so, i don't understand why the department of defense is not providing critical information so that we can ultimately get accountabilityet here. why does the state department to support providing information and assistance to the ukraine investigation? what do we have to contribute to the call? you mentioned some of it in your opening statement. how critical it is our assistance versus other sources? >> it's hard to imagine standing on the sidelines in this investigation given all that we have done, the investmente we've made in ukraine and pursuing justice in ukraine. we are uniquely positioned to assist in the investigation within the assets that we have and the intelligence, the brilliance of ource diplomats ad subject matter and regional experts in the state department and elsewhere there's many ways we can beca supporting this with witness protection, insider witnesses that may want to give testimony all of that are ways that in the past we have assisted with international prosecutions before hybrid courts so there are a range of ways we could be of assistance and none of that wou

and then in subsequent years, the defense department says, oh, we have increase the budget because it went from like 5000000 to 8000000 to 9000000 to 8000000 and the bunch of it has certain flux around there. but since i was removed it's of directors, the one that was there after me was re, was moved over to the b a and then resign from government. the interim director is the last director that was there left. and i don't know if there's now another permanence. so there's been at least 4 or 5 directors over that office with a budget that has gone down to the active duty guard and reserve, i think speak for themselves. the only time we ever saw a reduction in suicide was when we were looking for specifically targeting programs towards the guard and reserves. we saw decrease a little a little eating downward trends that we were hopeful that we would see again in 2015. but of course, it was in february of 2015 from what you could from what is available public documents. it looks like the programs and the contracts were then canceled in 2015 by that. and by that summer, by august, most of

department of defense and the u.s. government has resisted cooperation come support engagement with the icc because of the concern about the potential for u.s. service members to at some point be hold in front of the court. we acted to amend that statutory attempt stature specific in case of ukraine in reliance on the circumstances like many of my colleagues i am outraged at russia's conduct in ukraine during this war. i believe there's been something like 8000 documented atrocities, crimes against humanity. you have gone through them. my colleagues have gone through them. and i'm grateful for all the different international partners of the eu, the u.n., and the icc but i'm struck by two quotes from earlier this hearing. you in response to line of questioning said it's hard to imagine a standing on the sidelines. and you, mr. chairman, said the department defense doesn't get to choose which laws it obeys. help me understand what the challenge is here in getting our government to cooperate with the icc. you put it well.

she filed whistleblower complaints with both the office of the special counsel and with the defense department's office of the inspector general for purely bureaucratic reasons, jackie never received any satisfaction from her whistle blowing, and indeed in the end, she lost her job and was deemed in eligible for federal retirement, it was only after a freedom of information act request and an appeal beyond the u. s. office of personnel management that she was finally able to retire. and once she did, she created the group whistle blowers of america, where she provides peer support for other whistle blowers who have suffered retaliation after having identified harm to individuals or to the public. jackie garrick, welcome to the show. we are very happy to have you. thank you, it's a honor and a pleasure to be here with you to know. thank you. the pleasures ours. let's start at the beginning of your story, jackie, you are one of those unusual people who brought a great deal of experience when you begin working at the pentagon. you had already had experience at the department of veterans affairs, fo

so in any of these kinds of cases, we are speaking with us defense department was the blower, jackie garrick, about her experience at dependent gone during the obama administration. we're going to ask her and you to stay with us as we take a short commercial break. we'll be right back. 2 2 2 2 2 2 the some nations may be able to turn a blind eyes to atrocities. another comes, the united states of america is different wherever people long to be free. they will find a friend in the united states. the seem to be of the auto body bolts, anybody phase the solar city, and draw the look at the in service of each skid 18 color revolutions is one among several means to reach the goal of conquering foreign lands and bringing them on to the helm of of us, the western economic interest people been cited. i didn't that pete, it's when i go by the democrats see a new training portal active. so now we must say little dis, a file with them and he can see the final goal of these theme or of allusions to ensure that there are no independent players in the world anymore. the the welcome back to the whi

and then in subsequent years, the defense department says, oh, we have increase the budget because it went from like 5000000 to 8000000 to 9000000 to 8000000. and the budget has sort of flux around there. but since i was removed, it's also gone through a series of directors. the one that was there after me was re, was moved over to the b a and then resign from government. the um, the following, there was a couple of in interim directors, the last director that was there left and i don't know if there's now another permanent so there's been at least 4 or 5 directors over that office with a budget that has gone down and you know the suicide numbers among the active duty guard and reserve, i think speak for themselves. the only time we ever saw a reduction in suicide was when we were looking at the 2014 and we were specifically targeting programs towards the guard and reserves. we saw decrease a little a little eating downward trends that we were hopeful that we would see again in 2015. but of course it was in february of 2015 that i was removed and from what you could from what is avail

it is noo secret the department of defense is the holdnt up. i asked the department of defense to participate in today's hearing so we can better understandy why they are blockg implementation of federal law. whatever they are thinking ever fusible is unacceptable blocking critical u.s. assistance for investigations into atrocities in ukraine. it is dangerous to our system of government. did the department does not get to pick and choose which laws it will obey. let me repeat that. the defense department does not get to pick and choose which laws it will obey part of the night they provide full support for investigations that could lead to holding russian officials accountable. we continue to hear about russian forces boiling people's and water, systematically raping women while threatening their children. killing in cold but we cannot sit and do nothing. much of the world must come together impressive unity and response of the unjust war. we must make sure our efforts to an with condemnation must seek and deliver accountability. so ambassador,

this was the defense department and him. >> wow. >> we looked at some. this was him. this wasn't done by me. this was him. all sorts of stuff. pages long. look. wait a minute. let's see here. look at that. >> yeah. >> i just isn't that amazing? this totally wins my case, you know. except it is highly confidential. >> [laughter] >> secret information. >> hillary would print out all the time, you know. >> i would just say, because we were talking about. it and you know he said, he wanted to attack iran and what -- >> he said you did. >> it was done by the military and given to me. i think we can probably -- >> will have to see. >> declassify,? right >> c as president i could have declassified, it now i can't. you know. but this is. classified isn't that interesting? >> it's so cool. >> today while campaigning new hampshire, trump claimed that tape was just another hoax. >> a whole disk full of lots of papers and mostly newspaper articles, copies of magazines, copies of different plans, copies of stories having to do with many many subjects, and what was said was absolut

aid and department of defense. this is the first time all three of you have appeared together before any committee to discuss your oversight role in the 64 planned and ongoing audits and reviews of u.s. assistance to ukraine. your work is a critical component to ensure congress is being good stewards of the taxpayers' money, and it is necessary to prevent waste, fraud, or abuse and if need be investigate and resolve any incidents. congress has also been exercising oversight. through the passage of several bills we've ensured 39 accountability provisions passed into law. since day one as chairman of this committee i have and actively exercising my responsibility to pursue stringent oversight as well. my first committee meeting was a classified briefing on the u.s. response to russia's full scale invasion of ukraine. last month i led a congressional delegation to ukraine and poland to conduct in-person oversight of u.s. aid to ukraine. i saw first-hand the process is working and delivered a clear message not only to

the defense department budget is just 3.2% over last year which does not account for inflation whichof equipment we need. you're absolutely right. the navy is clearly not even close to where china is in its capacity and this is the united states navy that had been number one in the world, no longer is. the air force is the smoggest it's been in 40 -- smallest it's been in 40 years. the army is the smallest we've seen since prior to world war ii. that's the reality of where we are in the defense establishment. when you take a look at the number, close to $800 billion. i mean, it's such a huge number, people have difficulty getting their head around that number. but you've got to realistically look at what that number really means in terms of the cost that's associated with having an effective deterrence. and i suggest that and been suggesting for some time we really do not have that. maria: yes, you have. >> the good news is, the china committee, the congress itself is very much aware of where we are and many want to get us to the right place. the american people are getting there the

ask behind the department of defense. >> this is caleb in north carolina. democrat. good morning. >> good morning. i was just wondering if there and any talk and actually raising taxes to pay for our military spending, not so much for the ukraine prices but for the global war on terror. i think we owe between two and $3 trillion and that was taken on but the average americans don't have to pay for it. >> thank you. >> in terms of taxes, from the democratic side, there is a conversation about ways to raise taxes and revenue for the government. there has been no conversation. >> this was part of the democrat debt limit deal. if you are serious about decreasing the dead, you can't just talk about cuts. you have to talk about revenue and a lot of things that president biden has proposed in terms of taxing higher earners and more wealthy americans did this is all followed by the wayside because it is a nonstarter they won't do it. i don't see any near-term future where there is a tax specifically for the defense department or even dealing with the debt. you can't keep pro

this was the defense department and him. we looked at some -- this was him. this wasn't done by me. this was him. i'll keep reading but you can tell four times he emphasizes this was milley. he goes on to say all sorts of stuff, pages long. look, wait a minute, i just found -- isn't this amazing? this totally wins my case. i want to note his case he referring to this is this dispute with milley, not the current pending investigation.

this was the defense department and him. >> wow. >> we looked at some. this was him. this wasn't done by me. this was him. all sorts of stuff. pages long. let's see here. isn't that amazing? this totally wins my case, you know? except it is highly confidential, secret. this is secret info. but look at this. you attack -- >> hilly would print that out all the time. >> she would send them to anthony weiner. the pervert. by the way, isn't that incredible? i was just saying because we were talking about it. and you know, he said, he wanted to attack iran. this was done by the military, given to me. i think we can probably, right? >> i don't know. we'll have to see. yeah. >> declassify that. as president, i could have declassified it. now i can't. this is classified. >> now we have a problem. >> isn't that interesting? >> yeah. >> it's so cool. and you probably almost didn't believe me, but now you believe me. it's incredible. bring some cokes in, please. >> joining us now, cnn anchor and correspondent kaitlan collins, also paula reid. kaitlan, first of all, what do you ma

s. department of defense inspector general, which found discrepancies between the number of weapons sent and received by to the department of defense personnel. effectively and swiftly received inspected staged and transferred defense items to representatives. jesse own car, however, department of defense personnel did not have the required accountability of thousands of defense items that they received and transfer to jesse. and specifically, we observed that the department of defense personnel did not fully implement their standard operating procedures to account for defense items and could not confirmed the quantities of defense items received against the quantity of items shipped for 3 or 5 shipments we observed as required. as the report also explains how weapons are being shipped without declaring the numbers in transit, making it difficult for military personnel to know the number of items contained in the crate matches the number originally set kind of unemployment slack appropriate training and are also having trouble because weapons destined for ukraine are being sent and label

in the defense department.hey emphasized that all the fighters and commanders who applied have already all necessary assistance was provided. due to a serious situation. threat of escalation of confrontation criminal case initiated. in fact, yevgeny prigozhin calls for an armed rebellion to follow the development of events, watch the next issue at 11 o'clock moscow time.

this was the defense department and him.> we looked at some. this was him. this wasn't done by me, this was him. all sorts of stuff pages long, look -- let's see here. >> oh my gosh -- [laughter] >> i just found, isn't that amazing? this totally wins my case, you know. except it is highly confidential. [laughter] there is secret information. look at this. you attack and -- >> hillary would print that out all the time, you know -- [laughter] >> no, she would send it to anthony weiner. [laughter] the pervert. >> please print. >> by the way, isn't that incredible? >> i was just thinking because we were talking about it, and you know, he said, he wanted to attack iran, and -- these are the papers. this was done by the military and given to me. i think we can probably, right? >> i don't know. we will have to see. yeah, we will have to try to -- >> declassify it. >> since president, i can declassify it. now i can't -- >> yeah, now we have a problem. >> isn't that interesting? it's so cool. i mean, it's looking at her, and you prob

this was the defense department and him. this wasn't done by me. this was him. also, pages wrong. wait a minute. let's see here. >> i guess, isn't that amazing? this totally wins my case you know. >> mm-hmm. >> except it is like highly confidential, secret -- this is secret information. look at this. you attack -- >> hillary would put that out all the time. >> she'd send it to anthony weiner. >> yes. [ laughter ] >> by the way, isn't that incredible? i was just thinking as we were talking about it. you know, he wanted to attack iran and what -- >> this was done by the military. given to me. i think we can probably, right? >> we'll have to see. >> declassify it. >> yeah. >> see as president i could have declassified it. now i can't. isn't that interesting? it's so cool. you probably almost didn't believe me but now you believe me. >> no, i believed you. >> incredible right? it brings some -- bring some coax in, please. >> bring some cokes in please. it does give it the ring of authenticity doesn't it? i'll show you an example

it was crafted by a very senior person in the defense department. he said the chairman of the joint chiefs, mark milley. he said, millie thinks i'm the one that wants to attack irit's actually him. what is not clear is whether the former president is holding the document in his hand at that time or describing it. but attack plans for an adversary like iran would be, in my experience, what they call sensitive, compartmented information. that means it's above top secret. it's close-holed, need to know, people are read in and read off of these limited access programs. >> and if you've ever been to mar-a-lago. i've been there not to have dinner or play golf. >> always working, right? >> hopefully not always. but it's a place you can easily walk around. if you're there, trump has the dining room. all of these documents stocked in different rooms, it presents a challenge for trump. but how is he going to defend all of these documents exposed. >> and this does not just talk about mar-a-lago, these pictures. the two instances, in which donald trump is alleg

of course, one other part about the debt ceiling fight, many republican lawmakers think the defense department is not getting enough money and that the biden defense budget for this year actually amounts to a cut when you factor in inflation, neil. neil: thank you for you. lucas tomlinson at the white house. and the general joins us, and we don't want to turn this into something nasty. safe to say that it already is. what do we do? the general will tell us after this. and high rate credit cards, and save hundreds every month. oh booking.com, ♪ i'm going to somewhere, anywhere. ♪ ♪ a beach house, a treehouse, ♪ ♪ honestly i don't care ♪ # booking. yeah. >> you know, we keep talking about how nasty things have gotten between ourselves and the chinese. this has been a daily event, if it weren't for the debt ceiling stuff this would have led to each and over news bracket on the networks. increasingly it gets more bizarre. what we learn from the pentagon this week about some tourists that might be spies, that was it. jennifer griffin with more on that, jennifer. >> neil, there were two cases in flo

allegedly failed to properly. com. shipments to claim that as a going to report from the us department of defense inspect, and general we've found discrepancies between the number of weapons sent and received by keith. the department of defense personnel effectively and swiftly received inspected staged and transferred defense items to representatives. and jesse own car, however, department of defense personnel did not have the required accountability of thousands of defense items that they received and transferred, adjust the younger. specifically, we observed that the department of defense personnel did not fully implement their standard operating procedures to account for defense items and could not confirm the quantities of defense items received against the quantity of items shipped for 3 or 5 shipments. we observed as required. the report also as far as how what rooms are being shipped without the car and the numbers in transit making difficult minutes. you close it out so that if a number of items trained in the crate as much is the number originally sent high ends on employees, lack of ap

current meeting of the contact group, i want to say that and the leaders, the heads of the defense departmentsed to think through our plans and also to maintain the level of provision of weapons that we have already provided in the future, and also considered what types of weapons are possible will provide in the future . thanks for the efforts of poland and germany for the leopard they provide, and our colleagues from denmark and the netherlands expressed their desire to continue training ukrainian pilots including on f-16 fighter jets, of course one of the highest priorities of the meeting of the current contact group remains anti-aircraft systems. they have a particular determining importance because russia continues to carry out missile attacks as well as attacks by unmanned aerial vehicles, as a result of which ukrainian civilians suffer they are trying to break the spirit of ukrainians, but they are ukrainian defenders with the help of that equipment of those anti-aircraft systems that they received from members of the current contact group, they have already managed to protect hundreds

during the counteroffensive a characteristic part of the conflict , noted that the american defense departmentk this fact into account, realizing that there would be losses. this is a sad part of this war, as ukrainians themselves continue to leave the country en masse abroad. now there are about six million three hundred thousand ukrainian refugees , the representative of the un high commissioner for refugees reported this and noted that this is the largest flow settlers since world war ii. the skeletons of the clone fell into the fall and the closet, the son of the american president, hunter, is an inogent who for years sold access to his father, violating national law , ex-fox news host tucker carlson said in his new release on twitter the most surprising thing if the american justice system hunter biden was open-minded. would be the first to be accused of lobbying for foreign interests in washington hunter biden is indeed a foreign agent. he sold access to his father and other legislators to the chinese , ukrainians, and countries around the world for years, and the fbi was well aware of t

defense items to representatives, jesse own car, however, department of defense personnel did not have the required accountability of thousands of defense items that they received and transfer to jesse. and specifically, we observed that the department of defense personnel did not fully implementer standard operating procedures to account for defense items and could not confirm the quantities of defense items received against the quantity of items shipped for 3 of 5 shipments we observed as required for what also signs how, what things are being shipped without delay. the numbers in front of that for making a difference of a movie person also knows the number of items contained in the price. much is the number originally sent by the employees like appropriate training. and also having troubles because web is destined for ease of being sent on labeled mountain a. i will some very through the also economics. i'm stuck with these bible and told us that this is not the 1st time the us government has supplied weapons. the end up on the list at market there is no accountability on any of thi

she filed whistleblower complaints with both the office of the special counsel and with the defense department's office of the inspector general for purely bureaucratic reasons, jackie never received any satisfaction from her whistle blowing, and indeed in the end, she lost her job and was deemed in eligible for federal retirement, it was only after a freedom of information act request and an appeal beyond the u. s. office of personnel management that she was finally able to retire. and once she did, she created the group whistle blowers of america, where she provides peer support for other whistle blowers who have suffered retaliation after having identified harm to individuals or to the public. jackie garrick, welcome to the show. we're very happy to have you. thank you, it's a honor and a pleasure to be here with you to now. thank you. the pleasures ours. let's start at the beginning of your story, jackie, you're one of those unusual people who brought a great deal of experience when you begin working at the pentagon, you had already had experience at the department of veterans affairs, for e

unofficial records, not his personal records, battle plans for an attack on another country or defense department documents about our capabilities are in no universe donald j trumps personal documents. they are the government documents. shannon: what about, okay, when it came to president obama, president biden was vice president when some of these documents that he allegedly has that's a different question. obama or clinton, the case with clinton, bill clinton, listen. >> to big lies, i think, they are right now, these other presidents took all these documents, those were situations where they arranged with the archives to set up special space under the management control and security provided by the archivist to temporarily put documents into libraries were ready. it was not put in their basement. okay. the idea that the president has complete authority to declare any document personal is facially ridiculous. that opinion had to do with the distinction between unofficial records which are records prepared by government agencies for the purpose of government action and personal documents as oppo

and then in subsequent years, the defense department says, oh, we have increased the budget because it went from like 5000000 to 8000000 to 9000000 to 8000000. and the budget has sort of flux around there. but since i was removed, it's also gone through a series of directors. the one that was there after me was re, was moved over to the b a and then resign from government. the, the following, there was a couple of in interim directors, the last director that was there left and i don't know if there's now another permanent so there's been at least 4 or 5 directors over that office with a budget that has gone down and you know, the suicide numbers among the active duty guard and reserve, i think speak for themselves. the only time we ever saw a reduction in suicide was when we were looking at the 2014 and we were specifically targeting programs towards the guard and reserves. we saw decrease a little a little eating downward trends that we were hopeful that we would see again in 2015. but of course it was in february of 2015 that i was removed and from what you could from what is availab

department of defense, state, department of justice. was different we think about critical infrastructure and defense of critical infrastructure is that the agencies who are really on the frontline are those sector let agencies like tsa, epa, hhs. as we have been working to achieve president biden's calling to say, we need relentless improvement in cybersecurity, we need to improve digital infrastructure. that group has meant to bridge those communities. briefing individuals who may not have gotten an intelligence briefing before. learning about, what elements of a water system are most important to secure that water system? actually improving cybersecurity on the ground where the rubber meets the road. how do we ensure that leadership is brought in? a big part is to say, what is common across? what is sector specific? like the particular elements of risk that we want to secure because that is what adversaries will want to focus on? >> in many cases, if you look at an industry sector, there are co-management agencies. the faa is a sector

with that, good morning, everyone, thank you for being here today for our hearing on the department of defense's cyberspace activities. we ask a lot from the department in this space. from securely operating networks and inherently insecure weapons systems to assisting small and large systems. more important than anything else is how prepared and capable we are to hold our adversaries at risk. i've expressed my concerns about the department's pace for modernizing and growing the ships, aircraft and other weapons for a fight with china. if we accept that we need more time, it is my genuine belief that our ability to robustly use information and cyber operations should provide us with the opportunity to buy time to maneuver for our kinetic forces. while there have been some signs of progress such as the first delivery of a budget built through cybercom commanders enhanced budget authority there are wide gaps between where we are and where we need to be soon. there are issues like force readiness, lack of support and the shortcomings in acquisition of cyber capabilities that continue to plague the

so that is a matter for our defense department to worry about.t is a scientific agency. it is dealing with unclassified data. another thing to keep in mind in this area is when you hear something is classified, you should think of it as things are classified often because of the way the image was taken. so if an f-35 camera takes a picture of a bird, that's classified. you can learn from that picture of the bird about the nature of the optics in our military planes. if a spy satellite takes a picture of a balloon, it's classified. >> david -- >> so nasa -- >> our time is tight so i wanted to jump in. was there anything that jumped out that could not be explained and you want to spend more time on it? that might not be something you can just put in the column of, this was something that is a spot on a radar screen, that sort of thing. >> i think there is a number of things in the data that cannot be easily explained, but they tend not to have good quality data. if you see something anomalous, you want to have it observed with multiple cameras on m

except the department of defense. as of november 2022 the defense department fails for ever audit.e to account for more than half of its assets for it after 1600 audits comb to the $3.5 trillion in assets and liabilities were found the department could not account for about 61% of the assets according to the pentagon controller. is it reasonable for us to think that the ukrainian military could pass an audit in or when we cannot pass one in peace? >> first of all thank you congressman for the very compelling portrait of auditors. my folks will appreciate it. with regard to your question i'm really not in a position to comment on the ukrainians. but i will say on the american side redoing robust work over finances and particularly focus on the systems that are being used to account for the assistance ukraine. as i want to thank all the inspectors general for your work and yelled back. >> a gentleman used to chair recognizes mr. baird for five minutes. >> think you appreciated for it appreciate all witnesses being here. my first question goes to ms. angarella. a statement last month

and transferred defense items to representatives and jesse own car . however, department of defense personnel did not have the required accounts, ability of, of thousands of defense items that they received in transfer to adjust the younger . specifically, we observed that the department of defense personnel did not fully implement their standard operating procedures to account for defense items and could not confirm the quantities of defense items received against the quantity of items shipped for 3 of 5 shipments we observed as required. and therefore, it also explains how weapons are being shipped without declaring the numbers in transit, making it difficult for military personnel to know if the number of items contained in a crate matches the number that was originally set. the report goes on to say that kind of gone employees lock appropriate training under also having trouble because weapons destined for to yes, are being sent on labeled martin a armstrong creator of the armstrong economics. and socrates platform told us that this is not the 1st time us government h

ama: a drag's show scheduled at a nevada air force base was canceled by the defense department. the show recognizes the importance of lgbtq service members. the do part and of defense said it was canceled due to not being in line with recent statements by the secretary of defense. austen said the department would not hose drag shows at bases or other installations. dan: in the bay area, san francisco pride is taking office of you tonight. ama: tara campbell reports, in the face of mounting attacks on lgbtq rights across the nation, the city's history as a beacon of hope is as important as ever. reporter: as promised, the party will go on. san francisco pride holding strong in face of mounting attacks on lgbtq rights across the nation. the aclu currently tracking roughly 500 bills taking aim at the community. >> we have to put away the things that are tugging at us and the things we are worried about. tonight, we will be together as a community and we will have fun. reporter: marking the start of pride month with a night of entertainment at the castro theater. a symbol of the city

the ministry of defense guarantees everyone's safety and we remind you earlier that the department denied reports of attacks on the rear units of the wagner pmc. the ministry of defense called the incident an information provocation. our military continues to carry out combat missions in the zone special operations department called on the fighters of the wagner group not to engage in confrontation. they stressed that the enemy is only waiting, when the internal political situation in russia worsens and such situations can play into the hands of the military. it is necessary to obey the order of the president of russia and solve all problems peacefully. i now we return to the special appeal of vladimir putin according to the president , the organizers of the rebellion betrayed russia and will respond. this is the head of state. he called on the storm troopers to stop participating in criminal actions. i appeal to the citizens of russia to the personnel of the armed forces of law enforcement agencies and special services. you are soldiers and commanders who are now fighting in their combat

increasing the production of tanks and flamethrower systems for special operations, the head of the defense department drew attention to the need to increase the protection of the crew for armored vehicles in preparation for being sent to the zone. those wishing to serve with the armed forces under a contract, he is becoming more and more a selection point, where in detail explain the terms of the contract. what payments and benefits are due, as well as primary military training is carried out throughout the country, report by maxim akhmetov , a new unit is being formed in this training center of the ministry of defense, all contract servicemen are at the training ground from morning to evening, training in tactics and small arms combat. but there are separate sites where narrowly focused military specialists are trained. here , automatic grenade calculations are trained. literally in 100 m , fighters hone their rpg skills, among the main qualities of a good grenade launcher - these are nerves of steel and a good eye. well, as they say, instructors alexander are still officers of the soviet school. no

these are the worked out questions of the use of the people's militia, as emphasized by the defense department, the collection will be held in accordance with the plan for the preparation of bodies management of territorial defense and military units of territorial troops. the nato secretary general arrived in vilnius not alone, together with the minister of defense of germany, in addition to receiving an order from the lithuanian leadership from toltenberg, he will observe the progress of joint lithuanian-german exercises in the town. the pobrode training ground is located 10 km from the belarusian border, since june 16 personnel of armored personnel carriers and tanks of the german brigade have been transferred here. in total, 1,000 soldiers and 320 units of military equipment will take part in the exercises, and today the german ministry of defense announced that to increase the size of the german brigade in lithuania to 4,000, and stoltenberg said that the nato countries at the july summit in vilnius will approve the transition in the baltic states from the air police mission to the creati

they are getting more and more serious, which means that a sequestration of the defense department spending by automatic operation of law is unacceptable so senators on both sides want amendments. members want to make changes to try to improve the bill. and as i said, the senate should not be cut out of the process due to president biden's foot-dragging. we still have time before the january 5 deadline, and the senate could move through the amendment process fairly quickly. we could do it today. we have ample time to vote on amendments and send an amended version back to the house for final passage. and i might add there's no reason for the majority leader to block amendment votes. senators deserve an opportunity to vote on amendments, and i hope the majority leader will not stand in the way of those senators on both sides of the aisle who want to offer amendments and then receive up-or-down votes. this bill does include some very positive developments beginning to rein in our nation's spending habits, but it's not a magic pill to cure the federal government's chronic financial troubles. am

ama: a drag's show scheduled at a nevada air force base was canceled by the defense department. the show recognizes the importance of lgbtq service members. the do part and of defense said it was canceled due to not being in line with recent statements by the secretary of defense. austen said the department would not hose drag shows at bases or other installations. dan: in the bay area, san francisco pride is taking office of you tonight. ama: tara campbell reports, in the face of mounting attacks on lgbtq rights across the nation, the city's history as a beacon of hope is as important as ever. reporter: as promised, the party will go on. san francisco pride holding strong in face of mounting attacks on lgbtq rights across the nation. the aclu currently tracking roughly 500 bills taking aim at the community. >> we have to put away the things that are tugging at us and the things we are worried about. tonight, we will be together as a community and we will have fun. reporter: marking the start of pride month with a night of entertainment at the castro theater. a symbol of the city

the united states also noted in the defense department that the settlement is verhovka.area of ​​artyom, artyomovsk is completely under the control of russian troops. attack of the militants. the vsu was successfully repelled by russian units, i quote the message of individual sources, and the alleged abandonment of the berkhovka by the russian troops does not correspond to reality. end of quote. iota says you can connect 50 gigs and 100 minutes at the lowest price in your region. can yota often ask me how to prepare for a vacation, sbp. just pay for purchases online using the sbp button, or using a qr code. all you need at the checkout is a smartphone. pay for purchases through the fast payment system and participate in the draw. in the marathon of discounts at sber megamarket, meet a new participant in climate technology with a discount of up to 40% in life. all my life i fill your crying. well, we have the first drug in stock, the second one too and the third one is in the dosage of three and 10 mg, where such confidence comes from with the application of an honest si

how is your interaction with the defense departments established? are your experts doing these assessments, and not the experts of the ministry of defense? well, the point is that we work very closely with them, we exchange information, they are with us, we are with them, uh, we have the same thing. such highly qualified and experienced specialists who have served for a long time in the military, e.e., the armed forces, e.e., of ukraine, and they have been in the military in the past, as far as we are concerned , we receive material evidence that cannot immediately reach us, considering that this is evidence that are removed at the scene of accidents, they get to us first, but we necessarily involve specialists of the scientific research institute of the central research institute of the armed forces of ukraine, other specialists of the armed forces who help us, and we share our relevant knowledge and experience with them and conclusions in order to be able to quickly make decisions regarding the work of e-e air forces e-e electronic warfare units wi

effectively and swiftly received inspected staged and transferred defense items to representatives and jesse own car. however, department of defense personnel did not have the required accountability of thousands of defense items that they received and transferred, adjust the younger. specifically, we observed that the department of defense personnel did not fully implement their standard operating procedures to account for defense items and could not confirmed the quantities of defense items received against the quantity of items shipped for 3 or 5 shipments. we observed as required. the report also, so as how websites are being shipped throughout declined the numbers in friends that make it difficult for many people as well. to know if the number of items contained in the price month to.

from anyone, where you would actually kind of -- oh, this is something that milley and the defense department and possibly be showing it around, what does it show? it shows he does not understand the obligations of the presidency. he is running for that office again, and whether you like him or don't like him, people ought to look at the question, what does this mean about our national security? >> there's also the whole problem with the republican party. i spent two weeks -- >> i was going to ask you, that's my question. it's not just the sick offense in the room who are laughing about this. others aren't necessarily laughing, but they're blowing it off and saying it's a weaponization. >> i just spent two weeks talking to people close to mitch mcconnell and trying to find as many people as i could who had an idea of what mitch mcconnell is going to do in this campaign. and they say to me, he is not going to condemn donald trump at all. he is going to keep his silence. how? the republican leader, can keep his silence about this kind of conduct in one fell swoop, mcconnell has the power to say