Because last sunday on august 30th it was the holy day of assura in iraq its a very important day for share muslims across the world it is a day that the grandson of the prophet mohammad it was killed in karbala in 688 d. And they converge on to curve a lot to commemorate his passing and although the government had this had said that they will be a limited number of people able to allow and enter the shrine of imam hussein there were still hundreds of thousands who attended to pay their respects as opposed to the numbers weve seen in the past last year there was over 3000000 people who visit a curb along the shore and the government has urged people to try and abide by the guidelines but after that day weve seeing a spike over 5000 positive cases in the past 24 hours this is something the authorities are very worried about the countrys already in a semi lockdown there is a partial curfew from 10 pm till 5 am 25 percent of Government Employees are allowed to go into work schools are sti
Taking to protect servicemembers and their families. Good morning to all of you and ood morning to the general and sergeant major. Our efforts on the navy side and we want to update you on the measures we are taking in the marine corps. Before i do thats correct let me give you our latest navy total of 133 positive covid19 in the United States navy. 104 active duty military, 23 civilians, 16 dependents and 19 contractors. I want to give a quick update on the teddy roosevelt. We found several more cases on board the ship. We are in the process now of testing 100 of the crew of that ship to ensure that we are able to contain whatever spread might have occurred there on the ship. But i want to emphasize that the ship is operationally capable and can do its mission sm the ship is pulling into guam and no one on the crew will be allowed to leave into guam and we are starting the process of testing 100 of the crew to ensure that we got that contained. The sailors who have been flown off the
Good morning to all of you and ood morning to the general and sergeant major. On tuesday, i spoke to you about our efforts on the navy side and we want to update you on the measures we are taking in the marine corps. Before i do thats correct let me give you our latest navy total of 133 positive covid19 in the United States navy. 104 active duty military, 23 civilians, 16 dependents and 19 contractors. I want to give a quick update on the teddy roosevelt. We found several more cases on board the ship. We are in the process now of testing 100 of the crew of that ship to ensure that we are able to contain whatever spread might have occurred there on the ship. But i want to emphasize that the ship is operationally capable and can do its mission sm the ship is pulling into guam and no one on the crew will be allowed to leave into guam and we are starting the process of testing 100 of the crew to ensure that we got that contained. The sailors who have been flown off the ship are currently d
Of Naval Operations John Richardson and comidant robert miller. Good morning. The committee is meeting today to receive testimony on the plans and programs in the department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2018. I want to thank each of the witnesses for their distinguished service and is civilians they lead who are serving around the world today. In recent months, our nations senior civilian defense and military leaders have testified to this committee about the severe threats we face around the world. They have reported shortfalls and readiness that our military advantage over our potential adversaries is eroding and the dire need for new capabilities. And yet, as secretary mattis testified here on tuesday, the greatest immediate threat that our military faces is right here in washington. Fiscal uncertainty, continuing resolutions, arbitrary and inadequate caps on defense spending, four more years of the budget control act and the threat of sequestration. We desperately need a new approach. U
I would like to acknowledge the tragedy in mississippi yesterday. The 16 Service Members who lost their lives in a marine corp kc130 from cheery point, north carolina, reminds us that these brave men and women put themselves in harms way at home and abroad in service to our nation. Were all keeping their families in our at theirs and prayers. Mr. Spencer, we thank you for joining us this morning. We have also welcome your family and friends who are with us today. As is our tradition at the beginning of your testimony, we invite you to introduce those joining you. It is standard for this committee to ask questions in order to exercise its jar sight responsibilities. Its important that committees of the congress be able to receive testimony, briefings, and other communications of information. So can i ask you the standard questions we ask every nominee before this committee. Do you adhere to applicable laws and registrations governing conflicts of interest . I have. Will you ensure that