was it set up for that or it just happens to be? yes, sir. we have worked a single aircraft carrier out in japan for decades now. reagan took that role back in 2013. i m sorry, that s not quite right. about 2016. but it switches out. so different carriers out here for different periods of time. it was george washington before us and then a few of the conventional carriers going way back to midway, kittyhawk, and unless. and it s just an infrastructure piece that takes quite a bit of infrastructure to make that work. we get a lot of presence out of it for the region. and do you feel safe in the region. do you see any hostility? any aggression? because you re hearing a little bit about aggression from a couple of the players. what are you feeling? yes, sir. we have safe and independent
yes, sir. we have worked a single aircraft carrier out in japan for decades, now. reagan took that role in 2013. i m sorry, that is not quite right. 2016. plus, it switches out to different carriers out here for different period of time. it was george washington before us, and a few of the conventional carriers, going way back to midway. we have been doing that for a while. it is an infrastructure piece that takes quite a bit of infrastructure to make that wo work. we get a lot of presence out of it from the region. do you feel safe in the region? do you see or aggression? we are hearing a little bit about aggression from a couple of the players. what are you feeling? yes, sir.
the vote count, but in terms of potential penetration of voter registration databases or something like that. and that in turn can be a vehicle for them to try to sow discord or undermine confidence. we have to make sure we re pushing back on it, which is what we re doing. so just to add, the way that we re splitting it, we re all partnering together, but your question just shows a little bit of the division of labor. dhs is focused on the election infrastructure in support of state and locals that have the primary responsibility. we support the fbi s efforts in countering foreign influence. with respect to the infrastructure piece, we have seen a willingness and a capability on the part of the russians. so we re working very closely with state and locals to ensure that we re prepared this time around. part of that is encouraging states to have auditability. so to get to that one part of your question, whatever happens, we want to assure americans the day after that their vote was co
something like that. that in turn can be a vehicle for them to try to sow discord or undermined confidence. we have to make sure we are pushing back on it which is what we are doing. so just to add, the way we are splitting it, we are all partnering together. but the question shows division of labor. if the adjustment focused on the election infrastructure with the state and local with primary responsibility and we support the f.b.i. effort to counter for the influence. with the infrastructure piece we have seen willingness and capability on part of the russians so we are working closely with the state and the local to ensure we are prepared this time around. part of that is encourage states to have audibility. whatever happens we want to assure americans the day after that the vote was counted and counted correctly. regardless of what might have happened we will be prepared but want that audibility. audittability.
registration databases or something like that. that, in turn, can be a vehicle for them to try to sow discord or undermine confidence. we have to make sure we re pushing back on it, which is what we re doing. sarah. the way we re splitting it, we re all partnering together, but your question just shows a little bit of the division of labor so dhs is focused on the election infrastructure and support of state and locals that have the primary responsibility, and then we support the fbi s efforts in countering for an influence. but with respect to the infrastructure piece, we have seen a willingness and capability on the part of the russians, and so we re working very closely with state and locals to ensure we re prepared this time around. part of that is encouraging states to have this ability. whatever happens, we want to assure americans the day after that their vote was counted and it was counted correctly. regardless of what might happen, we will be prepared but we also want to m