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Systems are completely operational. pete: yeah. from an increasingly sophisticated enemy who's 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 we're so grateful for those select few who wear our nation's 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 i've met a couple of those guys and seen others. i mean, they're an inspiration to us because they are the ultimate selfless sacrifice. ...

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 putin's actions prompted his move. >> as long as he's acting aggressively, we're going to make sure to reassure our nato allies in eastern...

Than half of all capitals. the u.s. built up an afghan army and they've 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 i'm telling you and i said it before they'll have the ability to defend themselves. >> u.s. military's ...

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? >> you'd have to talk to my colleagues at the state department. they get to decide that. they have made it clear, though, that as of today, they are reducing, not eliminating, their diplomatic presenc...

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 march of 2010. welcome. your thoughts on this moment? did you see this coming? >> yes, we saw it co...