WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:02.210 Thank you Andy good morning everyone . 00:02.220 --> 00:05.160 And uh as we say in Hawaii aloha 00:06.740 --> 00:09.090 it's always a pleasure to be back . 00:09.100 --> 00:12.980 This is has become a somewhat frequent 00:12.980 --> 00:16.780 stop and and it's a very 00:16.780 --> 00:20.360 important I think time in in the 00:20.360 --> 00:23.630 world's history with so much ongoing in 00:23.630 --> 00:27.040 so many varying places . It's a pivotal 00:27.040 --> 00:29.151 time I think for the U . S . Military 00:29.151 --> 00:32.260 and I'll talk just a moment about that 00:32.740 --> 00:34.860 and it's certainly a challenging time 00:34.860 --> 00:36.693 and will remain challenging . We 00:36.693 --> 00:38.804 anticipate in the AsIA pacific region 00:39.060 --> 00:42.930 just as a reminder the responsibilities 00:42.930 --> 00:44.986 of the United States pacific command 00:44.986 --> 00:46.874 extend from the west coast of the 00:46.874 --> 00:48.819 United States to the dividing line 00:48.819 --> 00:50.930 between India and Pakistan . So there 00:50.930 --> 00:53.530 is a uh certainly an ASIA pacific and 00:53.530 --> 00:56.700 western pacific uh dimension to the 00:56.700 --> 00:58.960 responsibilities that we have uh but 00:58.960 --> 01:01.320 also an indian ocean dimension to those 01:01.320 --> 01:04.080 responsibilities as well . And and as 01:04.080 --> 01:06.191 we all know there are many challenges 01:06.191 --> 01:08.480 in South Asia that our allies and 01:08.480 --> 01:11.540 partners um throughout the ASIA pacific 01:11.540 --> 01:15.270 region work with us uh in helping to 01:15.270 --> 01:17.930 provide security there and to deal with 01:17.930 --> 01:20.097 those challenges . Uh And I think it's 01:20.097 --> 01:22.208 important to keep the balance between 01:22.208 --> 01:24.180 the pacific and indian oceans in 01:24.180 --> 01:27.730 perspective as in this a global 01:27.730 --> 01:29.786 environment , there is more and more 01:29.786 --> 01:33.070 interaction occurring as we you know 01:33.080 --> 01:35.450 depending on where we're talking about 01:35.450 --> 01:39.360 in the world . Um The challenges that 01:39.370 --> 01:41.370 pacific command is faced in the 2.5 01:41.370 --> 01:44.500 years that I've been in command have 01:44.510 --> 01:47.050 have evolved but by and large they 01:47.060 --> 01:50.710 remain the same challenges . Um The 01:50.710 --> 01:52.766 last time I was here we were talking 01:52.766 --> 01:54.710 about challenge , the challenge of 01:54.710 --> 01:56.710 North Korea and the the prospect of 01:56.710 --> 01:58.830 succession as I talk to you today , 01:58.830 --> 02:01.460 succession has occurred or is occurring 02:01.840 --> 02:04.062 and we have a different leader in place 02:04.062 --> 02:07.600 in Pyongyang . We have continued to try 02:07.600 --> 02:11.420 and work very closely with china and 02:11.420 --> 02:13.630 manage the relationship that as we all 02:13.630 --> 02:16.260 know , is vital to the region , but 02:16.260 --> 02:19.360 also vital to both of our nations . And 02:19.740 --> 02:23.070 at the strategic level the dialogue has 02:23.080 --> 02:26.680 has continued . Um Taiwan has 02:26.690 --> 02:29.960 under gone elections and uh President 02:29.960 --> 02:33.650 Maw Will now commence a second term uh 02:33.650 --> 02:35.539 and we have changes in leadership 02:35.539 --> 02:38.470 occurring in Beijing in 2012 , South 02:38.470 --> 02:41.180 Korea in 2012 and the United States 02:41.180 --> 02:43.710 will face its own national election in 02:43.710 --> 02:46.960 2012 . So it's always dynamic . 02:48.340 --> 02:50.890 I know that you may have questions 02:50.890 --> 02:53.330 regarding what is ongoing in Washington 02:53.330 --> 02:56.740 today , which is uh the annual budget 02:56.740 --> 03:00.320 submission uh has occurred . And I know 03:00.320 --> 03:02.487 there are a great many questions as we 03:02.487 --> 03:05.410 look at that budget and the strategic 03:05.410 --> 03:07.632 priorities that were announced a couple 03:07.632 --> 03:09.410 of weeks ago by our president , 03:09.410 --> 03:11.521 Secretary Panetta and the Chairman of 03:11.521 --> 03:13.650 the Joint Chiefs of Staff . What I 03:13.650 --> 03:16.500 would offer an introduction in that 03:16.500 --> 03:18.960 regard is that the regional combatant 03:18.960 --> 03:21.140 commanders like myself have been part 03:21.140 --> 03:24.550 of this process each month for the past 03:24.550 --> 03:28.400 several months . We have joined here in 03:28.400 --> 03:32.050 Washington to discuss the strategic 03:32.060 --> 03:35.620 way ahead for the nation . Given the 03:35.620 --> 03:38.990 fact that we are Ending two 03:38.990 --> 03:42.560 Wars in coming years . And as you know 03:42.560 --> 03:44.750 the budgetary process is always very 03:44.750 --> 03:48.050 long and views into out years and it's 03:48.050 --> 03:50.760 been a very important time to reassess 03:51.140 --> 03:54.010 the strategic circumstances that we 03:54.010 --> 03:56.720 face around the globe and to try and 03:56.720 --> 03:59.100 view those into the future and then to 03:59.100 --> 04:02.880 adapt the U . S . Military to that 04:02.880 --> 04:06.410 security environment . I have felt 04:06.420 --> 04:08.950 privileged to be part of that dialogue . 04:08.960 --> 04:11.610 We've had very closed sessions with 04:11.610 --> 04:13.940 Secretary Panetta . We've had closed 04:13.950 --> 04:16.330 sessions together with the president to 04:16.330 --> 04:19.130 discuss the strategic framework that 04:19.130 --> 04:21.780 they unveiled and the priorities within 04:21.780 --> 04:24.040 that framework as you know the AsIA 04:24.040 --> 04:27.110 pacific region is prominent in that 04:27.140 --> 04:30.890 discussion and which which I think 04:30.890 --> 04:34.340 is about right and there are many 04:34.340 --> 04:37.170 aspects to the strategic priorities and 04:37.170 --> 04:39.370 that strategic framework that I think 04:39.370 --> 04:41.530 are important to understand . It's 04:41.540 --> 04:43.770 hanging on the web and if you haven't 04:43.770 --> 04:46.020 read it I would encourage that you read 04:46.020 --> 04:48.760 it and endeavor to understand it and 04:48.760 --> 04:51.100 will continue to try and explain it as 04:51.100 --> 04:53.640 time goes by . But it was an inclusive 04:53.640 --> 04:56.610 process that in my experience was 04:56.620 --> 05:00.100 rather unusual and very well received 05:00.110 --> 05:02.110 by those of us in uniform that have 05:02.110 --> 05:04.610 geographic responsibilities in the U . 05:04.610 --> 05:06.790 S . Military and with that I'll stop 05:06.790 --> 05:08.846 and look forward to your questions . 05:08.940 --> 05:10.884 Okay , as we move to the Q . And a 05:10.884 --> 05:12.884 portion of the event , please state 05:12.884 --> 05:14.773 your name and publication for the 05:14.773 --> 05:16.940 transcript and wait for the microphone 05:16.940 --> 05:19.218 which could be coming from either side . 05:19.218 --> 05:22.350 Gentlemen right there . Uh huh . Good 05:22.350 --> 05:24.650 morning at the border . Is there on . 05:25.340 --> 05:27.540 My name is cheating on me from South 05:27.540 --> 05:30.380 Korea's Yonhap news agency . Let me ask 05:30.380 --> 05:33.150 you a couple of questions regarding 05:33.150 --> 05:35.372 their project , curd as you know , such 05:35.372 --> 05:39.160 a There are around 20,000 us 05:39.160 --> 05:41.880 soldiers in South Korea mostly ground 05:41.880 --> 05:44.120 troops . Do you think there will be any 05:44.120 --> 05:46.287 change to the number of the troops ? I 05:46.287 --> 05:48.680 mean whether increase , decrease and 05:48.680 --> 05:51.460 any change to the role or mission of 05:51.460 --> 05:54.020 the troops . And the second part of my 05:54.020 --> 05:56.242 question is about North Korea . Right , 05:56.242 --> 05:57.964 you said North Korea has a new 05:57.964 --> 06:00.740 readership . What's your assessment of 06:00.740 --> 06:03.820 the power transition and the the new 06:03.830 --> 06:07.330 leadership ? Thank you . Yeah , thanks . 06:07.660 --> 06:11.540 The the numbers of troops that 06:11.540 --> 06:14.370 have been stationed in the republic of 06:14.370 --> 06:18.100 Korea have been a longstanding 06:18.110 --> 06:20.200 source of discussion and dialogue 06:20.200 --> 06:22.089 between the United States and the 06:22.089 --> 06:24.700 Republic of Korea . Uh the agreement is 06:24.700 --> 06:28.390 for roughly 30,000 or so US troops to 06:28.390 --> 06:31.850 be stationed there as uh in uh 06:32.930 --> 06:35.240 executing are part of a very strong 06:35.240 --> 06:38.550 alliance generally facing north but 06:38.560 --> 06:41.060 also with an understanding that those 06:41.060 --> 06:44.130 troops are there with the region in 06:44.130 --> 06:47.370 mind and I don't anticipate that there 06:47.370 --> 06:51.200 will be uh changes that are 06:51.200 --> 06:54.140 significant associated with the new 06:54.150 --> 06:57.780 this strategic rollout . Um but the 06:57.780 --> 06:59.947 dialogue between the United States and 06:59.947 --> 07:02.450 soul that has always been ongoing and 07:02.450 --> 07:05.870 that frankly I participate in each year 07:05.900 --> 07:08.970 that are the necessary steps to 07:08.980 --> 07:11.140 properly manage our alliance and to 07:11.150 --> 07:13.317 view into the security environment and 07:13.317 --> 07:15.550 ensure that we've got the numbers of 07:15.550 --> 07:17.670 troops there and the conditions under 07:17.670 --> 07:20.080 which they are being employed , correct , 07:20.090 --> 07:22.770 will continue to be ongoing , insofar 07:22.770 --> 07:25.100 as the the succession in the north were 07:25.100 --> 07:28.290 all watching this very closely , Kim 07:28.290 --> 07:31.950 jong Il died abruptly and 07:31.960 --> 07:34.790 and this young man that has assumed 07:34.800 --> 07:38.640 power , kim jong un uh is relatively 07:38.640 --> 07:42.020 untested and has a lot to face in terms 07:42.020 --> 07:45.340 of uh of governance of north Korea with 07:45.340 --> 07:47.562 all of the challenges attendant to it . 07:47.840 --> 07:50.110 And what has been a rather coercive 07:50.110 --> 07:52.910 approach to the region in the world by 07:52.910 --> 07:55.990 his father . And I think many of us are 07:55.990 --> 07:59.300 both watching to ensure the ongoing 07:59.300 --> 08:01.450 stability , which is our principal 08:01.450 --> 08:04.710 interest on the korean peninsula uh and 08:04.720 --> 08:07.450 to uh to determine that succession uh 08:07.460 --> 08:10.080 continues to proceed smoothly . Uh Thus 08:10.080 --> 08:12.247 far , North Korea has entered into its 08:12.247 --> 08:14.430 winter training cycle . Uh that 08:14.440 --> 08:16.740 training that has been ongoing and the 08:16.750 --> 08:18.972 and the exercise series in the Republic 08:18.972 --> 08:22.160 of Korea has been nominal and and by 08:22.160 --> 08:25.440 and large , uh uh in accordance with , 08:25.450 --> 08:27.900 you know , our annual schedule . So uh 08:27.910 --> 08:29.910 so right now , I think the world is 08:29.910 --> 08:31.930 watching North Korea and with 08:31.940 --> 08:35.490 anticipation as they begin to 08:35.490 --> 08:38.370 reveal whether the the strategies of 08:38.380 --> 08:41.520 kim jong il will be will continue or 08:41.520 --> 08:44.860 not . Okay , 08:45.440 --> 08:47.860 come right down here , wait for the 08:47.860 --> 08:48.860 microphone . 08:52.140 --> 08:56.110 Mhm My name is Ichiro Capasa , with 08:56.120 --> 08:58.430 NhK Japanese public tv I have a 08:58.430 --> 09:02.210 question about global hawk yesterday 09:02.220 --> 09:05.460 Secretary carter said the program of 09:05.840 --> 09:09.190 Uh Global Hawk Block 30 will be 09:09.190 --> 09:12.490 eliminated . Um you have a global hawk 09:12.490 --> 09:14.601 in Guam , does that mean you won't be 09:14.601 --> 09:16.470 able to operate your global hook 09:16.470 --> 09:20.110 anymore ? And another question is 09:20.640 --> 09:23.660 US allies such as South Korea are 09:23.660 --> 09:27.630 seeking to buy global Hawk uh 09:27.640 --> 09:29.862 is Global hawk still available for us ? 09:29.862 --> 09:33.210 Allies in the region ? Thank you . Yeah , 09:33.220 --> 09:36.860 thank you . We uh we do have a 09:37.640 --> 09:40.550 global hawk operating as you suggested 09:40.940 --> 09:42.996 in the western pacific right now and 09:42.996 --> 09:45.780 it's served us very well in fact during 09:45.780 --> 09:49.530 the Japan disaster uh and particularly 09:49.530 --> 09:52.490 related to the status of the Fukushima 09:52.490 --> 09:56.220 Daiichi plant's but broadly the 09:56.230 --> 09:58.330 conditions along the coastline in 09:58.330 --> 10:00.386 Northern Han shoe that had undergone 10:00.740 --> 10:03.230 the severe earthquakes and tsunamis . 10:03.230 --> 10:05.600 Global Hawk was a key factor in 10:05.600 --> 10:09.560 providing imagery and assistance to us 10:09.560 --> 10:11.860 and to the Japanese with regard to the 10:11.860 --> 10:15.100 status there . So Global Hawk is flying 10:15.100 --> 10:17.620 and we are continuing to test its 10:17.620 --> 10:19.970 capabilities in the region uh and it's 10:19.970 --> 10:23.000 serving us very well . The decisions 10:23.000 --> 10:25.090 that will be made regarding specific 10:25.090 --> 10:27.950 blocks of Global Hawk , recognizing 10:27.950 --> 10:31.810 that as we have purchased Global Hawk , 10:31.820 --> 10:35.140 we similarly handle most of our 10:35.150 --> 10:37.990 aircraft purchases and that is uh we 10:37.990 --> 10:40.310 typically by a baseline block and then 10:40.320 --> 10:43.130 over time we upgrade 10:43.320 --> 10:46.600 the that baseline with improved combat 10:46.600 --> 10:49.160 systems with improved sensors and so on . 10:49.410 --> 10:52.230 In the case of Global Hawk this is both 10:52.240 --> 10:54.760 in terms of its pliability and in terms 10:54.760 --> 10:57.540 of the sensor capabilities that 10:57.540 --> 11:00.160 different blocks of Global Hawk keynote 11:00.440 --> 11:02.960 and decisions that we would make too 11:03.410 --> 11:05.990 limit or terminate . A particular block 11:05.990 --> 11:09.080 of any aircraft is generally determined 11:09.080 --> 11:10.890 by whether or not what is being 11:10.890 --> 11:14.460 achieved by by the by examining 11:14.460 --> 11:16.540 what is to be incorporated in that 11:16.540 --> 11:19.610 block is both cost effective and 11:19.610 --> 11:22.920 serving our needs . So so without 11:22.920 --> 11:25.800 getting into the details of the actual 11:25.810 --> 11:28.050 acquisition program for Global Hawk . 11:28.440 --> 11:30.810 The short answer to your question is it 11:30.810 --> 11:33.980 will not affect the fact the the 11:33.980 --> 11:36.330 availability or the utility of Global 11:36.330 --> 11:39.840 Hawk . It's merely viewing into 11:39.840 --> 11:42.710 what where in the Global Hawk program 11:42.780 --> 11:45.130 we're achieving success and where we 11:45.130 --> 11:47.920 may not be . We're gonna break away and 11:47.920 --> 11:50.087 take a question from new york . Please 11:50.087 --> 11:52.142 go ahead in new york . Yes . Hi good 11:52.142 --> 11:56.030 afternoon . Uh as uh despite the recent 11:56.040 --> 11:58.950 remarks by Secretary Petra on trump 11:58.950 --> 12:01.870 cards and budget card , he actually 12:01.870 --> 12:03.900 given hints that they were going to 12:03.900 --> 12:06.370 improve the activities in the south 12:06.370 --> 12:10.200 pacific Southeast Asia uh in 12:10.200 --> 12:12.870 that regard , would you kindly say , as 12:12.870 --> 12:14.814 you have mentioned about India and 12:14.814 --> 12:17.800 Pakistan , how important it is for you 12:17.810 --> 12:20.680 that the strategic partnership with 12:20.690 --> 12:24.550 Bangladesh ? Yeah , thank you for that 12:24.550 --> 12:26.750 question . Strategic partnership with 12:26.750 --> 12:29.560 Bangladesh is is very very important . 12:29.570 --> 12:32.550 Um Bangladesh not only 12:32.940 --> 12:35.460 as a key 12:36.340 --> 12:39.430 partner to the U . S . And a key player 12:39.430 --> 12:42.730 within the south Asia region with very 12:42.730 --> 12:44.750 close ties to India and levels of 12:44.750 --> 12:46.806 cooperation that I think in the past 12:46.806 --> 12:48.528 two years with India have been 12:48.528 --> 12:51.280 unprecedented progress in 12:51.920 --> 12:55.370 counterterror and continue to work 12:55.380 --> 12:57.850 within Bangladesh . A and frankly we 12:57.850 --> 13:00.017 participate in this with regard to its 13:00.017 --> 13:02.310 resiliency to deal with the natural 13:02.310 --> 13:05.090 disasters that have become , you know , 13:05.090 --> 13:07.730 so predictable as the cyclone seasons 13:07.740 --> 13:10.690 uh swing through the Bay of Bengal and 13:10.700 --> 13:13.480 and threatened Bangladesh . So our 13:13.480 --> 13:16.570 relationship with Bangladesh is a very 13:16.570 --> 13:18.330 important one , both from the 13:18.330 --> 13:22.150 standpoint of uh security in South Asia 13:22.640 --> 13:25.430 and particularly as it relates to the 13:25.430 --> 13:27.430 work that we do together to counter 13:27.430 --> 13:29.710 violent extremist organizations , but 13:29.710 --> 13:32.870 also as a prominent player throughout 13:32.870 --> 13:35.950 Southeast Asia in uh the region 13:35.950 --> 13:38.400 cooperating on the overall security 13:38.400 --> 13:40.622 there . So thank you for the question . 13:40.622 --> 13:44.250 We don't often uh often enough discuss 13:44.250 --> 13:47.560 Bangladesh and in these forums 13:48.240 --> 13:52.000 government right there . Nina 13:52.000 --> 13:55.440 Donaghy cctV central china television 13:55.440 --> 13:57.607 Admiral . Can you give me an update on 13:57.607 --> 13:59.829 the discussions you've been having with 13:59.829 --> 14:03.300 the with the Philippines , the 14:03.310 --> 14:05.588 Philippines in the U . S . As you know , 14:05.588 --> 14:08.300 our longstanding allies and partners . 14:08.740 --> 14:12.190 Um we conduct annual military to 14:12.190 --> 14:15.350 military talks that I lied every year . 14:15.350 --> 14:17.950 In fact this year or last year . Sorry , 14:18.340 --> 14:20.673 Happy new year . By the way to everyone . 14:20.673 --> 14:22.729 Last year , they were held in Hawaii 14:22.729 --> 14:24.840 the year prior to that we held them , 14:24.840 --> 14:28.380 they were held in in Manila . So so 14:28.390 --> 14:30.557 every year there are milled mill talks 14:30.557 --> 14:33.270 regarding the future of the alliance 14:33.280 --> 14:35.390 and the work that we do together as 14:35.390 --> 14:38.220 partners in the region to contribute to 14:38.220 --> 14:41.250 the security , not only in the very 14:41.250 --> 14:43.620 large and complex archipelago in the 14:43.620 --> 14:45.720 Philippines and dealing with some of 14:45.720 --> 14:48.660 the Philippines issues uh that are 14:48.660 --> 14:50.716 challenging them particularly in the 14:50.716 --> 14:52.700 south but also contributing more 14:52.700 --> 14:56.340 broadly to the region . Now 14:56.350 --> 14:59.120 there are strategic level dialogues on 14:59.120 --> 15:02.660 going and this too is episodic . So 15:03.540 --> 15:05.550 this is the Department of Defense 15:05.550 --> 15:07.661 coming the other with the Ministry of 15:07.661 --> 15:11.000 Defense counterparts and discussing the 15:11.000 --> 15:13.410 alliance and levels of cooperation 15:13.410 --> 15:15.450 between the United States and the 15:15.450 --> 15:17.870 Philippines that have been ongoing . 15:17.880 --> 15:21.800 And for a long time we've been 15:21.800 --> 15:24.070 working closely with the armed forces 15:24.070 --> 15:26.860 of the Philippines . Two 15:27.640 --> 15:30.810 seek a broader balance in 15:30.810 --> 15:33.300 capabilities within the Philippines , 15:33.300 --> 15:35.340 recognizing that issues such as 15:35.340 --> 15:39.210 maritime security um and stability 15:39.220 --> 15:42.330 all across a very complex archipelago 15:42.330 --> 15:46.290 is is as as important as the 15:46.290 --> 15:49.000 army centric nature of counter 15:49.000 --> 15:51.222 insurgency and counter terror work that 15:51.222 --> 15:53.444 has been ongoing . And President Aquino 15:53.444 --> 15:55.556 has been very open to this dialogue . 15:55.556 --> 15:58.300 So I think we have a very rich dialogue 15:58.300 --> 16:00.244 ongoing now at the strategic level 16:00.244 --> 16:02.220 between diode and the Ministry of 16:02.220 --> 16:05.060 Defense or the the uh 16:05.840 --> 16:07.951 Defense minister of the Philippines . 16:07.951 --> 16:09.860 And we are we are we are 16:10.640 --> 16:14.530 discussing how to help the 16:14.530 --> 16:16.752 Philippines become more self sufficient 16:16.752 --> 16:18.641 and certainly how to partner more 16:18.641 --> 16:21.060 effectively between our militaries ? 16:23.140 --> 16:26.730 Yeah , quickly . Specifically 16:26.730 --> 16:29.420 about Subic Bay . Is there any 16:29.680 --> 16:33.430 likelihood that the US could renew its 16:34.340 --> 16:36.396 relationship with the Philippines to 16:36.396 --> 16:38.562 the extent that it could use Subic Bay 16:38.562 --> 16:41.890 again . Uh we visit Subic Bay now and 16:41.890 --> 16:44.610 have for many years . In fact when I 16:44.610 --> 16:46.810 was 1/7 fleet commander , I visited 16:46.810 --> 16:49.270 Subic Bay in the within the seventh 16:49.270 --> 16:51.900 fleet flagship . So it's been an area 16:51.900 --> 16:54.011 where we have continued to visit into 16:54.011 --> 16:57.900 the Philippines . And Uh you know when 16:57.900 --> 17:00.067 when you ask that question you go back 17:00.067 --> 17:02.340 to subic bay in the 1980s and and at 17:02.340 --> 17:05.950 its at its very height and it was um 17:06.440 --> 17:09.010 a cooperative base within the 17:09.010 --> 17:13.000 Philippines and there is no desire 17:13.010 --> 17:16.960 nor view right now that the U . S . Is 17:16.960 --> 17:19.750 seeking basing options anywhere in the 17:19.750 --> 17:23.610 Asia pacific theater rather as the 17:23.610 --> 17:25.950 pacific command commander As I look at 17:26.340 --> 17:28.680 where the forces are and where they 17:28.690 --> 17:32.190 need to be present day to day . We are 17:32.190 --> 17:34.490 biased in Northeast Asia and when we 17:34.490 --> 17:37.360 look at Southeast Asia and South Asia 17:37.840 --> 17:41.680 uh the pressure is on pacific 17:41.680 --> 17:43.950 command to deploy and sustain forces 17:43.950 --> 17:47.060 their day to day . So initiatives such 17:47.060 --> 17:49.370 as Australia offered or such as 17:49.370 --> 17:51.880 Singapore offered to allow us to rotate 17:51.880 --> 17:55.600 forces from locations that are closer 17:55.600 --> 17:58.150 and more adjacent to Southeast Asia 17:58.160 --> 18:01.150 affords pacific command the opportunity 18:01.590 --> 18:04.480 to more conveniently have its presence 18:04.840 --> 18:07.660 there and felt and not rely so terribly 18:07.660 --> 18:10.380 much on sustainment at great cost in 18:10.380 --> 18:12.480 the region . So we would welcome 18:12.490 --> 18:14.657 discussions with the Philippines along 18:14.657 --> 18:16.768 those lines but there's no aspiration 18:16.768 --> 18:19.630 for bases in Southeast Asia ? Okay 18:19.850 --> 18:23.730 right there . Thank you 18:23.730 --> 18:25.910 so much and thank you for coming back 18:25.920 --> 18:28.142 because of the timely issue on maritime 18:28.940 --> 18:31.900 and security and territorial defense . 18:32.840 --> 18:35.460 Um you mentioned something about the 18:35.460 --> 18:37.682 Philippines going on , but there are no 18:37.682 --> 18:40.510 specific . So I'd like to ask what more 18:40.510 --> 18:42.677 or less is the timeframe regarding the 18:42.677 --> 18:46.600 delivery of the third Coast 18:46.600 --> 18:49.980 Guard Cutter or the F 16 . Yeah , I 18:49.990 --> 18:53.560 will uh stay away from those kind of 18:53.560 --> 18:55.730 tactical level specifics for for two 18:55.730 --> 18:59.600 reasons . One um my role in our our 18:59.600 --> 19:01.822 relationship with the Philippines is at 19:01.822 --> 19:03.933 a more theater strategic level and in 19:03.933 --> 19:06.910 assisting um the Department of Defense 19:06.920 --> 19:09.080 in approaching the Philippines with 19:09.090 --> 19:12.360 with regard to broader asia pacific and 19:12.360 --> 19:15.070 western pacific security in mind . Uh 19:15.070 --> 19:18.110 and uh we by and large leave it to the 19:18.110 --> 19:20.370 mil to mil discussions to determine the 19:20.370 --> 19:23.980 specific needs and requests that maybe 19:23.990 --> 19:26.101 exchange between our governments . My 19:26.101 --> 19:28.430 staff plays a role in that , but that's 19:28.430 --> 19:30.800 not where we tend , I would tend to 19:30.800 --> 19:33.480 focus that said the X . Hamilton , the 19:33.480 --> 19:36.550 Coast Guard cutter , that uh that uh 19:36.560 --> 19:38.700 the Philippines recently took 19:38.700 --> 19:41.850 possession of is serving them well . 19:41.860 --> 19:45.440 And there is uh interest expressed 19:45.450 --> 19:48.520 that other excess defense articles such 19:48.520 --> 19:51.350 as an additional Coast Guard cutter um 19:51.360 --> 19:54.490 might come to the Philippines . That is 19:54.500 --> 19:57.030 a broader discussion frankly within the 19:57.030 --> 20:00.620 pentagon with regard to where excess 20:00.620 --> 20:04.360 defense articles are and who around the 20:04.360 --> 20:06.300 world are requesting them and it 20:06.300 --> 20:08.860 becomes a prioritization issues . So 20:09.220 --> 20:11.387 those discussions with the Philippines 20:11.387 --> 20:13.387 and with others will continue to be 20:13.387 --> 20:15.331 ongoing . We are interested in the 20:15.331 --> 20:17.590 Philippines uh in a maritime sense 20:17.590 --> 20:21.000 becoming increasingly self sufficient 20:21.000 --> 20:23.670 and we'll help where we can uh but I 20:23.670 --> 20:25.940 would avoid going to individual units 20:25.940 --> 20:28.210 or type model series of ships or 20:28.210 --> 20:31.290 aircraft in that discussion . Okay come 20:31.290 --> 20:32.290 right down here . 20:35.140 --> 20:37.084 Thank you Betty linda of the World 20:37.084 --> 20:39.307 Journal , could you talk about the um 8 20:39.307 --> 20:41.880 to 80 challenges in your L . R . And 20:41.880 --> 20:45.300 how are you addressing those ? And also 20:45.300 --> 20:47.133 how are you going to advise your 20:47.133 --> 20:49.480 successor in dealing with china ? And 20:49.480 --> 20:51.702 you plan to go to china before you step 20:51.702 --> 20:54.550 down ? Um Yeah thank you . The 20:55.640 --> 20:58.040 A very good question . 8 to idea has 20:58.040 --> 20:59.940 been discussed in here many times 20:59.940 --> 21:02.340 before and and obviously as a focus of 21:02.340 --> 21:05.170 discussion globally . I think as it 21:05.170 --> 21:08.860 relates to how the security around the 21:08.860 --> 21:11.520 world is is sort of shifting in terms 21:11.520 --> 21:14.360 of sense . And and an important part of 21:14.360 --> 21:17.220 that answer is to say that while anti 21:17.220 --> 21:20.040 access area denial capabilities exist 21:20.040 --> 21:22.207 in the Asia pacific theater and are an 21:22.207 --> 21:25.830 issue that I have to deal with . It is 21:25.830 --> 21:27.840 not exclusive to the ASia pacific 21:27.840 --> 21:30.760 theater . So this is a matter of the U . 21:30.760 --> 21:33.090 S . Military and other militaries uh 21:33.100 --> 21:36.080 having to view into area denial 21:36.080 --> 21:38.230 capabilities that are proliferating 21:38.240 --> 21:41.210 elsewhere in the world . And uh and we 21:41.210 --> 21:43.377 all are challenged with how you how do 21:43.377 --> 21:45.488 you deal with that . How do you think 21:45.488 --> 21:48.460 about it ? Another part uh to that , to 21:48.460 --> 21:50.780 the answer to your question has to do 21:50.780 --> 21:54.060 with um the capabilities themselves , 21:54.060 --> 21:56.220 which are a confluence of individual 21:56.220 --> 21:59.030 capabilities that through various 21:59.040 --> 22:01.580 domains , whether we're talking air or 22:01.580 --> 22:05.160 surface or on the land or under the sea 22:05.540 --> 22:09.170 endeavour to deny battle space or an 22:09.170 --> 22:13.000 area to to uh 22:13.010 --> 22:16.850 other countries . The the challenge in 22:16.860 --> 22:20.670 any nation creating those kind of area 22:20.670 --> 22:23.070 denial capabilities and packaging 22:23.080 --> 22:26.730 packaging them in a way that appears to 22:26.730 --> 22:30.190 deny uh space , especially 22:30.200 --> 22:32.130 international airspace and 22:32.140 --> 22:34.760 international maritime space to others , 22:34.770 --> 22:37.120 is it will generate a degree of 22:37.120 --> 22:39.010 uncertainty and discomfort in the 22:39.010 --> 22:41.770 region and frankly with the United 22:41.770 --> 22:44.560 States uh that have interests there . 22:45.040 --> 22:47.820 So let's examine just for a moment , 22:47.820 --> 22:50.210 the south china sea , the east china 22:50.210 --> 22:53.430 sea and the yellow sea areas which are 22:53.440 --> 22:56.770 broad maritime spaces carry 22:57.140 --> 23:00.640 vast amounts of commerce that are vital 23:00.640 --> 23:02.862 to the Asia pacific region and vital to 23:02.862 --> 23:05.029 the United States . In the south china 23:05.029 --> 23:07.860 sea alone , $5.3 trillion dollars of 23:07.860 --> 23:11.780 bilateral annual trade , $1.2 trillion 23:11.780 --> 23:15.560 dollars of which is us bilateral trade . 23:15.650 --> 23:19.380 So the presence of foreign militaries 23:19.580 --> 23:22.990 that are guarding that vast amount of 23:22.990 --> 23:25.610 commerce and guarding that vast 23:25.620 --> 23:29.490 maritime area against a variety of , 23:29.500 --> 23:32.560 of transnational threats . Their 23:32.560 --> 23:36.230 presence there is vital and the 23:36.230 --> 23:39.650 fact that area denial capabilities 23:39.650 --> 23:43.030 would reside there is discomforting and 23:43.030 --> 23:46.120 I think that as we think about a two A 23:46.120 --> 23:49.250 D wherever it is in the world , we have 23:49.250 --> 23:52.770 to think about the veiled or not so 23:52.770 --> 23:54.603 veiled threat that that poses to 23:54.603 --> 23:56.960 regional neighbors given their 23:56.960 --> 23:59.016 interests in the in the maritime and 23:59.016 --> 24:01.127 air domains . And the fact that those 24:01.127 --> 24:03.470 areas are vital to the commerce , the 24:03.480 --> 24:05.480 security and prosperity of the Asia 24:05.480 --> 24:07.660 pacific . Okay we're gonna sorry sorry 24:07.670 --> 24:09.892 we have to leave it there . We're gonna 24:09.892 --> 24:11.948 break away and take another question 24:11.948 --> 24:14.390 from new york . Mhm . Hi Siri , Alexa 24:14.390 --> 24:16.430 gossip of Israeli news on Russian 24:16.430 --> 24:19.580 language uh presence of Russia and the 24:19.580 --> 24:21.500 Russian interests in Asia pacific 24:21.500 --> 24:24.900 region are huge . Do you have any 24:24.910 --> 24:26.799 strategy of partnership with your 24:26.799 --> 24:28.299 Russian colleagues ? Which 24:28.299 --> 24:30.354 communication channels may be used ? 24:30.440 --> 24:33.990 That's a great question . Um U . S . 24:33.990 --> 24:37.140 Pacific command shares responsibility 24:37.140 --> 24:40.000 for a military uh engagement 24:40.010 --> 24:42.270 relationship with Russia and we 24:42.280 --> 24:44.490 coordinate that through our european 24:44.490 --> 24:48.340 commanders staff because by and 24:48.340 --> 24:50.451 large all the requests to engage with 24:50.451 --> 24:53.580 our Russian counterparts occurs in 24:53.600 --> 24:57.080 Moscow . Um throughout my career 24:57.090 --> 25:00.980 on and off uh post Cold War uh in 25:00.980 --> 25:04.280 particular we have had relationships 25:04.280 --> 25:06.840 that have been warming or you know or 25:06.850 --> 25:09.128 otherwise with our Russia counterparts . 25:09.540 --> 25:13.400 And and we are encouraged to 25:13.400 --> 25:15.622 improve the military relationship where 25:15.622 --> 25:19.260 we can . And so while it's been 25:19.640 --> 25:21.740 uh we occasionally put a ship in 25:21.740 --> 25:23.907 vladivostok or we occasionally conduct 25:23.907 --> 25:26.920 a visit or we host a visit by Russian 25:26.920 --> 25:28.753 ships which recently occurred or 25:28.753 --> 25:31.060 occurred last year uh as the Russians 25:31.060 --> 25:33.282 pushed one of their cruisers across the 25:33.282 --> 25:35.282 pacific in it , I think visited san 25:35.282 --> 25:38.260 Francisco Um while we have those minor 25:38.260 --> 25:40.760 exchanges , we are seeking something 25:40.770 --> 25:44.260 broader and uh we were making 25:44.260 --> 25:47.070 progress um years ago before the 25:47.070 --> 25:50.120 Georgia conflict occurred when uh in 25:50.120 --> 25:51.898 fact we took a step backward in 25:51.898 --> 25:53.787 military relations and we've been 25:53.787 --> 25:56.030 trying to inch forward ever since . I 25:56.030 --> 25:58.630 was uh in Mongolia a couple of months 25:58.630 --> 26:01.270 ago and and uh a Russian counterpart 26:01.740 --> 26:05.660 from the general staff in Moscow was 26:05.670 --> 26:08.150 their representative there and he and I 26:08.160 --> 26:11.360 held discussions together . So we're 26:11.370 --> 26:13.460 looking for opportunities to improve 26:13.460 --> 26:15.349 our relationship with our Russian 26:15.349 --> 26:17.620 counterparts and uh and welcome those 26:17.620 --> 26:19.231 opportunities . And again my 26:19.231 --> 26:21.342 responsibility is to coordinate those 26:21.342 --> 26:24.710 for the pacific theater . Russian 26:24.710 --> 26:27.250 military forces with the european 26:27.250 --> 26:30.280 command flew up . Sorry we don't have 26:30.280 --> 26:32.760 time . Um Right there . 26:36.240 --> 26:37.573 All right , thank you . 26:39.540 --> 26:41.596 Thanks . Are you engender from china 26:41.596 --> 26:43.850 news service ? I have a question about 26:43.850 --> 26:46.072 the military military relations between 26:46.072 --> 26:49.030 us and china . What do you think of the 26:49.030 --> 26:51.197 current relationship between these two 26:51.197 --> 26:53.990 countries and things ? Us . New defense 26:53.990 --> 26:57.440 strategy has put the has 26:57.450 --> 27:00.900 decided increasing presence in the Asia 27:00.910 --> 27:03.250 pacific area . This single this 27:03.250 --> 27:05.470 relationship will be affected by that 27:05.480 --> 27:09.230 decision . Thanks . Um Yeah , 27:09.240 --> 27:11.351 thank you . The military relationship 27:11.351 --> 27:13.150 with China has been carried on 27:13.150 --> 27:16.230 throughout 2011 and now into 27:16.230 --> 27:20.170 2012 . Um at a strategic level . 27:20.290 --> 27:22.470 So that was the strategic security 27:22.470 --> 27:24.390 dialog that occurred inside the 27:24.390 --> 27:27.640 strategic and economic summit that that 27:27.650 --> 27:31.040 last year it was the defense consultive 27:31.040 --> 27:32.818 talks that occurred between the 27:32.818 --> 27:34.762 Department of Defense and Russia's 27:34.762 --> 27:37.030 Ministry of Defense in Beijing in the 27:37.030 --> 27:38.974 latter part of the year I think in 27:38.974 --> 27:41.240 december . Uh and as you know , that 27:41.240 --> 27:43.830 coincides that has coincided with a 27:43.840 --> 27:46.390 series of high level visits uh both on 27:46.390 --> 27:48.723 the military side and the civilian side . 27:48.723 --> 27:50.612 And we're looking forward to Vice 27:50.612 --> 27:52.960 President XI's visit to Washington next 27:52.960 --> 27:56.950 month . And and security matters 27:56.960 --> 27:59.200 are intermingled throughout . So the 27:59.200 --> 28:01.422 military relationship at that strategic 28:01.422 --> 28:05.310 level has been um I would I would say 28:05.310 --> 28:06.670 sustaining itself 28:08.810 --> 28:11.640 advancing the military relationship in 28:11.640 --> 28:14.740 other ways at the operational and 28:14.740 --> 28:16.629 tactical levels . Getting our two 28:16.629 --> 28:19.120 militaries more acquainted with one 28:19.120 --> 28:21.550 another through operations or through 28:21.550 --> 28:24.960 counterpart visits has not advanced . 28:25.440 --> 28:27.830 So there are and part of that is a 28:27.830 --> 28:30.052 difference in philosophy regarding what 28:30.052 --> 28:33.740 mill the mill should Consist of 28:33.750 --> 28:36.250 between our two countries and part of 28:36.250 --> 28:39.090 it is the trust factor and part of it 28:39.090 --> 28:42.530 is what china views as 28:42.530 --> 28:45.980 impediments to to advancing the 28:45.980 --> 28:48.770 military relationship . All of those 28:49.540 --> 28:52.360 challenges need to be worked through 28:52.370 --> 28:55.550 and we use the strategic level dialogue 28:55.560 --> 28:57.950 to hopefully do that . So I would say 28:57.950 --> 29:01.390 there's potential there and I'm 29:01.490 --> 29:04.150 gratified that at the strategic level 29:04.160 --> 29:07.080 the dialogue has persisted . I'm not 29:07.080 --> 29:08.636 satisfied that the military 29:08.636 --> 29:10.691 relationship is where it needs to be 29:12.040 --> 29:13.930 okay . We have time for one final 29:13.930 --> 29:15.060 question going back 29:21.540 --> 29:23.429 Thank you very much standard such 29:23.429 --> 29:25.429 ability with French TV News Channel 29:25.429 --> 29:27.700 France 24 . This is a follow up to the 29:27.700 --> 29:31.170 last question um uh President Obama 29:31.180 --> 29:33.160 announced an increasing military 29:33.160 --> 29:35.520 presents in Australia . Now that talks 29:35.520 --> 29:38.910 about Philippines . All observers tell 29:38.910 --> 29:42.440 about those increasing as 29:42.450 --> 29:45.180 aimed against China military growing 29:45.180 --> 29:47.250 presents . What do you make of these 29:47.250 --> 29:51.070 comments ? And if there is any link 29:51.080 --> 29:54.670 about this question about Hillary 29:54.670 --> 29:56.940 Clinton's visit to Burma , some , some 29:56.940 --> 29:59.900 observers told that it was also linked 29:59.910 --> 30:02.460 to chinese military growing presence . 30:03.040 --> 30:05.262 It doesn't surprise me that that's part 30:05.262 --> 30:06.873 of the , you know , the area 30:06.873 --> 30:10.520 speculation we view into 30:10.530 --> 30:13.280 the open source media , state run media , 30:13.280 --> 30:15.760 both mandarin and english in china . 30:15.770 --> 30:17.992 And there's a great deal of speculation 30:17.992 --> 30:20.540 in china um and a sense in china that 30:20.540 --> 30:22.880 virtually anything that pacific command 30:22.880 --> 30:25.130 does or anything that the United States 30:25.130 --> 30:26.852 does in the region has a china 30:26.852 --> 30:29.600 dimension to it . I would revert back 30:29.600 --> 30:31.980 to the answer to an earlier question 30:31.980 --> 30:34.430 when I talk about posture , 30:35.840 --> 30:37.729 some of this happens to be from a 30:37.729 --> 30:39.840 timeline standpoint coincidence . But 30:39.840 --> 30:41.618 if you'll recall after the last 30:41.618 --> 30:43.784 quadrennial Defense review , Secretary 30:43.784 --> 30:46.810 Gates ordered a global posture review 30:46.810 --> 30:49.930 to be conducted um by all the 30:49.940 --> 30:52.107 geographic combatant commanders in the 30:52.107 --> 30:54.273 Department of Defense . I participated 30:54.273 --> 30:57.690 in that and provided my answers back to 30:57.700 --> 30:59.589 Secretary Gates and now Secretary 30:59.589 --> 31:03.050 Panetta regarding the posture that 31:03.440 --> 31:07.020 we believe would best suit United 31:07.020 --> 31:09.187 States security interests and national 31:09.187 --> 31:11.298 interests throughout the ASia pacific 31:11.298 --> 31:13.550 region . It has South ASIA dimensions 31:13.550 --> 31:15.490 to it . It has Southeast ASIA 31:15.490 --> 31:17.990 dimensions to it . It has Oceania 31:18.000 --> 31:20.180 dimensions to it . And by and large , 31:20.180 --> 31:22.600 it it regards that we are biased in 31:22.600 --> 31:25.570 Northeast ASIA and we are detrimental 31:25.570 --> 31:28.620 in terms of any presence capabilities 31:28.630 --> 31:31.170 in Southeast Asia and South Asia which 31:31.170 --> 31:33.140 puts a premium on deploying and 31:33.140 --> 31:35.320 sustaining forces at high cost to me . 31:35.740 --> 31:39.060 So the idea and and frankly 31:39.070 --> 31:41.580 Australia came forward to the United 31:41.580 --> 31:44.960 States and made an overture that we 31:44.960 --> 31:48.410 could uh could 31:48.410 --> 31:51.220 participate in increased exercise 31:51.220 --> 31:54.830 series and and leverage some of the uh 31:54.840 --> 31:56.960 the force structure that they have 31:56.970 --> 32:00.470 throughout Australia . And and frankly , 32:00.480 --> 32:02.647 you know , in viewing where that would 32:02.647 --> 32:05.090 serve us national interests best . It 32:05.090 --> 32:08.070 was our contribution to the overall 32:08.070 --> 32:10.380 security issues in Southeast Asia . And 32:10.380 --> 32:12.491 the fact that Darwin is approximately 32:12.491 --> 32:14.830 So the idea that we could not only 32:14.840 --> 32:17.400 leverage some pretty good basing 32:17.400 --> 32:20.380 facilities uh with rotational forces 32:20.380 --> 32:22.870 working with the Australian uh defense 32:22.870 --> 32:25.920 forces in Northern Australia , but that 32:25.920 --> 32:28.160 during the wet season or otherwise , 32:28.160 --> 32:30.270 they could range into Southeast Asia 32:30.270 --> 32:32.410 and conduct the exercises and 32:32.410 --> 32:34.632 engagement that we're committed to . So 32:34.632 --> 32:36.799 I'll have the marines they're engaging 32:36.799 --> 32:38.860 regardless , it's just much more 32:38.860 --> 32:40.971 convenient and cost effective to have 32:40.971 --> 32:43.390 them rotating in and out of Darwin to 32:43.390 --> 32:46.410 do it . So so that you know , there 32:46.410 --> 32:49.070 there is certainly emphasis on the ASIA 32:49.080 --> 32:51.470 pacific and I'll use this as a wrap up . 32:51.480 --> 32:53.480 I mean certainly emphasis in the ST 32:53.480 --> 32:55.202 strategic priorities that were 32:55.202 --> 32:57.147 expressed by the President and the 32:57.147 --> 32:59.480 Secretary of Defense that that you know , 32:59.480 --> 33:02.310 has been uh couched in in journal by 33:02.310 --> 33:05.280 journalists as the pivot to to the Asia 33:05.280 --> 33:08.710 pacific part of this is the the natural 33:08.710 --> 33:10.932 redistribution of force structure as we 33:10.932 --> 33:14.340 come out of two wars . Part of it is in 33:14.340 --> 33:17.270 the strategic design that we worked 33:17.270 --> 33:18.992 with Secretary Panetta and the 33:18.992 --> 33:21.920 President on we were trying to imagine 33:21.920 --> 33:24.040 where in the world the equities are 33:24.040 --> 33:27.340 greatest from a security standpoint for 33:27.420 --> 33:31.180 all of us . And there's no question 33:31.420 --> 33:34.760 given the economic import , 33:35.740 --> 33:38.810 the very complex nature of the Asia 33:38.810 --> 33:41.032 pacific theater , whether we're talking 33:41.032 --> 33:42.810 South Asia , Southeast Asia and 33:42.810 --> 33:45.490 Northeast Asia or Oceania , that there 33:45.490 --> 33:48.770 is tremendous and vital national 33:48.770 --> 33:51.800 interests there . And after all , we 33:51.800 --> 33:54.630 have five treaty allies and and many 33:54.630 --> 33:57.340 strategic partners there and we all are 33:57.340 --> 33:59.700 all relying on one another . And for 33:59.700 --> 34:01.867 countries like china , we're trying to 34:01.867 --> 34:03.978 improve those relations government to 34:03.978 --> 34:06.089 government and military to military , 34:06.089 --> 34:08.256 to the extent we can and we have a lot 34:08.256 --> 34:10.478 of work to do to get it right . But the 34:10.478 --> 34:12.422 interest by pacific command in the 34:12.422 --> 34:14.644 interest from the United States is that 34:14.644 --> 34:17.180 this be a secure and stable and 34:17.180 --> 34:19.550 prosperous region of the world . And if 34:19.550 --> 34:21.439 I could give you , you know , the 34:21.439 --> 34:23.280 future vision of the military 34:23.280 --> 34:25.447 relationships in the region , we would 34:25.447 --> 34:27.058 all be constructive partners 34:27.058 --> 34:29.510 contributing to that security . That's 34:29.510 --> 34:31.677 the goal of pacific command , it's the 34:31.677 --> 34:33.788 charter I'm given . And if I'm unable 34:33.788 --> 34:36.960 to to effectively advance military 34:36.960 --> 34:40.060 relations with any country than uh 34:40.070 --> 34:42.790 that's a challenge that that I must 34:42.790 --> 34:46.790 correct . So as I pass on the 34:46.800 --> 34:48.800 mantle of pacific command to a next 34:48.800 --> 34:51.540 commander in coming months , um , we'll 34:51.540 --> 34:53.430 have that conversation his 34:53.430 --> 34:55.597 responsibility and , you know , to our 34:55.597 --> 34:57.880 nation that he bears to improve these 34:57.880 --> 35:00.910 military relations , his responsibility 35:00.910 --> 35:03.630 to make our lay down in the Asia 35:03.630 --> 35:07.230 pacific region as cost effective and as 35:07.390 --> 35:09.223 effective from the standpoint of 35:09.223 --> 35:11.168 contributing to security as it can 35:11.168 --> 35:14.320 possibly be , which is , after all , 35:14.320 --> 35:16.431 what the geographic command combatant 35:16.431 --> 35:18.960 commands are there for . So thank you 35:18.960 --> 35:21.280 again for this opportunity to to join 35:21.280 --> 35:23.680 you here . And uh I think it's about my 35:23.690 --> 35:27.360 sixth time in this room . I always find 35:27.360 --> 35:30.480 your questions probing and informed . 35:30.490 --> 35:32.434 And this has always been one of my 35:32.434 --> 35:34.390 favorite stops when I'm visiting 35:34.390 --> 35:36.390 Washington , D . C . Thank you very 35:36.390 --> 35:36.250 much .