1 00:00:02,019 --> 00:00:04,019 All right . Well , good afternoon , 2 00:00:04,019 --> 00:00:06,130 everyone . Just a couple of things to 3 00:00:06,130 --> 00:00:08,297 pass along and then we'll get right to 4 00:00:08,297 --> 00:00:10,670 your questions . Today . The Department 5 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:12,899 of Defense deployed four US army 6 00:00:12,909 --> 00:00:15,689 vessels from joint base Langley Eustace 7 00:00:15,699 --> 00:00:17,643 to meet the eastern to the eastern 8 00:00:17,643 --> 00:00:19,199 Mediterranean in support of 9 00:00:19,199 --> 00:00:21,310 humanitarian assistance operations in 10 00:00:21,310 --> 00:00:23,199 Gaza . And the mission to build a 11 00:00:23,199 --> 00:00:25,760 temporary pier . The US army vessel sp 12 00:00:25,770 --> 00:00:28,500 four James A Liu US army vessel , 13 00:00:28,510 --> 00:00:30,709 Monterey US army Vess vessel , 14 00:00:30,719 --> 00:00:33,169 Matamoros and US army vessel Wilson 15 00:00:33,180 --> 00:00:35,291 Wharf from the seventh Transportation 16 00:00:35,291 --> 00:00:37,236 Brigade expeditionary all departed 17 00:00:37,236 --> 00:00:39,459 earlier today carrying the equipment 18 00:00:39,470 --> 00:00:41,470 and supplies needed to support this 19 00:00:41,470 --> 00:00:43,430 mission . Once in theater , these 20 00:00:43,439 --> 00:00:45,630 vessels and their crews will establish 21 00:00:45,639 --> 00:00:48,970 a roll on roll off peer capability that 22 00:00:48,979 --> 00:00:51,180 allows ship to shore humanitarian 23 00:00:51,189 --> 00:00:53,810 assistance to the people of Gaza . We 24 00:00:53,819 --> 00:00:56,041 expect the pier to be fully operational 25 00:00:56,041 --> 00:00:58,208 in approximately 60 days which will be 26 00:00:58,208 --> 00:01:00,319 able to facilitate the delivery of up 27 00:01:00,319 --> 00:01:02,790 to 2 million meals daily . Also on the 28 00:01:02,799 --> 00:01:04,743 humanitarian assistance front this 29 00:01:04,743 --> 00:01:06,799 morning , us central command and the 30 00:01:06,799 --> 00:01:08,799 Royal Jordanian Air Force conducted 31 00:01:08,799 --> 00:01:10,966 another combined airdrop into northern 32 00:01:10,966 --> 00:01:13,209 Gaza where US Air Force C 130 dropped 33 00:01:13,220 --> 00:01:17,069 over 5000 £280 of food including rice , 34 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:19,889 flour , pasta and canned food . Since 35 00:01:19,900 --> 00:01:21,844 March 2nd US , Central Command has 36 00:01:21,844 --> 00:01:24,178 conducted eight humanitarian assistance , 37 00:01:24,178 --> 00:01:26,400 airdrops into Gaza to provide essential 38 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:28,400 relief to civilians affected by the 39 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:30,970 ongoing conflict . C 130 the air crews 40 00:01:30,980 --> 00:01:34,029 have dropped over 206,000 meals , 41 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:36,151 48,000 bottles of water and more than 42 00:01:36,151 --> 00:01:40,110 £5000 of food items . Separately 43 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:42,009 today , the Department of Defense 44 00:01:42,009 --> 00:01:43,676 announced additional security 45 00:01:43,676 --> 00:01:45,453 assistance via the presidential 46 00:01:45,453 --> 00:01:47,620 drawdown authority as an extraordinary 47 00:01:47,620 --> 00:01:49,676 measure to address some of Ukraine's 48 00:01:49,676 --> 00:01:51,620 most pressing security and defense 49 00:01:51,620 --> 00:01:53,453 needs . This package is the 55th 50 00:01:53,453 --> 00:01:55,680 tranche of assistance and is valued at 51 00:01:55,690 --> 00:01:57,639 up to $300 million and includes 52 00:01:57,650 --> 00:01:59,539 capabilities to support Ukraine's 53 00:01:59,539 --> 00:02:01,539 immediate air defense artillery and 54 00:02:01,539 --> 00:02:03,750 anti tank requirements . The 55 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:05,649 capabilities in this announcement 56 00:02:05,649 --> 00:02:07,927 include stinger anti aircraft missiles , 57 00:02:07,927 --> 00:02:10,038 additional ammunition for high mars , 58 00:02:10,330 --> 00:02:12,710 155 millimeter artillery rounds 59 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:14,609 including high explosive and dual 60 00:02:14,609 --> 00:02:16,498 purpose improved cluster munition 61 00:02:16,498 --> 00:02:18,490 rounds , 105 millimeter artillery 62 00:02:18,500 --> 00:02:21,559 rounds , 84 anti armor systems , 63 00:02:21,740 --> 00:02:23,520 additional rounds of small arms 64 00:02:23,529 --> 00:02:25,860 ammunition , demolitions , munitions 65 00:02:25,869 --> 00:02:28,199 for obstacle clearing , spare parts , 66 00:02:28,210 --> 00:02:29,988 maintenance and other ancillary 67 00:02:29,988 --> 00:02:32,339 equipment . Now to be clear , we were 68 00:02:32,350 --> 00:02:34,539 able to provide this PD A due to 69 00:02:34,550 --> 00:02:36,899 negotiated savings on contracts to 70 00:02:36,910 --> 00:02:38,966 replace equipment from previous draw 71 00:02:38,966 --> 00:02:41,460 downs for Ukraine . As a result of 72 00:02:41,470 --> 00:02:43,526 these cost savings , we were able to 73 00:02:43,526 --> 00:02:45,359 authorize a new PD A package for 74 00:02:45,359 --> 00:02:47,192 Ukraine today without additional 75 00:02:47,192 --> 00:02:49,137 significant impacts to us military 76 00:02:49,137 --> 00:02:51,303 readiness . But this does not change . 77 00:02:51,303 --> 00:02:53,526 The fact that we urgently need Congress 78 00:02:53,526 --> 00:02:55,589 to pass dod supplemental request . 79 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:58,110 Today's PD A package while providing 80 00:02:58,119 --> 00:03:00,341 urgent capabilities to Ukraine's forces 81 00:03:00,341 --> 00:03:02,452 is nowhere near enough . And the only 82 00:03:02,452 --> 00:03:04,675 way to meet Ukraine's battlefield needs 83 00:03:04,675 --> 00:03:06,675 is for Congress to swiftly pass the 84 00:03:06,675 --> 00:03:08,841 supplemental . That'll be glad to take 85 00:03:08,841 --> 00:03:11,063 your questions . Start with a P uh Lida 86 00:03:11,063 --> 00:03:14,229 Baldur on the phone , I believe . Hi , 87 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:17,160 Pat . Yes , thank you . Um Can you just 88 00:03:17,169 --> 00:03:19,225 took quick follow ups on on what you 89 00:03:19,225 --> 00:03:21,113 sort of announced ? Uh Is there a 90 00:03:21,113 --> 00:03:25,050 location yet for where this um new 91 00:03:25,059 --> 00:03:28,770 pier is going to be uh in Gaza ? And 92 00:03:29,220 --> 00:03:32,759 is the US participating ? I in any 93 00:03:32,770 --> 00:03:35,979 way in any of the other currently 94 00:03:35,990 --> 00:03:39,679 ongoing marine vessel 95 00:03:39,949 --> 00:03:42,179 aid deliveries to Gaza ? And then I 96 00:03:42,190 --> 00:03:44,412 have a question on the aid , but if you 97 00:03:44,412 --> 00:03:46,746 want to do those two first , thanks Lia . 98 00:03:46,746 --> 00:03:48,634 Uh So in terms of uh the specific 99 00:03:48,634 --> 00:03:51,179 location of the pier , uh I , I don't 100 00:03:51,190 --> 00:03:53,412 have that to provide to you for OPSEC . 101 00:03:53,412 --> 00:03:55,412 I'm not , I don't think we're gonna 102 00:03:55,412 --> 00:03:57,746 provide that in advance , but of course , 103 00:03:57,746 --> 00:03:59,690 as the , the pier starts to become 104 00:03:59,690 --> 00:04:01,857 constructed , uh we , we'll be sure to 105 00:04:01,857 --> 00:04:04,134 obviously keep you in the loop on that . 106 00:04:04,134 --> 00:04:06,220 Uh in terms of the , the ongoing uh 107 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:10,110 delivery of aid via the sea uh that I 108 00:04:10,119 --> 00:04:12,286 think you've seen in the press . Uh to 109 00:04:12,286 --> 00:04:14,175 my knowledge , there is no dod uh 110 00:04:14,175 --> 00:04:16,230 participation in that other than the 111 00:04:16,230 --> 00:04:18,341 broader discussion of , of how we can 112 00:04:18,399 --> 00:04:20,510 uh complement ongoing international 113 00:04:20,519 --> 00:04:23,500 efforts to uh ensure that aid gets into 114 00:04:23,510 --> 00:04:27,230 Gaza . Secondly , um on the uh 115 00:04:27,239 --> 00:04:29,295 so on the the aid , I think a lot of 116 00:04:29,295 --> 00:04:31,517 people are a little confused about sort 117 00:04:31,517 --> 00:04:33,517 of the Pentagon for the second time 118 00:04:33,517 --> 00:04:35,517 finding money , like you're finding 119 00:04:35,517 --> 00:04:37,517 quarters in the couch kitchen , the 120 00:04:37,649 --> 00:04:40,839 cushions . So can you explain initially , 121 00:04:40,850 --> 00:04:44,350 we were told several months ago that 122 00:04:44,790 --> 00:04:47,309 the military had um 123 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:51,899 not anticipated the cost of some of the 124 00:04:51,910 --> 00:04:53,859 replacement . So some of the 125 00:04:53,869 --> 00:04:57,559 replacement was more than what they 126 00:04:57,570 --> 00:05:00,140 originally budgeted . So the military 127 00:05:00,149 --> 00:05:02,316 of the Pentagon is in the hole . Now , 128 00:05:02,316 --> 00:05:05,799 we're told in some cases , they um 129 00:05:05,809 --> 00:05:08,119 thought that it was gonna cost more 130 00:05:08,130 --> 00:05:10,352 than it actually costs . So it's , it's 131 00:05:10,352 --> 00:05:12,408 kind of contradictory . Do you think 132 00:05:12,408 --> 00:05:15,529 you're starting to lose credibility on 133 00:05:15,540 --> 00:05:18,529 this issue ? No , not , not at all lita 134 00:05:18,540 --> 00:05:20,762 and , and to explain , you know , we're 135 00:05:20,762 --> 00:05:22,873 talking about uh two different things 136 00:05:22,873 --> 00:05:24,596 here . One , there's the , the 137 00:05:24,596 --> 00:05:27,829 authorization uh to expend funds uh 138 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:31,609 to , to buy equipment uh for Ukraine 139 00:05:31,619 --> 00:05:33,563 and then there's the replenishment 140 00:05:33,563 --> 00:05:35,786 funds and of course , we're , we're out 141 00:05:35,786 --> 00:05:38,119 of replenishment funds . Uh And so what , 142 00:05:38,119 --> 00:05:40,008 what you heard the White House uh 143 00:05:40,008 --> 00:05:42,250 announced earlier today is when we sent 144 00:05:42,260 --> 00:05:45,329 Ukraine weapons last year , the dod 145 00:05:45,339 --> 00:05:48,269 negotiated contracts to replenish those 146 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:51,519 weapons into us stockpiles . Uh And 147 00:05:51,529 --> 00:05:54,769 because of those negotiations , uh you 148 00:05:54,779 --> 00:05:57,001 know , we , we budgeted the full amount 149 00:05:57,001 --> 00:05:58,946 uh of appropriated funds for those 150 00:05:58,946 --> 00:06:00,890 contracts . But because of those 151 00:06:00,899 --> 00:06:04,420 negotiations , uh those contracts came 152 00:06:04,429 --> 00:06:06,373 in under budget . And so we have a 153 00:06:06,373 --> 00:06:08,700 modest amount of funding available . Uh 154 00:06:08,709 --> 00:06:10,739 And , and this happens from time to 155 00:06:10,750 --> 00:06:12,917 time , but it's , of course , it's not 156 00:06:12,917 --> 00:06:15,083 something you can plan for , you can't 157 00:06:15,083 --> 00:06:18,079 plan for budget savings on contracts . 158 00:06:18,309 --> 00:06:20,642 Uh And so , as I highlighted on the top , 159 00:06:20,642 --> 00:06:23,760 we're able to use these cost savings to 160 00:06:23,769 --> 00:06:26,269 make up uh this modest amount of new 161 00:06:26,279 --> 00:06:29,149 security assistance available right now 162 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:31,329 without significantly impacting 163 00:06:31,559 --> 00:06:34,640 military readiness . Uh Because of of 164 00:06:34,649 --> 00:06:36,816 the situation in Ukraine , obviously , 165 00:06:36,816 --> 00:06:39,038 they are in an existential fight , they 166 00:06:39,038 --> 00:06:41,205 have an urgent need for help . So this 167 00:06:41,205 --> 00:06:43,470 is a way that we can provide a small 168 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:46,190 amount of assistance urgently right now . 169 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:48,869 But as I also highlighted it in no way , 170 00:06:49,130 --> 00:06:52,399 changes the need for a supplemental to 171 00:06:52,410 --> 00:06:54,529 fully fund and and be able to provide 172 00:06:54,540 --> 00:06:56,707 Ukraine with the kinds of capabilities 173 00:06:56,707 --> 00:06:58,818 they need to defend their country and 174 00:06:58,818 --> 00:07:01,040 sustain this fight . Thank you . Let me 175 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:03,769 go into the room here or uh follow up 176 00:07:03,779 --> 00:07:06,730 question on the aid , Ukraine , 177 00:07:06,739 --> 00:07:09,209 presumably the 300 million wasn't found 178 00:07:09,220 --> 00:07:11,553 all at once . It built up to that point . 179 00:07:11,553 --> 00:07:13,553 Why , why wait until it was at this 180 00:07:13,553 --> 00:07:15,553 point instead of announcing a , you 181 00:07:15,553 --> 00:07:17,664 know , half that 100 50 million weeks 182 00:07:17,664 --> 00:07:17,410 ago , as you were already warning the 183 00:07:17,420 --> 00:07:19,760 situation was dire . Yeah , so a couple 184 00:07:19,769 --> 00:07:21,980 of things . So uh this um covers 185 00:07:21,989 --> 00:07:24,160 multiple contracts . Uh And as I 186 00:07:24,170 --> 00:07:26,480 understand it , as those negotiations 187 00:07:26,489 --> 00:07:28,839 uh came to conclusion it's only been in 188 00:07:28,850 --> 00:07:30,850 the last couple of weeks that we've 189 00:07:30,850 --> 00:07:32,961 been able to identify the full amount 190 00:07:32,961 --> 00:07:35,072 uh that could be made available to do 191 00:07:35,072 --> 00:07:36,961 this . Uh And so , of course , uh 192 00:07:36,961 --> 00:07:38,906 that's why we're announcing it now 193 00:07:38,906 --> 00:07:41,017 because of the urgent need to be able 194 00:07:41,017 --> 00:07:43,128 to , to provide what we can . Again , 195 00:07:43,128 --> 00:07:45,350 recognizing the fact that at the end of 196 00:07:45,350 --> 00:07:47,406 the day , what we really need is the 197 00:07:47,406 --> 00:07:49,572 supplemental . Thank you . All right . 198 00:07:49,572 --> 00:07:51,794 Thank you . Um Two questions . First of 199 00:07:51,794 --> 00:07:53,961 all , um since you were able to cobble 200 00:07:53,961 --> 00:07:56,294 together this uh amount of cost savings , 201 00:07:56,294 --> 00:07:58,294 are there additional potential cost 202 00:07:58,294 --> 00:08:00,294 savings you're looking at for other 203 00:08:00,294 --> 00:08:02,517 contracts to be able to send additional 204 00:08:02,517 --> 00:08:04,739 aid to Ukraine and then I have a follow 205 00:08:04,739 --> 00:08:06,850 up . So , so the short answer is no . 206 00:08:06,850 --> 00:08:08,906 Um I mean , again , as I mentioned , 207 00:08:08,906 --> 00:08:11,017 you can't necessarily plan for budget 208 00:08:11,017 --> 00:08:13,128 savings . It's not like you can say , 209 00:08:13,128 --> 00:08:12,920 well , because I'm buying bulk , I can 210 00:08:12,929 --> 00:08:15,151 assume that I'm gonna get this amount . 211 00:08:15,151 --> 00:08:18,000 Um And so it's not a sustainable way to 212 00:08:18,010 --> 00:08:20,040 support Ukraine for the long term , 213 00:08:20,049 --> 00:08:22,105 which is again why we really need uh 214 00:08:22,105 --> 00:08:24,105 this supplemental past . And then I 215 00:08:24,105 --> 00:08:26,271 think you mentioned um in your initial 216 00:08:26,271 --> 00:08:28,493 read out that you're sending to pickups 217 00:08:28,493 --> 00:08:30,716 additional to pickups . Can you say how 218 00:08:30,716 --> 00:08:32,605 many you're sending ? Is this the 219 00:08:32,605 --> 00:08:34,827 second or third time that you , you are 220 00:08:34,827 --> 00:08:36,938 sending a tranche of de , pick them ? 221 00:08:36,938 --> 00:08:38,938 And what is the dead rate of the de 222 00:08:38,938 --> 00:08:41,271 pickups that you're sending Yeah , so I , 223 00:08:41,271 --> 00:08:43,271 no , I can't provide numbers uh for 224 00:08:43,271 --> 00:08:45,605 operational security reasons . LA and I , 225 00:08:45,605 --> 00:08:45,280 I'd point you back to our previous 226 00:08:45,289 --> 00:08:47,289 statements on depicts . I don't , I 227 00:08:47,289 --> 00:08:49,622 don't have uh in front of me , you know , 228 00:08:49,622 --> 00:08:51,789 the number of announcements we've made 229 00:08:51,789 --> 00:08:53,789 as you highlight , we have provided 230 00:08:53,789 --> 00:08:55,956 them in the past . Uh So I , I'd refer 231 00:08:55,956 --> 00:08:58,067 you back to those . I don't , I don't 232 00:08:58,067 --> 00:08:58,020 have any information . I don't have any 233 00:08:58,030 --> 00:09:00,030 information to pass on that . Tom , 234 00:09:00,030 --> 00:09:01,641 thanks General . Um Just one 235 00:09:01,641 --> 00:09:04,789 clarification on the aid to Gaza . And 236 00:09:04,799 --> 00:09:06,799 then a question on Ukraine . So you 237 00:09:06,799 --> 00:09:08,855 said on Friday it was going to be 60 238 00:09:08,855 --> 00:09:10,966 days from Friday and then today , you 239 00:09:10,966 --> 00:09:13,188 just said it's going to be 60 days . So 240 00:09:13,188 --> 00:09:13,130 is it 60 days from today or is it six 241 00:09:13,140 --> 00:09:16,099 days from last , from last Friday ? 242 00:09:17,369 --> 00:09:20,000 So within 60 days ? So , I mean , count 243 00:09:20,010 --> 00:09:21,677 from the day that we made the 244 00:09:21,677 --> 00:09:23,843 announcement , but I mean 60 days that 245 00:09:23,843 --> 00:09:26,177 this they'll be operational . Thank you . 246 00:09:26,177 --> 00:09:29,030 And then um on the Ukraine aid . Um how 247 00:09:29,039 --> 00:09:30,880 soon will the artillery that you 248 00:09:30,890 --> 00:09:33,190 described the artillery rounds actually 249 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:35,929 get to the battlefield ? And do you see 250 00:09:35,940 --> 00:09:38,080 it as shifting the needle much for 251 00:09:38,090 --> 00:09:40,270 Ukraine ? So a couple of things , um 252 00:09:40,280 --> 00:09:42,113 I'm not gonna provide you with a 253 00:09:42,113 --> 00:09:44,599 specific date that this aid will arrive 254 00:09:44,609 --> 00:09:46,880 other than to say we've been doing this 255 00:09:46,890 --> 00:09:49,299 for a while . Uh us Transportation 256 00:09:49,309 --> 00:09:51,219 Command working with the Security 257 00:09:51,229 --> 00:09:53,840 Assistance Group . Ukraine uh has uh 258 00:09:53,849 --> 00:09:56,479 processes in place to ensure that this 259 00:09:56,489 --> 00:09:58,440 aid can be delivered as quickly as 260 00:09:58,450 --> 00:10:00,940 possible . So it's gonna be fast and in 261 00:10:00,950 --> 00:10:03,340 terms of the impact on Ukraine , uh it 262 00:10:03,349 --> 00:10:05,619 will give them uh some much needed 263 00:10:05,630 --> 00:10:08,289 capability uh that will likely last uh 264 00:10:08,299 --> 00:10:10,440 in the weeks time frame . Uh but 265 00:10:10,450 --> 00:10:13,250 nowhere even close to what they need to 266 00:10:13,260 --> 00:10:15,260 be able to continue to sustain this 267 00:10:15,260 --> 00:10:17,427 fight , which is why we'll continue to 268 00:10:17,427 --> 00:10:19,593 work very closely with Congress to get 269 00:10:19,593 --> 00:10:21,760 the funding that we need to be able to 270 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:21,570 support Ukraine in the way they need to 271 00:10:21,580 --> 00:10:23,880 be supported . Thank you , sir . Thank 272 00:10:23,890 --> 00:10:26,001 you General . Do you have any updates 273 00:10:26,001 --> 00:10:28,001 on the H MC meetings with the Iraqi 274 00:10:28,001 --> 00:10:29,668 government ? Have you got any 275 00:10:29,668 --> 00:10:31,557 understanding with them about the 276 00:10:31,557 --> 00:10:33,557 future presence of the US forces in 277 00:10:33,557 --> 00:10:35,557 Iraq ? Sure , I I really don't have 278 00:10:35,557 --> 00:10:35,500 anything substantive to provide at this 279 00:10:35,510 --> 00:10:37,732 point in terms of updates . I mean , as 280 00:10:37,732 --> 00:10:39,621 you highlight the higher military 281 00:10:39,621 --> 00:10:41,788 commission meetings do continue and so 282 00:10:41,788 --> 00:10:43,566 certainly as we have additional 283 00:10:43,566 --> 00:10:45,788 information to provide on the status of 284 00:10:45,788 --> 00:10:48,010 those , we'll make that available based 285 00:10:48,010 --> 00:10:49,954 on the fiscal year budget that you 286 00:10:49,954 --> 00:10:51,788 published yesterday . There's an 287 00:10:51,788 --> 00:10:53,899 increase of the amount that funded to 288 00:10:53,899 --> 00:10:53,770 the Iraqi government and also to the 289 00:10:53,780 --> 00:10:56,070 Kurdish B . Does that mean that you're 290 00:10:56,080 --> 00:10:58,909 gonna stay for the whole year in 2025 ? 291 00:10:58,919 --> 00:11:01,630 Despite the outcome , the results of 292 00:11:01,640 --> 00:11:04,159 that H MC meetings and why there's an 293 00:11:04,169 --> 00:11:06,391 increase of that ? Yeah , again , I'm , 294 00:11:06,391 --> 00:11:08,613 I'm not gonna get ahead of the outcomes 295 00:11:08,613 --> 00:11:11,140 of the H MC as , as we have updates to 296 00:11:11,150 --> 00:11:13,206 provide , we certainly will uh as it 297 00:11:13,206 --> 00:11:15,150 relates to Iraq , you know , I , I 298 00:11:15,150 --> 00:11:17,372 don't have the budget right in front of 299 00:11:17,372 --> 00:11:19,206 me . So I don't want to speak to 300 00:11:19,206 --> 00:11:21,428 specific budget line items . Other than 301 00:11:21,428 --> 00:11:23,706 to say we value Iraq as a partner . We , 302 00:11:23,706 --> 00:11:25,817 we're long standing partners . Uh and 303 00:11:25,817 --> 00:11:27,872 when it comes to supporting Iraq and 304 00:11:27,872 --> 00:11:30,039 security assistance , you know , those 305 00:11:30,039 --> 00:11:32,206 are things that we , that we obviously 306 00:11:32,206 --> 00:11:34,261 look at . Um , but beyond that , I'm 307 00:11:34,261 --> 00:11:36,539 not gonna have anything further . Uh I , 308 00:11:36,539 --> 00:11:38,650 like I said , I'm not gonna get ahead 309 00:11:38,650 --> 00:11:40,817 of the H MC discussions . I don't have 310 00:11:40,817 --> 00:11:43,289 anything . Uh Right now , you're asking 311 00:11:43,299 --> 00:11:45,299 me to speculate on the future . You 312 00:11:45,299 --> 00:11:47,077 know , we obviously have a long 313 00:11:47,077 --> 00:11:48,632 standing bilateral security 314 00:11:48,632 --> 00:11:50,966 relationship with Iraq , but , you know , 315 00:11:50,966 --> 00:11:53,021 just leave it at that . Let me go to 316 00:11:53,021 --> 00:11:52,989 the phone here real quick , Jeff Shole 317 00:11:53,119 --> 00:11:56,979 task and purpose . Uh Thank you very 318 00:11:56,989 --> 00:11:59,739 much . Are there any attack um in this 319 00:11:59,750 --> 00:12:01,940 security package ? Thank you . Yeah , 320 00:12:01,950 --> 00:12:03,894 thanks , Jeff . Jeff . I don't , I 321 00:12:03,894 --> 00:12:05,839 don't have anything to announce on 322 00:12:05,839 --> 00:12:07,950 attacks . Uh Again , as I highlighted 323 00:12:07,950 --> 00:12:09,894 uh in the top there , uh what this 324 00:12:09,894 --> 00:12:12,320 package does contain are uh critical 325 00:12:12,330 --> 00:12:14,469 munitions uh to include additional 326 00:12:14,479 --> 00:12:16,929 ammunition for high mars . Uh the , the 327 00:12:16,940 --> 00:12:19,510 155 millimeter rounds , uh which 328 00:12:19,520 --> 00:12:21,520 Ukraine obviously desperately needs 329 00:12:21,520 --> 00:12:23,409 right now , but uh not nothing to 330 00:12:23,409 --> 00:12:25,640 announce uh on attack comes , uh , let 331 00:12:25,650 --> 00:12:27,483 me go here . Uh , Patrick Tucker 332 00:12:27,483 --> 00:12:30,200 defense one . Uh , thanks . Uh , that , 333 00:12:30,210 --> 00:12:32,377 that was my question , but I guess I'd 334 00:12:32,377 --> 00:12:34,599 follow up with , um , given the current 335 00:12:34,599 --> 00:12:36,821 state of the front line and , uh , what 336 00:12:36,821 --> 00:12:38,877 officials have said about , uh , the 337 00:12:38,877 --> 00:12:40,932 current state of Ukrainian artillery 338 00:12:40,932 --> 00:12:43,099 and supplies and Russian supplies . Is 339 00:12:43,099 --> 00:12:45,266 there , uh , any urgency in , in maybe 340 00:12:45,266 --> 00:12:47,377 getting them something different like 341 00:12:47,377 --> 00:12:49,321 attacks or is there any discussion 342 00:12:49,321 --> 00:12:51,377 about different packages that can go 343 00:12:51,377 --> 00:12:53,377 now that perhaps wouldn't have gone 344 00:12:53,377 --> 00:12:55,432 before when the battlefield looked a 345 00:12:55,432 --> 00:12:57,599 little bit more favorable to Ukraine ? 346 00:12:57,599 --> 00:13:00,200 Yeah , thanks Pat . Um So again , uh 347 00:13:00,609 --> 00:13:02,720 you know what , what we're announcing 348 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:05,690 today is , is what we're able to um you 349 00:13:05,700 --> 00:13:08,960 know , provide uh uh unexpectedly in 350 00:13:08,969 --> 00:13:10,913 the sense that we were able to put 351 00:13:10,913 --> 00:13:13,080 these funds together to get them these 352 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:15,191 uh critical capabilities . Now , what 353 00:13:15,191 --> 00:13:17,247 we really need is a the supplemental 354 00:13:17,247 --> 00:13:19,247 approved so that we can provide the 355 00:13:19,247 --> 00:13:21,590 kinds of capabilities they require long 356 00:13:21,599 --> 00:13:23,766 term . Uh Again , nothing , nothing to 357 00:13:23,770 --> 00:13:26,080 announce today uh as it relates to 358 00:13:26,090 --> 00:13:28,710 attack them . Um But again , uh you 359 00:13:28,719 --> 00:13:30,719 know , going forward will certainly 360 00:13:30,719 --> 00:13:32,330 keep you updated on , on any 361 00:13:32,330 --> 00:13:35,669 developments , sir . Uh Thank you , 362 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:37,901 General . So on the um you mentioned it 363 00:13:37,901 --> 00:13:40,123 was about 60 days to construct the pier 364 00:13:40,123 --> 00:13:42,290 to deliver the aid . Um My question is 365 00:13:42,290 --> 00:13:45,030 why are we not using um Ashdod Pier ? 366 00:13:45,039 --> 00:13:47,261 It's a pier roughly 30 kilometers north 367 00:13:47,261 --> 00:13:49,859 of Gaza in Israel , which would seem to 368 00:13:49,869 --> 00:13:51,702 be an easier task just to use an 369 00:13:51,702 --> 00:13:53,869 existing pier rather than create a new 370 00:13:53,869 --> 00:13:56,091 one . Yeah , so this is the mission the 371 00:13:56,091 --> 00:13:55,979 Department of Defense has been given . 372 00:13:55,989 --> 00:13:58,409 It's a capability that we have uh as I 373 00:13:58,419 --> 00:14:00,989 highlighted , uh it will enable upwards 374 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:03,479 of 2 million meals to be delivered per 375 00:14:03,489 --> 00:14:05,909 day . Um But to your point , this is 376 00:14:05,919 --> 00:14:08,250 just part of a bigger effort uh in 377 00:14:08,260 --> 00:14:10,929 international effort to get aid into 378 00:14:10,940 --> 00:14:13,359 Gaza . And so I am , you know aware 379 00:14:13,369 --> 00:14:16,130 that there are other efforts uh uh as 380 00:14:16,140 --> 00:14:18,679 for that specific facility . Um You 381 00:14:18,690 --> 00:14:20,912 know , I don't have anything to provide 382 00:14:20,912 --> 00:14:22,968 on that . But again , in addition to 383 00:14:22,968 --> 00:14:25,530 our maritime efforts , the airdrops uh 384 00:14:25,539 --> 00:14:28,909 and then USA ID working uh to with 385 00:14:28,919 --> 00:14:30,863 partners in the region to open and 386 00:14:30,863 --> 00:14:33,289 expand the land routes . Um We will 387 00:14:33,299 --> 00:14:35,070 continue to do our part as the 388 00:14:35,080 --> 00:14:37,302 Department of Defense again , cognizant 389 00:14:37,302 --> 00:14:39,469 of the fact that this is not just us , 390 00:14:39,469 --> 00:14:41,580 there's a much broader effort . Thank 391 00:14:41,580 --> 00:14:43,691 you . So , are we not using that fear 392 00:14:43,691 --> 00:14:45,747 because Israel is not letting us use 393 00:14:45,747 --> 00:14:47,969 that fear ? Uh I , I don't think Israel 394 00:14:47,969 --> 00:14:50,080 said we can or can't , the Department 395 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:50,070 of Defense has been given a mission to 396 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:52,479 provide uh this capability . It's 397 00:14:52,489 --> 00:14:54,600 something that we have the ability to 398 00:14:54,600 --> 00:14:56,711 do . And so it's something that we're 399 00:14:56,711 --> 00:14:58,822 gonna do . Let me go to lo uh general 400 00:14:58,822 --> 00:15:01,500 um who initiated this review of the 401 00:15:01,510 --> 00:15:03,510 assessment of the real , you know , 402 00:15:03,510 --> 00:15:05,440 looking back at uh uh at the 403 00:15:05,450 --> 00:15:07,640 readjustment of costs . Um That is 404 00:15:07,650 --> 00:15:09,761 being announced today as part of this 405 00:15:09,761 --> 00:15:11,817 PD A and there's been some reporting 406 00:15:11,817 --> 00:15:14,150 that it could go as high as 400 million . 407 00:15:14,150 --> 00:15:13,940 Does that mean that there is an 408 00:15:13,950 --> 00:15:16,380 additional 100 million that is that 409 00:15:16,390 --> 00:15:18,739 you're sitting on or is that just ? 410 00:15:19,849 --> 00:15:21,849 Yeah , so as I understand it , lo I 411 00:15:21,849 --> 00:15:23,905 mean , this is , this is part of the 412 00:15:23,905 --> 00:15:27,020 process of accounting is uh when any of 413 00:15:27,030 --> 00:15:29,309 the services are provided with funding 414 00:15:29,320 --> 00:15:31,487 to do replenishment and then negotiate 415 00:15:31,487 --> 00:15:33,431 those contracts . It , it's not an 416 00:15:33,431 --> 00:15:35,542 unprecedented thing to come back with 417 00:15:35,542 --> 00:15:37,598 cost savings and then you turn those 418 00:15:37,598 --> 00:15:39,820 funds back over to the department to be 419 00:15:39,820 --> 00:15:42,260 put into the , the broader pool . Uh So 420 00:15:42,369 --> 00:15:44,147 that's just the course of doing 421 00:15:44,147 --> 00:15:46,369 business . And as I highlighted because 422 00:15:46,369 --> 00:15:48,147 this uh was related to multiple 423 00:15:48,147 --> 00:15:50,450 contracts uh as it became clear that 424 00:15:50,460 --> 00:15:52,238 there were gonna be these funds 425 00:15:52,238 --> 00:15:54,460 available and as it , and over the last 426 00:15:54,460 --> 00:15:56,516 couple of weeks , as we were able to 427 00:15:56,516 --> 00:15:58,738 determine how much could be available , 428 00:15:58,738 --> 00:16:00,849 uh you know , uh with confidence that 429 00:16:00,849 --> 00:16:03,016 was the decision to be made . Um And , 430 00:16:03,016 --> 00:16:04,738 and as I highlighted , I don't 431 00:16:04,738 --> 00:16:06,849 anticipate right now that we're going 432 00:16:06,849 --> 00:16:09,127 to be able to do future PDAs like this . 433 00:16:09,239 --> 00:16:11,350 Um but certainly not in a sustainable 434 00:16:11,350 --> 00:16:13,489 way . So this was not initiated as a 435 00:16:13,500 --> 00:16:15,900 top down initiative , let's say , from 436 00:16:15,909 --> 00:16:18,309 secretary saying , look for anything 437 00:16:18,690 --> 00:16:20,929 possible uh any , any financing 438 00:16:20,940 --> 00:16:23,109 possible that could allow for the 439 00:16:23,119 --> 00:16:25,640 replenishment , as I understand it as 440 00:16:25,650 --> 00:16:27,909 the the services you know , and , uh , 441 00:16:28,309 --> 00:16:30,390 they look at those things . Uh , it 442 00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:32,239 becomes clear , hey , there's 443 00:16:32,250 --> 00:16:34,361 additional funding here . Put it back 444 00:16:34,361 --> 00:16:36,361 in the pot . How , how could we use 445 00:16:36,361 --> 00:16:38,528 that in a way that supports Ukraine in 446 00:16:38,528 --> 00:16:40,750 the , in the near term ? Let me go back 447 00:16:40,750 --> 00:16:42,806 to the phone here , Chris Gordon Air 448 00:16:42,806 --> 00:16:46,049 and Space . Uh , thanks Pat . Um , so 449 00:16:46,059 --> 00:16:48,226 now that you've found these funds , is 450 00:16:48,226 --> 00:16:50,448 there a renewed push to look around for 451 00:16:50,448 --> 00:16:52,570 more savings to find more money since 452 00:16:52,580 --> 00:16:55,169 it is possible ? Is there any prospect 453 00:16:55,179 --> 00:16:57,789 of savings uh among the other services ? 454 00:16:57,799 --> 00:17:00,460 Not just the army ? Yeah , again , 455 00:17:00,469 --> 00:17:02,636 Chris , as I highlighted , this is not 456 00:17:02,636 --> 00:17:04,802 a sustainable way to support Ukraine . 457 00:17:04,802 --> 00:17:07,250 Uh And so , uh th this in a lot of ways 458 00:17:07,260 --> 00:17:09,589 is uh as I understand it a one time 459 00:17:09,599 --> 00:17:12,030 good deal right now . Um But you know , 460 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:14,502 we're going to continue to work closely 461 00:17:14,502 --> 00:17:16,724 with Congress to try to get the funding 462 00:17:16,724 --> 00:17:18,447 that we need uh to the broader 463 00:17:18,447 --> 00:17:20,520 strategic point of they need to win 464 00:17:20,530 --> 00:17:22,999 this fight . Uh And it matters because 465 00:17:23,009 --> 00:17:25,176 not only is it important for Ukraine , 466 00:17:25,176 --> 00:17:27,287 but it , it matters for international 467 00:17:27,287 --> 00:17:29,176 security to include United States 468 00:17:29,176 --> 00:17:31,231 security if Russia were able to , to 469 00:17:31,231 --> 00:17:33,519 win this fight ? Ok . Take a couple 470 00:17:33,529 --> 00:17:35,418 more . Yes , sir . Thank you . 471 00:17:37,390 --> 00:17:39,446 I'm sorry , a question regarding the 472 00:17:39,446 --> 00:17:42,500 2024 National Defense Authorization Act , 473 00:17:42,650 --> 00:17:45,750 the final version of the 0 2024 defense 474 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:48,680 bill says Iraqi security forces and 475 00:17:48,689 --> 00:17:51,420 Kurdish Peshmerga forces to be equipped 476 00:17:51,430 --> 00:17:54,410 with , with air defense systems to 477 00:17:54,420 --> 00:17:56,587 encounter attack by missiles , rockets 478 00:17:56,587 --> 00:17:59,060 and unmanned systems . Do you know , is 479 00:17:59,069 --> 00:18:01,013 there any practical action in this 480 00:18:01,013 --> 00:18:03,180 repel ? Well , we're still waiting for 481 00:18:03,180 --> 00:18:05,910 the 2024 budget to be passed . Uh So at , 482 00:18:05,920 --> 00:18:07,920 at this point , you know , that's , 483 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:10,142 that's step one . So again , we call on 484 00:18:10,142 --> 00:18:12,087 Congress to pass that budget uh at 485 00:18:12,087 --> 00:18:14,087 which time we may have more to , to 486 00:18:14,087 --> 00:18:16,364 talk about . Thank you . Last question , 487 00:18:16,364 --> 00:18:18,587 Carla . Ok , great . I'll take clean up 488 00:18:18,587 --> 00:18:20,729 um three questions then . Um So first 489 00:18:20,900 --> 00:18:23,349 uh General Kil last week said that the 490 00:18:23,359 --> 00:18:25,489 most important thing to securing the 491 00:18:25,500 --> 00:18:27,500 Red Sea was interdiction efforts to 492 00:18:27,500 --> 00:18:30,040 prevent Iran from resupplying . Has 493 00:18:30,050 --> 00:18:31,670 there been an increase of us 494 00:18:31,680 --> 00:18:33,680 interdiction efforts to try to stop 495 00:18:33,680 --> 00:18:35,958 this resupply ? Uh Thanks Carla . Yeah , 496 00:18:35,958 --> 00:18:37,680 I mean , it is obviously uh an 497 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:39,847 important mission . It's something you 498 00:18:39,847 --> 00:18:42,013 know that we've been doing for a while 499 00:18:42,013 --> 00:18:43,902 in the Middle East region . Uh us 500 00:18:43,902 --> 00:18:45,902 Central Command uh forces have been 501 00:18:45,902 --> 00:18:47,847 working with partners uh and , and 502 00:18:47,847 --> 00:18:50,013 allies in the region for many years on 503 00:18:50,013 --> 00:18:52,180 the interdiction effort . But , but to 504 00:18:52,180 --> 00:18:54,347 your point and to , and the point that 505 00:18:54,347 --> 00:18:56,459 General Carillo was underscoring is 506 00:18:56,469 --> 00:18:59,369 that if there are these uh illegal 507 00:18:59,410 --> 00:19:02,550 shipments of arms uh capabilities , 508 00:19:02,560 --> 00:19:05,089 weapons uh that , that we have a 509 00:19:05,099 --> 00:19:07,155 responsibility to interdict those to 510 00:19:07,155 --> 00:19:09,099 prevent them from getting into the 511 00:19:09,099 --> 00:19:11,266 hands of terrorists . I mean , as , as 512 00:19:11,266 --> 00:19:13,650 you know , um this is something , for 513 00:19:13,660 --> 00:19:15,827 example , that we've seen Iran sponsor 514 00:19:15,827 --> 00:19:17,630 in the past . Uh It's certainly 515 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:19,807 something that you know , that they do 516 00:19:19,807 --> 00:19:21,918 to try to provide capabilities to the 517 00:19:21,918 --> 00:19:23,973 Houthis . And so we will continue to 518 00:19:23,973 --> 00:19:23,890 work closely with , with partners in 519 00:19:23,900 --> 00:19:27,030 the region to , to uh help deter and 520 00:19:27,040 --> 00:19:29,207 prevent that from happening . Ok . And 521 00:19:29,207 --> 00:19:31,373 then two on Ukraine first , there have 522 00:19:31,373 --> 00:19:33,540 been reports , uh Russian reports that 523 00:19:33,540 --> 00:19:35,707 two patriots were destroyed in eastern 524 00:19:35,707 --> 00:19:37,762 Ukraine . Can you confirm and is the 525 00:19:37,762 --> 00:19:39,873 the US considering replacing those if 526 00:19:39,873 --> 00:19:41,873 they have been destroyed due to the 527 00:19:41,873 --> 00:19:44,096 importance of air defense ? Yeah , when 528 00:19:44,096 --> 00:19:45,873 it , when it comes to Ukrainian 529 00:19:45,873 --> 00:19:47,929 capabilities and , and talking about 530 00:19:47,929 --> 00:19:50,096 the status of their equipment , that's 531 00:19:50,096 --> 00:19:49,300 something I'd refer you to the 532 00:19:49,310 --> 00:19:51,310 Ukrainians to talk about . Ok . And 533 00:19:51,310 --> 00:19:53,310 then lastly , uh when we're talking 534 00:19:53,310 --> 00:19:55,349 about this latest aid package , uh 535 00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:57,622 there has been this podium , you know , 536 00:19:57,622 --> 00:19:59,789 you have said that um Sabrina has said 537 00:19:59,789 --> 00:20:01,900 that there's a risk in giving um part 538 00:20:01,910 --> 00:20:05,234 of the $4 billion left in the PD A . Um 539 00:20:05,244 --> 00:20:07,355 because there is an a , an ability to 540 00:20:07,355 --> 00:20:09,577 replenish those funds . But what is the 541 00:20:09,577 --> 00:20:12,074 risk in giving Ukraine things that the 542 00:20:12,084 --> 00:20:14,555 army no longer uses that do not need to 543 00:20:14,564 --> 00:20:17,224 be replenished ? Like 155 millimeter 544 00:20:17,234 --> 00:20:20,234 cluster munitions or M 11 threes . 545 00:20:21,430 --> 00:20:23,597 Um I'm not sure I'm following what you 546 00:20:23,597 --> 00:20:26,089 mean . Is there a risk in giving them 547 00:20:26,380 --> 00:20:29,609 things from the Pentagon stockpile that 548 00:20:29,819 --> 00:20:32,040 the army doesn't use like 155 cluster 549 00:20:32,050 --> 00:20:35,569 munitions ? Yeah . So as I understand 550 00:20:35,579 --> 00:20:37,301 it the capabilities that we're 551 00:20:37,301 --> 00:20:39,849 providing to them are obviously combat , 552 00:20:39,859 --> 00:20:41,880 capable , effective capabilities , 553 00:20:41,890 --> 00:20:43,834 things that they can employ on the 554 00:20:43,834 --> 00:20:47,650 battlefield . Right . So , um I'm 555 00:20:47,660 --> 00:20:49,771 not , not sure I'm tracking uh what , 556 00:20:49,771 --> 00:20:51,771 what you're asking , but the bottom 557 00:20:51,771 --> 00:20:53,938 line is they're in a fight . They have 558 00:20:53,938 --> 00:20:55,938 requirements as best we can . We're 559 00:20:55,938 --> 00:20:57,549 gonna work with them and our 560 00:20:57,549 --> 00:20:59,604 international allies and partners to 561 00:20:59,604 --> 00:21:01,716 get them what they need as quickly as 562 00:21:01,716 --> 00:21:03,716 they can uh to include from our own 563 00:21:03,716 --> 00:21:05,771 stockpiles or in some cases if their 564 00:21:05,771 --> 00:21:07,771 capabilities , that , um , we don't 565 00:21:07,771 --> 00:21:09,938 necessarily draw from our stockpiles , 566 00:21:09,938 --> 00:21:11,938 we're gonna contract them out , for 567 00:21:11,938 --> 00:21:14,104 example , to the USA I program . Uh So 568 00:21:14,150 --> 00:21:16,790 just leave it there . Can I follow ? 569 00:21:16,800 --> 00:21:18,967 Just because you said you didn't quite 570 00:21:18,967 --> 00:21:21,140 understand if it is confirmed by the 571 00:21:21,150 --> 00:21:23,619 army that they're not using M 113 572 00:21:23,630 --> 00:21:25,741 vehicles or they're not using cluster 573 00:21:25,741 --> 00:21:27,908 munitions , they're not allowed to use 574 00:21:27,908 --> 00:21:29,797 them . Is the Pentagon willing to 575 00:21:29,797 --> 00:21:32,540 consider those as part of a shipment to 576 00:21:32,550 --> 00:21:34,680 Ukraine , which is still authorized 577 00:21:34,689 --> 00:21:37,109 under the $4 billion left in PD A . Oh , 578 00:21:37,380 --> 00:21:39,719 I see what you're saying . Uh So for 579 00:21:39,729 --> 00:21:41,673 example , things that are gonna be 580 00:21:41,673 --> 00:21:43,896 mothballed and , and things like that . 581 00:21:43,896 --> 00:21:46,007 So , you know , the , the bottom line 582 00:21:46,007 --> 00:21:48,118 is uh Carla , uh it kind of goes back 583 00:21:48,118 --> 00:21:50,229 to what I was saying in terms of uh , 584 00:21:50,229 --> 00:21:52,340 that they're gonna have certain needs 585 00:21:52,340 --> 00:21:54,285 and we're gonna have to be able to 586 00:21:54,285 --> 00:21:56,507 deliver capabilities , um , that , that 587 00:21:56,507 --> 00:21:58,949 are going to be effective or they're 588 00:21:58,959 --> 00:22:00,959 going to be able to use them on the 589 00:22:00,959 --> 00:22:03,070 battlefield if something is going out 590 00:22:03,070 --> 00:22:05,403 of the inventory and , and in some ways , 591 00:22:05,403 --> 00:22:07,626 I mean , it's just sort of dependent on 592 00:22:07,626 --> 00:22:09,681 what we're talking about here . Um , 593 00:22:09,681 --> 00:22:12,015 there could be costs associated with it . 594 00:22:12,015 --> 00:22:14,126 Uh , there could be , um , you know , 595 00:22:14,126 --> 00:22:16,292 retrofitting requirements , you know , 596 00:22:16,292 --> 00:22:18,348 I'm , I'm getting into hypotheticals 597 00:22:18,348 --> 00:22:20,403 here . Um , but the bottom line is , 598 00:22:20,403 --> 00:22:22,459 we're gonna look at ways that we can 599 00:22:22,459 --> 00:22:24,737 support their needs . You know , there , 600 00:22:24,737 --> 00:22:23,959 there's nobody sitting around saying , 601 00:22:23,969 --> 00:22:25,858 well , we got all this ammunition 602 00:22:25,858 --> 00:22:27,747 sitting around that we don't need 603 00:22:27,747 --> 00:22:29,691 anymore , but let's not give it to 604 00:22:29,691 --> 00:22:31,858 Ukraine . Um , so , you know , again , 605 00:22:31,858 --> 00:22:33,802 uh , without getting into specific 606 00:22:33,802 --> 00:22:36,599 systems or , you know , uh , making 607 00:22:36,609 --> 00:22:38,831 things up , I mean , the bottom line is 608 00:22:38,831 --> 00:22:40,887 we're gonna look for ways to support 609 00:22:40,887 --> 00:22:42,942 them as best we can . Ok . Thank you 610 00:22:42,942 --> 00:22:42,500 very much . Everybody . Appreciate it .