nato allies. some units are already on a heightened state of readiness. i don't know of specific orders that general walters gave to increase the readiness posture of other unit in europe. i go back to a core principle here. we take our nato commitments seriously. we are going to be consulting with allies as we have been in coming days. if there are ways to bolster their capabilities to help their defensive postures, we will take a serious look at that and not all of that has to come or necessarily will come from state side. >> three quick follow-ups. does walters have the ability to