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Systems are completely operational. pete: yeah. from an increasingly sophisticated enemy whos supplying drones not just to the try to kill u.s. troops, but, of course, in ukraine as well. colonel, i want to get your take, today is national medal of honor day, and were so grateful for those select few who wear our nations highest medal. what does the medal of honor and those who wear it mean to you? >> you know, i served 21 years with combat deployment, and ive met a couple of those guys and seen...

Fort bragg in north carolina will go to poland and germany. 8,500 u.s. troops had been already placed on high alert with over 100,000 russian troops amassed along the ukrainian border new satellite imagery tonight appearing to show those forces growing. >> we do not know if russia has made a final decision to further invade ukraine, but it clearly has that capability. >> reporter: the president has ruled out a combat deployment to ukraine, late today saying putins actions prompted his move. >> a...

Than half of all capitals. the u.s. built up an afghan army and theyve crumb beld. top brass wanted to keep 2,000 troops in afghanistan. president biden overruled the generals. after withdrawing troops in u.s. month the same number going back to evacuate americans. pentagon is not calling it a combat deployment. >> do you consider this a combat mission? >> a very narrowly focused mission of safeguarding the orderly reduction of civilian personnel out of afghanistan. >> marine and -- >> what im t...

Kabul and help close the u.s. embassy in kabul if the state department requests it? >> our mission right now is to help the state department reduce their civilian personnel in kabul and to assist with their acceleration of the siv immigrant visa process, the special immigrant visa process. that is what our focus is on right now. >> how close is the u.s. government to closing its embassy in kabul? >> youd have to talk to my colleagues at the state department. they get to decide that. they have ma...

A combat deployment. >> this is a narrowly focussed mission of safe guarding civilian personnel out of afghanistan. >> the marines are going to kabul and this is not combat. >> lucas, they will have the ability to defend themselves. >> the u.s. military officers are demoralized watching afghanistan melt away. others want to pull all americans out and level the embassy. >> trace: thank you. >> sandra: joey jones. purple heart recipient. went to iraq in 2007 and 2008 and was sent to afghanistan in...

Advantages. >> is the u.s. military prepared to evacuate all americans from kabul and close the u.s. embassy in kabul? >> our commission is to help the state department reduce their civilian personnel in kabul and assist in the special immigrant visa process. >> how close are they to closing the embassy? >> you would have to ask the state department. visa. they are reducing their presence in kabul. >> are 3,000 u.s. troops going to kabul, is this a combat deployment? >> i didnt sleep on that que...

I would refer you to my state department colleagues to speak to it. >> -- combat deployment. its insulting for americans watching. >> i disagree,lucas. i dont think its insulting and im not sure i share that sentiment at all. >> this is deploying into kabul. you tell me this isnt combat? >> lucas, what im telling you is -- and ive said it before -- they will have the ability to defend themselves. they will be armed. of course. theyre going for a security mission. theyre going for a narrowly defi...

Department colleagues -- >> why dont you call this a combat deployment? its insulting for americans -- >> i dont think its insulting. im not sure i share -- >> this is a deployment. youre telling me the marines are strapping it on and this is not combat? >> im telling you ands said it before, they have the ability to defend themselves. theyll be armed. of course, theyre going for a security mission. theyre going for a narrowly defined mission and help safeguard the movement of the personnel and ...

Right leg to sniper fire but continued to fight along his his brave brothers and sisters while wounded. >> lesley hunt. iraq veteran, spent one combat deployment in iraq and another in saudi arabia, he served as a diplomatic liaison officer. he ran for office in 2020, tonight, you might learn about his next journey. >> nathan, a former navy seal, he returned home to serve at white house urge the trump administration. as director of intelligence programs on the national security council. he is no...

Iraq and afghanistan, laugh his right leg to sniper fire but continued to fight along his his brave brothers and sisters while wounded. >> lesley hunt. iraq veteran, spent one combat deployment in iraq and another in saudi arabia, he served as a diplomatic liaison officer. he ran for office in 2020, tonight, you might learn about his next journey. >> nathan, a former navy seal, he returned home to serve at white house urge the trump administration. as director of intelligence programs on the nat...