carefully at the approach pattern and the departure pattern off that runway to see if we see any sign of something that might pose a threat to aircraft. that s one of the things we look at religiously throughout the day and night as we conduct operations. really the aircraft are the only way to get people out of there so we are keenly sensitive to threats to our aircraft. one more question. i know it s still early, but at this moment in time how do you believe the suicide bombers made it through several checkpoints, whether it s taliban or afghan forces to the marines? do you believe it was a failure or they were able to somehow evade them and make it to the marines? clearly, if they were able to get up to the marines at the entry point of the base, there s a failure somewhere. it was a failure by taliban operate with various degrees of
defence aircraft have a variety of self defence systems which the charter aircraft defence systems which the charter aircraft and other aircraft coming in that aircraft and other aircraft coming in that do aircraft and other aircraft coming in that do not have those systems. we look in that do not have those systems. we look very carefully at the approach pattern and the departure pattern approach pattern and the departure pattern of approach pattern and the departure pattern of that runway to see if we see any pattern of that runway to see if we see any sign of something that might pose a see any sign of something that might pose a threat to aircraft. that s one of pose a threat to aircraft. that s one of the pose a threat to aircraft. that s one of the things we look at religiously throughout the day and throughout the night as we conduct operations. it s the only way we look operations. it s the only way we look at operations. it s the only way we look at people
0 officials believe isis-k was behind the attacks, but they re still working to confirm that. the state department had been warning for days of a terror attack at the airport. we have reporters standing by. let s start with barbara starr at the pentagon. what do we know about these military members who were killed and what we re expected to hear from the pentagon? in just a very short while we are expecting to hear from general frank mckenzie, the head of the u.s. central command which oversees military operations in the gulf, the middle east, afghanistan. we expect to hear from him. i see john kirby there. the general will have some brief opening remarks. we ll obviously address the events in kabul today as well as the evacuation mission and where we are and where we re going. we ll take questions. i will moderate the questions. i will call on you. please before you ask your question identify yourselves and your outlet so the general has an idea who he s talking to. just a remin