Vice President JD Vance receives an Arctic security briefing at Pituffik Space Base in Greenland.
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01:00Okay.
01:03To my glasses only.
01:07On the wall.
01:11What was that?
01:12To keep us in touch?
01:15Sorry.
01:19Love you.
01:20I mean it.
01:21Love you.
01:30She's calling you now.
01:34As long as you're conscious, call her again.
01:37Please, please.
01:48All right, one minute, you guys.
02:00All right.
02:09We just cleaned, so it's done.
02:14I also want you to come in.
02:16Yes, sir.
02:17Yeah?
02:18Yes, sir.
02:19And then after this, the Bahamas.
02:20Close.
02:21I'm retiring.
02:22Are you born up?
02:23I know.
02:24Colorado.
02:25We have a daughter that's a boulder.
02:31Okay.
02:32That's awesome.
02:33Yeah, we built a home up in Florissant, so it's by Cripple Creek.
02:37So, yeah.
02:45She's got the cool boulder bear patch.
02:47That's a pretty cool patch.
02:48We'll get you one.
02:49That's the best one I have.
02:53We agree.
02:56A little competition going here and there.
03:04Agile.
03:05I got one for you, ma'am.
03:07Save it for the people.
03:09That's kind of you.
03:23Sweat.
03:45Where's Jake?
03:53I thought we were going to fix you guys.
03:57Put the radar in your eyes.
03:59Sorry.
04:00You guys didn't come long ago.
04:02Look at ICB.
04:03We had a whole time for you, sir.
04:05Really?
04:06Yeah, you're staying.
04:07Okay.
04:08Yes, sir.
04:09Yes, sir.
04:10You're going to watch one more?
04:12Yes, sir.
04:13Is there like a control center where you see the guys?
04:21We do it on the floor.
04:23We do it on the floor.
04:25Okay.
04:26Hey, cats!
04:29Hey, everybody.
04:30At ease, please.
04:31Thank you all.
04:33Good to see everybody.
04:34Let's have a seat and have a briefing and learn exactly what you do here, Colonel.
04:39I will say that the Colonel was kind enough to lend me her office for a few minutes so I can get my bearings.
04:47I'm going to embarrass you, Colonel.
04:50So it turns out that Colonel Myers here did the polar bear plunge and got a certificate that the temperature never reached above 41 degrees
05:01and let it be known that this task of questionable sanity was accomplished despite near-freezing temperatures,
05:07the threat of collapsing icebergs, and lusty seals.
05:11So I'm going to hear about these lusty seals in this briefing here.
05:14So every time we do a polar bear plunge, we actually jump into the ocean, go in a few feet, spend a couple seconds, and come out.
05:21Some of us do it twice or three times.
05:23And then you can also do it at the waterfall and a few other places.
05:26Or you get a certificate for your stupidity.
05:29So to get the certificate, how long do you have to stay in?
05:31You just have to go in.
05:32You just have to go in.
05:33You have to go all in.
05:34You have to go all in.
05:35All in.
05:36Okay.
05:37You guys are tough up here.
05:38It's awesome.
05:39All right.
05:40Thank you, reporters.
05:41Get out of here.