30,470 --> 01:53:33,610 stuff come was a key participant and that and that was re energized 1906 01:53:33,610 --> 01:53:35,860 with uh the outbreak of chic a that were saying. 1907 01:53:36,410 --> 01:53:40,230 And we remain posture to be able to to respond to requests for 1908 01:53:40,230 --> 01:53:43,620 assistance from our partner nations us-south comp. We have put 1909 01:53:43,620 --> 01:53:46,330 out the specific guidance to the men and women part of our our 1910 01:53:46,330 --> 01:53:49,860 command were operating down in that region dilution of that the 1911 01:53:49,860 --> 01:53:53,110 policies that that that effect on the protective measures uh 1912 01:53:53,140 --> 01:53:56,490 are are largely exactly the same protective measures that about 1913 01:53:56,490 --> 01:54:00,800 a place to to protect them a from a exposure to dang Thi fever 1914 01:54:00,800 --> 01:54:04,810 to the chicken diet and other mosquito borne illnesses and so 1915 01:54:04,810 --> 01:54:09,100 we we continue to emphasize that about to date we've had a only 1916 01:54:09,130 --> 01:54:13,940 two of our um up military personnel eye to eye to males to have 1917 01:54:13,970 --> 01:54:17,410 a been diagnosed and confirmed to have had seek a they've recovered 1918 01:54:17,410 --> 01:54:21,340 return to duty of we've had one family member of a a pregnant 1919 01:54:21,340 --> 01:54:24,920 female family member who has a taken advantage of a of a policy 1920 01:54:24,920 --> 01:54:27,770 to return the United States. The founders had been scheduled 1921 01:54:27,770 --> 01:54:30,860 to to to return already and I was a slightly accelerated return 1922 01:54:30,860 --> 01:54:34,770 on apart. But we're working with the country shout but I'm pull 1923 01:54:34,770 --> 01:54:38,260 out primarily in training in the mosquito eradication programs 1924 01:54:38,490 --> 01:54:41,350 of the military's. Obviously are very heavily engaged in the 1925 01:54:41,350 --> 01:54:44,470 and those activities and so that's the that's where we can right 1926 01:54:44,470 --> 01:54:48,480 now we have a they the medical unit down in them and in Petaluma 1927 01:54:48,480 --> 01:54:52,490 that has been a doing a lot of what look and that that the experimental 1928 01:54:52,520 --> 01:54:57,510 I'm a development to a of vaccines and and and that type of work 1929 01:54:57,510 --> 01:54:59,140 and also in the uh in the detection. 1930 01:55:00,150 --> 01:55:03,040 The damage and especially for a place effect of away with so 1931 01:55:03,040 --> 01:55:08,330 much turns to a traffic I'm areas to the have had of these operates 1932 01:55:08,330 --> 01:55:10,940 that is really important to thank you very much worried us. 1933 01:55:10,970 --> 01:55:14,410 That's some like it was a camera uh they have become the came 1934 01:55:14,410 --> 01:55:15,130 from a conflict. 1935 01:55:16,000 --> 01:55:19,460 Thank you all lot ammo and say that that that at the navy's too. 1936 01:55:19,460 --> 01:55:20,430 Well of these commands. 1937 01:55:21,490 --> 01:55:23,630 The navy served in iraq or. Afghanistan. 1938 01:55:26,640 --> 01:55:28,270 We'll courtney and then wanted. 1939 01:55:29,030 --> 01:55:31,630 No. The chew. 1940 01:55:32,290 --> 01:55:35,320 Served with American Muslims and uniform. 1941 01:55:37,050 --> 01:55:37,760 If I did. 1942 01:55:38,450 --> 01:55:41,080 Assure. Your view of the game. 1943 01:55:41,960 --> 01:55:45,760 Some of those who are Muslim and the yes poetry. 1944 01:55:46,990 --> 01:55:48,570 They're patriot to serve their nation.. Com. 1945 01:55:49,640 --> 01:55:53,840 Com. You agree. 1946 01:55:55,220 --> 01:55:57,200 Radical Islam in the world at. Large. 1947 01:56:00,050 --> 01:56:02,130 Your shirt and it's a generation war. 1948 01:56:03,850 --> 01:56:07,230 The biggest taken top radical Islamic people within the fate 1949 01:56:07,230 --> 01:56:08,700 to um a and that there will. 1950 01:56:09,330 --> 01:56:09,840 Uh the most. 1951 01:56:11,540 --> 01:56:15,170 I have to say the therefore et to both inside and outside the 1952 01:56:15,440 --> 01:56:18,750 a safe but we have the numbers of people killed is more Muslims 1953 01:56:18,750 --> 01:56:20,380 and in the nails. That's correct. 1954 01:56:21,680 --> 01:56:25,240 I'm deeply this in our national security interests to help those 1955 01:56:25,240 --> 01:56:27,930 in the faith and who would fight back against radical Islam. 1956 01:56:29,290 --> 01:56:30,350 Uh yes or no work. 1957 01:56:31,100 --> 01:56:32,380 Fischer. And to. 1958 01:56:33,150 --> 01:56:34,680 To be a record year. 1959 01:56:35,760 --> 01:56:37,170 It to the 30 to hundred. 1960 01:56:37,750 --> 01:56:38,760 Plus or minus. 1961 01:56:39,470 --> 01:56:42,260 American Muslims for the inform appreciate. 1962 01:56:42,790 --> 01:56:43,490 Your service. 1963 01:56:44,090 --> 01:56:45,000 And of your family. 1964 01:56:46,120 --> 01:56:47,390 And our spectre of a. Cup. 1965 01:56:50,580 --> 01:56:52,010 So. Warning. 1966 01:56:54,500 --> 01:56:57,000 Okay good okay changes in north korea. 1967 01:56:57,830 --> 01:57:02,010 And potentially on coordinate face more threats from a missile 1968 01:57:02,010 --> 01:57:04,650 launcher against United States that we're a nation. 1969 01:57:05,390 --> 01:57:07,930 What. A a greater threats to. 1970 01:57:09,170 --> 01:57:12,420 Back to see quest ration dibley compromise your ability to deal 1971 01:57:12,420 --> 01:57:14,170 that that a believe a would serve. 1972 01:57:15,050 --> 01:57:17,250 And wanted to the next decade. 1973 01:57:18,890 --> 01:57:23,070 You see more stability instability in the region and southern 1974 01:57:23,070 --> 01:57:24,400 command on. Lettuce. 1975 01:57:29,280 --> 01:57:30,230 Or like you know what's. 1976 01:57:30,880 --> 01:57:31,880 Okay what's that. 1977 01:57:33,550 --> 01:57:34,440 Poster have. 1978 01:57:35,630 --> 01:57:40,600 Senator get it. If I want to accomplish as the goal all 40% to 1979 01:57:40,680 --> 01:57:45,580 the an addiction no I would get a record 21 ships and media on 1980 01:57:45,580 --> 01:57:47,170 average about to six to seven. 1981 01:57:48,970 --> 01:57:52,210 So to get the way you need to go you need more ships. 1982 01:57:52,840 --> 01:57:56,330 Collected from navy ships do you have available to on average 1983 01:57:56,330 --> 01:57:56,910 one to two. 1984 01:57:57,620 --> 01:58:00,340 And the rest are because quote they are artists from sons southern 1985 01:58:00,340 --> 01:58:03,740 command the United States. Maybe is able to generate two ships. 1986 01:58:04,670 --> 01:58:10,250 Uh at it in the cause of lady that the demand a for circus platforms 1987 01:58:10,280 --> 01:58:13,480 and others theatre's that a higher priority dish or that's called 1988 01:58:13,480 --> 01:58:16,220 the police say two more ship to wouldn't be wasted money and 1989 01:58:16,220 --> 01:58:16,500 what it. 1990 01:58:17,150 --> 01:58:19,890 Saturday we come at the expense of other higher priority for years. 1991 01:58:19,970 --> 01:58:23,110 But we have a larger budget it would make sense to build more 1992 01:58:23,470 --> 01:58:26,460 maybe ships police from your commence point of the show I would 1993 01:58:26,460 --> 01:58:28,270 never turn down additional ships. 1994 01:58:28,820 --> 01:58:29,840 And when you say you've me. 1995 01:58:30,390 --> 01:58:34,720 Seventeen poured number did you say that 21 21 I'm sure somebody 1996 01:58:34,720 --> 01:58:37,760 just to make that up the pressure that there is a good eight 1997 01:58:37,800 --> 01:58:40,670 fairly like the study that to that that weight in to derive that 1998 01:58:40,670 --> 01:58:44,030 with one and that 40% innovation and sprouts another country 1999 01:58:44,060 --> 01:58:46,500 and come to the country. That's correct so. 2000 01:58:49,340 --> 01:58:52,600 Quote. Well here we're not going machine stop it because we're 2001 01:58:52,600 --> 01:58:55,720 certainly under resourcing eulogy agree with that. I've would. 2002 01:58:56,360 --> 01:58:58,850 So it's one thing to build a Wall which makes sense to me at 2003 01:58:59,230 --> 01:59:02,710 but also seems like we should build up and maybe dinner did the 2004 01:59:02,710 --> 01:59:06,810 floor um drugs and other cut them into a country. So could go 2005 01:59:06,810 --> 01:59:09,830 back to see quest rationed a chance to be getting more ships 2006 01:59:09,830 --> 01:59:13,000 goes down not up the set current feather were still suffering 2007 01:59:13,000 --> 01:59:16,710 from a hangover from the the last sequester ration ships that 2008 01:59:16,710 --> 01:59:19,250 to had delayed made mention that the bed the lake maintenance. 2009 01:59:19,250 --> 01:59:21,920 So ship for not available about that to to be able to operate 2010 01:59:21,920 --> 01:59:25,540 non theatre in any future sequestration would be catastrophic 2011 01:59:25,710 --> 01:59:30,230 a amman hanging out in your and your wang post the effect of 2012 01:59:30,590 --> 01:59:34,520 a going back to see frustration from your point of the my prior 2013 01:59:34,520 --> 01:59:38,240 to going back to see playstation will be crippling and then they 2014 01:59:38,240 --> 01:59:41,800 would that significant Reyes the with these programs that we me. 2015 01:59:41,860 --> 01:59:45,050 Yeah for our time military forces the whole impact that they 2016 01:59:45,050 --> 01:59:48,770 the for long term program that are sushi look my mission space. 2017 01:59:49,280 --> 01:59:50,500 Thank you all for your service. 2018 01:59:52,340 --> 01:59:55,990 But a third and and have a germ McCain like a gentleman created 2019 01:59:56,430 --> 01:59:59,000 the issue of this and that they're getting into it..