commander patrick dunn, united states navy. edward t erehart, united states navy. utenant commander robert r elsen, united states navy reserve. charles s falkenberg. and his wife, leslie a w hittington. and their two children, dana falkenberg. and zoe falkenberg. [bell rings] petty officer 3rd class jamie l fallon, united states navy. j joseph ferguson. amelia v fields. [bell rings] gerald p fisher. [bell rings] darlene e flagg. [bell rings] and her husband, rear admiral wilson f flagg, united states navy reserve, retired. [bell rings] petty officer second-class michael m flacco, united states navy. [bell rings] sandra and -- sandra n. foster [bell rings] first lieutenant richard p gabriel, united states marine corps, retired. [bell rings] cortez gee. [bell rings] brenda c gibson. [bell rings] colonel ronald f galinsky, united states army, retired. [bell rings] ian j gray. [bell rings] diane hale mckinsey. [bell rings] stanley r hall. [bell rings] carolyn b holman. [bell rings] michelle m haydn berger. -- michele m heidenberger. [bell rings] sheila ms hein [bell rin

that he officer 1st class joseph k 5 here, junior, united states navy lisa k range, a render rhonda resolution petty officer, 1st class marshall the rush for the united states navy martha reggie so that the pentagon, you're watching live pictures where they are leaving the names of those who are lost at the pentagon, so across the country, the stay 20 years on or it's being marked at multiple from, you'll recall the $911.00 attacks then led to a 20 year war in afghanistan, as us forces and their allies sought to target al qaeda fighters and the taliban, which was accused of harboring them 20 years later, the taliban is back in control ousting the government that was propped up by the us . as washington withdrew its forces, tens of thousands of afghans were killed. many lives turned upside down. to report from called the wrong people for the future that insult rules, holmes was destroyed, drink fighting between us led forces and the tolerable 40 years ago. his brother, one of his songs, was killed. he and his family have lived in this camp for internally displaced. people in cobbled, ever since

undertaking, and it will add significant capability, but to your first question, of course, the united states navy and navy nuclear reactors will be very much involved. >> is the department of defense mulling reviewing and releasing in redacted form the transcripts mill or classified notes of the ey -- the transcript or classified notes milley-china conversations with woodward? >> i don't have answers to those questions. i would suggest you reach out to the pentagon. >> are you still monitoring and do you know of more communicable disease cases? >> we are working with hhs very closely. if we find any additional cases, we certainly are keeping hhs informed, and we are obviously making sure that to the degree there are any cases on the domestic basis that our base commanders and people that work and family that live there are kept abreast. i don't have any additional updates in terms of additional cases to report out today, but again, we still remain in a pause for flights coming from any of the lily pad locations overseas to the united states as we continue to work this out with hhs. >> all of the

if you're a united states navy s.e.a.l. and you don't, that's like being a football player and not wanting to play in the super bowl. that's our job. >> reporter: gallagher gave friends and the rest of alpha platoon exactly what they wanted. they were supposed to stay 1500 yards behind the front line, backing up iraqi troops as they retook the city of moses federal isis. but friends says gallagher told them to turn off their gps trackers so they could get closer to the fight without headquarters knowing. originally, that was eddie's idea. but at the same time, we were signing on with it. anybody that wasn't cool with it was kind of labeled as a coward. the rest of us, you know, we were -- we want to get after it. and, you know, unfortunately, that meant breaking the rules. >> there is a subculture of s.e.a.l.s that feel to a certain extent they are above the law and should be, that the real fighting, the dirty fighting that must be done by unconventional forces sometimes isn't as pretty as the rule book makes it sound. >> r

built during world war ii for the united states navy, this ship has seen her share of defending the freedomoday this 900-foot flight deck becomes home to 300 opportunities of dirt, 2,000-pound four-legged freight trains and the world's toughest sport, the pbr. >> welcome to the

i was a boatswain's mate in the united states navy. i got off early that day. it was significant.'s mate's never get up early. it was significant. i remember getting off around 2:00. going through them all. , called the -- going through the mall area, the ginza. it was filled with military police. master at arms. u.s. navy. it would -- that would never be the case on an ordinary day they would never be there at 2:00. i was buying beer. i was going to go up to a mountain, the top of a mountain to my buddy's apartment. i recall someone tagging me and following me up the mountain on that day. you know, by the time it happened, because of the fact japan is 12 hours ahead, it was about 9:00 at night. i beat my friend at madden. the tv turned off because he got mad. we thought it was a movie. we saw the planes hit. it was all in kamji, -- kanji, in japanese. we did on the what was going on. host: how long did you stay in the military after 9/11? caller: about three years. the people came to get us from there. nobody knew we were up there. ever since that day, even though it was 20 years

i knew it was to have huge ramifications for not only the united states navy, initially, obviously, myso the united states navy, how we approach putting ships into port from that point forward. it would have ramifications for the navy. but the mind set of our nation at the time was, non-state actors, like al qaeda, are criminal elements and we need them to be treated like that. allowing that to happen, we did not comprehend that al qaeda had state sponsors that allowed them to be able to work in an environment where they would finance, they could recruit, where they could get arms and train and i think now a days we need to look at the larger picture as a nation and i will flip it, i would even make the argument today, stop thinking of all these cyber criminals in terms of non-state actors in taking down with ransomware, malware and others. we need to start looking at those having state sponsors in russia, north korea, china and start holding those nations accountable because on the cyber front, businesses across the spectrum today are being affected by them. eventually it is going to

mike: the united states navy has identified 5 sailors killed off the coast of san diego. 29-year-oldlifornia, lieutenant paul at 28-year-old pilot from virginia, 31-year-old naval air crewman james from salem, virginia, sarah burns, 31-year-old and 21-year-old bailey tucker from st. louis, missouri, the navy has not released details of how the incident happened but investigation is underway. our thoughts and players with their families. top republican on the house foreign affairs committee, top republican telling that taliban is holding americans hostage, take a listen. >> they are not clearing the airplanes to depart. they've sat at the airport for the last couple of days, please planes and they're not allowed to leave. we know the reason why, it's because the taliban wants something in exchange. >> senior u.s. official telling fox news, quote, the u.s. government is trying to figure out who was on those planes, they have no way to verify the manifest. joining us now to discuss republican strategist alex vogul and fox news contributor jessica tarlov, welcome to both of you. >> thank

and i said i've got to remember, i've got a nephew or two in the united states navy.hey are experiencing discrimination because they are muslims with last names like mohammed. and that you are right, i didn't personalize this. i was just looking at the fact that america has been going around the world and has done so much to other races and other countries. so as a traveler, i have been to about 90 different countries and i have been to 17 of the 54 countries in africa and i could see some of the things that we have done in the past that have not been right. we assist nations who want to become democracies, but there are a lot of people who don't want what we have. and i think that the legacy of it is that we've got to stop being nation judges. we need to get out of afghanistan because they are not going to accept our democracy. host: let's go to charles who is calling from richmond, virginia. charles, good morning. caller: yes, good morning. what i saw yesterday was probably one of the most beautiful sites that i've ever seen before. i remember because i was working

i got nephews who are in the united states navy because we're a navy family and they're already experiencingiscrimination because they are muslims with last names like muhammad. and i had to think about that. and i said i do have a sister, working in the twin tour and i -- tower and i wonder what happened to her this morning. i said you're right. i was just willing at the fact that america was going around the globe, a nation building and has done so much to other races and other countries. because i'm traveling. i have been to about 19 different countries and i've been to 17 of the 54 countries in africa and i can see some of the things that we have done in the past that has not been right. we can't nation build. and i feel that the legacy of it is that we got to stop building a nation building. i'm sorry that we left people in afghanistan but we need to get out of afghanistan because they're not going to step out of democracy. host: let's go to charles who's calling from richmond, virginia. charles, good morning. caller: yes, good morning. what i saw yesterday was one of the most beautiful

how about in one month alone that the united states navy encountered over 36 instances in one month aloneth some of its ships, and this information never got reported up? kennedy: were there any physiological effects from these encounters? >> great question. congress is now answering that same question. in fact, now we have to report from the government's per spect e if we have any crashed uaps in our inventory and, furthermore, what biological effects have been encountered d. kennedy: and they are, what are those effects? >> well, you know, there's been some research in that. there were about 36-37 research documents put out by dia about ten years ago, and one of those topics were biological effects of individuals who may have encountered uaps or ufos. now, that's significant. and i think that data in itself when looked at by trained medical professionals in itself will be very revealing. yes, there are, indeed, individuals who have experienced negative biological con schedules as they are associated with uaps. kennedy: oh! see, now we're getting somewhere. lou, you should have led with

flagg, united states navy reserve. remembrance ceremonies also took place at boston logan, the departure airport for two planes that struck the world trade center towers. president biden made stops today in all three locations. he was joined in new york by former presidents bill clinton and barack obama. while in pennsylvania, former president george w. bush reflected not only on the past but expressed concern for the future. >> we have seen growing evidence that the dangers to our country can come not only across borders but from violence that gathers within. so much of our politics has become a naked appeal to anger, fear and resentment. that leaves us worried about our nation and our future together. >> and as tributes poured in for those lost 20 years ago, defense secretary lloyd austin reflected on 13 lives most recently lost. >> almost a quarter of the citizens who we defend today were born after 9/11. that includes thousands of our outstanding young service members, and many of the 13 brave men and women who jus

of september 11's compelled these next two guests, two native new yorkers to enlist in the united states navy. petty officer sanchez says that he remembers being in high school in new york city that morning. the fire alarms started to go off and help and his classmates ran outside to a parking lot where they saw black smoke billowing from the towers. petty officer jack diaz says that there was sadness that hung over his high school graduation because of all the empty chairs that were there to honor family members that were killed in the attack. officers sanchez and diaz join me now from downtown manhattan. thanks for your service to both of you and thanks for being here today. you know, let me start with you, officer diaz. you talked about the fact that you used to deliver pizzas as a kid to the world trade center. you've not been back here since, right? sense you enlisted after high school. talk to me about that. you knew the building well is the point, right? you delivered pizzas for your dad? >> i did. i did, martha. i delivered pizzas when i was in -- during summer break before high schoo

at the age of 29 she enlisted in the united states navy in 1918 and was assigned to the code and signals section. while in this unit she helped develop the machine called c.m., later a standard ensurviverring device for the navy in the 1920's and continued her work in world war ii where she was a vital part in breaking the japanese navy's code which gave admiral them its a crucial option. she retired in 1959 at the age of 70. when she passed away in 1971 was buried among fellow american heroes in arlington national cemetery. driscoll forever changed the field of cryptology and was rightfully inducted in the national security agency hall of honor in 2000. it's a pleasure to recognize her service, on behalf of the colonel thomas hugart chapter of the daughters of the revolution and great nephew retired navy captain victor meyer who resides in stanton, virginia, our country is immensely grateful for her service. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. grossman, for five minutes. mr. grossman: t

impact on the operational independence much the royal australian navy or will it become the united states navyed, the secrecy with the french who are understandably agrieved as how it has been handled. but also, with the inld indonesian foreign minister, but a question on the peace and stability as well. >> my question was your expertise on china i know you have been interpreting what president xi is after, crown jewels, like alibaba, the education sector and now potentially letting one of the biggest property developers fail. what are they up to? >> you are right to point out there has been a flurry of economic decisions in recent times going back to the opposition to alibaba last year. it has been a hectic 12 months in "the wall street journal" it was along these lines, from my analysis there seem to be two or three driving factors. one is ideology. xi want to brings out greater quality, he is less supportive of the billionaire class and on top of that, the sector has a more decisive play in the future than the private future. also demographic and increasing capital incomes of every chinese

jordan: i rise today to honor the life of hospital corpsman max of the united states navy who made the ultimate sacrifice while securing safe passage for his fellow americans in afghanistan on august 26. max grew up in berlin heights, part of the fourth district of ohio. he attended ed edison high school where he played for the football team and state champion wrestling team. his proudest decision was to list as a devil dog in the navy after high school. their mission is to perform lifesaving work even as unknown dangers advance. amid the deteriorating security conditionses at the airport in kabul with the likelihood of an attacking increase, max stood at the gates to help evacuate american citizens and al afghan allies. during his service in afghanistan, he embodied the words of the corpsman's i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. i shall do all in my power to show in myself all that is honorable and good. mr. speaker, max is an american hero who will never be forgotten. he served his nation bravely and honorably. we'll never be able to repay his sacrifice,

i was a boatswain's mate in the united states navy. i got off early that day. it was significant.ate's never get up early. it was significant. i remember getting off around 2:00. going through them all. , called the -- going through the mall area, the ginza. it was filled with military police. master at arms. u.s. navy. it would -- that would never be the case on an ordinary day they would never be there at 2:00. i was buying beer. i was going to go up to a mountain, the top of a mountain to my buddy's apartment. i recall someone tagging me and following me up the mountain on that day. you know, by the time it happened, because of the fact japan is 12 hours ahead, it was about 9:00 at night. i beat my friend at madden. the tv turned off because he got mad. we thought it was a movie. we saw the planes hit. it was all in kamji, -- kanji, in japanese. we did on the what was going on. host: how long did you stay in the military after 9/11? caller: about three years. the people came to get us from there. nobody knew we were up there. ever since that day, even though it was 20 years ago

i got nephews who are in the united states navy because we're a navy family and they're already experiencingiscrimination because they are muslims with last names like muhammad. and i had to think about that. and i said i do have a sister, working in the twin tour and i -- tower and i wonder what happened to her this morning. i said you're right. i was just willing at the fact that america was going around the globe, a nation building and has done so much to other races and other countries. because i'm traveling. i have been to about 19 different countries and i've been to 17 of the 54 countries in africa and i can see some of the things that we have done in the past that has not been right. we can't nation build. and i feel that the legacy of it is that we got to stop building a nation building. i'm sorry that we left people in afghanistan but we need to get out of afghanistan because they're not going to step out of democracy. host: let's go to charles who's calling from richmond, virginia. charles, good morning. caller: yes, good morning. what i saw yesterday was one of the most beautiful

cooperation with the taliban and joining us now pentagon press secretary retired rear admiral in the united states navy more of these flights to happen smoothly? can we be sure? >> that the what we are working for to be able to get americans out of afghanistan in a safe and effective way. that's going to require additional conversations in cooperate with the taliban. so far, they have been cooperative as we have just seen. so we are certainly going to keep trying to alloy for a process for americans to get out in as efficient a way as possible. >> any idea how many americans we have left in afghanistan? >> i think the overall number we thought we had left when the military mission ended is about 100. i don't think there has been changes to that estimate. >> a pull back on this entire mission, if i could, i want to ask you about the mood in the military, what is being communicated to our forces? there is some reporting i have that they are deeply depressed. many are, some are, many are. >> sure. >> asking the question, what were we fighting for? who is the answer? >> i think it's important is that every

no nation has yet allocated a specific pot of money at the at the interagency level in the united states with navy, nasa, noaa and other agencies we are looking at prioritizing what may arise at ocean opportunities because they will be highly leveraged as several of your members of the committee have said and several panelists, this will be a highly leveraged opportunity. now is a good time for us to be making investments at the federal level either with the initiative of the executive branch or the congressional and legislative branch to find some opportunity to fund some pot of money to fund which could easily be distributed through the national ocean partnership program as i believe dr. crosby mentioned and dr. linen. so we have the vehicles, the methods, we can do this. >> thank you so much and i'm afraid my time has expired. before we proceed i want to bring the subcommittee's attention to a letter from the record from owner ceo and chief submersible pilot of caladon oceanic llc and retired u.s. navy commander mr. victor viscovo. his letter expresses support for this hearing, states that the

today the united states military has 1 million fewer active-duty personnel, 35 to 40% fewer combat units such as army brigade combat teams navy battle force and united states air force combat aircraft than the u.s. had at the time of the reagan buildup. just since 9/11 active-duty military personnel have decreased by over 100,000 people while the civilian government workforce in the department of defense has increased by 130 six-fold. adding warfighters and adding bureaucrats does not put fear into our adversaries. no matter where you look this trend is the budget has grown has continued consistently both democrat and republican as it is today but is extremely alarming trend is the result of what i call it the ticking timebomb of national security for the department of defense is clearly not getting enough bang for the buck for the dollars and cents because of dod's mammoth size even with improvement in performance. therefore anywhere the department can be more efficiently managed improved our streamlined must be made to do so on a continual basis. the fighting force does not advocate reducing the defense budgets bottom line

at the inter agency level in the united states, with navy, nasa noaa and other agencies, we are prioritizingy emerge as these ocean opportunities, as they will be highly leveraged, as several panelists have said. this will be a highly leveraged opportunity. this is a good time for us to be making those investments at the federal level, with the initiative by the executive and congressional ranch, to find opportunities to find a pot of money that can be distributed through the national partnership program. so we have the vehicles. we have the methods, we can do this. >> thank you so much. i'm afraid my time has expired. before we proceed, i want to bring your attention to submersible pilot llc head and retired navy commander mr. victor them viscovo. -- his letter discusses his ocean -- recommendation and the exclusive economic zone for the u.s.. his letter also discusses areas in which the u.s. can exceed, including engaging the fast acting private sector. without objection i am placing this document is in the record. and i now recognize miss by's for five minutes. >> thank you. first of all,

and in very heartfelt terms, thanked the united states, particularly the navy marines, one navy corpsman, and one soldier, who perished while safely evacuated 1,400 americans from kabul. boris johnson last week said, what i said to joe biden is how grateful i am for the amazing work of the u.s. military in helping us extricate in two weeks 15,000 british nationals from kabul to whom we owe debts of honor and gratitude. the u.s. military were heroic. of course, they were in town to enthusiastically ambassadors the new defense agreement in the pacific, which as politico reported, despite all the hand wringing over the past couple of weeks was a powerful reminder that an american security guarantee with our allies still reigns supreme and in the stroke of a pen has reaffirmed our collaboration that the national defense strategy has identified as our number one priority. secretary austin, i just want to follow up on the august 29th drone strike and general mckenzie on the 17th, again, gave, i guess an central command investigation report which described it as a tragic mistake. you also that

united states. this mission, cost 11 marines, one soldier and one navy corman their lives and 22 others were wounded inaction. in addition to over 100, afghans killed and wounded in her epic terrorist attack and 26 august at abbey gate and the se perimeter of the airport. no soldiers, sailors, and marines gave their lives so that others may live free. they literally gave their tomorrow's for tomorrows of people. they never knew those 124000. they never knew the 13 who died and he will never know the 2200 and the thousands of dead and thousands of wounded who came before them. but they will now live in freedom because american bloodshed on their behalf nearly 2 decades have passed since that horrible dark september day in our nation's history. when 2977 and supplies were murdered. since then, the men and women of the united states military and our enter agency partners have fought tirelessly to defeat terrorists in afghanistan around the world. both at home and abroad. their talent. their efforts have carried this fight, day and night. you can stand our mission or military mission has now come to an

individuals who, at a young age, had that drive to defend his nation as a member of the united states armed forces. he joined the navy and was assigned as a fleet marine force hospital corpsman serving side-by-side with the infantry marines of the second battalion, first marine regiment. professionally known as a doubletalk of the devil dog nickname max was a member of a select group of medical specialists trained to operate side-by-side with the united states marine corps on the front lines. just as he was doing and kabul the day he died. f helping evacuate americans and allies who are fleeing the tyranny of the taliban. it is far too short time with us, max did his duty and did it with distinction and valor. he took care of his marines. and while in kabul, cared for innocent afghans who are fleeing the taliban. kathleen, max's sister said it well. and max's final days he spent his time helping others stay alive as s he developed a passion for saving the lives of others, so much so he was willing to risk his own life and made the ultimate sacrifice. so true for the attack, max was able to facetime his mom, racheloo

united states public health service commission corps, which consists of approximately 6000 health professionals. we also are giving back up assistance to the 500 bed ship comfort from the united states navy. americans all over are calling up and asking what they can do. the best thing they can do is respond to this great call by volunteering to give blood. we need americans to continue to answer that call, no matter where you live. please, do your civic duty and assist us by donating blood. it our primary job is to make sure that americans in this tragedy get the help that they need. we will remain in constant contact with governors, mayors, public health officials another local officials, to make sure that all their needs are being met. it is a sad day, but america and all of its citizens certainly share tonight the grief that has been caused, and as the president and everybody in his administration have said, we and the government continue to operate and continue to provide the services to all americans. icans. >> secretary of health and human services, tommy thompson. john ashcroft, attorney general of the united states. talk about the role of the two federal government now in trackin

on thursday, august 26, the united states lost 13 men and women in uniform. eleven marines, and army soldier, and a navy cma

brother in law was a us senator my, my son in laws serving on active duty in, in the navy right now in united states. my, my nephew was machine gunner grunt in the marines and ask aniston so it's not like i feel disconnected or in any way cynical about ignited states. my life was made possible by the united states in the years that i spent at harvard, you know, this was an incredible gift to me as a foreigner. so don't get me wrong. no one is, is less interested in the demise of america than i am. and believe me, when china, if it is indeed ascendant with its ethnic policy, it's domestic surveillance. it's treatment of minorities such as ers. i mean, if china is ascend and i suspect will all be in the style g for the so called american century. but this said, as we look at the united states, for example, and realize that in any one given year, you know, by, by about the month of april there been more fatalities due to, and guns americans shoot each other than occurred in, in the 1st month of the normandy campaign in world war 2. we see these policies that seem designed to tear people apart. we seats

navy. the united states and the united kingdom will help australia get nuclear powered submarines. terri territorial claims in the indo pacific region. next week australia's prime minister will join the japanese and indian counterparts at the white house in another show of regional force. with us now to discuss kylie at wood at the state department and jeff zeleny at the white house. the why china challenge has challenged other presidents even before joe biden. listen to his language. >> without question, john -- >> this is about investing in our greatest source of strength, our alliances and updating them to better meet the threats of today and tomorrow. it's about connecting america's existing allies and partners in new ways and amplifying our ability to collaborate, recognizing there is no reasonable divide separating the interests of our atlantic and pacific partners. >> no regional divide perhaps among those alive with the united states, but this is a clear message to china. australia will have nuclear powered submarines which can oempt on a stealthy basis. which can patrol an

one thursday august 206th the united states lost 13 men and womenos in uniform. eleven marines, and army soldier and a navy core they were killed by a terrorist attack in kabul afghanistan. one was lance corporal riley. he was 20-years-old. his life demonstrated the best of our nation. wanted to serve in the military because of a medical issue. his son grew up with that same great desire to serve the nation. his sister said he ran around in his diapers and cowboy boots with his rifle. he attended jacksonville high school and graduated from the summit innovations i school in wyoming. and he made a name for himself all around the state as a champion wrestler. he had the kind of talents and ability that he could have done anything. he wanted to serve america. he joined the marines literally as soon us he could. he signed on his 18th birthday. his plan was to serve in uniform and then come home to wyoming. his goal was to teach history and coach wrestling. on august 206th on his first deployment, he stood guard at the hamid karzai airport in afghanistan. he protected the airport as the allies escaped to safety

united states. and thankfully, we have the navy and marines who can much more quickly than europeans all of a suddenet foot in this region, and in particular take control of violence with deports, deports matter. because our large warships need deports to get into. there is one other -- -- there are multiple empires in the caribbean, but the biggest one would be great britain. you have jamaica, you have any number of the smaller islands on your right. the smaller antilles is, there are called. you have an important foothold in the northern part of south america. again, on your right. and trinidad and tobago on the lower right hand corner are especially important as petro states. so britain does not like the idea that the americans are all of a sudden going around clinging for themselves some of the biggest silence of the caribbean and saying, we are just going to hold it while you guys keep fighting over there. don't worry about it! we are just gonna build some buildings, just some military bases. but don't worry about. it we are not looking at jamaica. in the meantime, great britain is saying, hey

i was in the navy, i went ahead united states marine corps a great moment at that moment and as far asthe dark, 9/11 museum carries and on amazon.com sunrise to the dark. of first responders, military, help them understand whatever struggles they have gone through because of what they have seen through their service, they can reach their sun advises as i did that day and my happiness. i want all first responders and military to understand that our comes at a cost. and you deserve happiness. and god bless america. the terrorists lost and good men like jason thomas and the rest of the team that came in to get me were there for me. i always say, you know. the flag is not made out of cloth it's blood of patriots. many patriots a paid with their lives. it's always about freedom. jillian: you didn't see a sunrise for about a full year after because of your injuries that you sustained, correct? absolutely, because of my injuries i was hospitalized a long time. i didn't get to go out and do what i do which is bow hunting and see a sunrise. so many people didn't get that opportunity from that d

on thursday, august 26, the united states lost 13 men and women in uniform. eleven marines, and army soldier, and a navy corpsman. they were killed by a terrorist attack in kabul. at least 20 additional marines were wounded, it was the deadliest day for our nation's military and more than a decade. one of those fallen heroes was lance corporal riley. madam president, he was just 20 years old. riley mccullum's life demonstrated the best of our nation. his dad, jim, told me riley was old flooded red, white, blue and from the very beginning. riley's dad, jim, wanted to serve in the military but could not because of a medical issue. while his son riley, grew up with that same great desire to serve our nation. riley's father's family said he wanted to be a marine from the veryni beginning. his sister said he ran around in his diapers and cowboy boots with his rifle. he attended jackson high school, he graduated from some innovations high school in wyoming and he made a real name for himself all around the state as a champion wrestler. he had the kind of talents and abilities he couldn't do anything and every

he was from wyoming when thursday, august 25, the united states lost 13 men and women in uniform, 11 marines, an army soldier and a navy corpsman. they were killed by a terrorist attack in kabul, afghanistan. at least 20 additional marines were wounded. it was the deadliest day for our nation's military in more than a decade. one of those fallen heroes was lance corporal rylee mccollum. madam president, he was just 20 years old. rylee mccollum's life demonstrated the best of our nation. his dad jim told me that rylee was full-blooded red, white, and blue, and from the very beginning. rylee's dad jim wanted to serve in the military but he didn't because of a medical issue. well, his son grew up with the same great desire to serve our nation. rylee's father said, his family said he wanted to be a marine from the very beginning. his sister royce said that he ran around in his diapers and cowboy boots with a rifle. he graduated from summit innovations high school in wyoming and made a real name for himself all around the state as a champion wrestler. he had the kind of talents and abilities which he could have done anythin

united states. and thankfully, we have a navy and marines who can, much more quickly than europeans, all of a sudden set foot in this region and in particular take control of islands with deep ports. boss our large war ships need deep ports to come into. now, there's one other -- there are multiple european empires present in the caribbean but the biggest one would be great britain. you've got jamaica. you've got any number of the smaller islands on your right. the smaller antilles, as they're called. you've got an important foot hold at the northern part of south america on your right. and trinidad and tubago on the lower right-hand corner are especially important as petro states. so, britain does not like the ideas that americans are going around, claiming for themselves some of the biggest islands in the caribbean and saying we're going to hold it while you keep fighting over there. don't worry about it 367 we're going to change some laws. but don't worry about it. we're not look at jamaica. but great britain is saying canada, as our mini me, get down there. defend our property. show some muscle.

when asked if the united states should send its army and navy to fight, 84% said no. that's overwhelmingly against fighting. look what happens weeks later. 95%. americans did not want to fight this war. they were not neutral. they took sides. but they did not want to fight. it is not our fight. i think it's worth asking why americans were so resolved to stay uninvolved if they really believed one side was right and the other side was wrong? and i think the answer to that is they were confident that britain and france would win. americans were asked who they thought were going to win, the allies, 82%. in other words, we don't have to fight this thing. the allies are going to take care of it. they will win it. we can be on their side, we can sell them goods. we can root for them. but they'll win on their own. they don't need us. this is important to remember. they're overconfident in an allied victory when the war begins. they're underestimating germany's ability to fight and win the war. another interesting shift takes place, though, when you raise the possibility that

united states. this mission cost 11 marines, one soldier and one navy corpsman their lives. and 22 others who were wounded in action. in addition to over 100 afghans killed and wounded in a horrific terrorist attack on 26 august at abbey gate on the southeast perimeter of the airport. those soldiers, sailors and marines gave their lives so that others may live free. they literally gave their tomorrows for the tomorrows of people they never knew. those 124,000, they never knew the 13 who died and they will never know the 22 who were wounded and the thousands of dead and thousands of wounded who came before them. but they will now live in freedom because of american bloodshed on their behalf. nearly two decades have passed since that horrible dark september day in our nation's history when 2,977 innocent lives were murdered. since then the men and women of and interagency partners have fought tirelessly to defeat terrorists in afghanistan and around the world. both at home and abroad, their talent, their efforts have carried this fight day and night. in afghanistan, our missio

united states. the french frigate is here and the head of the french navy is here.ve fallen out before, over the invasion of iraq, but one senior source suggested maybe the french hope they will get some reward from the americans, because of this slight. the french have have been hoping to sell diesel—powered submarines to the australians. that sale has fallen through and as a result it is the french who have gone nuclear. thank you. the bbc has seen documents suggesting the building industry and the government had evidence of the fire risks posed by several types of cladding more than a decade before the grenfell tower fire that claimed 72 lives. today, hundreds of people caught up in the cladding crisis protested outside parliament. the government says its spending £5 billion to remove the most dangerous cladding. but flat owners say it's not nearly enough — with their buildings facing repair bills running into millions of pounds, as tom symonds reports. it's going to cost £4 million to fix my building. £7 million. £11 million. some of the hundreds of flat owners

britain, the united states and australia have launched a new defence and security partnership this evening to build a fleet of nuclear—powered submarines for the australian navyhan beale is here. what have they been saying? british officials say this _ what have they been saying? british officials say this is _ what have they been saying? british officials say this is a _ what have they been saying? british officials say this is a very _ officials say this is a very significant agreement, reinforced by the fact you have the three leaders of these countries making the announcement simultaneously. it is about essentially, for starters, building a fleet of nuclear powered submarines for the australian navy. we are not sure how that work will be shared but clearly the british government hopes that british defence firms will benefit from that, they have expertise in that area. it will have ramifications for two specific countries, firstly france, a nato ally which had signed a deal with australia to build them a deal with australia to build them a fleet of diesel electric submarines and that a deal now seems dead so their nose will be out of joint. but more import

heart felt terms thanked the united states the 11 marines, one navy coreman and one soldier who -- borisnson last week who was also in town when asked about the u.s. standing post withdrawal said what i said to joe biden is how grateful i am for the amazing work of the u.s. military helping us extricate british national from kabul to whom we owe debts of honor and they were in town to endorse the new defense agreement in the pacific which as "politico" report evidence despite all the hand ringing was a powerful reminder that american security guarantee with our allies still reigns supreme. the national defense strategy as identified as our number one priority. secretary austin i want to follow up on the august 29th drone strike and general mckenzie on the 17th again gave i guess a central command investigation report which described it as a tragic mistake. you also that day announced there was going to be a d.o.d. follow-up investigation. can you tell us what is the difference between what you described and what cent com did and when can we expect to see results from that investigation t

united states and china. and then also find the appearance of a u. s. navy destroyer. in the taiwan strait region. the chinese armed forces actually conducted military exercises targeting taiwan. this is, i want to now says plan to spend $8700000000.00 of the next 5 years on domestically produced arms, which include missiles, which could strike mainland china. but is this actually just the tip of a growing version of war, which the secretary general of the un just called and warned both united states and china that they needed to de escalate to discuss the brand, former naval intelligence officer, john jordan. ok. simple $1000000.00 question are we here at the beginning of are currently involved in a cold war is the united states with china. we been involved in a gray zone war with china for some time. i think we should rename this segment, the wages, a weakness, and this is probably the 2nd, the 3rd episode. the reason i say that scotty, is that with americans withdraw from afghanistan, this invited beijing to try to test washington's results. you're going to see a lot more of these types of exer