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The White House and the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that Retired General Stephen R. Lyons, former Commander of the U.S. Transportation Command, will be the new Port and Supply Chain Envoy to the Biden-Harris Administration Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force. Retired General Lyons will take over the role from John D. Porcari. Retired General ...

The White House and the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Friday the appointment of retired General Stephen R. Lyons, former Commander of the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), as the Biden...

>> general lyons, i know there are concern about capacity, but are medics being provided, there's a report that a woman had a baby during one of the flights? so do you have medics that will be upon board to handle emergency situations that may come up, if somebody has a baby or somebody gets sick or something of that instance? >> yeah. that's a great question. we do not have medics on every flight. there is a medical screen, as part of the screening and boarding process. but i'll confess to you that many people would have to self-identify any kind of medical issue. really exciting, i mean, i r...

On the ground and making a difference through u.s. capabilities i do want to now turn the microphone over to general steve lyons, general of the command, he'll get questions and i'll come back to the podium and monitor the q and a. we have a limited amount of time with the general. he's obviously got a lot on it his plate. general, sir, you can hear me and are you ready to go? >> john, i got you. can you hear me okay? >> yes, sir, loud and clear. the floor is yours, sir. >> hey, i'm pleased to join you today, as well as the press, to talk about transcomin this monumental noncombatant evacuatio...

Single evacuatee out of kabul. >> you foresee fewer flights in the 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st of the month as there are fewer ground forces presumably, in kabul? >> well, i'd prefer not to get into numbers of flights by day. i would not say that we're going to let up. we're not going to let up. you know, full accelerator. we're not going to let up. as long as there's a mission to be accomplished we'll be out there. >> i forgot to ask you to introduce yourselves so the general can't see you, courtney. >> this is courtney kube from nbc news. you said you're pushing the limits. you can explain a litt...