thank you. from the u.s. marine corps, we have colonel george scheffler. george, are you on? >> this is colonel sam howey. the colonel is doing -- right now. >> president trump: that is great. how's it going over there? >> it is going great, sir. right now, you're basically waiting. we have marines all the way to afghanistan. every day, those marines are ensuring that those -- it is pretty amazing to watch what these men and women are doing with a smile on their face every day. >> president trump: how was the progress coming, would you say? >> i would say that the progress is excellent, sir.