BRIGADIER GENERAL PAT RYDER: All right, well, good afternoon, everyone. Got quite a bit to cover at the top here, so appreciate you hanging in there with me.
First up, I’d like to highlight that the Department of Defense continues to work closely with FEMA, the state of Hawaii and other federal agencies in support of the coordinated response to the Maui wildfires. This includes U.S. Army Pacific Command’s overall leadership of nine approved mission assignments from FEMA. And as part of those efforts, Joint Task Force 50 continues search-and-recovery activities with Hawaii National Guard teams, FBI and the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, while the Hawaii National Guard also continues providing 24-hour support to local law enforcement.
Trucks, water tanks and specialists from the 25th Infantry Division are on the ground in Maui now in support of the…
