nations affected by this. it's an international problem. it required international response. and last night, you saw an international response. general, i want to ask about defence secretary austen, who has been hospitalised, as you know, and the president today said he had confidence in his defence secretary. how is he doing and is he still able to carry through his tasks as this operation goes on? absolutely. well, first of all, the secretary's in good condition. he is recovering well and in good spirits. he was very actively engaged throughout this operation, both overseeing and directing it. on tuesday, when the houthis conducted their complex attack in the red sea, the secretary conducted a meeting with the chairman of thejoint chiefs of staff and central commander to monitor the attack. he subsequently has had two meetings with the president and also multiple daily calls with our national security

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