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We've been on the air today. several ex chiefs of staff to the ex-president would say or have said their greatest accomplishments were keeping trump in exiting nato. pick up on cal's reporting about the proximity of our nato allies and u.s. troops. >> well, we've clearly got enormous naval and air power that can be moved into the region rapidly. attack helicopters come in. the f-35s are starting to move into the region. some of it is symbolic, but the important one parachutes deploying to the baltic states. we're telling putin if this expanded to an article five action, we will fight and from ...

Who would be the ones responsible for that mechanism? >> we're not at that point right now. it's difficult to answer that question. i'm not dodging it. we're not at that point right now. so i'd rather not speculate about who would be in communications with whom. again, as my answer to barb, there's no indication that we've gotten there's not ability at the strategic level for leaders to talk. jim? >> you talked about the f-35s and i guess 32 apaches. it's not just an aircraft and a pilot. how many people are associated with those moves? >> all told, if you add it up, you know, the infantry bat...

To relieve occasional nerve aches, weakness and discomfort. try nervivenerve relief. we're back. just getting some new information into us about those troop movements in europe announced by president biden within the last 60 minutes or so, nbc's courtney kube is posted at the pentagon. courtney, this is who is going where. the equipment, f-35s, where they're headed. talk to us. >> yeah, that's right. president biden laid this out in a broad sense. they're sending additional troops already there to estonia, lithuania and latvia. we don't have that level of gran granularity.

Helicopters, attack helicopters. so the two things that really stand out to me in this announcement, lindsey, one is the f-35s. that is the u.s. military's most advanced fighter aircraft. that sends a real signal to the russians that the u.s. is moving these in. they have a strong surveillance capability into addition to the fact that they are attack aircraft. they have the ability to conduct air strikes. by that, i was very struck by the 32 apaches. these are attack helicopters. they only carry two people, the crew on board. they are frequently used for attacking the ground. so in like a conf...

At that point right now, courtney. it is difficult to answer that question. i'm not dodging it. it is just we aren't at that point right now. so i would rather not speculate about who would be in communications with whom. again, my answer to barb, there is no indication we have gotten there still isn't the ability at the strategic level for leaders to talk. jim? >> you talked about the -- to build on sylvia's question, you talked about the f-35s, and i guess 32 apaches. while it is not just an aircraft and pilot, how many people are associated with that -- with those moves? >> all told, if you...