1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:02,650 He said the I 2 00:00:04,420 --> 00:00:05,420 Hm 3 00:00:08,348 --> 00:00:10,404 Well , Admiral , thank you , uh , so 4 00:00:10,404 --> 00:00:14,269 much . It is great to be here in Hawaii . 5 00:00:14,348 --> 00:00:16,569 We started the morning with some Navy 6 00:00:16,569 --> 00:00:19,698 SEALs doing PT and we made the decision 7 00:00:19,698 --> 00:00:21,809 that we were gonna everywhere we go , 8 00:00:21,809 --> 00:00:23,698 we're gonna do PT with the troops 9 00:00:23,698 --> 00:00:25,809 because I remember kind of doing that 10 00:00:25,809 --> 00:00:27,920 back when I was a soldier . It is not 11 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:30,031 it it started as PT with the troops . 12 00:00:30,031 --> 00:00:31,865 It has become smoke the sect F . 13 00:00:34,950 --> 00:00:36,783 Green Berets did it to me out in 14 00:00:36,783 --> 00:00:39,006 Germany and the SEALs did it to me this 15 00:00:39,006 --> 00:00:41,283 morning . Uh , so we got a great start , 16 00:00:41,283 --> 00:00:43,680 a beautiful Hawaii morning . Uh , I'm 17 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:46,509 glad to be able to speak with the APCSS 18 00:00:46,509 --> 00:00:49,599 alumni network here in Waikiki and 19 00:00:49,599 --> 00:00:51,543 across the Indo Pacific and as was 20 00:00:51,543 --> 00:00:53,599 mentioned around the world . Uh , it 21 00:00:53,599 --> 00:00:55,821 was also very intentional that this was 22 00:00:55,821 --> 00:00:58,759 our first stop to the region , uh , as 23 00:00:58,759 --> 00:01:01,430 part of this very important messaging . 24 00:01:01,959 --> 00:01:04,126 But first of all , thank you so much , 25 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:06,430 uh , Susie , for your leadership . 30 26 00:01:06,430 --> 00:01:08,486 years is quite an accomplishment and 27 00:01:08,486 --> 00:01:10,319 for hosting us on this beautiful 28 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:12,263 morning . Uh , and again , thank , 29 00:01:12,263 --> 00:01:14,486 thank you to , uh , Admiral Paparro for 30 00:01:14,486 --> 00:01:16,263 his , um , his reputation , his 31 00:01:16,263 --> 00:01:18,550 leadership precedes him . He's well 32 00:01:18,550 --> 00:01:20,661 known in Washington for all the right 33 00:01:20,661 --> 00:01:22,883 reasons , uh , and we have our fighting 34 00:01:22,883 --> 00:01:24,661 admiral here , uh , in , in the 35 00:01:24,661 --> 00:01:26,383 Indo-Pacific . Appreciate your 36 00:01:26,383 --> 00:01:28,669 leadership . Uh , I'm honored to speak 37 00:01:28,669 --> 00:01:30,336 this morning in the Stackpole 38 00:01:30,550 --> 00:01:32,790 Auditorium . It's really neat to do 39 00:01:32,790 --> 00:01:34,901 research on this before coming here , 40 00:01:34,901 --> 00:01:37,123 named after Lieutenant General , as you 41 00:01:37,123 --> 00:01:39,179 all know , Hank Stackpole . He was a 42 00:01:39,179 --> 00:01:41,410 remarkable human being . He was a 43 00:01:41,410 --> 00:01:44,089 Marine , a Vietnam combat veteran , the 44 00:01:44,089 --> 00:01:46,089 first commander of US Marine Forces 45 00:01:46,089 --> 00:01:49,940 Pacific , the first president of APCSS . 46 00:01:50,589 --> 00:01:53,580 A fellow Princeton grad . And an 47 00:01:53,580 --> 00:01:56,190 American hero . During one of his 48 00:01:56,190 --> 00:01:59,080 several tours in Vietnam , General 49 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:00,913 Stackpole , then a captain and a 50 00:02:00,913 --> 00:02:02,969 company commander , was struck by an 51 00:02:02,969 --> 00:02:06,510 enemy 50 caliber bullet . While being 52 00:02:06,510 --> 00:02:10,080 evacuated , his medevac helicopter was 53 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:12,750 shot down . Imagine I've been wounded . 54 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:15,302 I'm heading out . Everything's gonna be 55 00:02:15,302 --> 00:02:17,550 OK now it's not . He was the only 56 00:02:17,550 --> 00:02:20,279 survivor among 9 men on board . He 57 00:02:20,279 --> 00:02:23,910 crawled out of the wreckage . 70 ft 58 00:02:23,910 --> 00:02:26,919 before the helicopter exploded . A 2nd 59 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:29,141 helicopter took him to a field hospital 60 00:02:29,141 --> 00:02:31,369 where the chaplain . Read him his last 61 00:02:31,369 --> 00:02:34,779 rites . And then he made a miraculous 62 00:02:34,779 --> 00:02:37,169 recovery . He earned the Silver Star . 63 00:02:38,350 --> 00:02:40,406 Fittingly for his bravery that day . 64 00:02:41,050 --> 00:02:43,929 General Stackpole retired in 1994 after 65 00:02:43,929 --> 00:02:46,210 nearly 40 years on active duty , but 66 00:02:46,210 --> 00:02:48,321 then he continued serving his country 67 00:02:48,321 --> 00:02:51,850 as so many do . In 1998 , he became the 68 00:02:51,850 --> 00:02:54,017 first president of this organization . 69 00:02:54,460 --> 00:02:56,516 And he helped build this institution 70 00:02:56,516 --> 00:02:58,729 into the intellectual powerhouse that 71 00:02:58,729 --> 00:03:01,470 it is today . Even just seeing the 72 00:03:01,470 --> 00:03:03,470 photos in the hallway on the way in 73 00:03:03,470 --> 00:03:05,637 that you showed the reach of what this 74 00:03:05,637 --> 00:03:07,359 institution does is critically 75 00:03:07,359 --> 00:03:09,470 important . So I would like to give a 76 00:03:09,470 --> 00:03:11,740 special thanks to his wife , Mrs . 77 00:03:11,750 --> 00:03:14,220 Vivian Stackpole , who is here with us 78 00:03:14,220 --> 00:03:15,498 this morning . May I ? 79 00:03:22,899 --> 00:03:26,669 Hm Thank you to you And your husband 80 00:03:26,669 --> 00:03:29,380 for your decades of serving together . 81 00:03:30,429 --> 00:03:32,651 Particularly here in the Indo-Pacific , 82 00:03:32,651 --> 00:03:35,309 as every military family knows . Uh , 83 00:03:35,559 --> 00:03:37,720 no warrior serves alone . There's 84 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:40,600 always a family alongside who 85 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:42,767 oftentimes sometimes have an even more 86 00:03:42,767 --> 00:03:44,933 difficult job because you don't really 87 00:03:44,933 --> 00:03:47,044 know what your loved one is doing and 88 00:03:47,044 --> 00:03:49,267 yet you support them all the way as you 89 00:03:49,267 --> 00:03:51,267 did . And thank you to the audience 90 00:03:51,267 --> 00:03:53,489 around the world for the opportunity to 91 00:03:53,489 --> 00:03:55,711 speak with you about how the Department 92 00:03:55,711 --> 00:03:58,779 of Defense views this region . This is 93 00:03:58,779 --> 00:04:00,919 my first time addressing military and 94 00:04:00,919 --> 00:04:03,169 civilian leaders in the Indo-Pacific as 95 00:04:03,169 --> 00:04:06,419 the Secretary of Defense . Many of you 96 00:04:06,419 --> 00:04:08,479 graduated from our premier forum for 97 00:04:08,479 --> 00:04:10,368 studying the Indo-Pacific and for 98 00:04:10,368 --> 00:04:12,479 building ties among national security 99 00:04:12,479 --> 00:04:14,990 leaders who are engaged in this region . 100 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:18,440 Our relationships and our teamwork form 101 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:21,190 the foundation of achieving peace 102 00:04:21,519 --> 00:04:24,600 through strength . President Donald 103 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:26,656 Trump has made it clear that we will 104 00:04:26,656 --> 00:04:29,019 achieve peace through strength through 105 00:04:29,019 --> 00:04:30,989 an America first approach . 106 00:04:32,109 --> 00:04:35,359 But America first does not mean 107 00:04:36,059 --> 00:04:38,589 America only or America alone , 108 00:04:39,079 --> 00:04:42,359 ignoring allies and partners . It means 109 00:04:42,359 --> 00:04:44,559 that our military to military 110 00:04:44,559 --> 00:04:48,070 relationships . Must make sense for the 111 00:04:48,070 --> 00:04:50,070 United States and for our friends . 112 00:04:51,149 --> 00:04:53,205 Where there are imbalances , we will 113 00:04:53,205 --> 00:04:55,149 fix them , we will find them , and 114 00:04:55,149 --> 00:04:57,260 we're going to fix those imbalances . 115 00:04:57,350 --> 00:04:59,709 We will right size the obligations and 116 00:04:59,709 --> 00:05:02,410 responsibilities needed for modern 117 00:05:02,410 --> 00:05:05,109 deterrence and defense , which is a 118 00:05:05,109 --> 00:05:07,053 large part of the conversation the 119 00:05:07,053 --> 00:05:09,790 admiral and my team had yesterday . In 120 00:05:09,790 --> 00:05:12,012 some cases it will require even greater 121 00:05:12,012 --> 00:05:13,957 attention to the partnerships that 122 00:05:13,957 --> 00:05:16,309 matter the most . And our alliances and 123 00:05:16,309 --> 00:05:19,709 partnerships in the Indo-Pacific matter 124 00:05:19,709 --> 00:05:22,480 a great deal to the United States . 125 00:05:23,470 --> 00:05:26,739 They matter because the Indo-Pacific is 126 00:05:27,059 --> 00:05:29,519 the region of consequence . 127 00:05:30,820 --> 00:05:33,042 I've tried to demonstrate that with the 128 00:05:33,042 --> 00:05:34,987 calls to Australia , Japan , South 129 00:05:34,987 --> 00:05:36,876 Korea , the Philippines , India , 130 00:05:36,876 --> 00:05:39,042 Thailand , Singapore , and many others 131 00:05:39,042 --> 00:05:40,929 in my first days as Secretary of 132 00:05:40,929 --> 00:05:43,170 Defense . I specifically in our team 133 00:05:43,170 --> 00:05:45,970 directed those are the folks we want to 134 00:05:45,970 --> 00:05:48,529 call first to send the signals of where 135 00:05:48,529 --> 00:05:51,720 our focus will be to establish 136 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:55,510 peace through strength . And with this 137 00:05:55,510 --> 00:05:57,454 first trip to the Indo-Pacific and 138 00:05:57,454 --> 00:06:00,160 there will be many more uh making stops 139 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:02,239 in the Philippines and Japan after a 140 00:06:02,239 --> 00:06:05,029 stopover in Guam as well . But to 141 00:06:05,029 --> 00:06:07,196 reiterate , I'm here today because the 142 00:06:07,196 --> 00:06:09,029 president has given me . And the 143 00:06:09,029 --> 00:06:12,380 American people gave him the mandate to 144 00:06:12,380 --> 00:06:14,739 achieve peace through strength . And 145 00:06:14,739 --> 00:06:16,906 we're gonna do that in three ways as , 146 00:06:16,906 --> 00:06:18,961 as the admiral mentioned , restoring 147 00:06:18,961 --> 00:06:20,906 the warrior ethos , rebuilding our 148 00:06:20,906 --> 00:06:22,628 military , and re-establishing 149 00:06:22,628 --> 00:06:25,480 deterrence . By restoring the warrior 150 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:27,410 ethos , US forces assigned to the 151 00:06:27,410 --> 00:06:29,760 Indo-Pacific will be the best trained 152 00:06:30,010 --> 00:06:32,809 and best equipped in the world . We've 153 00:06:32,809 --> 00:06:34,920 seen great signals in the Pentagon as 154 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:37,209 well with recruiting numbers at 155 00:06:37,209 --> 00:06:39,970 historic levels across the forces as 156 00:06:39,970 --> 00:06:41,970 Americans , America's young men and 157 00:06:41,970 --> 00:06:44,137 women are responding to the leadership 158 00:06:44,137 --> 00:06:46,359 of President Trump and want to serve in 159 00:06:46,359 --> 00:06:49,049 record numbers in uniform . And we know 160 00:06:49,380 --> 00:06:51,609 our opponents are taking notice . 161 00:06:52,410 --> 00:06:54,354 Number 2 , we're gonna rebuild our 162 00:06:54,354 --> 00:06:56,466 military by optimizing the Department 163 00:06:56,466 --> 00:06:59,130 of Defense and the US Defense 164 00:06:59,130 --> 00:07:01,880 industrial base . To rapidly and 165 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:05,200 responsibly deliver the right tools to 166 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:07,440 our war fighters in real time . 167 00:07:09,049 --> 00:07:11,480 And we will also deliver those tools 168 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:14,549 rapidly and responsibly to our allies 169 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:17,769 and to our partners . There are many 170 00:07:17,769 --> 00:07:19,436 opportunities for our defense 171 00:07:19,436 --> 00:07:21,436 industries to collaborate , and I'm 172 00:07:21,436 --> 00:07:23,658 gonna press hard to expand capacity and 173 00:07:23,658 --> 00:07:25,936 accelerate deliveries . I can tell you . 174 00:07:26,359 --> 00:07:29,029 Every mod minister of defense and 175 00:07:29,029 --> 00:07:30,950 others that I speak to brings up 176 00:07:30,950 --> 00:07:33,117 foreign military sales and our ability 177 00:07:33,117 --> 00:07:35,339 to deliver those capabilities front and 178 00:07:35,339 --> 00:07:37,450 center in those conversations . I was 179 00:07:37,450 --> 00:07:39,506 recently with the commander in chief 180 00:07:39,506 --> 00:07:41,561 who reiterated that as a priority of 181 00:07:41,561 --> 00:07:43,700 his from the White House , FMF FMS , 182 00:07:43,959 --> 00:07:46,070 the opportunity to get systems in the 183 00:07:46,070 --> 00:07:48,429 hands of our allies and partners is a 184 00:07:48,429 --> 00:07:50,485 priority of this administration that 185 00:07:50,485 --> 00:07:53,029 we're focusing on at this moment . I 186 00:07:53,029 --> 00:07:55,196 know this center has also been focused 187 00:07:55,196 --> 00:07:57,910 on supply chain security for our weapon 188 00:07:57,910 --> 00:08:00,021 systems . When you look at the charts 189 00:08:00,269 --> 00:08:02,470 and you understand where too many 190 00:08:02,470 --> 00:08:04,709 things are sourced from , you 191 00:08:04,709 --> 00:08:07,190 understand the complications that come 192 00:08:07,190 --> 00:08:09,820 with that reality . You've also been 193 00:08:09,820 --> 00:08:11,764 studying how we can co-produce and 194 00:08:11,764 --> 00:08:14,299 co-sustain our platforms and munitions 195 00:08:14,299 --> 00:08:16,640 with partners who choose to work with 196 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:20,339 us . So Susie , please keep up 197 00:08:20,510 --> 00:08:23,119 the great work we need it . Uh , it is 198 00:08:23,119 --> 00:08:26,920 more important than ever . And finally , 199 00:08:26,989 --> 00:08:29,290 as we re-establish deterrence , our 200 00:08:29,290 --> 00:08:32,679 charge is simple . We will 201 00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:35,750 work with our allies and our partners 202 00:08:36,119 --> 00:08:38,719 to deter the communist Chinese and 203 00:08:38,719 --> 00:08:41,830 their aggression in the Indo-Pacific . 204 00:08:42,109 --> 00:08:45,059 Full stop . By standing shoulder to 205 00:08:45,059 --> 00:08:47,003 shoulder with you , our allies and 206 00:08:47,003 --> 00:08:49,059 partners , we will put our enemies , 207 00:08:49,059 --> 00:08:52,179 our adversaries , those who stand 208 00:08:52,179 --> 00:08:55,400 against us on notice . Each ally , each 209 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:57,622 partner , each friend contributes their 210 00:08:57,622 --> 00:09:00,080 own unique capabilities to regional 211 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:03,530 deterrence . A renewed focus on 212 00:09:03,530 --> 00:09:06,239 deterrence creates advantages for 213 00:09:06,239 --> 00:09:08,183 ourselves , our partners , and our 214 00:09:08,183 --> 00:09:11,559 allies . And it also does this while 215 00:09:11,559 --> 00:09:14,159 creating dilemmas , which is a lot of 216 00:09:14,159 --> 00:09:16,909 what we talk about dilemmas for our 217 00:09:16,909 --> 00:09:20,880 adversaries . Our mission is to 218 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:24,190 deter war . But if 219 00:09:24,190 --> 00:09:27,020 necessary , we will , together . 220 00:09:27,710 --> 00:09:30,789 Defeat and destroy our enemies . 221 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:34,000 None of this is new . This is the 222 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:37,729 business that we are in . President 223 00:09:37,729 --> 00:09:39,890 Trump's vision for a free and open 224 00:09:39,890 --> 00:09:42,369 Indo-Pacific is as true today as it was 225 00:09:42,369 --> 00:09:44,591 when he first laid it out in Vietnam in 226 00:09:44,591 --> 00:09:47,669 2017 . It's a vision in which all 227 00:09:47,669 --> 00:09:50,989 countries prosper side by side as 228 00:09:50,989 --> 00:09:54,260 sovereign independent states . It's a 229 00:09:54,260 --> 00:09:56,149 vision in which the United States 230 00:09:56,149 --> 00:09:58,659 remains engaged with and invested in 231 00:09:59,020 --> 00:10:02,570 and focused on truly the Indo-Pacific . 232 00:10:03,729 --> 00:10:05,840 It's a vision in which our allies and 233 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:08,200 partners are at the forefront of 234 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:11,880 deterring aggression . To paraphrase 235 00:10:11,880 --> 00:10:15,059 the president . I say to all of you who 236 00:10:15,059 --> 00:10:17,115 are here with me today and listening 237 00:10:17,115 --> 00:10:19,549 from around the region . We have been 238 00:10:19,549 --> 00:10:22,830 friends , partners and allies for a 239 00:10:22,830 --> 00:10:26,070 long time . And we will remain 240 00:10:26,429 --> 00:10:29,469 friends , partners , and allies for a 241 00:10:29,469 --> 00:10:33,450 long time to come . But I need , 242 00:10:33,690 --> 00:10:37,010 we need each and every one of our 243 00:10:37,010 --> 00:10:40,719 friends and partners and our allies to 244 00:10:40,719 --> 00:10:44,460 do their part as well . To be 245 00:10:44,460 --> 00:10:47,380 force multipliers alongside the United 246 00:10:47,380 --> 00:10:50,020 States of America , that has to be a 247 00:10:50,020 --> 00:10:52,989 two-way street . So let us today 248 00:10:52,989 --> 00:10:55,045 through this institution through our 249 00:10:55,045 --> 00:10:57,929 work at Indo Paycom recommit ourselves 250 00:10:58,140 --> 00:11:00,409 to that recommit ourselves to 251 00:11:00,409 --> 00:11:02,242 reestablishing deterrence in the 252 00:11:02,242 --> 00:11:04,659 Indo-Pacific and to achieving peace 253 00:11:04,659 --> 00:11:06,826 through strength by working together . 254 00:11:07,719 --> 00:11:09,441 Building credible war fighting 255 00:11:09,441 --> 00:11:12,950 capabilities . And by doing our part 256 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:16,609 for the peace . That we all long for . 257 00:11:18,340 --> 00:11:21,869 In closing , no one . should question 258 00:11:22,200 --> 00:11:24,840 the resolve of the United States of 259 00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:28,270 America . To defend our interests 260 00:11:28,719 --> 00:11:31,799 in the Indo-Pacific . And beyond . 261 00:11:33,260 --> 00:11:35,371 We will do this through the deterrent 262 00:11:35,371 --> 00:11:37,940 power of the strongest , most effective , 263 00:11:38,349 --> 00:11:41,479 most lethal fighting force in the world . 264 00:11:42,380 --> 00:11:43,919 And that is something this 265 00:11:43,919 --> 00:11:46,239 administration is committed to in every 266 00:11:46,239 --> 00:11:48,880 capacity . Just last week I was in the 267 00:11:48,880 --> 00:11:51,440 Oval Office standing next to President 268 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:53,469 Trump when he announced the new 6th 269 00:11:53,469 --> 00:11:56,429 generation fighter . The F-47 . 270 00:11:57,580 --> 00:12:00,169 The most capable , most lethal , 271 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:03,760 longest range , most , most stealth 272 00:12:04,159 --> 00:12:07,969 fighter jet the world has ever seen . I 273 00:12:07,969 --> 00:12:09,913 said to him and I say to you now I 274 00:12:09,913 --> 00:12:12,025 believe my kids and my grandkids will 275 00:12:12,025 --> 00:12:14,369 thank him for having the willingness to 276 00:12:14,369 --> 00:12:16,202 make that choice and invest in a 277 00:12:16,202 --> 00:12:18,890 platform of that strategic significance 278 00:12:19,210 --> 00:12:21,849 which is needed specifically in this 279 00:12:21,849 --> 00:12:24,309 part of the world to continue to 280 00:12:24,309 --> 00:12:28,010 maintain deterrence I hope and I 281 00:12:28,010 --> 00:12:30,260 believe that message was sent . 282 00:12:32,030 --> 00:12:34,086 Supported by and in partnership with 283 00:12:34,086 --> 00:12:36,299 capable , like-minded allies and 284 00:12:36,299 --> 00:12:39,590 partners , I believe . The 21st century , 285 00:12:39,770 --> 00:12:42,780 this century we live in right now . Can 286 00:12:42,780 --> 00:12:44,558 be and should be and will be an 287 00:12:44,558 --> 00:12:46,979 American-led freedom loving century . 288 00:12:47,849 --> 00:12:51,580 That is truly what is at stake . So 289 00:12:51,580 --> 00:12:53,747 it's great to meet so many of you here 290 00:12:53,747 --> 00:12:56,150 in person and even many more watching 291 00:12:56,150 --> 00:12:59,409 virtually online . I wanna thank you 292 00:12:59,619 --> 00:13:01,841 for what you do . I wanna thank you for 293 00:13:01,841 --> 00:13:04,900 your time and I wish Godspeed always to 294 00:13:04,900 --> 00:13:06,956 our warriors . Thank you very much . 295 00:13:09,919 --> 00:13:10,020 Alright .