Page 6 - North Com News Today

At this time, four military instillations as well as dulles international are receiving afghans as they come into the united states. these include ft. mccoy, wisconsin, ft. lee, virginia, joint base mcguire new jersey and ft. bliss texas. the total number currently at is approximately 1,200 and north com continues to build out capacity to ensure they are prepared to receive more flights that will come in the next few days. this is absolutely a worldwide effort, which hits several countries, mult...

Staff. americans, allies, and other partners from kabul to their onward destinations. secretary established the crisis action group in early july the, and weve been working very chosely with the department of state as a lead agency since that time. partnered with the department of homeland security, our initial focus was to relocate the sivs, finalize their visas and resettle them into the united states with the help of our nongovernmental organizations. to date nearly 2,000 afghans have passed ...

Operations in afghanistan by welcoming them into the u.s. as we prepare for even more arrivals, u.s. north com and the u.s. army are working to create additional capacity to support refugee relocation in the u.s., including temporary sites under assessment at fort bliss, texas, and camp mccoy, wisconsin. there may be other sites identified if services are needed, additional capacity is needed. at this point, were looking to establish 22,000 spaces. we can expand if we need to. as with the operat...

0 that they are the ones that have protected our nation for the past two decades by taking the fight to the terrorists in iraq and afghanistan, and not allowing them to attack our homeland. and, unfortunately, we see the resurgence of the taliban and the reconstitution of al qaeda in afghanistan. so i worry about the homeland. but that is the very first thing that our president needs to communicate is to these brave men and women, a heartfelt thank you. the second thing is how are we going to ev...

Theyre waging the war in an inhumane way, the saudis who killed jamal khashoggi, were going to say the president should withdraw military support in hostilities in yemen. he says hell vote it. and then well have a bill on his desk to repudiate the national emergency declaration that well also put on his desk. just this morning in an armed services hearing, the key armed services commander, general asiansy of north com said that the threat at the border is not a military threat. and yet the presi...

Problem. is this real? >> it is real. i think what we just heard from the president of the united states is ftrying to change the points of entry on asylum speakers. i have to tell you, we appear to have an entirely new policy from the president of the united states. he appears to authorize the united states military, which he is dispatching to the southern border, to fire on that caravan. now, he couched his language, but what he said is that if they caravan is throwing stones or rocks, those w...

Number estimate. theres no reason to underscore the tragedy weve suffered in the ga aftermath maria. he said i hope you consider sending a message of support to show how you stand with all of the u.s. citizens in puerto rico that lost loved ones. it would certainly be an act of respect and empathy. tough words there from the governor who is obviously trying to be respectful. he and the president do have a very good relationship. i should also add, bill, that today around 1:30 we expect the presi...

Trumps travel ban pushes for some iraqis to get special consideration. u.s. joint chiefs blind sided by trumps transgender ban. north com caught off guard as trump orders troops to u.s./mexico border. if i could introduce this for the record, mr. chair. >> without objection. >> i worry about an administration that would take the putin position over our intel community. i worry about the administration that would suggest it might be a great deal to consider handing over a former diplomat for ques...

Doors were closed due to an emergency? >> last time would be on september 11th, there was a nonresponsive aircraft that departed san diego. it was over colorado at the time that the u.s. grounded all air traffic and because they couldnt reach the pilot, we closed the doors just as a precautionary measure. reporter: the primary mission of the cheyenne mountain installation to monitor missile launches. any launch, anywhere in the world is instantly seen. >> we actually get data sent to us from sit...

Defense of hawaii to knock down the missiles to people like your friend dont have to worry about rushing for cover. >> kevin, can you explain why it took 38 minutes to issue the retraction where it would take half the time for a missile launch to get from north korea to hawaii. >> people are out of practice and separate out the local authorities, who put out the first message to begin with, and were in the middle of this shift change drill, whatever theyre calling it, versus what i cover as a pe...