WEBVTT 00:00.040 --> 00:03.810 I'm not here for a two part 00:03.810 --> 00:05.921 question . First part is can you tell 00:05.921 --> 00:07.977 us what you'll be doing that pacific 00:07.977 --> 00:10.143 commander , those of us who don't know 00:10.260 --> 00:12.260 about . And secondly , when you got 00:12.260 --> 00:14.482 here , one of the questions you ask you 00:14.482 --> 00:16.593 was what , what you thought you would 00:16.593 --> 00:18.840 bring to Nora Nora pop with your naval 00:18.840 --> 00:20.729 background and whether that would 00:20.729 --> 00:23.100 translate into an increase focus on 00:23.100 --> 00:25.280 maritime defense . And now that you're 00:25.280 --> 00:27.113 about to talk about whether that 00:27.113 --> 00:29.224 happened in to what extent did that ? 00:29.224 --> 00:31.336 I've only kind of lump all of them in 00:31.336 --> 00:33.510 the one answer for catastrophe . The 00:33.520 --> 00:36.610 pacific is the pacific command 00:36.620 --> 00:38.460 encompasses the A . R . A 00:38.460 --> 00:40.404 responsibility is over half of the 00:40.404 --> 00:42.780 world's surface and of that 50% of 00:42.780 --> 00:45.570 world surface , more than half of that 00:45.580 --> 00:49.210 is water . Uh It has always been 00:49.220 --> 00:51.670 the navy's privileged to have an 00:51.670 --> 00:53.559 officer in command of the pacific 00:53.559 --> 00:55.726 command . That's not to say that other 00:55.726 --> 00:57.948 services couldn't do it . It's just the 00:57.948 --> 00:57.770 fact that it's always been a naval 00:57.770 --> 01:01.210 officer and I'm delighted to have been 01:01.220 --> 01:03.387 nominated by the president , confirmed 01:03.387 --> 01:05.480 by the Senate to be the next in line 01:05.480 --> 01:08.900 there . Um I would tell you that many 01:08.900 --> 01:12.220 of the lessons I learned here at NORAD 01:12.220 --> 01:14.850 North , um irrespective of my status as 01:14.850 --> 01:16.961 naval officer , will stand me in very 01:16.961 --> 01:19.183 good stead . And it's this mantra again 01:19.183 --> 01:21.017 of the inter agency . This is an 01:21.017 --> 01:23.280 increasingly powerful tool for not just 01:23.290 --> 01:25.512 our country , but all the freedom , all 01:25.512 --> 01:27.457 the countries in the world who are 01:27.457 --> 01:30.030 either countries that are now free or 01:30.040 --> 01:32.870 seek to be free so as to provide the 01:32.870 --> 01:35.080 synergy to the people of the country 01:35.080 --> 01:37.420 That is that is just great busting at 01:37.420 --> 01:40.390 the seams on interagency . Utilization 01:40.400 --> 01:42.750 is optimized and that was the lesson 01:42.750 --> 01:45.060 that I wasn't , I didn't understand 01:45.060 --> 01:47.940 that clearly before I got here . It has 01:47.940 --> 01:50.340 come through to me in stark clarity 01:50.350 --> 01:52.517 since I've been here and that's that's 01:52.517 --> 01:54.572 probably the most important lesson I 01:54.572 --> 01:56.572 will take to the pacific Yeah , the 01:56.572 --> 01:58.794 pacific command's charter is similar to 01:58.794 --> 02:01.017 northern commands . Mhm . To to prevent 02:01.017 --> 02:02.850 attack tutor to deter aggression 02:02.850 --> 02:05.072 throughout the theater , to enhance the 02:05.072 --> 02:07.260 bonds of security that exists so as to 02:07.260 --> 02:10.070 provide opportunities for all the 02:10.070 --> 02:12.126 countries in the region . There , 43 02:12.126 --> 02:13.737 countries in the Pacific air 02:13.737 --> 02:15.737 responsibility to improve their own 02:15.737 --> 02:18.570 security and to enhance democracy uh 02:18.580 --> 02:20.691 and enforce the rule of law and human 02:20.691 --> 02:22.747 rights . A lot of maritime defense . 02:22.747 --> 02:24.636 And you say in general terms what 02:24.636 --> 02:26.720 specifically if anything you didn't 02:26.720 --> 02:29.220 have to do to increase that or add to 02:29.220 --> 02:32.360 that , I'm going to be the plan had 02:32.360 --> 02:34.460 been initiated but we were able to 02:34.460 --> 02:36.460 bring it to fruition , the maritime 02:36.460 --> 02:38.682 homeland defense plan . And it is a big 02:38.682 --> 02:40.460 binder that's on the shelf . We 02:40.460 --> 02:42.627 exercise it frequently and it gives me 02:42.627 --> 02:44.793 the authority to position naval forces 02:44.793 --> 02:46.904 off of both our coast and in the gulf 02:46.904 --> 02:49.190 of Mexico if I see necessary . And then 02:49.190 --> 02:51.079 with one phone call and secretary 02:51.079 --> 02:53.570 Defence assumed operational control of 02:53.570 --> 02:56.400 those naval vessels so as to deter or 02:56.400 --> 02:58.511 defeat any sort of threat that may be 02:58.511 --> 03:01.950 coming our way . It is a landmark uh um 03:02.240 --> 03:04.351 set of authorities that were given to 03:04.351 --> 03:06.573 us quite a Secretary Defense . And that 03:06.573 --> 03:08.796 is the most significant change you said 03:08.796 --> 03:11.018 earlier that you would like to see some 03:11.018 --> 03:14.370 sort of incident that set up with china , 03:14.830 --> 03:16.997 the United States , the soviet union . 03:16.997 --> 03:19.108 Well , you need to get something like 03:19.108 --> 03:21.290 that in place , a lot of work 03:23.440 --> 03:25.662 and I don't I don't say it to be good . 03:25.662 --> 03:28.390 But it would , you know , the folks who 03:28.400 --> 03:30.990 uh work to that agreement includes 03:30.990 --> 03:33.490 Senator john Warner uh and Admiral 03:33.490 --> 03:35.323 thomas Hayward , I have made the 03:35.323 --> 03:37.090 acquaintance of both those uh 03:37.100 --> 03:39.211 distinguished gentleman and they have 03:39.211 --> 03:41.267 given me council that it is a long , 03:41.267 --> 03:43.640 hard but very worthwhile slug if you 03:43.640 --> 03:45.950 will . And when I get to the pacific 03:45.950 --> 03:48.061 that is one of the initiatives that I 03:48.061 --> 03:50.117 will undertake . Uh don't expect any 03:50.117 --> 03:52.283 startling breakthrough in the next you 03:52.283 --> 03:54.450 know , in the 1st 15 minutes uh tongue 03:54.450 --> 03:56.590 in cheek work with our college in the 03:56.590 --> 03:59.860 State department and uh are 04:00.940 --> 04:03.790 you know , the nation but developing 04:03.800 --> 04:05.780 friendships we have in china in an 04:05.780 --> 04:07.891 attempt to reach an agreement similar 04:07.891 --> 04:10.058 to that we enjoy with Russia following 04:10.058 --> 04:12.280 up on that some extent . Did you have a 04:12.280 --> 04:14.391 chance to talk to Admiral Fallon when 04:14.391 --> 04:14.100 you were in Tampa or at any other time 04:14.100 --> 04:16.390 to talk about priorities and key issues 04:16.390 --> 04:18.446 and aside from the one you just talk 04:18.446 --> 04:20.557 about , what do you think will be our 04:20.557 --> 04:22.668 priorities in Asia in terms of fixing 04:22.668 --> 04:24.668 problems moving the ball forward on 04:24.668 --> 04:26.334 security cooperation or other 04:26.334 --> 04:28.390 priorities that you've identified so 04:28.390 --> 04:30.446 far . I did have a chance to talk to 04:30.446 --> 04:32.557 Fallon on the phone a number of times 04:32.640 --> 04:34.650 uh and in Tampa for as he assumed 04:34.650 --> 04:36.730 command of central command uh and 04:36.730 --> 04:39.830 godspeed and that terribly important 04:39.830 --> 04:41.997 assignment for him and following up on 04:41.997 --> 04:44.163 the good work john Abizaid , did there 04:44.163 --> 04:47.210 Priorities would include uh continuing 04:47.210 --> 04:50.180 the war on terrorists principally 04:50.180 --> 04:52.236 focused down in the southern part of 04:52.236 --> 04:54.069 the Philippines and then some in 04:54.069 --> 04:56.180 Indonesia and some in Malaysia . Keep 04:56.180 --> 04:58.400 administrative Malaka opened a 50% of 04:58.400 --> 05:00.380 the world's energy . Energy flows 05:00.380 --> 05:02.436 through the straits of Malacca China 05:02.436 --> 05:04.658 vitally interested in that 80% of their 05:04.658 --> 05:06.980 energy is imported uh relationship 05:06.990 --> 05:09.212 between north and south Korea , keeping 05:09.212 --> 05:11.046 peace in the straits of Taiwan , 05:11.046 --> 05:14.610 helping India , helping India help 05:14.610 --> 05:18.020 us understand their culture and working 05:18.020 --> 05:20.280 more closely with them across all 05:20.290 --> 05:24.230 manner of military uh relationships and 05:24.240 --> 05:26.210 paying close attention to our very 05:26.210 --> 05:28.980 strong ally down in Australia so as to 05:28.980 --> 05:31.202 strengthen the bonds that we enjoy with 05:31.202 --> 05:34.910 him inside the army . Hi dan , I have a 05:34.920 --> 05:38.770 two part question . The first is a year 05:38.780 --> 05:41.840 since the Deputy secretary combatant 05:41.840 --> 05:44.460 commanders requested the resources to 05:44.470 --> 05:48.340 carry out 7500 what unique 05:48.350 --> 05:50.770 requirements does not have to carry out 05:50.770 --> 05:54.700 their portion of 7500 and uh 05:54.710 --> 05:56.932 progress has demonstrated on your watch 05:56.932 --> 05:59.460 and realizing those capabilities , ours 05:59.460 --> 06:01.016 are a much different set of 06:01.016 --> 06:03.016 requirements dan than the combatant 06:03.016 --> 06:05.016 commanders overseas . Uh It kind of 06:05.016 --> 06:07.238 goes to always question , I don't think 06:07.238 --> 06:09.293 it likely that we will have to fight 06:09.293 --> 06:11.300 that kind of uh battle within the 06:11.310 --> 06:13.143 Northern Command . They are well 06:13.143 --> 06:15.310 prepared to if necessary , but I think 06:15.310 --> 06:17.477 it highly unlikely , based principally 06:17.477 --> 06:19.699 upon my belief that that fight is being 06:19.699 --> 06:21.810 fought well Far from our shores in a 06:21.810 --> 06:24.230 timely fashion . Uh much can be done to 06:24.230 --> 06:27.220 be sure , but it is a global plan are 06:27.220 --> 06:29.276 parts of it are parts of our element 06:29.276 --> 06:31.498 are classified uh that the short answer 06:31.498 --> 06:33.600 is we do not need much . We have 06:33.610 --> 06:35.832 significant capabilities resident , the 06:35.832 --> 06:38.054 forces that are domiciled or quarter to 06:38.054 --> 06:40.166 stationed here and I think we we have 06:40.166 --> 06:42.210 made good progress in executing in 06:42.210 --> 06:45.190 finalizing are part of a global 7500 06:45.190 --> 06:49.080 plan And as a follow up about 06:49.090 --> 06:51.550 two years ago , the Executive order 06:51.560 --> 06:54.480 calling for military to increase 06:54.490 --> 06:57.000 specialized capabilities to respond to 06:57.010 --> 07:00.490 simultaneous domestic attacks . Are all 07:00.490 --> 07:02.546 of those capabilities in place now . 07:02.546 --> 07:04.770 They are not uh we're working with the 07:04.770 --> 07:07.390 Deputy Secretary of Defense as 07:07.400 --> 07:10.610 literally as we speak to ensure that 07:10.610 --> 07:13.210 those forces who are not under 07:13.210 --> 07:15.043 operation our Northern Command's 07:15.043 --> 07:18.060 operational control but are available 07:18.060 --> 07:20.160 to us . If in the event of such an 07:20.160 --> 07:22.560 attack that they are trained and 07:22.560 --> 07:24.782 equipped appropriately . They are not , 07:24.782 --> 07:26.727 we do not have the numbers that we 07:26.727 --> 07:28.893 currently are required to satisfy . We 07:28.893 --> 07:31.004 are working with Joint Forces command 07:31.004 --> 07:33.190 and OsD and Joint staff to achieve 07:33.200 --> 07:35.367 those levels of readiness that we need 07:35.367 --> 07:37.760 but we're not there yet very much . 07:37.770 --> 07:41.440 Thank you do . I was speaking to 07:41.450 --> 07:43.800 General Iraq the first time I heard him , 07:43.810 --> 07:45.830 you're raising your voice support . 07:47.430 --> 07:50.070 He said most recently at the Air Force 07:50.070 --> 07:52.370 and he says , well if your animal 07:52.370 --> 07:54.426 heating these troops to respond to a 07:54.426 --> 07:56.537 disaster , we don't have the here but 07:56.537 --> 07:58.830 we'll run hurts trucks . How 07:58.840 --> 08:00.896 sustainable is that kind of attitude 08:00.896 --> 08:03.062 toward the National Guard ? And at one 08:03.062 --> 08:05.284 point do you think we're gonna turn the 08:05.284 --> 08:07.118 corner on having the recognition 08:07.118 --> 08:09.340 equipment ? International support ? You 08:09.340 --> 08:11.396 keep answering you guys questions in 08:11.396 --> 08:14.080 reverse order . We're a ways away from 08:14.080 --> 08:17.630 having that kind of capability resident 08:17.630 --> 08:19.840 in the guard , in the Marine Corps and 08:19.840 --> 08:22.200 in the army we're using equipment . Are 08:22.200 --> 08:25.410 you greats are high overseas in Iraq 08:25.410 --> 08:27.188 and Afghanistan and some of the 08:27.188 --> 08:29.354 equipment won't come back home . So it 08:29.354 --> 08:31.521 will take us a while to reconstitute . 08:31.521 --> 08:33.577 But I guarantee you it is a priority 08:33.577 --> 08:35.410 for the Department of Defense in 08:35.410 --> 08:37.354 particular Army , Marine Corps and 08:37.354 --> 08:39.466 National Guard to a lesser extent Air 08:39.466 --> 08:42.120 Guard , Navy and Air Force . Uh Well 08:42.120 --> 08:44.910 scenery has it right . I believe in all 08:44.910 --> 08:47.590 of our exercises and our analysis all 08:47.590 --> 08:50.590 indicate to us we will be able to do 08:50.600 --> 08:52.740 our execute our mission to defend our 08:52.740 --> 08:54.962 homeland , provide defense of civil for 08:54.962 --> 08:57.018 civil authorities were directed . It 08:57.018 --> 09:00.670 may take Ryder trucks , it may take 09:00.680 --> 09:03.060 Honda generators that we get from home 09:03.060 --> 09:05.282 depot . I would submit to you that were 09:05.282 --> 09:07.504 less concerned about the source than we 09:07.504 --> 09:09.560 are providing the service and Russ . 09:09.560 --> 09:12.170 Honore . Uh he demonstrated a 09:12.180 --> 09:15.050 remarkable capacity for compassion and 09:15.050 --> 09:17.320 concern and getting help to the folks 09:17.320 --> 09:19.542 who needed it in as timely a fashion as 09:19.542 --> 09:23.190 we could . And he was less um concerned 09:23.190 --> 09:25.520 with who actually had the pink slip for 09:25.520 --> 09:29.280 the vehicle if you will that you don't 09:29.280 --> 09:31.391 get me wrong , we're not just rushing 09:31.391 --> 09:33.558 away saying shoot , we'll get there in 09:33.558 --> 09:35.613 time and don't you all worry , we're 09:35.613 --> 09:37.669 very concerned about it . But we are 09:37.669 --> 09:39.724 overarching concern is mission first 09:39.724 --> 09:41.669 defending the homeland . We'll get 09:41.669 --> 09:43.980 there somehow . We'd rather it were 09:43.980 --> 09:46.450 military vehicles with properly trained 09:46.450 --> 09:48.790 and equipped military personnel but 09:48.790 --> 09:51.012 we'll get the right personnel there one 09:51.012 --> 09:53.500 way or the other . Mhm . Thanks 09:53.500 --> 09:55.444 everybody . Thanks for your time . 09:55.444 --> 09:55.540 Thanks for your support .