WEBVTT 00:01.830 --> 00:02.750 afternoon everybody 00:04.204 --> 00:07.150 after a few things off the top gear for a cure your questions 00:07.840 --> 00:10.260 but first of all our thoughts and prayers here the department 00:10.260 --> 00:13.560 offense with the people of france and egypt the families of all 00:13.560 --> 00:16.241 those affected by the situation with egyptair flight eight o 00:16.241 --> 00:20.000 four u s military has reached out to counterparts in greece in 00:20.000 --> 00:24.170 egypt to offer our support u s sixth fleet working with the joint 00:24.170 --> 00:28.000 rescue coordination center in greece and u s defense attache 00:28.000 --> 00:32.880 in athens has provided a us navy p three o ryan aircraft in support 00:32.880 --> 00:36.270 of search operations that aircraft launched on its search mission 00:36.310 --> 00:40.040 earlier today and is still on station helping with the search 00:40.040 --> 00:43.830 at this time department stands by to provide any other assistance 00:43.920 --> 00:47.300 there as requested and at this point the investigation is of 00:47.300 --> 00:50.630 course just beginning if we have any information that could potentially 00:50.630 --> 00:54.470 be helpful we will be of course happy to provide it um in the 00:54.470 --> 00:58.350 future that's turning out to a different topic or the budget 00:58.520 --> 01:02.000 the sector continues to have deep concerns regarding proposals 01:02.000 --> 01:04.840 including the national defense authorization act which passed 01:04.840 --> 01:09.140 the house yesterday this legislation includes a a budget gimmick 01:09.140 --> 01:11.666 that would under fund the department of defense's overseas war 01:11.666 --> 01:14.650 fighting accounts by 18 billion dollars and spend that money 01:14.650 --> 01:17.950 on pro romanic items that are not our highest priorities for 01:17.950 --> 01:21.760 national defense as the sector expressed at the navy league sea 01:21.760 --> 01:25.550 air space forum on tuesday this roach is deeply troubling for 01:25.550 --> 01:28.360 several reasons first its gambling with war fighting money at 01:28.360 --> 01:31.630 a time of war proposing to cut off funding for ongoing operations 01:31.990 --> 01:35.220 in the middle of the fiscal year second it's a step in the direction 01:35.220 --> 01:38.300 of unraveling the bipartisan budget agreement agreed to just 01:38.300 --> 01:41.430 seven months ago which has provided critical stability that the 01:41.430 --> 01:44.560 department defence needs and third this provision threatens our 01:44.561 --> 01:48.450 readiness to respond to the challenges of a complex world vying 01:48.450 --> 01:51.380 for structure today without the resources to sustain it tomorrow 01:51.730 --> 01:55.390 is not a path to increase readiness it's a path to a hollow force 01:55.730 --> 01:59.460 exacerbates the readiness challenges we currently have sector 01:59.460 --> 02:02.430 remains ready to work with congress and looks forward to working 02:02.430 --> 02:05.848 with congress on a path forward reaction the kid he would recommend 02:05.848 --> 02:10.080 a veto of this legislation in its current form and father would 02:10.080 --> 02:13.276 like to highlight the sin continued progress in the counter I 02:13.323 --> 02:17.817 sulfide as colonel warren mentioned yesterday iraqi forces that 02:17.826 --> 02:22.070 have entered the town of the strategic town of rupa and in the 02:22.070 --> 02:25.317 last day those forces have continued to expand government drolet 02:25.318 --> 02:30.107 now i've cleared 80% of the town replies you know kerry's outside 02:30.110 --> 02:33.250 significant outsized significance because of its position on 02:33.250 --> 02:37.223 the main land route between jordan and central iraq before isis 02:37.228 --> 02:40.570 sees this town more than a billion dollars in trade passed through 02:40.570 --> 02:43.750 route but each year the eventual reopening of the ruble have 02:43.750 --> 02:48.490 important I bet fits for the economy both in iraq and in the 02:48.490 --> 02:52.250 region and in addition is the operation recaptures the final 02:52.250 --> 02:56.890 eisele stronghold in southern iraq south of the euphrates again 02:56.890 --> 03:01.948 the strategic significance of rava is a is significant and that 03:01.948 --> 03:04.350 with that i'd be happy do I take your questions 03:05.888 --> 03:09.701 according to new trouble but more about the egyptair where and 03:09.979 --> 03:16.004 what efforts the u s military is making to identify any any cars 03:16.004 --> 03:19.449 are you looking at any kind of satellite imagery or infrared 03:19.462 --> 03:22.905 image or anything to determine whether you see a flash of soggy 03:22.905 --> 03:26.346 scene that it's now that it's hours old presumably the u s should 03:26.510 --> 03:31.290 be able to analyze something at this point it's still early courtney 03:31.397 --> 03:35.570 i'm as I said we have to provide any information we can that 03:35.570 --> 03:39.420 might be helpful but to at this point um I think is josh earnest 03:39.420 --> 03:41.900 said there's nothing we can rule in nothing we can rule out if 03:41.900 --> 03:44.946 there's information with providing the future were happy to provide 03:44.946 --> 03:48.160 it but this since the early investigation the egyptians and the 03:48.160 --> 03:50.560 french are taking the lead on this and will be supportive as 03:50.560 --> 03:54.317 we can be but we have really nothing really at this point to 03:54.321 --> 03:57.890 add at least any conclusions were you aware of any specific reason 03:57.890 --> 04:02.030 i'm indications that isis was trying to target airliners anything 04:02.030 --> 04:06.660 more specific toys yet i'm i'm i'm not aware of any specific 04:06.660 --> 04:09.920 threat here but again I refer you to have my colleagues at the 04:09.920 --> 04:13.170 department homeland security fto for specifically on that question 04:13.586 --> 04:17.320 I am but were just trying to do what we can to help us with our 04:17.320 --> 04:20.506 resources terms of this search effort with the p three that are 04:20.520 --> 04:24.979 most immediate dictator near the burma defence tera computer 04:25.003 --> 04:28.712 company was one of that warship present since the u s have in 04:28.712 --> 04:33.010 the mediterranean the time and given the importance of the various 04:33.010 --> 04:36.644 missions that you as his partner and do we have any sort of eyesore 04:36.700 --> 04:42.132 assets are radar that's being looked at right now to see if there's 04:42.139 --> 04:45.333 an image of what happened to this airplane here and as you know 04:45.333 --> 04:49.100 we have a a variety of of assets in and personnel in the region 04:49.591 --> 04:54.270 um and we have heard of a host of capabilities and we will be 04:54.600 --> 04:58.160 reviewing everything possible they could be helpful in the course 04:58.160 --> 05:01.529 of this investigation terms of the immediate presence there um 05:01.563 --> 05:04.600 we did now it have any ships immediately in the area but we do 05:04.600 --> 05:08.400 have a presence in the in the region and the most immediate thing 05:08.400 --> 05:12.250 we could do to be helpful in support of the search was of the 05:12.250 --> 05:16.580 deployment of this of this aircraft and that aircraft is still 05:16.580 --> 05:20.837 right now conducting search operations to support foreigner plans 05:20.841 --> 05:26.067 to spend any a u s ship to the area to help with recovery i'm 05:26.100 --> 05:30.340 not aware of it did it this born again we've offered them assistance 05:30.340 --> 05:34.640 any further support that are that we can provide them up but 05:34.640 --> 05:37.470 at this point it's just the aircraft that said that involved 05:38.319 --> 05:41.540 don't get theirs has said that they found some wreckage I was 05:41.540 --> 05:47.010 wondering if the p three was a part of that if you get any initial 05:47.010 --> 05:50.920 reports from the p three had they seen anything um I do not have 05:50.920 --> 05:54.670 any initial reports of the p three specifically has found any 05:54.670 --> 05:57.840 wreckage at I don't I don't know that they haven't I just know 05:57.840 --> 06:01.738 that this was a mission that was can be able to be able to be 06:01.738 --> 06:05.984 up there for about six hours I had they been on station for of 06:06.000 --> 06:11.300 while at this point to again combine three pm local time they 06:11.300 --> 06:16.550 took off and die and that's local time in italy this aircraft 06:16.550 --> 06:20.370 originated from signal and show their continued their work but 06:20.370 --> 06:23.187 I can tell you if they played a role in identifying the so far 06:23.535 --> 06:28.088 p three is off station will there be another aircraft to be able 06:28.092 --> 06:33.860 to replace it um now again we have the significant resources 06:33.861 --> 06:37.390 in the region and death fell into everything we can to support 06:37.390 --> 06:40.410 this effort i'm not aware of the replacement density up ready 06:40.410 --> 06:44.140 to go back to if it looks like that something that's important 06:44.140 --> 06:47.290 surely will make arrangements but we have other resources in 06:47.290 --> 06:51.134 the region so it it may not be a direct swap like that joe do 06:51.153 --> 06:54.630 you know if the secretary has had any phone calls with his egyptian 06:54.630 --> 06:58.790 counterpart or is if is that if it is planning to do so under 06:58.790 --> 07:01.880 the sectors are lee's been informed of of what's been going on 07:02.231 --> 07:06.129 not in our contributions a to the get to the search effort um 07:06.160 --> 07:08.950 I don't have any particular conversation to to read out at this 07:08.950 --> 07:12.600 point with any foreign counterparts in oakland x with each night 07:12.672 --> 07:16.280 i'd like to be a zombie with a sector all day but I am not aware 07:16.280 --> 07:19.800 of anything of course said you if there is a a call of some sort 07:19.800 --> 07:21.070 will love reported out 07:22.670 --> 07:27.782 yes china is rejecting the us claims the theatre but the planes 07:28.270 --> 07:29.650 flew in an unsafe. Manner 07:31.990 --> 07:35.519 where's your review right now and do ya still believe that you 07:35.519 --> 07:37.456 guys were flying in the safe 07:38.860 --> 07:41.440 there are folks were flying in a safe manner we believe our folks 07:41.440 --> 07:43.000 were flying in a safe manner for sure 07:44.627 --> 07:49.400 bhagat singh and he spent this dissension in is still a under 07:49.400 --> 07:55.680 review bomb but the surly are aircrew of felt the dead that this 07:55.680 --> 08:00.090 was not not to that conducted in the safest or most professional 08:00.090 --> 08:03.612 way in the show will continue to review other the facts in this 08:03.612 --> 08:07.050 center in this case in this is an area where I have we have not 08:07.050 --> 08:12.370 had become really a significant number of issues like this since 08:12.571 --> 08:15.930 some the confidence building measures over the last the last 08:15.930 --> 08:19.170 few months and so the offices are concerned that some like this 08:19.170 --> 08:21.810 would happen will go through the review process and determine 08:22.190 --> 08:26.828 the what if any appropriate to action is needed to walk back 08:26.846 --> 08:31.150 the knowledge centers of the worst were still going through the 08:31.210 --> 08:35.630 review of anime but sarah again our aircraft that was flying 08:36.350 --> 08:42.040 in international airspace om ends up again i'm can't walk you 08:42.040 --> 08:45.620 through every single detail but there were a two chinese aircraft 08:45.620 --> 08:50.120 that it that approached and down our aircrew from felt that the 08:50.120 --> 08:54.620 approach was not conducted in the safe is safe and professional 08:54.620 --> 08:57.440 manner and so but that's the concern that we have and that's 08:57.440 --> 09:01.559 what's being reviewed at this time in the koreans to china's 09:01.560 --> 09:05.927 claims of us is trying to you know violate their airspace or 09:06.093 --> 09:09.580 you know violate their sovereignty or something like that some 09:09.620 --> 09:12.790 minor stands second in international airspace over the south 09:12.790 --> 09:18.829 china sea bomb and we have continued to fly sailing operated 09:19.280 --> 09:23.093 a however international law allows and and we feel confident 09:23.093 --> 09:27.442 that our crew is conducting this up again entered international 09:27.471 --> 09:31.860 air space as allowed under international medical now an american 09:31.860 --> 09:35.350 citizen u s defense contractor as a suspect in the murder of 09:35.350 --> 09:40.610 a local japanese woman any comment on iraqi be one second here 09:41.684 --> 09:51.122 am but this is a a very tragic situation in japan we are not 09:51.122 --> 09:54.213 shocked and dismayed to learn about this incident in okinawan 09:54.260 --> 09:58.740 elena asserted the secretary to armed events determined to provide 09:58.740 --> 10:02.630 a complete cooperation to the government japan and local authorities 10:02.630 --> 10:07.080 in ocala regarding this investigation but this is an appalling 10:07.080 --> 10:11.300 tragedy sector carter adjoins investor kennedy in expressing 10:11.830 --> 10:16.030 his sincere condolences and sympathies of two of the victim's 10:16.030 --> 10:19.710 family and friends and we are 16 our deepest sympathies to the 10:19.710 --> 10:23.409 people of japan express our gratitude for the trust they place 10:23.409 --> 10:27.080 out bilateral alliance and the american people and we will also 10:27.080 --> 10:30.424 undertake efforts to assist the investigation in any way that 10:30.427 --> 10:30.879 we can 10:32.772 --> 10:38.650 history doc but one congressman trey gowdy in the benghazi committee 10:38.650 --> 10:43.061 is that complained that the pentagon has not response to his 10:43.370 --> 10:46.769 request to provide the names drone pilots that might've been 10:46.791 --> 10:50.159 positioned responded angrily attacked you can you comment at 10:50.159 --> 10:53.978 all in that when your response i'm always continue searching 10:53.979 --> 10:57.890 as you noted to work with all congressional inquiries into this 10:57.890 --> 11:01.526 matter we have been cooperating for some time of with this committee 11:01.526 --> 11:06.180 on the range of the inner range of ways on this particular a 11:06.480 --> 11:10.110 request to my understanding is that we we have now provided the 11:10.110 --> 11:13.980 names of four drone pilots and four sensor operators who who 11:13.980 --> 11:19.390 operated a time on that date of the date in question to the committee 11:19.390 --> 11:21.750 that was actually provided in april and yesterday we offer to 11:21.750 --> 11:24.900 make a four pilots available for interviews with the committee 11:24.900 --> 11:28.080 as soon as next week and were continuing to work to identify 11:28.080 --> 11:33.270 additional a pilots and operators bomb again as requested by 11:33.270 --> 11:35.891 the committee and again provide those names to the committees 11:35.891 --> 11:39.700 will do it I take a dispute the idea that you haven't been fully 11:39.700 --> 11:45.280 responsive to the committee's request again I will continue to 11:45.280 --> 11:48.502 work with this committee responded out there for this particular 11:48.502 --> 11:52.060 requests for these individuals miners jenny somebody said people 11:52.060 --> 11:57.074 are not still in the service at this point the band one maiden 11:57.074 --> 12:01.379 be deceased so we continue to work closely related crime to provide 12:01.398 --> 12:05.300 the information committee the they've requested items and data 12:05.870 --> 12:10.089 and will continue do so i'm just a different subject of pomerania 12:10.089 --> 12:13.980 but secretary robert gates was interviewed this morning and he 12:13.980 --> 12:17.640 made some sharply critical remarks about the way the pentagon 12:18.009 --> 12:22.422 construction has characterized the role of u s troops specifically 12:22.422 --> 12:27.010 in shying away from describing it as as a combat I think these 12:27.181 --> 12:32.240 rays the semantic gap backflips were being employed to avoid 12:32.240 --> 12:35.991 describing this in a clear way could you just respond to that 12:36.880 --> 12:42.400 I didn't see their former secretary sir interview um certainly 12:42.400 --> 12:46.418 have great respect for the secretary gates on the side wanna 12:46.420 --> 12:50.658 see exactly what it is he said but I think five eighth and gina 12:50.659 --> 12:55.374 think you know i'm one address with questions here and the secretary 12:55.374 --> 12:58.980 is well to the course of his travels recently on we've made very 12:58.980 --> 13:05.080 clear on what american troops are now engaged in overseas and 13:05.080 --> 13:09.550 in many cases they are in harm's way and they're had been instances 13:09.550 --> 13:12.700 when they've been engaged in combat situations the sector's been 13:12.700 --> 13:15.070 clear about that i'd like to think i've been clear about that 13:15.070 --> 13:19.820 as well these folks are in harm's way we've seen the painfully 13:20.273 --> 13:25.918 ahead through reason experience that evidence itself and so were 13:25.918 --> 13:30.010 not engaging in semantic vectors for talking about americans 13:30.300 --> 13:34.980 at risk we do think it's important to characterize and show on 13:34.980 --> 13:39.040 that american forces right now in iraq for example are and in 13:39.040 --> 13:43.940 afghanistan are for providing sir and in support roles to those 13:44.220 --> 13:47.700 local forces as they carry out of the very important work of 13:47.700 --> 13:50.470 trying to secure their own countries and it is a different role 13:50.860 --> 13:55.170 of then those forces were in several years ago and in both those 13:55.170 --> 13:58.370 countries for example so there is a distinction there but to 13:58.370 --> 14:03.540 be sure american forces have found themselves on as we saw most 14:03.540 --> 14:07.020 recently with that with charles keating and combat situations 14:07.020 --> 14:10.790 in which they are in harm's way and out so I think we've made 14:10.790 --> 14:13.600 that clear the sector's been quite clear about that as well when 14:13.600 --> 14:15.970 the critics are saying that they're pointing exactly to that 14:15.970 --> 14:19.070 kind of radiology with when he said that the troops are in harm's 14:19.070 --> 14:24.130 way for the combat situation as opposed to just flatly saying 14:24.220 --> 14:28.000 they're in combat think that's the thing that people are focusing 14:28.000 --> 14:30.780 in on where they see that is semantics 14:32.200 --> 14:36.090 are you willing to say that the us troops are in combat in iraq 14:36.090 --> 14:40.100 syria and afghanistan date they have been in certain situations 14:40.100 --> 14:43.650 absolutely that they have found themselves under fire that is 14:43.650 --> 14:48.581 combat um again I would not I don't think we're disagreeing with 14:48.581 --> 14:52.940 the genie but but it is a fair as well to say that the role of 14:52.940 --> 14:57.643 u s forces in places like iraq in afghanistan is different a 14:57.687 --> 15:01.818 then previously when they were in the lead in terms of value 15:02.164 --> 15:06.113 of a combat operations they are not in the lead in combat operations 15:06.113 --> 15:08.800 however they certainly have found themselves in combat yes that's 15:08.800 --> 15:13.510 a fair statement yes look it's going to the war against isis 15:13.510 --> 15:18.610 in iraq particularly I in december top official said that 40% 15:18.610 --> 15:22.280 of isis held territory had been recaptured from isis and now 15:22.280 --> 15:28.303 that number's going to four as moved to 45% is shot in iraq is 15:28.303 --> 15:31.350 secretary carter satisfied with the pace of operations it's only 15:31.350 --> 15:36.100 a 5% difference from five months ago at lucas a think the sectors 15:36.100 --> 15:39.960 make clear that he wants to accelerate the defeat of eisele fire 15:39.960 --> 15:46.650 and until that happens and death of their claims to a caliphate 15:46.650 --> 15:52.480 in the arab are eliminated that day on that he won't be satisfied 15:52.840 --> 15:56.540 he like this to move faster and deaf I think he's made that clear 15:56.540 --> 15:59.870 from the start does he think the secretary think that the recent 15:59.870 --> 16:02.500 bombings in baghdad that have killed over 20 people when the 16:02.500 --> 16:06.528 last week or slowdown that effort that efforts to take mosul 16:06.528 --> 16:09.365 one and other parts for the cultivator no 16:10.620 --> 16:14.719 the timings can be approached the wreck um I I don't think the 16:14.719 --> 16:18.770 secretary of feels that way obviously we're watching a situation 16:18.770 --> 16:24.270 baghdad closely on these lot of certainly the the violence that's 16:24.270 --> 16:29.208 been brought forward by I saw is just up once again raises the 16:29.801 --> 16:32.720 mob the question or not the question but makes the point that 16:32.720 --> 16:36.599 they need to defeat I saw as we need to accelerate that too to 16:36.599 --> 16:39.670 eliminate the kind of threat that it poses in baghdad another 16:39.670 --> 16:44.300 parts of iraq and by again taking the fight I saw that perhaps 16:44.300 --> 16:47.800 we can reduce the chances for those kinds of the attacks going 16:47.800 --> 16:52.590 forward yes it is going back to the south china sea foam blaster 16:52.621 --> 16:55.929 china in the united states came to the green and on the roads 16:55.929 --> 17:00.614 for air to air on military encounters on the most recent intercepts 17:00.738 --> 17:05.730 how is that not a violation of that agreement from I I don't 17:05.730 --> 17:09.250 know that it is already isn't were again reviewing on the information 17:09.360 --> 17:13.639 in this is a naked earlier of those of that agreement as you 17:13.639 --> 17:18.420 said has has reduced of these instances which we think is a good 17:18.420 --> 17:21.060 thing we think those conference building measures had been a 17:21.060 --> 17:24.797 productive and or so will review this instant determine whether 17:24.797 --> 17:28.679 or not to there needs to be an appropriate response brought this 17:28.679 --> 17:32.860 up but the chinese specifically how this might go against agreement 17:33.027 --> 17:37.160 I think we're reviewing it and we'll of course is all the property 17:37.160 --> 17:40.860 of a matic channels two to register our concerns as appropriate 17:40.860 --> 17:44.350 once we've been concluded to ourselves what happened here in 17:44.350 --> 17:48.172 the circumstances to say when do you think the review is going 17:48.172 --> 17:51.780 to will what will it you know i'm I I don't have exact deadline 17:51.780 --> 17:56.370 for you but to again of their diplomatic channels for us to pursue 17:56.640 --> 17:58.070 in these instances and will do so 17:59.690 --> 18:04.740 yes there are configured as a contestants of I not the american 18:04.740 --> 18:08.838 planes was 20 when he was intercepted by the chinese aircraft 18:08.842 --> 18:12.686 that I do not know from right here in turn take that question 18:12.686 --> 18:13.124 if you. Like 18:15.790 --> 18:20.772 yes kristie to out to india are questions for the house in sandy 18:20.772 --> 18:24.646 or seek to reduce the size of the national security council staff 18:25.049 --> 18:28.338 to the secretary breathed his three predecessors that that's 18:28.338 --> 18:32.210 something that needs to be done listen i'm knocking it into every 18:32.340 --> 18:35.170 detail of that of the village this point the sec terese expressed 18:35.170 --> 18:38.050 his views about one particular component that is direct bearing 18:38.050 --> 18:42.998 on us by and and that of course is that the funding and does 18:43.061 --> 18:48.460 so cried again knocking it into every single aspect of the of 18:48.460 --> 18:51.550 the bill itself other than particularly in the theory of greatest 18:51.550 --> 18:54.129 concern for the sector is the question about funds going forward 18:54.757 --> 18:58.758 house india passed yesterday woodcock cut funding both bardiya 18:58.760 --> 19:03.580 u x and a strategic capabilities office auditor to the secretary's 19:03.580 --> 19:07.810 biggest priority in thoughtful yet and i'm not in going to every 19:07.810 --> 19:11.180 single detail about the the bill right now he's expressed his 19:11.480 --> 19:15.580 reservations about the the funding part of it on I was in those 19:15.580 --> 19:19.304 two things as are two priority items for the secretary and death 19:19.610 --> 19:22.930 a feels their important and dad i'm sure he will look forward 19:22.930 --> 19:26.910 engaging with congress on why funds for those operations at those 19:26.910 --> 19:31.671 particular units are imported this moment I yes paul people in 19:31.671 --> 19:36.542 both rappers added on can you talk about two of the hong kong 19:36.770 --> 19:39.060 defence officials here and talked about how this represents a 19:39.060 --> 19:43.268 shift in isis strategy from conventional fighter one of morganatic 19:43.299 --> 19:46.690 terraced routes ending his interest in use as a gritter is looking 19:46.690 --> 19:50.190 for ways of tolerate this fight you talk about how he's planning 19:50.190 --> 19:55.170 to shift the u s strategy accordingly away from perhaps preparing 19:55.390 --> 19:58.680 for conventional battles and more toward preventing terrorist 19:58.680 --> 20:02.305 attacks like this will buy the does something that will continue 20:02.305 --> 20:06.540 to work either in conjunction with the iraqi government arm in 20:06.540 --> 20:10.341 support of their their forces and whether not adjustments need 20:10.341 --> 20:14.370 to be made it now with regard to protection and in baghdad this 20:14.370 --> 20:17.468 is something that will continue to ever a conversation with the 20:17.468 --> 20:22.460 iraqis about the threats they face the threats of our forces 20:22.723 --> 20:26.460 a face out in the region is well of course forced protections 20:26.460 --> 20:30.946 critically important us um and but in terms of the fight and 20:30.960 --> 20:35.978 campaign plan for defeating eisele I I don't know for the c I 20:35.978 --> 20:40.370 significant changes on that front said because again that's moving 20:40.370 --> 20:44.450 forward seeing progress on the ground the effort to isolate mosul 20:44.700 --> 20:48.808 the effort in syria to to isolate the rocket that that'll continue 20:48.812 --> 20:52.950 of course to be bombed adjust it's regarding the threat within 20:53.360 --> 20:56.540 iraq itself as I still does continue to adapt I think you've 20:56.540 --> 21:00.130 heard john macfarlane general botelho talk about on the need 21:00.130 --> 21:04.814 for us to or to adapt to the threats that eisele opposes the 21:04.994 --> 21:06.690 tender and will continue do so 21:07.891 --> 21:11.445 are raising new concerns about the extent to which shia militia 21:11.502 --> 21:17.630 provide security in baghdad um I think the again the with regard 21:17.630 --> 21:21.080 to security in baghdad itself this is these are questions that 21:21.080 --> 21:25.460 the iraqis have to deal with will provide as much support as 21:25.460 --> 21:30.070 we can not in terms of advice and assistance on adjustments that 21:30.070 --> 21:35.240 could be made a bud with regard in particular to the to the individual 21:35.240 --> 21:40.080 forces again at the security situation in baghdad is something 21:40.080 --> 21:43.881 that the people of iraq I need to confront the government of 21:43.881 --> 21:46.459 iraq needs needs to confront will do everything we can to support 21:47.114 --> 21:49.120 merican presence are you no concerns about 21:50.571 --> 21:54.820 um in terms american presence in baghdad itself that we feel 21:54.820 --> 21:57.360 confident we've taken the appropriate force protection measures 21:57.360 --> 22:01.710 to protect our people question on the egypt caroline can you 22:01.710 --> 22:04.979 confirm that this is still a search and rescue mission and has 22:04.981 --> 22:08.910 a tradition of insertion nets a mentally i'm a leave that to 22:08.910 --> 22:12.863 the to the investigators to the authorities in in egypt in and 22:12.863 --> 22:16.640 france edition characterize it on of been able to share with 22:16.640 --> 22:19.250 you what we're doing at this moment a train assist 22:20.770 --> 22:25.818 yes jenny think of peter of south korea can you come to find 22:25.818 --> 22:32.595 whether the u s forces conducted the jacobites as the subsequent 22:32.624 --> 22:36.960 iraqi simply yes i'm a journey out to get what i'm not aware 22:36.960 --> 22:41.170 of any of zika virus test I think is the question came up even 22:41.424 --> 22:44.500 a lot last week up take that question to double check but i'm 22:44.500 --> 22:48.400 not a wear of any I seek of our testing has taken place in in 22:48.400 --> 22:54.851 south korea yes yes you're in a unit that is julian for help 22:54.857 --> 23:00.120 so helping the digital government in order to check the list 23:00.120 --> 23:02.007 of passengers of the future 23:03.280 --> 23:07.974 waiting to see if they find in the links with the. Jellyfish 23:10.340 --> 23:14.754 I again with and just on the f the department defence organ provided 23:14.780 --> 23:17.400 whatever support we can to this investigation a leave it to the 23:17.820 --> 23:21.867 department homeland security and other federal agencies ad that 23:21.867 --> 23:24.800 may be more direct communication with the egyptians about some 23:24.800 --> 23:27.860 of these issues but to hide I think you've heard even from josh 23:27.860 --> 23:31.949 earnest all alright but the u s government stands ready to assist 23:31.949 --> 23:36.320 in in whatever way we can out with this investigation out of 23:36.320 --> 23:40.714 mexico or last week jessica penny ashton growers have mentioned 23:41.912 --> 23:46.289 in the church of the monster will be north of mexico has become 23:46.289 --> 23:48.276 a global exporter of. Security 23:49.841 --> 23:53.980 both in the continent and beyond what he was referring to 23:55.580 --> 23:59.633 what musical control with the us. Involved 24:02.060 --> 24:05.310 yes I think what the sector was talking about is it mexico's 24:05.860 --> 24:10.270 a role important role on as a regional defence leader it's its 24:10.270 --> 24:13.948 activities in deir interamerican defense board the competent 24:13.953 --> 24:17.800 defense ministers of the americas but its role as a as a regional 24:17.800 --> 24:21.780 player its assistance for example in responding to human najarian 24:22.152 --> 24:26.227 ally and other a disaster situations in the region and after 24:26.227 --> 24:29.830 and the broader role it played in in that regard and I think 24:29.830 --> 24:32.750 the sector was again highlighting those positive contributions 24:33.130 --> 24:36.470 and the role the mexico plays in the region he was referring 24:36.471 --> 24:40.777 to expose it to the gills or beyond the borders of the continent 24:40.803 --> 24:42.577 was a very moody to the. Possible 24:44.656 --> 24:49.990 a decision of the president to send evidence out of horses for 24:49.990 --> 24:54.291 peacekeeping operations and certainly I think that was it and 24:54.363 --> 24:57.660 elliott another factor with the sector in his characterization 24:57.660 --> 25:01.800 there um and the sexual abuse that is a is a positive sign a 25:01.800 --> 25:04.940 positive role for mexico a potentially a play in peacekeeping 25:04.940 --> 25:08.130 operations and that was a significant decision last year from 25:08.130 --> 25:12.442 the president and one of the sectors certainly welcomes and dad 25:12.442 --> 25:15.838 under the secretary was pleased to have a chance to speak I have 25:15.850 --> 25:18.940 to of course said that mexican officials during a change of command 25:18.940 --> 25:24.080 ceremony on good moment for him to to catch up on on issues and 25:24.089 --> 25:30.180 region yes I think peter y two on the uk arrest in okinawan to 25:30.180 --> 25:33.514 clarify in just a couple points you mentioned out and offered 25:33.514 --> 25:37.087 to assist with the investigation is at an outstanding offer tours 25:37.097 --> 25:42.040 there been some cooperation or assistance already between adultery 25:42.193 --> 25:47.620 distributors and local authorities yes or a no the day u s officials 25:47.620 --> 25:51.560 have been in and contact with a five minute japanese government 25:51.560 --> 25:56.373 over this set of dona characterize on every aspect of it is that 25:56.373 --> 25:59.580 I don't know in full but to obviously we'd like to assist in 25:59.580 --> 26:02.883 any way we can I think are the investor express that answer the 26:02.883 --> 26:07.594 sector feels the same way and about the the person who is arrested 26:07.620 --> 26:11.750 but just do you know if they were a civilian employee at cadena 26:11.806 --> 26:16.550 or the cup were contractors not my understand is said the individual 26:16.550 --> 26:20.820 in question or is a contractor is not a civilian. Employee 26:24.020 --> 26:30.150 yes caf used to report one on the south china sea under standing 26:30.158 --> 26:34.882 that still under investigation into possible responses for patients 26:34.882 --> 26:38.930 are taught what's on the table and uses it to a servant not increased 26:38.930 --> 26:42.909 violence in the region increased types are outraged runs the 26:42.910 --> 26:44.166 gamut of this 26:45.989 --> 26:50.880 there are diplomatic channels in which to have their proper conversation 26:51.240 --> 26:54.452 about these kinds of incidents prevented complete are reviewing 26:54.561 --> 26:57.721 and determine what the most appropriate and nextstep but i'm 26:57.721 --> 27:00.560 actually get into hypotheticals at this point that we've had 27:00.560 --> 27:05.005 these this is happened in the past in their appropriate five 27:06.211 --> 27:11.710 their proper protocols to follow by subsequently to try and again 27:11.710 --> 27:16.050 explain that merged into engaging as diplomatic. Conversations 27:18.041 --> 27:24.323 jonas and brief details of the deal or to cross on his sonnet 27:24.394 --> 27:28.160 recommendations for the next steps that can stand the readout 27:28.160 --> 27:31.800 was re spores in terms of what those recommendations for working 27:31.830 --> 27:37.036 you every little bit on that the generals were paid to two drowned 27:37.520 --> 27:40.563 after another scene of russia's yet my understanding is what 27:40.570 --> 27:44.810 general nicholson were conveyed at that meeting in brussels was 27:44.810 --> 27:49.480 a situational update on what's happening on the ground in afghanistan 27:49.480 --> 27:55.260 at this moment in time he spoke not just to us a time colleagues 27:55.260 --> 28:00.100 but also to two other nato I m not college to other countries 28:00.340 --> 28:03.529 who may be involved in that in the mission in afghanistan and 28:03.529 --> 28:08.550 it was a more an operational update it was not a set of recommendations 28:08.550 --> 28:11.220 for the future was this is what's happening. Today 28:13.724 --> 28:17.806 the little white house up to the end of june the sword and the 28:17.873 --> 28:20.720 timeline for that my understanding is the general nicholson is 28:20.720 --> 28:26.350 still said to me that 90 day up window if you will and to fully 28:26.350 --> 28:29.668 intends to meet that of following the cheney command terms of 28:29.668 --> 28:33.320 live reporting I his recommendations are not to the. Gentleman 28:36.080 --> 28:40.930 yes get in there to the egyptair flight the longest any displacement 28:40.930 --> 28:45.598 meters are the plane when it went down but was in a safe area 28:45.949 --> 28:50.450 considered not aggressors are not considered the many threats 28:50.450 --> 28:54.640 this variation but given the growing concern about the military 28:54.640 --> 28:58.920 the region as a whole migrant crisis and other factors has there 28:58.920 --> 29:02.164 been any discussed at this point shifting some resources between 29:02.188 --> 29:07.016 us because of his other allies to get a better view but was dead 29:07.260 --> 29:11.248 on the mediterranean sea level it also grows in airspace area 29:11.634 --> 29:15.710 but this is of sedition was a nato mission there I deal with 29:15.710 --> 29:20.030 the migrant issue and there there are nato assets in the region 29:20.030 --> 29:25.280 for for that reason there's there's actually the u s has a presence 29:25.280 --> 29:28.040 there are other nato allies have a presence but i'm not aware 29:28.040 --> 29:32.780 of anything specific abdicated in aviation threat that that has 29:32.940 --> 29:35.660 required the shifting of nato resources at prof for you to nato 29:35.660 --> 29:40.160 for for that specifically but we have a fairly significant presence 29:40.160 --> 29:42.800 in the region as you know and that we were able to deploy an 29:42.800 --> 29:47.505 aircraft not in this particular instance but there's another 29:47.505 --> 29:50.510 way of any discussion shifting u s assets to specifically deal 29:50.510 --> 29:52.720 with of this kind of. Situation 29:54.710 --> 29:58.410 nancy followed by jamie's question please if I understood you 29:58.410 --> 30:01.646 correctly you're saying that there are situations in which us 30:01.660 --> 30:05.700 troops interact find themselves in combat is that correct yes 30:06.880 --> 30:10.870 when combat situations how does this department see their deployment 30:10.877 --> 30:14.997 has a defined visit combat deployment no matter what whether 30:15.255 --> 30:18.256 they're in this combat situations or not and if not how is it 30:18.257 --> 30:22.098 defined when they're not in this situation but nancy I think 30:22.098 --> 30:27.020 you first described in detail there that the training unit rising 30:27.020 --> 30:30.550 in existing mission and we've heard that our troops engaged in 30:30.550 --> 30:34.548 iraq to support or providing to iraqi forces and I think will 30:35.800 --> 30:38.779 that's how we would describe that mission they are still are 30:38.786 --> 30:43.530 in harm's way each every one of those forces and that they may 30:43.530 --> 30:47.340 not find themselves in combat every single day and death and 30:47.370 --> 30:50.518 that there have been instances in which they have and that's 30:50.518 --> 30:53.321 how we would describe saying there's a distinction between it 30:53.438 --> 30:57.771 being in harm's way to combat the from hearing a crack and there's 30:58.917 --> 31:02.430 standard terminology mature and garrett there are circumstances 31:02.430 --> 31:06.970 in which us forces have found themselves in combat and eight 31:06.970 --> 31:09.770 certainly there are circumstances in which they are not directly 31:09.770 --> 31:13.770 in combat engaged in a combat in which they find themselves in 31:13.770 --> 31:17.514 harm's way and that's true every single day in iraq and there 31:18.098 --> 31:22.071 and died we've been pretty clear about that time and with the 31:22.077 --> 31:26.940 continued be that there are situations in which five u s soldiers 31:26.970 --> 31:29.983 are at risk every single day I think sectors and quite clear 31:29.983 --> 31:34.820 about that on china and the standard of how you define what situations 31:34.865 --> 31:38.140 harm's way and what situations compact cassette i'm having trouble 31:39.121 --> 31:43.596 um you know I think of which explained it to multiple times and 31:43.630 --> 31:47.620 about the support all our folks are folks are playing the training 31:47.650 --> 31:51.074 that their own providing the capacity building that we have a 31:51.074 --> 31:54.520 connecting with iraqi security forces trying to enable them to 31:54.520 --> 31:58.261 secure their country and in the course of doing that given that 31:58.331 --> 32:01.940 the situation was atheism and the threat they pose those u s 32:01.940 --> 32:05.370 forces find themselves in harm's way and there have been instances 32:05.370 --> 32:09.240 in which they found themselves in combat and eight every member 32:09.240 --> 32:12.820 of the u s military there has a right to defend themselves if 32:12.820 --> 32:16.422 they find themselves in that situation as well but you're saying 32:16.422 --> 32:18.760 this is not it's not continually combat 32:20.003 --> 32:23.550 i'm sure you correctly that there are some u s forces that are 32:23.550 --> 32:25.821 right now are not in combat in iraq that are 32:28.036 --> 32:32.549 the album given the previous security concerns about traffic 32:32.549 --> 32:36.390 all airport is duty considering issuing an advisory to service 32:36.390 --> 32:40.350 members in europe not to travel through that airport i'm i'm 32:40.350 --> 32:43.933 not aware of any change in are the current notification still 32:43.933 --> 32:46.370 service members but were civilians for that matter 32:48.850 --> 32:54.229 yes i'll go bill endemic aside from the state department the 32:54.586 --> 32:58.670 had eight lee stated that designated isis branch is in libya 32:58.670 --> 33:03.168 yemen in saudi arabia as a terrorist organization was wondering 33:03.168 --> 33:06.220 if that had any impact on the way that the u s military pursues 33:06.220 --> 33:12.270 them or targets targets leaders out survivors a support the actions 33:12.270 --> 33:16.090 taken by our state and treasury of colleagues and as you know 33:16.550 --> 33:22.071 I targeting the finances of the isolators it is one of the of 33:22.356 --> 33:25.460 of eisele of are always been important component of our fight 33:25.460 --> 33:29.300 against eisele and that we've had success working with our colleagues 33:29.300 --> 33:34.290 in terms of ut and targeting their financial network of anything 33:35.108 --> 33:38.640 as you seen from our direct air strikes on their cash centers 33:38.640 --> 33:42.140 we been able to have an impact on isis finances so we think this 33:42.140 --> 33:46.070 is a step better again could also prove productive in terms of 33:46.070 --> 33:49.602 the targeting and and further damaging their financial network 33:49.602 --> 33:54.070 but there's no specific change for us as result lookups to the 33:54.071 --> 33:59.115 china incident this sector it think the unsafe intercepted by 33:59.115 --> 34:02.710 the chinese fighter jets was an isolated incident or does she 34:02.710 --> 34:06.890 think this is a following the pattern on lookers as we've talked 34:06.890 --> 34:10.900 about to in recent months i'm with eddie's conference building 34:10.900 --> 34:15.750 measures in which of these kinds of incidents of been a rare 34:15.940 --> 34:19.810 and that's been a good thing so I i'm not sure we're prepared 34:19.810 --> 34:23.230 to conclude at this point about where the this was an isolated 34:23.230 --> 34:26.230 incident but it's certainly not something we've seen a lot of 34:26.230 --> 34:29.730 recently and that's been a good thing and up for all the reasons 34:29.730 --> 34:32.660 you would understand this is about saving professional conduct 34:32.660 --> 34:36.840 in the air and aperture to an aircraft in international airspace 34:37.190 --> 34:42.656 secretaries first reaction we heard about the incident um a leukocyte 34:42.691 --> 34:44.810 I don't know what is the first reaction was I wasn't there when 34:44.853 --> 34:48.407 when he learned about it i'd be happy to ask him but to again 34:48.407 --> 34:52.054 did sector would have concerns for the safety of our air crews 34:52.087 --> 34:55.920 are anywhere in the world in which they run into a situation 34:55.920 --> 34:59.762 which they deem up as a counterpart to be conducting suvs in 34:59.762 --> 35:02.630 an unsafe manner today injuries just one question on the fortune 35:02.634 --> 35:06.160 you said earlier that to taking the funding out of the house 35:06.160 --> 35:09.000 plan to take funding out of the wartime budget is not in our 35:09.000 --> 35:14.500 highest priorities given the of crash of the b 52 in guam is 35:14.500 --> 35:17.889 there some concern that the secretary had some concern that are 35:17.890 --> 35:23.320 not of money is going to funding pilots hours of training and 35:23.650 --> 35:27.050 getting new aircraft given that so many marks of frankly just 35:27.050 --> 35:31.220 can't fly right no bombers fighter jets and whatnot there's significant 35:31.220 --> 35:37.080 investment in the budget plan we've submitted in new aircraft 35:37.569 --> 35:42.030 the f 35 for example by several there are several categories 35:42.030 --> 35:44.390 of aircraft in which there are new investments there are new 35:44.390 --> 35:48.590 investments in this budget reflecting I training and readiness 35:48.590 --> 35:52.520 of for the air force and for the marines for the navy i'm so 35:52.520 --> 35:55.810 the sector believes that this budget represents an opportunity 35:56.060 --> 35:59.030 to both invest in the future in terms of innovation technology 35:59.391 --> 36:03.420 on aircraft also invest in our people and provide them the kind 36:03.420 --> 36:06.980 of training readiness skills that they need to be able to conduct 36:06.980 --> 36:11.370 their missions are and that follows a period of time out in which 36:11.370 --> 36:14.380 because of the threat of sequester budget cuts it's been much 36:14.380 --> 36:17.460 harder to do those sorts of things and to some extent some of 36:17.460 --> 36:21.360 those issues were facing rhino reflect decisions from the past 36:21.360 --> 36:24.531 the budget uncertainty that we've seen from the past few years 36:24.914 --> 36:28.150 affectively coming home to roost and this represents thanks to 36:28.150 --> 36:31.250 the budget agreement some certainty in terms of our planning 36:31.350 --> 36:35.824 some certainty in our ability to try and address some of these 36:35.824 --> 36:41.450 are the readiness of problems from the past in a careful planned 36:41.670 --> 36:45.530 appropriate way and to inject new uncertainty into the process 36:45.530 --> 36:49.820 now of puts at risk we have a plan moving forward to improve 36:50.110 --> 36:54.360 readiness and and in terms of these investments and dad to put 36:54.360 --> 36:57.370 that in jeopardy and sector believes is that is not the right 36:57.370 --> 36:57.930 step to take 36:59.179 --> 37:04.398 you aren't a golem or the back and then I get around I waited 37:04.407 --> 37:08.986 for alberto okinawa issue yes I do think of the impact prices 37:09.092 --> 37:14.800 in this case due to his presence the okinawa via a this is a 37:14.840 --> 37:21.080 a tragic up a vent arm and again I have something that there 37:21.080 --> 37:27.050 were very concerned about amanda this said this is something 37:27.050 --> 37:30.590 we will probably see work closely with the japanese government 37:30.890 --> 37:35.120 and to the extent we can but this is a lot of shocking and dismaying 37:35.120 --> 37:39.110 incidence and death and we certainly have have great concerns 37:39.110 --> 37:42.438 about uh um but with the same time we look forward to getting 37:42.438 --> 37:45.990 to work out with the the people of japan the government of japan 37:46.312 --> 37:49.120 omd and death and continuing forward 37:50.650 --> 37:52.429 I think so much appreciate it.