WEBVTT 00:04.740 --> 00:06.796 newly appointed Director of the Army 00:06.796 --> 00:08.796 National Guard . Lieutenant General 00:08.796 --> 00:10.851 William ingram visited Guard members 00:10.851 --> 00:13.073 from the Empire State who are providing 00:13.073 --> 00:15.018 force protection at the Joint Task 00:15.018 --> 00:17.129 Force Guantanamo detention facility . 00:17.129 --> 00:17.090 And he was impressed with how while 00:17.090 --> 00:19.423 they're handling this important mission , 00:19.423 --> 00:22.350 it's a high profile mission and you are 00:22.450 --> 00:25.190 representing the Army , National Guard , 00:25.190 --> 00:27.440 the United States and a in a very , 00:27.440 --> 00:30.540 very positive way . The feedback I've 00:30.540 --> 00:34.400 gotten from Amber Woods and others has 00:34.400 --> 00:37.630 been has been just outstanding . So 00:37.640 --> 00:39.862 thank you for the great job that you're 00:39.862 --> 00:43.260 doing of the United States Army and for 00:43.260 --> 00:45.149 the new york army national Card . 00:45.149 --> 00:47.093 Although he's only held the job of 00:47.093 --> 00:49.316 director since late last year , General 00:49.316 --> 00:51.427 Ingram felt it was important to visit 00:51.427 --> 00:53.427 the detention facility personally . 00:53.427 --> 00:55.538 This mission is one of the highest of 00:55.538 --> 00:57.427 the high profile emissions that a 00:57.427 --> 00:59.750 Guardian P unit could ever do and the 00:59.750 --> 01:02.920 fact that National Guard soldiers are 01:02.930 --> 01:06.520 doing this mission . I just speaks to 01:06.520 --> 01:08.680 the professionalism in our rights 01:09.080 --> 01:11.136 accompanying the Army Guard Director 01:11.136 --> 01:13.302 was new york's Agin in General . Major 01:13.302 --> 01:15.136 General Patrick Murphy , who was 01:15.136 --> 01:17.247 impressed with how well his guardsmen 01:17.247 --> 01:19.469 are integrating with the other services 01:19.469 --> 01:19.130 that make up the Joint Task force . 01:19.140 --> 01:21.710 Well , the 1/7 mps are great company . 01:21.710 --> 01:23.877 They stepped up to the mission to come 01:23.877 --> 01:27.750 and do a security detail along with our 01:27.750 --> 01:30.028 other partners from the other services . 01:30.028 --> 01:31.972 So , as a group , the troopers are 01:31.972 --> 01:34.980 doing magnificently A young group of 01:34.980 --> 01:38.060 soldiers that not all had deployed to 01:38.060 --> 01:41.040 combat previously , but to step up to 01:41.040 --> 01:43.096 this mission and do the professional 01:43.096 --> 01:46.230 job that they're doing is a complement 01:46.230 --> 01:48.720 to the leadership and to their desire 01:48.720 --> 01:50.890 to do to be the best they can be with 01:50.890 --> 01:52.890 the recent hearings for the alleged 01:52.890 --> 01:55.112 cole bombing mastermind and the passing 01:55.112 --> 01:57.001 of the 10 year anniversary of the 01:57.001 --> 01:59.112 detention facility in the news ingram 01:59.112 --> 02:00.946 noted how it is no surprise that 02:00.946 --> 02:02.946 citizen soldiers can support such a 02:02.946 --> 02:04.834 mission at a critical time in the 02:04.834 --> 02:06.834 nation's war on terror . You know , 02:06.834 --> 02:09.057 we're celebrating the guards 375th year 02:09.057 --> 02:11.660 birthday , uh , this year . And guard 02:11.660 --> 02:14.740 has been here before the country was a 02:14.740 --> 02:17.810 country . So yes , this just speaks to 02:17.820 --> 02:21.160 our heritage and our lineage . The 02:21.170 --> 02:23.890 National Guard is ready any time , any 02:23.890 --> 02:26.840 place to do any mission . And this just 02:26.840 --> 02:29.250 speaks to that invite . At Joint Task 02:29.250 --> 02:31.250 Force Guantanamo , this is Sergeant 02:31.250 --> 02:33.250 first class robert Stephenson reporting .