Happening now: @PentagonPresSec confirms @DeptofDefense has suggested using Ft. Lee to house about 2,500 #Afghan #SIV applicants in response to a formal request from @StateDept
"Ft. Lee is just an initial location" he says, adding other US locations could be considered
"Ft. Lee is just an initial location" he says, adding other US locations could be considered
#Afghan #SIV applicants expected to be at Fort Lee for just "several days or so" per @PentagonPresSec, noting they are in the very final stages of the process & will quickly head to resettlement
"They will not be there for very long - just several days" per @PentagonPresSec
includes 700 applicants & their families
re #Afghanistan #SIV applicants headed to the US, Fort Lee
includes 700 applicants & their families
re #Afghanistan #SIV applicants headed to the US, Fort Lee
Pentagon not expecting all 2,500 #Afghan #SIV applicants & their families will arrive at Fort Lee at the same time, per @PentagonPresSec
"The plan right now is to use existing housing infrastructure" he adds
"The plan right now is to use existing housing infrastructure" he adds
"They will be medically screened before they get on a plane" to come to the US, per @PentagonPresSec re #Afghan #SIV applicants & their families
He says medical attention will be provided as needed
#COVID19
He says medical attention will be provided as needed
#COVID19
US, @DeptofDefense "certainly aware of President Putin's claims" on #Russia's nuclear #hypersonic capabilities, per @PentagonPresSec
"Robust is a pretty good adjective" @PentagonPresSec says of US #cyber capabilities
"Fort Lee is the initial site that's been recommended. Others could follow" per @PentagonPresSec on #Afghan #SIV applicants & their families coming to the US
What happens will depend on how fast they arrive in the US, he adds
What happens will depend on how fast they arrive in the US, he adds
"We're going to give these ppl a safe place for a few days" before they can be resettled elsewhere in the US, per @PentagonPresSec
re #Afghan #SIV applicants & their families
re #Afghan #SIV applicants & their families
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