Pentagon Spokesperson Says Border Operations Will Continue Until 'We Have 100% Operational Control'

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During a Pentagon press briefing on Monday, Pentagon Press Secretary Sean Parnell spoke about DoD actions at the southern border.

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00:00Now, on to Homeland Defense.

00:04President Trump and Secretary Hagseth have been very, very clear that border security

00:09is national security.

00:10We spent decades defending foreign nations' borders, while our own U.S. border has been

00:16invaded by criminal, illegal aliens, human smugglers, drug traffickers, and transnational

00:22gangs.

00:24The Department of Defense is proud to defend our homeland and the territorial sovereignty

00:30of the United States.

00:33Although we've seen a 93% decrease in illegal border crossings, we will not stop until we

00:40have 100% operational control of our southern border.

00:45And over the weekend, Joint Task Force Southern Border assumed the mission from Joint Task

00:50Force North and reached initial operating capacity.

00:54Additionally, U.S. Northern Command announced on Saturday that the Arleigh Burke-class guided

00:59missile destroyer, the USS Gravely, departed Naval Weapons Station Georgetown for a scheduled

01:05deployment to the Gulf of America.

01:08We're actually making some history from the podium today.

01:11It's the first time we've recognized the Gulf of America in the Pentagon Press Briefing

01:15Room, which is kind of cool.

01:17So it's not only vital for the United States to have control of our border via land, it's

01:22equally important to control our territorial waters.

01:27And this deployment directly supports U.S. Northern Command's mission to protect our

01:31sovereignty.

01:33And lastly, Secretary Hegseth spoke with Qatari Minister of State for Defense Affairs, His

01:39Excellency Sheikh Saud Al-Thani, to discuss operations to eliminate the Houthi threat

01:45to American commerce and restore American freedom of navigation.

01:49The Secretary acknowledged Qatar's strong partnership in addressing shared security

01:54challenges across the region, including Syria and the Red Sea.

01:59And with that, I'll turn it over to Mike.

Pentagon Spokesperson Says Border Operations Will Continue Until 'We Have 100% Operational Control'

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