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Doing this is the last thing and doing this is the work 00:07.190 --> 00:09.080 bish the last press briefing and doing. 00:09.820 --> 00:13.000 And this is probably last I'm abi in the Pentagon extension the 00:13.000 --> 00:16.880 army and civilian clothes following that service member walking backward. 00:17.500 --> 00:19.510 Am from blood be here today fourth. 00:20.830 --> 00:24.070 Know the U.S. army traces its Lineage in the asia pacific to 00:24.100 --> 00:27.710 that the team ninety eight when soldiers transition through whole 00:27.710 --> 00:31.360 why and rota the philippines during the Spanish American war. 00:32.530 --> 00:36.460 Today fudging we share many nine thousand soldiers are stationed 00:36.460 --> 00:39.720 throughout the asia pacific region for supporting efforts to 00:39.720 --> 00:44.190 prevent conflict to shape the stability of the security environment 00:44.550 --> 00:45.970 and to win our nation's wars. 00:47.140 --> 00:51.040 Since two thousand and one more than one hundred and fifty thousand 00:51.040 --> 00:55.420 of the soldiers had deployed to iraq in Afghanistan in support 00:55.420 --> 00:57.430 of combat operations in those countries. 00:58.320 --> 01:01.690 The for basing of these combat proven soldiers and the republic 01:01.690 --> 01:02.280 of korea. 01:02.810 --> 01:07.830 Japan along with soldier based in why washington state and alaska. 01:08.450 --> 01:12.100 Is a visible sign of our nation's rebalances to the asia pacific. 01:12.630 --> 01:16.280 And of our army's continuing commitment to ensure regional security 01:16.280 --> 01:19.360 and stability. U.S. army pacific. 01:19.890 --> 01:23.360 Isn't this the decisive theater land force power in the asia 01:23.360 --> 01:24.280 pacific region. 01:25.040 --> 01:29.680 Responsible for covering half the globe includes thirty six countries. 01:30.430 --> 01:34.390 User pac sharia responsibility in support of U.S.% the command 01:34.830 --> 01:39.550 encompasses sixteen dowjones and covers nine thousand miles from 01:39.550 --> 01:43.410 the coast of california to them all deech's or is we sometimes 01:43.410 --> 01:45.800 describe it from Hollywood to Bollywood. 01:47.170 --> 01:51.130 Likewise just region contains three of the world's on largest economies. 01:51.690 --> 01:56.340 It's for most populous countries and seven of the ten largest 01:56.380 --> 01:57.390 armies in the world. 01:58.400 --> 02:02.890 Five of our seven treaty allies are located in pacific command. 02:04.090 --> 02:06.950 We in the United States army deal and the human domain. 02:07.850 --> 02:09.470 The land and human domain. 02:10.110 --> 02:12.430 With sixty% of the world's population. 02:13.000 --> 02:16.830 And sixty two% of the world's economy and growing daily. 02:17.920 --> 02:20.990 Although most of the geography of the region is dominated by 02:21.030 --> 02:22.730 vast expenses of water. 02:23.680 --> 02:25.900 People a learned and work on the lion. 02:26.830 --> 02:30.000 And therefore your army will always have the key role to play 02:30.000 --> 02:34.100 in ensuring lasting regional stability as a vital member of our 02:34.100 --> 02:34.770 joint team. 02:36.200 --> 02:36.840 Any ruling. 02:37.570 --> 02:41.250 Our soldiers participating twenty four large scale exercises 02:41.380 --> 02:44.140 with fourteen from the region's thirty six conscience. 02:44.800 --> 02:48.230 When you went for all of our activities we are participating 02:48.230 --> 02:52.230 in one hundred ninety one engagements with thirty four countries. 02:53.060 --> 02:57.130 These efforts directly support. National policy objectives. 02:57.710 --> 03:01.880 And focus on developing multinational teams capable of supporting 03:01.880 --> 03:05.880 operations ranging from humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. 03:06.460 --> 03:10.110 To exercising mutual defense agreements with our five regional 03:10.110 --> 03:10.980 treaty out. 03:12.120 --> 03:15.890 Major exercises with the republic of korea the fourteen armed 03:15.890 --> 03:20.500 forces to war of Thai armed forces. Yes train defense force indonesia 03:20.660 --> 03:24.800 the japanese ground self defense force and the indian army help 03:24.800 --> 03:28.880 build trust and confidence between america's army and the pacific 03:29.280 --> 03:30.730 and these partners in out. 03:31.660 --> 03:33.980 Additionally america's army and the pacific. 03:34.500 --> 03:38.140 Participated in a series of successful disaster management and 03:38.140 --> 03:42.470 gauging exercises with the people's republic of china the people's 03:42.470 --> 03:43.350 liberation army. 03:44.280 --> 03:48.190 Last november's exchanging china include a table top exercise 03:48.400 --> 03:49.490 for the first time. 03:50.070 --> 03:51.350 These I'm by the P ole. 03:52.500 --> 03:56.640 Teams from U.S. army pacific in the peo way work to problems 03:56.640 --> 03:59.730 of how they would approach an earthquake disaster occurring in 03:59.730 --> 04:00.610 a third country. 04:01.360 --> 04:05.040 This is an example of the type of land or main activity the only 04:05.040 --> 04:06.840 land forces can provide. 04:07.770 --> 04:11.270 It supports our national leaderships intent to build habits of 04:11.270 --> 04:15.930 corporation and mutual trust with the chinese army wherever possible. 04:16.760 --> 04:21.090 Course simply your army recognizes the United States and china 04:21.090 --> 04:25.070 have much more to gain from cooperation the from separation and 04:25.070 --> 04:26.680 we're finding ways to work together. 04:28.030 --> 04:32.160 Additionally overcoming the chilean distance characteristic of 04:32.160 --> 04:32.760 this feeder. 04:33.620 --> 04:36.840 The army in the best of it provides robust the naval support 04:36.960 --> 04:41.020 tour other joint services including the just the goal and signal support. 04:41.680 --> 04:44.280 As well as the air ballistic missile defense. 04:45.280 --> 04:48.390 These are in addition to when a field army in korea. 04:49.040 --> 04:52.280 First corps based at joint base will or smoke or. 04:52.800 --> 04:56.160 The second infantry division in the republic of korea the twenty 04:56.160 --> 04:58.610 fifth infantry division station and all why. 04:59.130 --> 05:03.180 Along was nine Brigade combat teams to all aviation combat aviation 05:03.180 --> 05:07.260 Brigade and on eleven multi functional Brigade's. These what 05:07.260 --> 05:11.530 resources are provide considerable operational depth and resiliency 05:11.660 --> 05:13.040 for the pacific command. 05:14.820 --> 05:18.520 The rebalances to the pacific has for the continue to we're existing 05:18.550 --> 05:19.590 efforts in the region. 05:20.530 --> 05:24.800 The change of the army pacific command to a four star headquarters 05:25.010 --> 05:29.230 is a significant sign of the contribution of the rebalances in 05:29.230 --> 05:29.760 the region. 05:30.500 --> 05:33.800 It's been forty years since a four star army general has been 05:33.800 --> 05:34.460 in command. 05:35.270 --> 05:39.420 This july richardson hall. The hormones U.S. army pacific. 05:40.290 --> 05:43.460 And the headquarters in ironically once known during world war 05:43.460 --> 05:45.140 two was the pie and Apple Pentagon. 05:45.650 --> 05:50.060 Will be home jewel four-star general once again of this year. 05:50.500 --> 05:54.460 We welcomed the first allied general officer into or command 05:54.830 --> 05:57.410 as the deputy commanding general for operations. 05:57.940 --> 06:01.600 Major general rick brewer from the australian army is the first 06:01.600 --> 06:05.890 allied generals to hold this position in the pay camp area of operations. 06:06.760 --> 06:10.610 Major general diverse presence in our headquarters symbolizes 06:10.610 --> 06:15.290 the rebalance in our long standing on lines in celebrated relationship 06:15.290 --> 06:18.260 with australia and we're honor to have him on the team. 06:19.610 --> 06:22.890 The way ahead for america's army that the ship because mark bike shrinkage. 06:23.820 --> 06:27.120 With the event sort impacts of the current fiscal environment 06:27.150 --> 06:28.040 yet unclear. 06:28.890 --> 06:32.000 This raising of the men for limited resources drop the region 06:32.310 --> 06:34.530 and the constant threat of natural disaster. 06:35.210 --> 06:36.290 You sir packed what. 06:36.830 --> 06:40.240 Faced the significant complex challenges and we don't have that. 06:41.100 --> 06:44.380 Today's less in-store partners allies and friends rafting region 06:44.710 --> 06:47.900 is and america's army in the pacific stands ready as a partner. 06:48.420 --> 06:53.130 To continue can provide assured security and stability for our. 06:53.660 --> 06:56.000 And with that I am proud to take your questions. 06:57.420 --> 06:57.810 Yes let. 06:58.350 --> 07:03.030 Me that's got a can you talk all that out so the budget cuts 07:03.030 --> 07:07.250 and how years mitigating some cuts how it's affecting if you 07:07.250 --> 07:10.940 shifted things around systems and the that you know how are nowhere 07:10.940 --> 07:15.410 figure but concerns are well really the sequestration has provided 07:15.820 --> 07:16.980 given us limitations. 07:17.650 --> 07:20.700 There are certainly things that weekend that touch and that we 07:20.700 --> 07:24.780 must insure that are obviously a resource the highest. 07:25.300 --> 07:28.410 All of the our operations on the korean peninsula for example 07:28.680 --> 07:32.800 and all of the enabling forces that will respond should anything 07:32.800 --> 07:35.650 occur on the korean peninsula are financed. 07:36.320 --> 07:38.880 What that does is it raises the amounts. 07:39.440 --> 07:43.030 Of detriment to the other units that don't particularly far under 07:43.030 --> 07:47.450 those categories in some of our units will begin tune feel the 07:47.670 --> 07:51.760 your effects of that sequestration hear about to jump georgia 07:51.760 --> 07:55.090 like time for a we're hoping to be able to work through those 07:55.090 --> 07:59.430 for the remainder of the fiscal year. We been able to fence our 07:59.430 --> 08:03.380 engagements drop the art theater of operations and our allies 08:03.380 --> 08:07.240 and for our partners for which we have exercises and engagement. 08:07.920 --> 08:10.520 Those will continue to move for and I think we've been able to 08:10.520 --> 08:11.600 do a good job at. 08:12.210 --> 08:12.600 Yes sir. 08:13.110 --> 08:17.770 So what are they're tuesday richardson's quartered outcome of. 08:18.390 --> 08:20.670 Can you describe some of these effects that. 08:21.590 --> 08:26.720 Consider might be coming authors and other than we've U.S. forces clear. 08:27.090 --> 08:27.940 Well people here. 08:28.710 --> 08:29.750 The equipment is there. 08:30.420 --> 08:33.860 It's the ability Nulty utilize the equipment to maintain their 08:33.860 --> 08:35.120 equipment to standards. 08:35.830 --> 08:38.290 That is where will feel the most heat. 08:39.230 --> 08:42.660 Are our ability to train with their equipment to fuel our vehicles 08:42.660 --> 08:46.760 to fuel our aircraft the that is where we will feel some of the 08:46.760 --> 08:50.250 impacts of this and some of our units we want to make sure that 08:50.250 --> 08:53.970 the maintenance or equipment on goal when not gonna be able to 08:54.050 --> 08:57.180 raise it to the highest standard. We what we want to make sure 08:57.180 --> 09:00.250 that we're keeping our equipment to where standard obviously 09:00.250 --> 09:05.040 safe and operational. So that and when things return to a normal 09:05.040 --> 09:08.890 state we can bring them back up to the highest level quickly. 09:09.500 --> 09:12.490 N that follow over that edge where we cannot bring it back. 09:13.850 --> 09:17.580 Geographics gillian july kids that bestseller when you feel the 09:17.580 --> 09:20.970 most he of what it was when convergence can very that. 09:21.660 --> 09:24.780 Doing that's when the budgets for these types of the producer 09:24.780 --> 09:28.000 to run out and depending upon the training levels of each one 09:28.000 --> 09:31.990 of those units it will matter a and some of them falling the 09:31.990 --> 09:35.060 june time frame some of them off on the july time for what we're 09:35.060 --> 09:36.830 trying to do now is mitigate that. 09:37.500 --> 09:41.070 I ensure that we're maintaining qualify crews. What's flight 09:41.070 --> 09:45.360 crews a striker crews individual both. 09:45.920 --> 09:49.770 Units weapons proficiency individual units tactical proficiency. 09:50.080 --> 09:52.380 So that we can make it through to the end of fiscal. Year. 09:55.000 --> 09:56.070 There for our. 09:56.700 --> 10:00.850 How to all of those and sequester what's to come affect your 10:00.850 --> 10:04.790 ability to to military diplomacy type of activities face-to-face 10:04.790 --> 10:06.700 interaction with other nations to. 10:07.300 --> 10:08.850 That supported the naval sense. 10:09.370 --> 10:12.480 Will because I believe that's one of our primary missions and 10:12.560 --> 10:16.750 literally my primary mission in in the future. I play so much 10:16.780 --> 10:18.110 emphasis on engagement. 10:18.630 --> 10:23.260 And open communication and partnering with other allies friends 10:23.260 --> 10:25.530 in a in partners that. 10:26.150 --> 10:28.970 We had been able to do that and we've been able to fence that 10:29.030 --> 10:32.260 you my not be at the highest level. We can we've been able to 10:32.260 --> 10:34.220 save everything that we are promised. 10:34.820 --> 10:39.500 In in this business with relationship building this building trust. 10:40.160 --> 10:43.300 And that's what do park that I wanna make sure that we hold onto. 10:43.820 --> 10:47.440 The specially for a and the part that we maintain with our allies. 10:48.270 --> 10:53.070 So right so it out about maybe any of these regional eli Brigade's room. 10:53.070 --> 10:54.850 Let's talk about this building. 10:55.500 --> 11:00.770 Know how tell you think of that versus the the how the the guard 11:00.850 --> 11:01.740 has its own. 11:02.640 --> 11:07.070 You for very special Psycho work overseas as well a this that 11:07.070 --> 11:09.640 somebody that can for juniors that become we're carpeting. 11:10.170 --> 11:13.230 Know it's actually this actually great concert for us. 11:13.740 --> 11:16.460 And a what it does it insurers to pay come commander. 11:16.510 --> 11:20.980 Always has the same number of army forces available to him in 11:20.980 --> 11:24.890 fear regardless of who may be called out to do something right 11:24.890 --> 11:28.320 now our chief of staff for the army general Odierno has been 11:28.320 --> 11:32.750 able to fence the units a of the pacific from for their deployments 11:32.880 --> 11:35.010 to the right are that to Afghanistan. 11:35.710 --> 11:39.700 And one that be able to hold we hope so but if Nakhon when you 11:39.700 --> 11:43.010 know has to be pulled out regional online Brigade's allows us 11:43.010 --> 11:47.270 now to focus another Brigade perhaps and the mainland back into 11:47.270 --> 11:50.440 the our or a or war so that the pay come commander. Always has their. 11:50.940 --> 11:54.620 The national guard has a state sponsorship program with several 11:54.620 --> 11:57.910 of our units. It's very Switzerland we're country partner nations. 11:58.060 --> 12:00.200 It's a very strong effect. 12:00.770 --> 12:04.800 On several occasions when a Good all of our countrymen speak 12:04.800 --> 12:05.590 with their chief. 12:06.140 --> 12:09.050 Of our mean though one of the first things they talk about is 12:09.050 --> 12:11.440 their state partnership her we're very proud that. 12:11.960 --> 12:14.970 And I think I I believe our national guard forces are also very 12:14.970 --> 12:15.430 proud of. 12:16.110 --> 12:19.530 Are so I think that's a strength I think that's a combat multiplier 12:19.530 --> 12:22.820 and we're gonna continue to leverage that of their so that's 12:22.820 --> 12:24.090 on it or that's correct. 12:25.240 --> 12:28.660 Yes sir carol koroma news with the of the mission a few things 12:28.660 --> 12:32.700 that have been a source fenced off of can cut and so it. 12:34.640 --> 12:37.250 What are Warren's ask used to use you and to speak intervals 12:37.250 --> 12:41.540 fences we're coming down our being adjusted as the defense department 12:41.540 --> 12:46.170 does this where strategic look on that the way the way for for 12:46.460 --> 12:50.800 for for your first this command and others across will heading that. 12:51.430 --> 12:55.210 I don't know where we will always prioritize or soldiers going 12:55.210 --> 12:55.990 in harm's way. 12:56.580 --> 13:00.150 The and our soldiers being deployed and then our next priority 13:00.150 --> 13:04.560 right behind that is defense korea for and our commitment there 13:04.590 --> 13:05.410 in that alliance. 13:06.000 --> 13:08.990 When I can that never she had about a point of time where we 13:08.990 --> 13:10.030 would come off of that. 13:10.570 --> 13:13.850 Are we mean a surfer you know the training then use can we may 13:13.850 --> 13:14.780 have to adjust. 13:15.360 --> 13:18.470 Other ways to doing business with units to our fans for that 13:18.740 --> 13:22.220 but go specifically I can guarantee will be fetched. 13:23.320 --> 13:26.740 Yes sir Kerala particularly wrestlers. I want report there is 13:26.740 --> 13:30.100 a lot of discussion about the archaic in recent weeks. It's easy 13:30.100 --> 13:33.370 mostly a naval air force discussion that the white house came 13:33.370 --> 13:35.890 out with their strategy on friday. 13:36.410 --> 13:39.760 I wonder what part the army is going to play in that is your 13:39.760 --> 13:40.830 burgeoning field. 13:41.380 --> 13:45.360 Will we've had our U.S. army alaska. But also. 13:46.000 --> 13:49.470 And having benefits. Most recently has in entire striker Brigade 13:49.470 --> 13:53.720 combat team. It has the only airborne Brigade in the theatre. 13:54.390 --> 13:58.200 For the pay come commander. And those bottom goes units are fenced 13:58.230 --> 14:01.750 specifically what they do and the Arctic I have not been able 14:01.750 --> 14:05.200 hard napping given direction well-funded policy statement as 14:05.200 --> 14:08.510 of yet and really can address that there are always there there 14:08.540 --> 14:11.970 are was training in that environment. They also train with many 14:11.970 --> 14:15.790 of our partner nations to have a Shane typical type of environments. 14:16.010 --> 14:19.100 What's again getting better that regional alignment that we're 14:19.100 --> 14:22.600 just talked about so there partnering with northern. 14:23.220 --> 14:26.690 Hock I do in japan they're partnering within the pop they're 14:26.690 --> 14:30.750 partnering with the fifty peres in india part of partnering with 14:30.750 --> 14:34.800 the southern island in new Zealand all the places where they're 14:34.800 --> 14:38.420 tactics techniques and procedures the art. 14:39.000 --> 14:39.500 The same. 14:40.120 --> 14:43.840 There are in mean we will continue to do that and a B prepare. 14:44.870 --> 14:48.140 But that's used to set the question and the Arctic I don't have 14:48.190 --> 14:48.930 that you. 14:50.350 --> 14:55.130 This window although really petty exercising of south korea right 14:55.130 --> 14:55.990 now that. 14:56.530 --> 15:00.980 Let's kodiak announces the only really only if they house pretty 15:00.980 --> 15:02.270 I have the defiant. For. 15:05.000 --> 15:08.150 As soon as a thirty four years. Cyclical. 15:08.660 --> 15:13.110 Provocation. From the grandfather the father non the son and 15:13.840 --> 15:16.500 It it's it's nothing that I wouldn't than. 15:17.360 --> 15:18.400 And that expected. 15:19.270 --> 15:24.410 However I would think that this time for it was it the tenuous situation. 15:25.250 --> 15:27.710 Part for the first time we deploy a pretty. 15:28.280 --> 15:31.020 Theater ballistic missile defense to Guam. 15:31.530 --> 15:32.860 In protection of the home when. 15:33.360 --> 15:37.490 They have a demonstrated capability to place and missile into space. 15:37.520 --> 15:38.280 We've seen that. 15:38.820 --> 15:42.790 They ever purport in flight testing of nuclear weapons systems 15:42.920 --> 15:44.330 and we take them very seriously. 15:45.080 --> 15:49.000 Bob but it appears the rhetoric has died down in recent days. 15:49.610 --> 15:50.630 And we're hoping that that. 15:51.200 --> 15:55.850 Cycle of provocation is come to it's a in point for this this cycle. 15:57.090 --> 16:00.970 You these aircraft carriers or interior to of our from the of 16:00.970 --> 16:06.840 fleeing and non Scheffler avoid time. Operation command to continue 16:06.840 --> 16:10.840 the the fix inside can go the exercises will continue just as 16:10.840 --> 16:13.300 they are now general Thurman is committed. 16:14.000 --> 16:16.490 Are on the peninsula would generally Zhong. 16:17.050 --> 16:19.620 The chairman and the sunscreen forces and they're working. 16:20.290 --> 16:23.010 Stray Fort no change to war exercise plans. 16:24.000 --> 16:24.870 A smith yes sir. 16:25.500 --> 16:27.960 Are uncross crew of executive intelligence review. 16:28.500 --> 16:31.740 Vision taco the more about your engagement with china because 16:31.770 --> 16:34.510 another one thing that the chinese see with this we posturing 16:34.930 --> 16:38.800 they see high and U.S. combat forces moving closer to china. 16:39.200 --> 16:43.460 How do you weeks explained that to them so that they don't see 16:43.460 --> 16:47.530 it as a provocation what you talked you from from enormous stamp or. 16:48.500 --> 16:52.670 And We in games with our treaties allies and friends five treaty 16:52.670 --> 16:57.420 allies in the in the asia pacific south korea japan the philippines 16:57.570 --> 17:00.990 thailand and our strike we're gonna need our commitments. 17:01.500 --> 17:05.150 Are with our treaty allies. We also have partners more was enshrines 17:05.150 --> 17:06.070 that we need games with. 17:06.590 --> 17:11.100 On a routine basis throughout the entire very of operation particularly 17:11.560 --> 17:14.730 the all twenty eight nations that have military forces. 17:15.630 --> 17:19.590 Am I believe that the army is is extremely. Well suited. 17:20.170 --> 17:24.750 To the conduct continuous engagement with the chinese a because 17:24.910 --> 17:28.330 our army the army forces or in literally at this point not a 17:28.330 --> 17:29.260 threat to which are. 17:30.030 --> 17:34.650 Our engagements with disaster management exercises military medicine. 17:35.310 --> 17:40.700 Home. The engineering projects and these are all peacekeeping operations. 17:40.700 --> 17:44.560 These are all excellent opportunities for us to begin nil to 17:44.560 --> 17:48.190 mill discussions and I can only hope that those will continue 17:48.190 --> 17:52.250 in the future. I believe that what he for the four-star headquarters 17:52.250 --> 17:56.760 coming to our U.S. army pacific that will only increase the opportunity 17:56.900 --> 17:58.110 for increased visits. 17:58.690 --> 18:01.730 A and I see force with the way ahead. 18:02.410 --> 18:03.820 As we move Fort. 18:05.500 --> 18:09.010 Yes sir reginald jon Harper with the asahi shimbun number one 18:09.010 --> 18:12.060 of all the tensions on the korean finance let the thing that 18:12.060 --> 18:16.500 the two thousand fifteen auc on transfer should be reconsidered 18:16.500 --> 18:20.310 and maybe push that back a few years that's a decision for Baltimore 18:20.310 --> 18:23.410 governments to make them in knowing that my way. 18:25.290 --> 18:25.610 Yes sir. 18:26.500 --> 18:30.300 My name is master roadshow with the if it was from a wondering 18:30.300 --> 18:33.580 if you at started just kind of military diplomatic engagements 18:33.580 --> 18:36.030 with countries like indonesia all over. 18:36.820 --> 18:40.520 Rock. Think you dressed in a question and we're yes. 18:41.060 --> 18:44.330 There's another factor I was invited by the state department. 18:44.840 --> 18:48.930 And the first a U.S. military general officer and in bremen twenty 18:48.930 --> 18:51.950 five years and I was part of the human rights dialogue. 18:52.700 --> 18:53.860 With the state department. 18:54.490 --> 18:55.650 Are I founded. 18:56.530 --> 18:57.350 A great step. 18:58.030 --> 19:01.310 You pretty there's much to be done in our countries are working 19:01.310 --> 19:03.660 very closely particular the state department. 19:04.250 --> 19:09.280 Prom and the and the white house in the developing policy for 19:09.280 --> 19:12.420 them that we are prepared to execute what we are tall. 19:13.160 --> 19:14.090 Am but to. 19:14.670 --> 19:18.450 From what I saw each he was a first step and hopefully we'll 19:18.450 --> 19:20.490 continue in some small ways. 19:21.000 --> 19:23.610 Are as we are given more forty to do that. 19:24.140 --> 19:29.450 Indonesia. We are very proud of the both the building in budding 19:29.450 --> 19:32.450 relationship that we're having army to army with indonesian. 19:32.660 --> 19:36.620 In fact in two months time. We'll be conducting their exercise 19:36.620 --> 19:41.710 granada shield with the indonesian land forces in indonesia dollars 19:41.710 --> 19:44.670 of the eighty second airborne division will be part of group 19:44.670 --> 19:48.480 a shield are there will be bill and airborne operation a combined 19:48.480 --> 19:50.290 airborne operation and that. 19:50.910 --> 19:54.740 In that relationship is really developing. Well and and very proper. 19:56.110 --> 19:59.620 To be care as I was Berman's there's no decision yet. First you 19:59.620 --> 20:03.600 with human rights for the Germans. I have nothing giving any 20:03.600 --> 20:06.350 further direction to move forward at this time and score. 20:07.630 --> 20:11.680 Yes sir how we're working everything mission is on the mission 20:11.710 --> 20:15.550 that this engagement indonesia as the drawdown Afghanistan continues 20:15.550 --> 20:18.880 and you see more opportunities where you can engage forces that 20:18.880 --> 20:22.600 we've been deployed to Afghanistan say the second hessen me the 20:22.630 --> 20:25.940 that about how that's wrapping up and what the vision of it. 20:26.020 --> 20:29.580 Yes this it. Let's agree question that as our soldiers come off 20:29.580 --> 20:32.170 of the points cycle and as you know. 20:32.880 --> 20:35.890 That that one point time and there and the asia pacific we there 20:35.890 --> 20:41.090 had soldiers coming back in in re fit reset soldiers down range. 20:41.840 --> 20:44.670 In combat operations are soldiers preparing to go and the and 20:44.670 --> 20:45.940 the pacific commander. 20:46.500 --> 20:47.950 I did not have is army. 20:48.570 --> 20:51.570 Element. In the pacific he declares that now. 20:52.580 --> 20:56.440 With our force corps that the joint base was from cord now for 20:56.470 --> 20:59.980 this surely and the pacific region with our twenty fifth infantry 20:59.980 --> 21:04.640 division our focus solely back in tune we're in the asia pacific region. 21:04.640 --> 21:05.640 We now have. 21:06.250 --> 21:10.340 Than the pay can commander had his army forces available for 21:10.340 --> 21:14.780 engagement an exercise in multiple locations throughout the asia 21:14.780 --> 21:18.770 pacific things that we have not been able to do in the past eleven years. 21:19.790 --> 21:22.750 And very excited about as often that's what we're mission our 21:22.750 --> 21:25.070 area using additional things now that. 21:25.800 --> 21:29.590 The before partner nations reaching out-skis thing when you have 21:29.590 --> 21:31.680 these guys give going out with the age. 21:32.290 --> 21:35.350 Absolutely no effect they just came from Fort bragg north carolina 21:35.350 --> 21:39.330 where we and a contingent of in the an army both peres and for 21:39.360 --> 21:42.370 this training with the eighty second airborne division lashed year. 21:42.370 --> 21:43.390 We're in shied poor. 21:44.220 --> 21:46.910 In india training and what are strikers. 21:47.770 --> 21:51.820 In in the it was seeing more military exercises as we discuss 21:51.820 --> 21:56.640 in indonesia Malaysia australia new Zealand the philippines. 21:57.280 --> 21:59.150 Home and of course our. 22:00.000 --> 22:04.080 Tremendous continue relationship and exercises with of south 22:04.080 --> 22:04.980 korea and japan. 22:06.500 --> 22:09.570 About the headquarters plus that how much have significant is 22:09.570 --> 22:13.840 the to the second in terms of personnel flow as I'm very fond 22:13.840 --> 22:16.590 of saying it's not what we're getting is what we're getting back. 22:17.170 --> 22:20.210 And we need had these forces but for the last eleven years they 22:20.210 --> 22:24.230 haven't been their. So the seventy nine thousand figure that 22:24.230 --> 22:27.260 a give you are the number of soldiers that will have in the asia 22:27.260 --> 22:29.630 pacific air war for use by the pick up man. 22:32.030 --> 22:35.700 Yes sir paul my through version general those you when he was 22:35.700 --> 22:38.990 in beijing was very craze where the of the chinese appealing 22:38.990 --> 22:43.000 response to the earthquake an incision province's is is something 22:43.000 --> 22:46.650 that the to resign pacific of looking at to see what lessons 22:46.650 --> 22:47.450 can be drawn from. 22:48.000 --> 22:49.970 With that the that's a little bit more. 22:50.530 --> 22:54.220 Know we will lessons from every type of operation that occurs 22:54.220 --> 22:57.830 in whatever we can learn trading of tactics techniques pushy 22:57.830 --> 23:02.470 jurors and however we can build better coordination and synchronization 23:02.500 --> 23:06.670 and understand each other and the way that we operate the for 23:06.670 --> 23:12.190 something happens and the better prepared. We are to say if life property. 23:12.710 --> 23:16.430 Well you all the laws all initial seventy two hours hundred hours 23:16.430 --> 23:19.830 are critical in if you never work together. You if you don't 23:19.830 --> 23:24.770 understand the The weight each operator. The core nations involved. 23:24.770 --> 23:29.770 You're wasting time. That's why we train which so many different countries. 23:29.770 --> 23:33.340 That's why we try to learn as much as we can it's great. Opportunity. 23:35.050 --> 23:39.110 Yes man outdone afro out from stars and stripes on that we went 23:39.110 --> 23:42.660 than the so that we balance some of the services are doing increase 23:42.660 --> 23:45.830 rotational deployments. But it's a as for and I understand to 23:45.830 --> 23:47.090 that the army is actually. 23:47.690 --> 23:53.160 Doing really permanent mean permanent can but they sing of troops 23:53.160 --> 23:56.530 versus rotation the places that trio actually will try to Geno 23:56.530 --> 23:58.730 in korea is worked words rotational. 23:59.290 --> 24:03.750 Force structure we've always had individual replacements in korea. 24:04.600 --> 24:08.300 If you think about that that's it that's hard to manage and it's 24:08.300 --> 24:11.650 hard to continuous we train to a high standard because you constantly 24:11.650 --> 24:14.930 moving leadership about your constantly breaking up teams. 24:15.500 --> 24:17.590 If we can get to a rotational. 24:18.340 --> 24:19.920 Units to korea. 24:20.430 --> 24:25.380 They train them together for an entire period of time. They deploy together. 24:26.000 --> 24:29.200 And they're trained and they stay together and then they we deploy 24:29.200 --> 24:33.340 a others there has their replaced for as you units. I think there 24:33.530 --> 24:37.610 is something that we're working very hard to move Torch increases. 24:38.320 --> 24:41.880 Not or a fission she but also work training readiness and I student. 24:43.670 --> 24:46.290 For over exercise that power of outstanding. 24:46.800 --> 24:51.260 With the gravy the efforts that it's an this new meaning lower 24:51.390 --> 24:51.990 some of. Cricket. 24:55.080 --> 24:59.040 Well off can transfers coming in the future. I am not sure about 24:59.040 --> 25:02.840 the actual date. But right now and it's it's you had general 25:02.840 --> 25:05.100 foreman was ischia. She commander. 25:05.750 --> 25:07.790 On the U.S. or a new head general Zhong. 25:08.530 --> 25:11.510 The chairman of the south korean forces on the korean shine in 25:11.540 --> 25:15.130 and I'd washboard them goes gentleman in multiple actually showers 25:15.130 --> 25:17.570 or the past few years exercise commander. Control. 25:20.890 --> 25:21.840 Any other. Questions. 25:25.350 --> 25:30.220 Sir of course form every few crowed most avoid projectile what 25:30.220 --> 25:31.100 the of. 25:32.790 --> 25:37.770 The whole rebalances pacific for the To questions raised about 25:37.770 --> 25:42.670 whether an where the world situation will our future activities. 25:43.500 --> 25:49.030 And of also on a on where the resources of the year sequestered continuing. 25:49.660 --> 25:53.350 Even before sequestered came in place thrower think tanks coming 25:53.350 --> 25:57.420 out with stuff about where we can really always on you talk to 25:57.420 --> 26:01.030 Osama limitations already. You know one hundred and maintenance 26:01.280 --> 26:03.600 other than what's fenced off in korea. 26:04.260 --> 26:08.940 IDC that's going for the armies of of the army's. So position 26:08.940 --> 26:10.910 and this in the future is this really gonna happen. 26:12.220 --> 26:16.470 I am very possible but it's a hypothetical no I I can think about 26:16.470 --> 26:19.690 the future. But what i've seen in the past two years is we of 26:19.690 --> 26:20.810 what the top. 26:21.500 --> 26:25.820 For the general Odierno made promises a to the pacific commander 26:26.300 --> 26:29.820 and his main good and there was a first cores as I mentioned 26:29.820 --> 26:32.990 for scores back to twenty third infantry division is back all 26:32.990 --> 26:35.970 of their Brigade combat teams are often deployment sharks to 26:35.970 --> 26:36.730 the middle east. 26:37.280 --> 26:42.840 On. Yes we're and things and see quest ration in yes we are part 26:42.840 --> 26:46.750 of that but I'm still seeing the resources to continued engagement 26:47.050 --> 26:48.600 to continue exercises. 26:49.300 --> 26:52.850 In using everyone on those countries and we been able to defend start. 26:53.530 --> 26:57.140 Know the three big things to me that they've stood out are. 26:57.790 --> 27:01.880 In use through years about this re Beyonce that are extremely 27:01.880 --> 27:05.510 visible and extremely game-changing are to return of this of 27:05.550 --> 27:08.380 the forces that they can commanders we this got. 27:09.000 --> 27:12.660 The addition of an australian deputy commanding general power 27:12.860 --> 27:16.170 to the headquarters of the U.S. army pacific and raising the 27:16.170 --> 27:19.750 level of the U.S. army pacific from a three star to a four star 27:19.750 --> 27:25.520 headquarters that is a major change a and that is a commitment for. 27:26.100 --> 27:30.670 Across the globe over of rebalances to the asia pacific and I 27:30.670 --> 27:32.420 think is very very. Strong. 27:34.650 --> 27:35.070 Yes sir. 27:35.880 --> 27:36.320 And that. 27:37.280 --> 27:38.950 There's definitely is the you know. 27:39.500 --> 27:42.580 Estimates enough korean missile threat to have and it prompted 27:42.580 --> 27:46.460 fosters and new sarah different circuits north korea for example 27:46.860 --> 27:51.250 of the morale of have here at tiny and into the korean and he's 27:51.250 --> 27:55.440 well for more threats and quote nation base's corps. 27:56.410 --> 28:01.130 We're casting week ordination to south korea japan United States 28:01.320 --> 28:05.690 in all of our services the air ballistic missile defense is. 28:06.320 --> 28:11.030 Integrated. It's not away the army stay navy the air force combined 28:11.030 --> 28:15.410 forces of south korea japan the United States and already mentioned 28:15.410 --> 28:19.670 for the first time ever a fad battery powered deployed to grow 28:19.670 --> 28:24.350 on for the first time ever part and that's a big change from 28:24.410 --> 28:25.620 but you still seeing that. 28:26.380 --> 28:28.610 Integrated in synchronise defense. 28:29.290 --> 28:32.740 I believe that that will continue if not get stronger road to 28:32.740 --> 28:37.270 get into the specifics of that I can't really and to the discussion ripper. 28:39.000 --> 28:39.360 Yes sir. 28:40.000 --> 28:43.250 This prestigious they lightening either a the additional that 28:43.250 --> 28:46.580 the players throughout the recovery junior Sycamore is is just 28:46.580 --> 28:49.720 a one off the what may now we have to one-third deployment to 28:49.720 --> 28:52.120 cool still and where you on a. 28:53.120 --> 28:54.930 There is no time limit on it right now. 28:56.740 --> 28:57.790 It's conditions based. 29:00.000 --> 29:00.470 The work. 29:01.940 --> 29:05.140 Was but the thirty minute foreign different way to. 29:06.000 --> 29:08.310 German thank you insightful questions that you them..