1 00:00:00,759 --> 00:00:02,759 Hello everyone , I'm Pentagon Press 2 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:04,981 secretary Kingsley Wilson , and welcome 3 00:00:04,981 --> 00:00:07,092 to this week's DOW situation report . 4 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:10,250 On Monday , Secretary Hegseth continued 5 00:00:10,250 --> 00:00:12,306 his Arsenal of Freedom tour in Rhode 6 00:00:12,306 --> 00:00:13,861 Island and Maine , where he 7 00:00:13,861 --> 00:00:16,028 administered the oath of enlistment to 8 00:00:16,028 --> 00:00:18,049 new recruits and visited defense 9 00:00:18,049 --> 00:00:20,440 industry leaders at General Dynamics 10 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:22,569 Electric Boat Anderil and Bath Iron 11 00:00:22,569 --> 00:00:24,791 Works . The secretary delivered remarks 12 00:00:24,791 --> 00:00:26,680 to the workforce to encourage and 13 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:28,680 revitalize . The patriots that work 14 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:30,625 shoulder to shoulder alongside our 15 00:00:30,625 --> 00:00:32,847 warfighters . Without these hardworking 16 00:00:32,847 --> 00:00:35,013 men and women , the armed forces would 17 00:00:35,013 --> 00:00:36,791 not have the advantage over our 18 00:00:36,791 --> 00:00:38,958 adversaries , as Secretary Hegseth has 19 00:00:38,958 --> 00:00:41,620 said , God speed and keep going . In 20 00:00:41,620 --> 00:00:43,676 just 2 months since deployment , the 21 00:00:43,676 --> 00:00:45,898 department's enterprise AI platform has 22 00:00:45,898 --> 00:00:49,101 surpassed 1 million unique users . On 23 00:00:49,101 --> 00:00:51,045 Monday , the department unveiled a 24 00:00:51,045 --> 00:00:54,431 partnership with OpenAI to . chat GBT 25 00:00:54,821 --> 00:00:58,192 into our AI platform Gen AI Mill . This 26 00:00:58,192 --> 00:01:00,582 partnership will make OpenAI's advanced 27 00:01:00,582 --> 00:01:03,071 large language models readily available 28 00:01:03,071 --> 00:01:05,238 to all of the department's personnel . 29 00:01:05,431 --> 00:01:07,592 On Wednesday , Chiefs of defense and 30 00:01:07,592 --> 00:01:10,111 senior military representatives from 34 31 00:01:10,111 --> 00:01:12,431 nations met in Washington DC for the 32 00:01:12,431 --> 00:01:14,832 Western Hemisphere Chiefs of Defense 33 00:01:14,832 --> 00:01:16,888 conference . During the conference , 34 00:01:16,952 --> 00:01:19,174 participating defense leaders discussed 35 00:01:19,174 --> 00:01:21,508 the importance . Of strong partnerships , 36 00:01:21,508 --> 00:01:23,452 continued cooperation , and united 37 00:01:23,452 --> 00:01:25,303 efforts to counter transnational 38 00:01:25,583 --> 00:01:27,750 criminal and terrorist organizations , 39 00:01:27,750 --> 00:01:30,962 as well as actors undermining regional 40 00:01:30,962 --> 00:01:33,362 security and stability . On Wednesday , 41 00:01:33,513 --> 00:01:35,922 Secretary Rollins of USDA and Secretary 42 00:01:35,922 --> 00:01:38,063 Hegseth signed a memorandum of 43 00:01:38,063 --> 00:01:40,174 understanding to advance the National 44 00:01:40,174 --> 00:01:42,523 Farm Security Action Plan in the face 45 00:01:42,523 --> 00:01:44,745 of growing threats from adversaries who 46 00:01:44,745 --> 00:01:46,967 seek to undermine our food . Supply and 47 00:01:46,967 --> 00:01:48,745 agricultural independence , the 48 00:01:48,745 --> 00:01:50,634 Department of War stands ready to 49 00:01:50,634 --> 00:01:52,412 defend America's farms as vital 50 00:01:52,412 --> 00:01:55,094 national security assets because food 51 00:01:55,094 --> 00:01:57,533 security is national security . This 52 00:01:57,533 --> 00:01:59,833 memorandum of understanding with USDA , 53 00:02:00,333 --> 00:02:02,444 particularly through partnership with 54 00:02:02,444 --> 00:02:04,666 DARPA , will drive innovative solutions 55 00:02:04,666 --> 00:02:06,666 to protect our farmers and ranchers 56 00:02:06,666 --> 00:02:09,014 from cyber attacks , foreign intrusions , 57 00:02:09,203 --> 00:02:12,054 and biosecurity risks . Together under . 58 00:02:12,225 --> 00:02:14,145 Leadership of President Trump and 59 00:02:14,145 --> 00:02:16,312 collaboration with Secretary Rollins , 60 00:02:16,312 --> 00:02:17,923 we're ensuring that American 61 00:02:17,923 --> 00:02:19,701 agriculture remains resilient , 62 00:02:19,785 --> 00:02:21,896 productive , and a cornerstone of our 63 00:02:21,896 --> 00:02:23,896 nation's strength . This week , the 64 00:02:23,896 --> 00:02:26,007 department unveiled a new partnership 65 00:02:26,007 --> 00:02:28,744 with TSA to streamline the process and 66 00:02:28,744 --> 00:02:30,855 provide a white glove service for new 67 00:02:30,855 --> 00:02:33,077 recruits shipping out that pass through 68 00:02:33,077 --> 00:02:35,304 TSA checkpoints on their way to basic 69 00:02:35,304 --> 00:02:37,255 training . Under the new process , 70 00:02:37,264 --> 00:02:39,153 which began this month . Recruits 71 00:02:39,153 --> 00:02:41,375 headed to basic training who don't have 72 00:02:41,375 --> 00:02:43,264 a real ID can get through airport 73 00:02:43,264 --> 00:02:45,431 security without having to pay a fee . 74 00:02:45,431 --> 00:02:47,431 From the moment these brave men and 75 00:02:47,431 --> 00:02:49,542 women volunteer to serve our nation , 76 00:02:49,542 --> 00:02:51,764 we want them focused on the fight , not 77 00:02:51,764 --> 00:02:54,097 about what type of ID they have . Today , 78 00:02:54,097 --> 00:02:56,153 Secretary Hegseth visited Fort Bragg 79 00:02:56,153 --> 00:02:58,375 with President Trump to thank our brave 80 00:02:58,375 --> 00:03:00,431 warfighters . That's all we have for 81 00:03:00,431 --> 00:03:02,542 you this week . Thanks for watching . 82 00:03:02,542 --> 00:03:04,597 God bless you all and God bless this 83 00:03:04,597 --> 00:03:04,716 great country we call home .