WEBVTT 00:01.969 --> 00:02.435 OLD PRACTICE THAT IS NOW UNDER 00:02.437 --> 00:04.070 PRACTICE THAT IS NOW UNDER REVIEW. 00:04.105 --> 00:04.838 UNDER REVIEW. >> Reporter: TONIGHT 00:04.872 --> 00:06.173 REVIEW. >> Reporter: TONIGHT DEFENSE 00:06.207 --> 00:06.940 >> Reporter: TONIGHT DEFENSE SECRETARY MARK ESPER 00:06.974 --> 00:07.707 DEFENSE SECRETARY MARK ESPER DECLARING A 00:07.742 --> 00:08.441 SECRETARY MARK ESPER DECLARING A SAFETY REVIEW AFTER 00:08.476 --> 00:09.275 DECLARING A SAFETY REVIEW AFTER FRIDAY’S 00:09.310 --> 00:10.043 SAFETY REVIEW AFTER FRIDAY’S DEADLY SHOOTING AT 00:10.044 --> 00:10.610 FRIDAY’S DEADLY SHOOTING AT NAVAL AIR 00:10.611 --> 00:12.445 DEADLY SHOOTING AT NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA. 00:12.446 --> 00:13.112 NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA. >> YESTERDAY I 00:13.114 --> 00:14.514 STATION PENSACOLA. >> YESTERDAY I DIRECTED THAT WE 00:14.515 --> 00:15.849 >> YESTERDAY I DIRECTED THAT WE LOOK AT OUR SECURITY 00:15.883 --> 00:16.550 DIRECTED THAT WE LOOK AT OUR SECURITY PRECAUTIONS 00:16.551 --> 00:17.284 LOOK AT OUR SECURITY PRECAUTIONS ACROSS THE SERVICES 00:17.318 --> 00:17.918 PRECAUTIONS ACROSS THE SERVICES AND ALL OF 00:17.919 --> 00:18.652 ACROSS THE SERVICES AND ALL OF OUR INSTALLATIONS AND 00:18.686 --> 00:19.219 AND ALL OF OUR INSTALLATIONS AND BASES AND 00:19.253 --> 00:19.953 OUR INSTALLATIONS AND BASES AND FACILITIES TO MAKE 00:19.987 --> 00:20.720 BASES AND FACILITIES TO MAKE SURE THAT 00:20.755 --> 00:22.322 FACILITIES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE’VE GOT THE 00:22.323 --> 00:23.056 SURE THAT WE’VE GOT THE APPROPRIATE DEGREE 00:23.057 --> 00:23.823 WE’VE GOT THE APPROPRIATE DEGREE OF SECURITY TO PROTECT 00:23.825 --> 00:24.257 APPROPRIATE DEGREE OF SECURITY TO PROTECT OUR 00:24.292 --> 00:24.991 OF SECURITY TO PROTECT OUR SERVICE MEMBERS AND 00:25.026 --> 00:25.525 OUR SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR 00:25.527 --> 00:26.226 SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND OUR 00:26.227 --> 00:26.960 THEIR FAMILIES AND OUR COMMUNITIES. 00:26.994 --> 00:27.994 FAMILIES AND OUR COMMUNITIES. >> Reporter: THE 00:28.029 --> 00:28.662 COMMUNITIES. >> Reporter: THE ANNOUNCEMENT AT 00:28.696 --> 00:29.396 >> Reporter: THE ANNOUNCEMENT AT A NATIONAL DEFENSE 00:29.430 --> 00:30.063 ANNOUNCEMENT AT A NATIONAL DEFENSE FORUM IN 00:30.097 --> 00:30.730 A NATIONAL DEFENSE FORUM IN CALIFORNIA THIS 00:30.765 --> 00:31.431 FORUM IN CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON COMES 00:31.432 --> 00:32.165 CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON COMES AFTER GROWING SCRUTINY 00:32.199 --> 00:32.732 AFTERNOON COMES AFTER GROWING SCRUTINY OVER THE 00:32.767 --> 00:33.533 AFTER GROWING SCRUTINY OVER THE SCREENING PROCESS OF 00:33.534 --> 00:34.067 OVER THE SCREENING PROCESS OF FOREIGN 00:34.068 --> 00:34.768 SCREENING PROCESS OF FOREIGN MILITARY STUDENTS. 00:34.769 --> 00:35.535 FOREIGN MILITARY STUDENTS. >> ANYBODY THAT COMES 00:35.536 --> 00:37.370 MILITARY STUDENTS. >> ANYBODY THAT COMES TO THE 00:37.372 --> 00:38.138 >> ANYBODY THAT COMES TO THE UNITED STATES TO TRAIN 00:38.139 --> 00:38.939 TO THE UNITED STATES TO TRAIN IS OR 00:38.940 --> 00:39.673 UNITED STATES TO TRAIN IS OR SHOULD BE IS VETTED BY 00:39.707 --> 00:40.140 IS OR SHOULD BE IS VETTED BY THE 00:40.174 --> 00:40.940 SHOULD BE IS VETTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, 00:40.942 --> 00:41.475 THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, IT THE 00:41.476 --> 00:42.242 DEPARTMENT OF STATE, IT THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 00:42.243 --> 00:42.776 IT THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, 00:42.810 --> 00:43.477 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, AND ULTIMATELY US. 00:43.478 --> 00:44.244 SECURITY, AND ULTIMATELY US. SO WE NEED TO RELOOK 00:44.279 --> 00:44.778 AND ULTIMATELY US. SO WE NEED TO RELOOK AT ALL 00:44.813 --> 00:45.279 SO WE NEED TO RELOOK AT ALL THAT. 00:45.280 --> 00:46.046 AT ALL THAT. >> Reporter: ACCORDING 00:46.080 --> 00:46.746 THAT. >> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE 00:46.748 --> 00:47.481 >> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE PENTAGON, NEARLY 5,200 00:47.515 --> 00:48.248 TO THE PENTAGON, NEARLY 5,200 FOREIGN 00:48.283 --> 00:48.982 PENTAGON, NEARLY 5,200 FOREIGN STUDENTS FROM MORE 00:49.017 --> 00:49.549 FOREIGN STUDENTS FROM MORE THAN 150 00:49.584 --> 00:50.350 STUDENTS FROM MORE THAN 150 COUNTRIES ARE IN THE 00:50.351 --> 00:50.884 THAN 150 COUNTRIES ARE IN THE U.S. FOR 00:50.918 --> 00:53.453 COUNTRIES ARE IN THE U.S. FOR MILITARY TRAINING. 00:53.488 --> 00:54.188 U.S. FOR MILITARY TRAINING. PART OF THAT GROUP 00:54.222 --> 00:54.822 MILITARY TRAINING. PART OF THAT GROUP INCLUDES 852 00:54.856 --> 00:56.590 PART OF THAT GROUP INCLUDES 852 SAUDIS. 00:56.591 --> 00:57.291 INCLUDES 852 SAUDIS. >> IT’S A POWERFUL 00:57.325 --> 00:58.659 SAUDIS. >> IT’S A POWERFUL TRAINING 00:58.693 --> 00:59.459 >> IT’S A POWERFUL TRAINING TOOL, THE MECHANICAL 00:59.460 --> 01:01.294 TRAINING TOOL, THE MECHANICAL LEVEL, 01:01.296 --> 01:02.062 TOOL, THE MECHANICAL LEVEL, TEACHING PEOPLE HOW TO 01:02.063 --> 01:02.496 LEVEL, TEACHING PEOPLE HOW TO FLY 01:02.530 --> 01:03.230 TEACHING PEOPLE HOW TO FLY AIRCRAFT, TEACHING 01:03.264 --> 01:03.897 FLY AIRCRAFT, TEACHING PEOPLE HOW TO 01:03.898 --> 01:04.898 AIRCRAFT, TEACHING PEOPLE HOW TO LEAD PATROLS. 01:04.932 --> 01:05.632 PEOPLE HOW TO LEAD PATROLS. BUT IT GOES ALL THE 01:05.667 --> 01:06.500 LEAD PATROLS. BUT IT GOES ALL THE WAY TO OUR 01:06.501 --> 01:07.101 BUT IT GOES ALL THE WAY TO OUR MOST SENIOR 01:07.102 --> 01:07.701 WAY TO OUR MOST SENIOR EDUCATIONAL 01:07.703 --> 01:09.603 MOST SENIOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES. 01:09.604 --> 01:10.304 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES. >> Reporter: SOME 01:10.305 --> 01:11.171 INSTITUTES. >> Reporter: SOME MILITARY 01:11.173 --> 01:11.905 >> Reporter: SOME MILITARY LEADERS STRESSING THE 01:11.939 --> 01:12.506 MILITARY LEADERS STRESSING THE IMPORTANCE 01:12.507 --> 01:13.741 LEADERS STRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PROGRAM. 01:13.775 --> 01:15.109 IMPORTANCE OF THE PROGRAM. >> MY BIGGEST CONCERN 01:15.143 --> 01:15.676 OF THE PROGRAM. >> MY BIGGEST CONCERN WOULD BE 01:15.710 --> 01:16.410 >> MY BIGGEST CONCERN WOULD BE THAT WE WOULD WALK 01:16.444 --> 01:17.878 WOULD BE THAT WE WOULD WALK AWAY FROM 01:17.912 --> 01:18.478 THAT WE WOULD WALK AWAY FROM THOSE KEY 01:18.480 --> 01:19.480 AWAY FROM THOSE KEY RELATIONSHIPS FROM 01:19.481 --> 01:20.214 THOSE KEY RELATIONSHIPS FROM FOLKS THAT WE KNOW WE 01:20.248 --> 01:20.781 RELATIONSHIPS FROM FOLKS THAT WE KNOW WE NEED WHEN 01:20.815 --> 01:22.616 FOLKS THAT WE KNOW WE NEED WHEN WE GO INTO COMBAT. 01:22.617 --> 01:23.383 NEED WHEN WE GO INTO COMBAT. >> IT’S AN ENORMOUSLY 01:23.385 --> 01:25.185 WE GO INTO COMBAT. >> IT’S AN ENORMOUSLY IMPORTANT 01:25.187 --> 01:26.220 >> IT’S AN ENORMOUSLY IMPORTANT U.S. MILITARY PROGRAM. 01:26.254 --> 01:30.991 IMPORTANT U.S. MILITARY PROGRAM. OUTREACH TO ALLIES. 01:31.026 --> 01:32.092 U.S. MILITARY PROGRAM. OUTREACH TO ALLIES. SO THE PROGRAM, THIS 01:32.094 --> 01:32.626 OUTREACH TO ALLIES. SO THE PROGRAM, THIS IS ONE OF 01:32.660 --> 01:33.327 SO THE PROGRAM, THIS IS ONE OF THE VITAL WAYS IN 01:33.328 --> 01:33.961 IS ONE OF THE VITAL WAYS IN WHICH WE STAY 01:33.995 --> 01:34.728 THE VITAL WAYS IN WHICH WE STAY ENGAGED WITH SAUDI 01:34.729 --> 01:35.229 WHICH WE STAY ENGAGED WITH SAUDI ARABIA. 01:35.263 --> 01:35.996 ENGAGED WITH SAUDI ARABIA. >> WHAT ARE OFFICIALS 01:36.031 --> 01:36.530 ARABIA. >> WHAT ARE OFFICIALS SAYING 01:36.565 --> 01:37.297 >> WHAT ARE OFFICIALS SAYING TONIGHT ABOUT THE U.S. 01:37.332 --> 01:38.032 SAYING TONIGHT ABOUT THE U.S. RELATIONSHIP WITH 01:38.033 --> 01:38.632 TONIGHT ABOUT THE U.S. RELATIONSHIP WITH SAUDI ARABIA? 01:38.667 --> 01:39.166 RELATIONSHIP WITH SAUDI ARABIA? >> YEAH. 01:39.201 --> 01:39.834 SAUDI ARABIA? >> YEAH. SO THE DEFENSE 01:39.868 --> 01:40.501 >> YEAH. SO THE DEFENSE SECRETARY SAID 01:40.535 --> 01:41.201 SO THE DEFENSE SECRETARY SAID THAT WE HAVE A 01:41.203 --> 01:41.836 SECRETARY SAID THAT WE HAVE A LONGSTANDING 01:41.837 --> 01:42.536 THAT WE HAVE A LONGSTANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH 01:42.538 --> 01:43.137 LONGSTANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH SAUDI ARABIA. 01:43.171 --> 01:43.871 RELATIONSHIP WITH SAUDI ARABIA. WE ARE THERE IN THE 01:43.905 --> 01:44.071 SAUDI ARABIA. WE ARE THERE IN THE REGION TO