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Weeks, since august 14, to thousands upon thousands of sivs. those are principle applicants as well as their family members. this applies to all of the categories that you run through. in the context of this massive unprecedented evacuation effort, our first goal is to have bring as many people to safety as quick as possible. in many cases, we are going to be in a better position to provide the fidelity on numbers in the coming days and coming weeks as this process has been ongoing, our goal is to put as many people on as many planes as we can. the accounting we'll be able to do in more detail...

Begin processing. we've been at this for a few days. so at each location we will spin up quickly here and begin the application and the process for a special immigrant status. >> the siv application process is a long process. what happens if at some point while somebody is on the military base they feel the screen something are they going back to afghanistan? what is the plan there? are you also taking questions? >> later. >> i defer you to the department of state for that. that's their area of expertise. we're prepared to continue this support until we get through this process in support of t...

Waits that you described. we worked very hard over the last couple days to make the process as efficient and effective. when i say we, dod worked with the process owner, dhs, to streamline this. specifically customs and boarder protection along with tsa who owns that process, if you will. some of the challenges, use of the proper vetting authorities to ensure that we looked at the same ones and that they were coming across, we knew exactly who was certifying that. that is customs that was certifying it across to the other side. what was happening is, if the improper system was utilized, they w...

Base? >> they stay on -- they'll stay on base until they complete the special immigrant visa processing process, which is owned by the state department with the support. we provide medical support, contract medical support as part of that. each of the applicants will go through a screening process like screening for diseases, vaccinations, if they need vaccinated. we'll have the international migration organization come in towards the end and work with them on where they need to be relocated. many have family here in the united states. or they'll be relocated to places where there's already af...

Bases, many of them left their country with very little and probably have different levels of means to start with like over here. how long is dod prepared to house and feed the refugees? >> we're prepared to house and feed them as long as it takes to get them through the process and as long as the secretary approves that. i agree with you. they're coming here, starting over with what they bring with them. we've been incredibly well-supported by the local communities, the nongovernmental organizations that have jumped in to help these families with things of need like diapers, formula, clothing...