them had a passport and later it was determined that this was an active sergeant of the united states marine corpst as it may, the enemy is a competent enemy, just like we are not picky. they have their own truth, we have our own truth, so we fucking had severe losses, thank god that there were no stupid things. this is war. tiger, which will soon go to the front raised upstairs, three four. went to the fourth week of preparation, everything is fine. i was followed here by a man who did not hold it in his hands, the machine probably will never understand this. everyone should take up arms, if only to protect their home , to protect their loved ones. sergei decided after the death of his fellow villager in ukraine, it came that he had to go, not that people who had military experience should go there to defend their homeland. i have two business trips behind my back as a hunter in the donbass of his detachment. sent immediately. roar, and i sat down in a funnel of bushes and binoculars, i watch three listeners descending, all with sniper rifles and one woman. in general, i was a wild vobchka for me

of them had a passport, which was later determined to be an active-duty sergeant in the united states marine corpsican authorities recognized that this was indeed sergeant of the american army that he is on vacation, and on vacation he has the right to be anywhere. be that as it may, the enemy is a competent enemy, just like we are not picky. they have their own truth, we have our own truth, so the battles were fierce losses were thank god that there were no stupid things. this is war. tiger, which will soon go to the front. the fourth week of preparation has begun, everything is fine. i was followed here by a man who did not hold it in his hands, the machine probably will never understand this. everyone must hold a weapon in their hands, at least to protect your home to protect your loved ones. after his fellow villager died in ukraine, it came to him that people who had military experience should go there to defend their homeland. i have two business trips behind me. roar, and i sat down in a funnel of bushes and binoculars, i look at three dryers descending, all have sniper rifles and one woman

them had a passport and later it was determined that this was an active sergeant of the united states marine corpst as it may , the opponent of a competent opponent is the same as we are not picky. they have their own truth its own truth, so the battles were fierce losses were thank god that there were no stupid things. this is war. tiger, who will soon go to the front one, two, three four the fourth week of preparation has begun, everything is fine. i was followed here by a man who was holding in his hands, the machine will probably never understand this. everyone should take up arms, if only to protect their home, to protect their loved ones. he decided after his fellow villager died in ukraine, it came that he had to go, not that they should go there now to defend their homeland people who have military experience, i have two business trips. sergei got into the group of snipers, as he was an experienced hunter in the donbass of his squad. immediately sent into battle , we landed the lpr to consist. come on guys faster, they die there. the first break-in is already a roar. and i sat down in a fu

prospects of obtaining a larger number of reserve tanks and doves from the reserves of the united states marine corpsi think that behind 31 tanks, we can prospectively talk about a much larger number of these armored vehicles that are absolutely effective on on the battlefield well , once again we are told in the west that in ukraine there will will have only one chance for a counteroffensive well, we respect all expert assessments, especially the general, but we understand that the issue will be resolved by a ukrainian analyst, but in any case, well, the statement is like this and the understanding is like this, if the tanks will only be in the fall, then why counteroffensive now that is, the avers may not be able to make it to this holiday, so i understand the expulsion of the enemy from our territory, please , they really won’t make it, but they will make it to their work and will not be found on the of the contract is such a thing. well, it is an important and difficult question because, first of all, when we talk about the preparation of our forces, we first talk about requests, that is, now we

united states. my son is a captain in the marine corps, i want to thank you that. one of my son-in-law's is a lieutenant in the -- united states navy. [laughter] let me congratulate, i met your daughter, i met her when she went to west point. i hope you get a second lieutenant our best personal regards and thank her for her service. [applause] 2 go army. mike: i have a standing rule. wherever senator joni asks me to be, i will be. it is an added benefit to be back in iowa, today. we might check out a little bit of march madness before i leave this afternoon. it is good to be with you. you started in a great place. when i was governor of indiana, i used to say, we do 2 things well. in this part of the country, we make things and grow thanks. sell them to the world. during my time as governor, indiana was the second or third leading exporting state in agriculture and automotive components. you know and we prosper here in the heartland when we are able to sell our goods around the world. the trump-pence administration, i could not be more proud that not only did we neg

thank you for your incredible leadership in the united states senate and servicing the uniform of the united states. my son is a captain in the marine corps. thank you for that. one of my unworthy son-in-laws, a lieutenant in the united states navy. i would like to congratulate, i know i met your daughter when she headed to west point and give the second lieutenant our best personal regards and thank her for the service as well. >> go army. >> good to be with you. thanks for coming out. i have a standing rule, wherever senator joni ernst asks me to be, i will be. it is an added benefit to be back in iowa today. it is good to be with you. you start in a great place. when i was governor of indiana, i used to say just like iowa, we do two things well. we make things and we grow things and we seldom to the world. during my time as governor, indiana was the second or third leading exporting city, and automotive components, you all know in iowa that we prosper here in the heartland, able to sell our goods around the world and there could be -- i couldn't be more proud of that not only did we negotiate in the usmc a, we made it clear that trade

for her incredible leadership in the united states senate and her service and the uniform of the united states? you mention my son is a captain in the marine corps, thank you for that. one of my son-in-law's is in the united states navy. i know your daughter, i met her when she headed to west point. i hope you will give the second lieutenant our best personal regards and thank her for her service as well. [cheers & applause] sen. ernst: go army. mr. pence: thank you for the invitation. i have a standing rule, wherever senator joni ernst asks me to be, i will be. it is an added benefit to be back in iowa today. we might just check out a little bit of march madness before i leave town later this afternoon. it is really good to be with you. you start in a great place. when i was governor of indiana i used to say, just like iowa, we do two things well. in this part of the country, we make things and we grow things, and we sell them to the world. during my time as governor, indiana was the second or third leading exporting state in the country between agricultural products and automotive components. you all know here in iowa, we prosper here in the h

united states military. indeed, while as a young man and recent graduate of davidson avenue high school in levet town, jack enlisted in the united states marine corps in 1967 at the height of the vietnam war. jack was sent to vietnam as a member of the india company in the third battalion, 26th marine regiment where he fought valiantly and earned two, two purple hearts. after catching malaria, jack was sent home only to be redeployed to vietnam for a second tour with the ninth marines, also known as the walking dead. a reputation they earned through their valor in combat. after his honorable discharge from military service, jack joined the ranks of the freeport police department back on long island where he served that community faithfully for 18 years. also as a member of their p.b.a. upon his retirement from the freeport police department, jack continued his life of public service by joining congressman pete king's staff as his military congressional aide, a position he held for 10 years. jack's remarkable record of selfless service truly distinguished himself in the community. but jack was not just a committed public servant. he was also a dedic

deputy marshal jose gomez was a united states marine corps reserve veteran who served with the united states marshal service for 22 years. while serving with the lloyd d. george courthouse in las vegas, special deputy gomez contracted covid-19 in the line of duty and passed away on february 6, 2022. this was a cruel disease that took away many of our very brave frontline law enforcement and emergency responders. detective justin terry humbly served in the las vegas met mow poll tan police department for nearly 21 years and was committed to protecting children and the community -- in the community from sexual assault and abuse. a sworn task force officer with the u.s. marble marshal's office, he passed away june 10, 2022, after a tragic accident in the northwest valley. and police officer trong thai was proud to be a veit in a niece -- veit in a please police officer. he served in the financial crimes unit and mentored countless new recruits. on october 13, 2022, officer thai was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance call. my condolences are with the families and l

judy vance has served the united states marine corps. now he served the united states senate representing of o the state of ohio. he joins us tonight.r senator , thank you so much for coming. so whe. n you hear the chairman of the joint chiefs say we're not exactly sure wherestems the advanced weapons systems are going, how do you feelow doo about that? >> well, tucker, it's but outrageous, but unfortunately, it confirms what we basically already know, which is that we've sent one hundred and thirteen billion dollars, and $n probably more than that, tuckerr ,probably more like 13ed0 and billion dollars to the mostth corrupt country on the face ofe the planet.et and we, have no real idea how those resources have been spent. t of this >> the most important part ofdep this, tucker, and i've done a very deep dove into this, is we do not make enoughke eno bullets in this countrugy to support multiple fronts ofipw multiple wars. and i'm talkinar eng about bullets.n, i mean, ammunition, munitions, m artillery shellsun, some of the advanced missi

sitting on the board of foreign corporations he was in cockpit avenue fighter jet served united states in marine corpamerican people deserve to know what was going on here deserve to hold this president and administration accountable and, again, one more example of what appears to be a two-tiered system of justice not justice official tuesdays but the media seems tremendous interest pushg republicans conservatives. >> this speaks to the national securities issues how are we supposed to believe the commander in chief is making priet decision as relates to number one adversary if he and family have taken all this money from communist party affiliated companies? what can you tell us about china? s you were the vice president in the senate for all that time you know the threat and how it worsened what can you share. >> china is the greatest strategic and economic threat of the united states of america in 21st century we changes national consensus on china person people have know what is about going on hearings about tiktok yesterday, not new, that china's gaining access china has literally been stealing

exploring those issues in college and graduate school, but to serving my country in the united states marine corps and ultimately serving my country in the united states congress. . so among coach's accolades, perhaps none is higher he outkicked his coverage in terms of the woman that he married and she had a profound impact on my life and so thank you to lori rollinson though we're here to recognize coach, bruce. the other thing i want to mention is the true power in the house and this is a bit of a shameful confession i was a nerd in high school. i was not a member of the modern -- the mater dei football team. i cheered from afar. i actually played flag football with the other heisman trophy winner, matt leinart, in junior high and i was so bad i dropped every pass that matt leinart threw at me so i was too intimidated to play for ralo. but even if you weren't on the team, any student at mater dei was profoundly impacted by the coach. there was nothing better than a prep rally before a big game that coach would go up and fire up the entire student body. i've been to ceremonies in the marine corp

caller: my son was from the united states marine corps was killed in action december 11, 2006 on a combatission. we are a gold start family. he believed in what he was doing. he believed in george bush and he campaigned for him before he went to war he was doing what he wanted to do. we have regrets about losing our son and we suffer every day, but he did what he thought was right for this country and for our values. host: we appreciate the sacrifice of your family. we definitely grieve the loss of your son. i know you said your son believed in what he was doing at the time, but you say you have regrets about losing him. what are your thoughts about the war over all now that it is 20 years passed since it started? caller: my thoughts are this -- we get into these wars. i was in vietnam. i wonder what we accomplished. now we are just getting out of afghanistan. we shed a lot of blood and tears. overall, just what have we done to promote micro see. all -- to promote democracy? we cannot force our values on people and i wonder just how much we have accomplished with all of these wars we have

caller: my son was from the united states marine corps was killed in action december 11, 2006 on a combatission. we are a gold start family. he believed in what he was doing. he believed in george bush and he campaigned for him before he went to war he was doing what he wanted to do. we have regrets about losing our son and we suffer every day, but he did what he thought was right for this country and for our values. host: we appreciate the sacrifice of your family. we definitely grieve the loss of your son. i know you said your son believed in what he was doing at the time, but you say you have regrets about losing him. what are your thoughts about the war over all now that it is 20 years passed since it started? caller: my thoughts are this -- we get into these wars. i was in vietnam. i wonder what we accomplished. now we are just getting out of afghanistan. we shed a lot of blood and tears. overall, just what have we done to promote micro see. all -- to promote democracy? we cannot force our values on people and i wonder just how much we have accomplished with all of these wars we have

my dad served in the united states marine corps and said if you cannot end with 17 bullets, you shouldot be carrying that thing. but the previous caller, i want to echo his comments that an ar-15 will shred the meat of anything you hunt. it is not a hunting risa. it is an assault rifle. it should be in the hands of the military. it should be in the hands of police. but it should not be in the hands of a criminal. if it is legal for the gun owner, myself, legal for us to have an ar-15, criminals are going to get the gun. people with bad ideas. it is an assault rifle. i think it parallels weapons that police have and that is never a good scene when the police show up and they are outgunned. i am a second amendment guy. you should have a firearm to protect yourself but you do not need an ar-15. host: you talked about what the rounds from an ar-15 will do to a human body. in the article from the washington post focusing on the ar-15 they looked at two case studies of what the rounds from an ar-15 will due to a body. looking at what happened with noah, age six, who died in connecticut in a

their way to the united states face an uncertain legal future as your status remains in a difficult place. my name is pete i'm from st. louis, missouri. i'm within the in the marine corps 2000 after graduating. i served for five years as an infantry rifleman in the united states marine corps in 2011. during that time and that deployment and in my work since the failures of that war of lack of oversight and mission became more and more clear. those failures were codified in kabul in august of 2021. the hearing today as the weeks leading up to those chaotic two weeks and the period after. however, many mistakes are made over the past the 22 years that have led us to this moment. their examination of those mistakes must include an urgent focus on finding solutions to the grave threat so many afghans i work with and so many others i work with face today. as we examine this mistakes and look at solutions it's with one thought is this. it is not too late. we are going to talk a lot today about the mistakes made leading up to that part urgent action right now will save so many lives. there are so many people so many organizations work with today. it's not too late to take swi

helped over 500 individuals evacuate the country.ou sergeant tyler vargas severed in the united states marine corp for 5.5 years. he and his sniper team were deployed to the airport to assist withh the evacuation. they were stationed at abbey gate as the primary ground reconcern. while there they helped evacuate over 200 u.s. nationals. sergeant vargas was gravely wounded at the bombing at abbey gate on august 26, 2021. as a result, he lost multiple organs and suffered numerous injuries. he had 44 surgeries to date. he's appearing as personal capacity and his testimony doesn't represent the views or opinions of the department of defense or u.s. marine corp. ms. camille. we have a resent graduate of the st. louis university school oaf law.he serves as the lead for strategic partnerships and allied organizes for team america a member of the afghan organize. assisted thousands of afghans as well as american citizens in contenting resources andis relocation to safe passage out of afghanistan. former specialist aiden severed four years with the decision as a combat metic. before leaving the military in

united states naval academy at annapolis passes in review. next come the cadets of the united states coast guard academy. and men of the marine corps are marched down the broad avenue, which today is the parade ground for every branch of the armed services. the 82 of the flying boxcar i lead one of the greatest air armadas ever to fly over the capitol. more than 700 planes in all. the eye on b, 36 bombers pass overhead. the parade includes not only the military, but is a panorama of american life. the residents home state of missouri has several displays, one of them a wagon drawn by missouri mule. other blows depict the product and scenery of the various dates. this is kentucky, the most president's home state. to date. in texas, floyd moved down the avenue. to the district of columbia. display features reproductions of the capitol and the washington monument at the mouth of the float honoring the early american settlers who landed on the shores of that state. the big hero of uncle sam striding down the avenue. civic business, labor and fraternal organization representing millions of their members from all over the country, partic

lewis served as a sergeant major in the united states marine corps from 1987 to 2017. while serving, he received the bronze star, the legion of merit, meritorious service medal, navy and marine corps achievement medal, joint meritorious unit award the navy unit commendation, and the military outstanding volunteer medal. whoo, that is impressive. after years of military service, mr. lewis has conned to show his dedication to our community as the past commandant of the roy s. geiger league detachment 1047. a proud member of the board for operation barn bays. and the president of the veterans council of clay county. from his distinguished military service to is -- to his organization of dozens of events for the nation's heroes, i can't think of anyone more deserving of this honor. it is a privilege to recognize mr. ansel lewis, sergeant major, before this body for his honorable service to our nation and our community. and i hope that his volunteer spirit will continue for many years to come as well as inspire those who follow. madam speaker, can i get a time check? the spe

united states war effort. in the face of adversity and discrimination, he became one of the first black americans to serve in the marine corps. over the course of world war ii, more than 20,000 monthford point marines served in segregated units. corporal holland served our nation and the marine corps honorably, fighting in the consequential battles of iwo jima and okinawa. he courageously paveed the way for future generations of black americans and u.s. marines. the suffolk community, the commonwealth of virginia and the united states as a whole have lost a value yanlt member of the greatest generation -- valiant member of the greatest generation. mr. speaker, please join me in mourning the loss of corporal holland and honoring this american hero for his service. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the the gentlewoman from american samoa seek recognition? mrs. radewagen: mr. speaker, i ask to address the house. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. mrs. radewagen: mr. speaker, i rise to pay tribute to the five pacific island countries

wrote, including the commander of a brigade, er, a tank brigade, as part of the first marine corps, the united statesverything was fine, it turns out the tanks. they just can’t adapt to the conduct of hostilities, the pom-rebels said, they say, we can’t adapt to them, there was such a commander, e, the expeditionary corps was very important, then in iraq, david petrius, a talented general. now they will say, well , really capable, he fought in an unconventional way in iraq and afghanistan, or then he was the director of the cia of the army general . well, what is it? a capable man, he was removed for having connections with women, also speaks of his favor, so to speak, they are very smart under the traditional comrade. yes, he is in the water of a special woman change, because the woman was hoarding information, which means he is in the change strategy department of the tactics of changing the american. and after that, they suffered, which means a big loss, which means that after him who came, the commander, uh, means the american forces admitted that one single organization destroyed 85% of all this

the marine corps of the islamic revolutionary guard corps has arrived, the force that is side by side with the united states on the waters of the persian gulf is guarding the borders of iran. god is going to visit the department . the experts of the islamic revolutionary guard corps are preparing silkworm missiles. the mind has reached iran for a long time qadirian suiter made iranian specialists famous. one of these missiles is fired in the presence of ayatollah khamenei. these pictures are iran's official statement. they have anti-ship missiles to enter the club . these pictures are from the first days of world war ii and places still think what destroys their warships is the bomb. they had a big problem. the allies had all kinds of anti-aircraft and the rest of them did not learn enough to attack these ships, so they made this special type of bomb that was out of sight of the ships. the shot was directed to the target by an operator if anyone wants to see it, it will be destroyed. it was impossible to understand how the germans dropped their bomb from a very high height and this time it happened right in

united states military. i don't want it for my alma mater at west point, the officer corps or the marine corps or the air forcevy. we need a military that focuses on the common purpose that brings people together, not hyper focused on what's different about us and that's the primary difference ever those who are ready for a strong military, not one that bows down to the progressive agenda. >> john: west point and yale, classic overachiever. >> sandra: debt ceiling standoff between president biden and kevin mccarthy is growing. kevin mccarthy wants biden to go back to the negotiating table. the president says show me your budget first. will they come first before the country defaults on its debts. that's a big question, plus this. >> maybe it's a coincidence the irs happened to visit matt taibbi on the day he was testifying about the weaponization of the federal government or maybe somebody was trying to send a message. >> john: irs staying silent over how often they send agents to people's homes after journalist matt taibbi says he went to his house while he was testifying at congress. is the agency used to go

enlisted in the marine corps, was stationed in california and missouri as he served and remains active in the reserves unit in billings. cooper, thank you for your service to our state and nation. [applause] gov. gianforte: cooper was looking for a good-paying career, and a close family friend suggested he find one in the trades, and that's how he ended up at williams plumbing. cooper tells me that he's learned a lot as an apprentice and loves the work. cooper and quin, thank you for making montana a better place. [applause] now more than ever, montana needs plumbers and carpenters electricians and welders masons and machinists. now more than ever, montana needs a highly skilled workforce which is why we created the montana trades education credit in 2021. montana employers are taking advantage of the credit to of the workforce. -- upscale -- upscale our workforce. as much as we need to open opportunities for trades education, we also need to grow our health care workforce. let's tear down barriers for health care professionals to practice in montana. send representative amy regier's bill to join the aprn compact to my desk as well as representative bill mercer's th

to find out we got through on the phone, the united states of america and a fairly well-known person is in touch with us. in our area former us marine corpsscotter uh, scott good morning. i'm sorry that we got you out of bed so early, but we are very wanted to talk to you. to be honest, we have some problem getting comments from the united states of america. we are from our dictatorial country. yes, all the time inviting to our broadcasts, reading what they write about belarus, uh, a variety of people , representatives of the united states of america , journalists, politicians, we write in the washionton post, they run away from us, everything is fine with you, with freedom of speech in the us democracy. this is an evolving process. we are still developing, so to speak, please. we have now discussed the president of belarus visit to china and we saw, maybe we are mistaken enough nervous reaction. e of washington despite the fact that there, belarusian-chinese relations were naturally discussed. there are concrete results, but uh the western press is projecting this trip as uh. it is almost putin's assignment from the united states that th

marine corps sergeant tyler andrews is a double ambu tee, one of the 35 service members injured when a suicide bomber attacked kabul as the united statesawing. 13 service members died that day. >> there was an inexcusable lack of accountability and negligence. the 11 marines, one sailor and one soldier that were murdered that day have not been answered for. >> reporter: the 25-year-old shared his story with the house foreign affairs committee as they investigate the chaotic and bloody u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan. hours before the attack, vargas-andrews used his sniper rifle to spot a man in the crowd of thousands who looked like the suicide bomber that intelligence officials had warned was in the vicinity. he showed the man to his team leader. >> we asked if we could shoot. our battalion commander said, and i quote "i don't know." i asked, who does? because this is your responsibility, sir. he replied he did not know, but would find out. >> reporter: vargas-andrews never got an answer. he told lawmakers that the navy and fbi failed to interview him about his experience. >> plain and simple, we were ignored. our expertise was disre

states why the ukrainian armed forces is able to hold on, ncos. lower unit tactical leaders that are well-trained and they are given the freedom to make decisions. they make the difference in the u.s. marine corps. today and for generations to come. a 247 years you have had a marine corps. and in places like bello would, all of those are etched into the history of the nation. you should leave here today being very confident that they will be there when another name is added to that list. and i think you all will write those headlines, frankly. some people describe the world today as uncertain and chaotic and turbulent. and i think probably we wouldn't be surprised most people wake up in the morning and think the world is in trouble. it's really going off the rails. but to marines it sounds like your job description. for many, this sounds more like what w we do for the nation, because right now this afternoon while we are havingg a great lunch here, as of this morning there were a little more than 32,000 marines deployed forward on ships and shore in more than 50 countries doing what you need them to do. that's how we secure the world for this country. that's how they preserve peace. everywhere

united states -- the chairman of the joint chiefs, rather. we also expect nominations for the service chiefs of the army, the navy, and the marine corps. the chief of staff for the marine corps, -- army, navy, and the commandante of the marine corps is scheduled to retire. if this hold persists, we will not have leadership in the army, navy or the marine corps. that would be devastating to the readiness, morale and the whole history of our government in which we moved nominees based on merit, not as political hostages. we're also talking about major combat and commands, cybercommand. does anyone have to talk about the relevance of cybercommand? again, we just listened to a long, long discussion about cybersecurity and the stealing of information and governmental interference with that. cybercommand is the key actor from the department of defense standpoint in all of those efforts and, frankly, without a cybercommander, i think the tiktok issue diminishes in importance. we also have spacecom and north com, they're responsible for the defense of the united states so that we do not find ourselves here at home devastated by any type of att