WEBVTT 00:00.159 --> 00:03.150 Publish the orders . The Service Medal 00:03.150 --> 00:06.440 is awarded to Sergeant . Arnold for 00:06.440 --> 00:08.380 exceptionally meritory service on 00:08.380 --> 00:11.470 August 6 , 2025 . 1st Sergeant Arnold 00:11.470 --> 00:13.692 demonstrated extraordinary selflessness 00:13.692 --> 00:15.803 and leadership by providing immediate 00:15.803 --> 00:17.970 aid to soldiers in peril during active 00:17.970 --> 00:20.137 shooter incidents , including stopping 00:20.137 --> 00:22.081 bleeding to a fellow wounded first 00:22.081 --> 00:23.970 sergeant . His quick and decisive 00:23.970 --> 00:26.026 action helped secure . For emergency 00:26.026 --> 00:28.434 services and transport wounded soldiers 00:28.434 --> 00:30.344 to higher levels of care . His 00:30.344 --> 00:32.345 dedication to duty and unwavering 00:32.345 --> 00:34.345 commitment to the protection of his 00:34.345 --> 00:36.456 fellow soldiers reflects great credit 00:36.456 --> 00:39.305 upon himself . HHC 703 BSB , Spartan 00:39.305 --> 00:41.654 brigade , 3rd ID , and the US Army . 00:42.145 --> 00:44.312 Daniel Preco , Secretary of the Army . 00:47.750 --> 00:50.479 The meritorious Service medal is 00:50.479 --> 00:52.889 awarded to Massar Justin Thomas for 00:52.889 --> 00:54.945 exceptionally meritorious service on 00:54.945 --> 00:58.150 August 6 , 2025 . Massar Thomas 00:58.150 --> 01:00.200 exhibited remarkable composure and 01:00.200 --> 01:02.144 professionalism . Despite imminent 01:02.144 --> 01:04.089 danger , he helped Sergeant Turner 01:04.089 --> 01:06.311 restrained . salient preventing further 01:06.311 --> 01:08.533 harm from occurring . His dedication to 01:08.533 --> 01:10.644 duty and unwavering commitment to the 01:10.644 --> 01:12.533 protection of his fellow soldiers 01:12.533 --> 01:14.589 reflects great credit upon himself . 01:14.589 --> 01:17.004 HHC 703 BSB , Spartan brigade , 3rd ID 01:17.004 --> 01:19.364 in the US Army by Daniel P . Driscoll , 01:19.485 --> 01:20.818 Secretary of the Army . 01:25.180 --> 01:27.099 The meritorious Service Medal is 01:27.099 --> 01:28.988 awarded to Staff Sergeant Melissa 01:28.988 --> 01:31.043 Taylor for exceptionally meritorious 01:31.043 --> 01:33.370 service on August 6 , 2025 . Staff 01:33.370 --> 01:34.926 Sergeant Taylor demonstrate 01:34.926 --> 01:36.481 extraordinary composure and 01:36.481 --> 01:38.648 professionalism by providing immediate 01:38.648 --> 01:40.703 assistance to her fellow soldiers in 01:40.703 --> 01:43.037 peril during an active shooter incident . 01:43.037 --> 01:45.092 Her quick and decisive action . Help 01:45.092 --> 01:47.314 secure the scene for emergency services 01:47.314 --> 01:47.144 and transport wounded soldiers to 01:47.144 --> 01:49.311 higher levels of care . Her dedication 01:49.311 --> 01:51.366 to duty and unwavering commitment to 01:51.366 --> 01:53.477 the protection of her fellow soldiers 01:53.477 --> 01:55.533 reflects great credit upon herself , 01:55.533 --> 01:58.584 HHC 703 BSB , Spy brigade , 3 ID in the 01:58.584 --> 02:01.425 US Army . Dan Preal , Secretary of the 02:01.425 --> 02:02.425 Army . 02:05.580 --> 02:07.870 The meritorious Service Medal is 02:07.870 --> 02:09.703 awarded to Staff Sergeant Robert 02:09.703 --> 02:11.537 Pacheco for exceptionally meritorious 02:11.537 --> 02:14.550 service on August 6 , 2025 . Staffsar 02:14.550 --> 02:16.661 Pacheco distinguished himself through 02:16.661 --> 02:18.439 selfless service and unwavering 02:18.439 --> 02:20.439 dedication during an active shooter 02:20.439 --> 02:22.328 incident . Despite facing extreme 02:22.328 --> 02:24.383 adversity , he courageously provided 02:24.383 --> 02:26.494 critical medical care to five wounded 02:26.494 --> 02:28.717 soldiers , ensuring their stabilization 02:28.717 --> 02:30.550 and timely transport to advanced 02:30.550 --> 02:32.883 medical facilities without loss of life . 02:32.883 --> 02:35.119 His actions reflect great His actions 02:35.119 --> 02:36.952 reflect the highest standards of 02:36.952 --> 02:38.841 medical professionalism , warrior 02:38.841 --> 02:41.008 spirit , and his decisive leadership , 02:41.008 --> 02:43.230 and great credit upon himself , HHC 703 02:43.230 --> 02:45.399 VSP , his fire brigade , 3rd ID in the 02:45.399 --> 02:47.566 US Army . Signed Daniel P . Driscoll , 02:47.639 --> 02:50.570 Secretary of the Army . The Meritorious 02:50.570 --> 02:52.626 Service Medal is awarded to Sergeant 02:52.626 --> 02:54.940 Eve Rarte for exceptionally meritorious 02:54.940 --> 02:57.660 service on August 6 , 2025 . Sergeant 02:57.660 --> 02:59.882 Ridarte distinguished herself through . 03:05.919 --> 03:07.697 Selfless service and unwavering 03:07.697 --> 03:09.697 dedication during an active shooter 03:09.697 --> 03:11.586 incident . Despite facing extreme 03:11.586 --> 03:13.697 adversity , she courageously provided 03:13.697 --> 03:15.641 critical medical care to 5 wounded 03:15.641 --> 03:18.479 soldiers . Ensuring their stabilization 03:18.479 --> 03:20.312 and timely transport to advanced 03:20.312 --> 03:22.646 medical facilities without loss of life . 03:22.646 --> 03:24.423 Her actions reflect the highest 03:24.423 --> 03:26.590 standards of medical professionalism , 03:26.590 --> 03:28.757 warrior spirit , decisive leadership , 03:28.757 --> 03:30.979 and great credit upon herself , AGT 703 03:30.979 --> 03:33.201 BSB , Square brigade , 3rd ID in the US 03:33.201 --> 03:35.201 Army signed Daniel Pte . Driscoll , 03:35.201 --> 03:37.423 Secretary of the Army . The Meritorious 03:37.423 --> 03:39.646 Service Medal is awarded Sergeant Aaron 03:39.646 --> 03:41.610 Turner for essentially meritorious 03:41.610 --> 03:44.710 service in August 6 , 2025 . Sergeant 03:44.710 --> 03:46.877 Turner exhibited extraordinary courage 03:46.877 --> 03:48.877 and selflessness . Despite imminent 03:48.877 --> 03:51.099 danger , he successfully restrained the 03:51.099 --> 03:53.266 salient , preventing further harm from 03:53.266 --> 03:55.432 occurring . His dedication to duty and 03:55.432 --> 03:57.654 unwavering commitment to the protection 03:57.654 --> 03:59.766 of his fellow soldiers reflects great 03:59.766 --> 04:01.821 credit upon himself . HSC 703 PSPort 04:01.821 --> 04:04.360 and brigade , 3rd ID in the US Army . 04:04.380 --> 04:06.713 Signed Daniel P . Secretary of the Army . 04:40.399 --> 04:43.079 So , uh , uh , the kind of , um , the 04:43.079 --> 04:45.301 last thing is , as all of you , I , I , 04:45.399 --> 04:47.621 I just wanna reiterate how proud we are 04:47.621 --> 04:50.320 that you are back today and um you are 04:50.320 --> 04:52.920 doing what you signed up to do which is 04:52.920 --> 04:56.070 train to be ready to deploy to protect 04:56.320 --> 04:58.487 your fellow soldiers on behalf of your 04:58.487 --> 05:01.920 nation . When General Lubis and I were 05:01.920 --> 05:04.087 reflecting on the way here . If any of 05:04.087 --> 05:06.031 you have deployed or had trauma in 05:06.031 --> 05:08.279 other parts of your life , oftentimes 05:08.279 --> 05:11.329 like the the badness around it will hit 05:11.329 --> 05:13.496 you a couple of days , weeks or months 05:13.496 --> 05:16.000 later . We're going to have people you 05:16.000 --> 05:18.399 can talk to , counselors around , talk 05:18.399 --> 05:20.677 to them today , talk to them next week . 05:21.045 --> 05:23.244 We want you to take care of yourself . 05:23.475 --> 05:25.755 It may be a little bit until this 05:25.755 --> 05:27.699 moment really fully hits you , and 05:27.699 --> 05:29.866 that's OK . But just know that you can 05:29.866 --> 05:32.088 talk to anyone around you . We are here 05:32.088 --> 05:34.994 for you . We love you . President Trump 05:34.994 --> 05:37.161 is grateful for you . Secretary Hee is 05:37.161 --> 05:39.394 grateful for you , and we will stand by 05:39.394 --> 05:41.505 all of you as your colleagues recover 05:41.505 --> 05:45.160 and return to the unit . Let's give 05:45.160 --> 05:46.938 everybody a round of applause . 05:59.790 --> 06:01.829 who were here yesterday and their 06:01.829 --> 06:04.989 actions , good morning . The shooter 06:04.989 --> 06:07.109 was subdued . We're getting ready for 06:07.109 --> 06:09.309 the first I want to thank you for 06:09.309 --> 06:12.029 joining us . Uh , for those who did not 06:12.029 --> 06:14.709 join us yesterday , I am Lieutenant 06:14.709 --> 06:16.989 Colonel Angel Tomco , and I'm the 06:16.989 --> 06:19.119 spokesperson for the 3rd Infantry 06:19.119 --> 06:21.839 division . I'd like to start by saying 06:21.839 --> 06:24.200 our prayers and our focus is with the 06:24.200 --> 06:26.311 injured soldiers and their families , 06:26.839 --> 06:29.119 as well as those impacted within our 06:29.119 --> 06:31.239 Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield 06:31.239 --> 06:34.220 community by this tragic event . We are 06:34.220 --> 06:37.700 incredibly thankful for the 06:37.700 --> 06:39.980 outpouring of support from our coastal 06:39.980 --> 06:42.809 Georgia community and to all the local , 06:43.079 --> 06:45.540 state , and federal agencies who 06:45.540 --> 06:47.700 responded and stood by us during this 06:47.700 --> 06:51.649 challenging time . Although this has 06:51.649 --> 06:54.190 deeply affected us , our military 06:54.190 --> 06:57.320 community . And our dog faced soldiers 06:57.609 --> 07:00.170 are strong as you just saw our soldiers 07:00.170 --> 07:02.392 getting recognized for their strength , 07:02.392 --> 07:04.940 character , and heroism by Honorable 07:04.940 --> 07:07.450 Driscoll , and he also visited with 07:07.450 --> 07:09.617 them and some of the injured and their 07:09.617 --> 07:12.399 families this morning . These soldiers 07:12.399 --> 07:15.070 who intervened or provided critical 07:15.070 --> 07:17.079 care and support during yesterday's 07:17.079 --> 07:19.839 events received awards , and the 07:19.839 --> 07:22.070 secretary of the Army will provide some 07:22.070 --> 07:24.750 brief comments and take a few questions . 07:25.160 --> 07:27.880 This engagement is on the record and we 07:27.880 --> 07:30.320 will have 15 minutes set aside . A 07:30.320 --> 07:33.109 couple of reminders we will not release 07:33.320 --> 07:35.098 any of the names of our injured 07:35.098 --> 07:37.320 soldiers at this time . However , we 07:37.320 --> 07:39.376 will be able to provide you a status 07:39.376 --> 07:42.410 update on their general condition . We 07:42.410 --> 07:44.529 will not speculate on the assailant's 07:44.529 --> 07:47.799 motives or the circumstances that led 07:47.799 --> 07:50.029 to yesterday's events . We'd rather 07:50.029 --> 07:52.970 refer those questions to CID as this is 07:52.970 --> 07:56.519 an ongoing investigation . When you ask 07:56.519 --> 07:58.630 your questions , we ask that you give 07:58.630 --> 08:00.797 your name and affiliation and speak up 08:00.797 --> 08:02.797 so that we can hear you and you can 08:02.797 --> 08:06.500 hear us . Now I'd like to introduce the 08:06.500 --> 08:09.140 secretary of the Army , the Honorable 08:09.140 --> 08:12.980 Dan Driscoll . His name is spelled D A 08:12.980 --> 08:16.779 N . Last name Driscoll , D 08:16.980 --> 08:20.859 R I S C O 08:21.109 --> 08:24.859 L L and Brigadier General John 08:24.859 --> 08:27.329 Lubis , the commanding general . 08:29.529 --> 08:33.030 Spelling is J 81 . 08:34.070 --> 08:37.799 Lubis , L U D A 08:37.799 --> 08:40.400 S , and we will have . Yeah . 08:42.140 --> 08:46.119 representation Also It's the deputy 08:46.119 --> 08:48.260 director . Of the criminal 08:49.840 --> 08:53.719 Peter Tolo Pitino , P E 08:53.719 --> 08:56.049 T . T 08:57.109 --> 09:00.690 O L E B T I 09:00.989 --> 09:04.710 N O and Special Agent in charge , Ryan 09:04.710 --> 09:08.679 O'Connor , R Y A N 09:10.869 --> 09:14.789 O apo apostrophe , C O N N O 09:14.789 --> 09:18.059 R . They will be ready to speak to you 09:18.059 --> 09:19.892 with regarding the shooting that 09:19.892 --> 09:21.948 occurred here yesterday at Stewart . 09:22.429 --> 09:24.520 I'd like to now pause and I'll . 09:46.609 --> 09:48.989 Um , thank you all for being here today . 09:49.119 --> 09:51.175 I am Dan Driscoll , Secretary of the 09:51.175 --> 09:53.330 United States Army . We had two main 09:53.330 --> 09:55.840 goals today . It was to come out and 09:55.840 --> 09:58.007 first off , to support the victims and 09:58.007 --> 10:00.119 their families and the community that 10:00.119 --> 10:01.952 experienced the shooting tragedy 10:01.952 --> 10:04.063 yesterday . And the second one was to 10:04.063 --> 10:07.130 recognize the heroism , the courage , 10:07.359 --> 10:10.000 and the selfless service of 6 soldiers 10:10.000 --> 10:11.840 who put themselves in harm's way 10:11.840 --> 10:14.007 yesterday to take care of their fellow 10:14.007 --> 10:16.369 soldiers . I want to start off by 10:16.369 --> 10:18.425 saying we're standing at the brigade 10:18.425 --> 10:20.536 headquarters of the unit that had had 10:20.536 --> 10:22.570 the shooting yesterday . And this 10:22.570 --> 10:24.681 morning , if you were here , what you 10:24.681 --> 10:26.848 would have seen is you would have seen 10:26.848 --> 10:28.903 a lot of soldiers out doing physical 10:28.903 --> 10:31.640 training in PC . That is incredibly 10:31.650 --> 10:33.372 important to us because we are 10:33.372 --> 10:35.317 highlighting the resilience of the 10:35.317 --> 10:37.539 American soldier . We are showing their 10:37.539 --> 10:39.761 strength and their courage under fire . 10:39.880 --> 10:42.102 They're going to spend the remainder of 10:42.102 --> 10:44.213 the day to meet with counselors , but 10:44.213 --> 10:46.102 also getting back to their jobs , 10:46.102 --> 10:48.909 serving the American people . We spent 10:48.909 --> 10:50.853 this morning , General Lucas and I 10:50.853 --> 10:53.020 visiting some of our soldiers who were 10:53.020 --> 10:55.187 in the hospital and being . Families , 10:55.187 --> 10:57.187 we talked to doctors and one of the 10:57.187 --> 10:59.353 things that I can say unequivocally is 10:59.353 --> 11:02.099 that the fast action of these soldiers 11:02.450 --> 11:04.929 under stress and under trauma and under 11:04.929 --> 11:08.489 fire absolutely saved lives from being 11:08.489 --> 11:11.760 lost . On behalf of President Trump , 11:11.849 --> 11:14.016 Vice President Pence , Secretary Hee , 11:14.849 --> 11:17.071 they wanted me to tell these soldiers , 11:17.071 --> 11:19.293 their family in this community that the 11:19.293 --> 11:21.516 entire federal government stands by and 11:21.516 --> 11:23.738 stands ready to care these soldiers and 11:23.738 --> 11:26.260 their family . One of the more 11:26.260 --> 11:28.260 important things we were able to do 11:28.260 --> 11:30.482 this morning though is to recognize the 11:30.482 --> 11:32.538 heroism of these 6 soldiers . One of 11:32.538 --> 11:35.299 the soldiers tackled the person , so 11:35.299 --> 11:37.188 just think about this . They were 11:37.188 --> 11:39.299 unarmed and ran out and tackled an 11:39.299 --> 11:42.580 armed person who they knew was actively 11:42.580 --> 11:44.302 shooting their buddies , their 11:44.302 --> 11:46.358 colleagues , their fellow soldiers . 11:46.358 --> 11:48.413 Another soldier jumped on top of the 11:48.413 --> 11:50.524 person to subdue them until a federal 11:50.524 --> 11:52.580 law enforcement was able to arrive . 11:52.830 --> 11:54.886 The other soldiers immediately using 11:54.886 --> 11:57.052 their training that they had developed 11:57.052 --> 11:59.219 over years and years , started to take 11:59.219 --> 12:01.386 care of mass casualties . The hospital 12:01.386 --> 12:03.608 they took them to in March had just run 12:03.608 --> 12:05.760 a mass casualty exercise for a moment 12:05.760 --> 12:08.099 just like this . The army does not want 12:08.099 --> 12:10.520 these moments to happen , but it stands 12:10.520 --> 12:12.820 ready when necessary to act and care 12:12.820 --> 12:14.987 for those when it does . The army this 12:14.987 --> 12:17.890 year is 250 years old . That is 1 year 12:17.890 --> 12:20.359 older than this nation itself . These 12:20.359 --> 12:23.239 American soldiers highlight exactly 12:23.239 --> 12:25.572 what the army has meant to this country . 12:25.572 --> 12:27.683 It has been there in some of the most 12:27.683 --> 12:29.628 traumatic moments of this nation's 12:29.628 --> 12:31.739 history , and it has been resilient , 12:31.739 --> 12:33.906 stood strong and active . On behalf of 12:33.906 --> 12:35.850 American citizens , I just want to 12:35.850 --> 12:38.176 thank this community . It is absolutely 12:38.176 --> 12:40.176 unbelievable to me , the speed with 12:40.176 --> 12:42.287 which law enforcement officers showed 12:42.287 --> 12:44.536 up , paramedics showed up . We had so 12:44.536 --> 12:46.758 many people showing up within the first 12:46.758 --> 12:48.980 hour that we actually had to stage some 12:48.980 --> 12:51.092 of them away . We are so grateful for 12:51.092 --> 12:53.314 this community and all that it does for 12:53.314 --> 12:55.480 our soldiers and their families . Uh , 12:55.480 --> 12:57.314 the investigation is ongoing . I 12:57.314 --> 12:59.369 imagine a lot of the questions we'll 12:59.369 --> 13:01.536 take you . That we will not be able to 13:01.536 --> 13:01.512 answer some of those questions , but we 13:01.512 --> 13:03.679 are going to do a deep investigation . 13:04.702 --> 13:06.480 It will be the findings will be 13:06.480 --> 13:08.646 transparent . They will be released to 13:08.646 --> 13:10.813 the American public . We commit to you 13:10.813 --> 13:12.869 that anything we discover during the 13:12.869 --> 13:15.035 investigation that can make this space 13:15.035 --> 13:17.091 and other bases like safer , we will 13:17.091 --> 13:19.313 act on as quickly as possible . Now I'm 13:19.313 --> 13:21.535 happy to take questions standing beside 13:21.535 --> 13:23.702 me I have General Lubis , the division 13:23.702 --> 13:25.813 commander and special . O'Connor from 13:25.813 --> 13:27.869 Criminal Investigation Division . So 13:27.869 --> 13:30.202 let's kick off with some questions . Mr . 13:30.202 --> 13:32.480 Secretary Robin Kemp from the currents . 13:32.888 --> 13:35.110 Will there be any efforts by the DOD to 13:35.110 --> 13:37.708 harden the entrances to installations 13:37.708 --> 13:39.541 to look for things like personal 13:39.541 --> 13:41.764 weapons coming in and out of space ? We 13:41.764 --> 13:43.768 we are constantly looking at our 13:43.768 --> 13:46.237 security protocols on all of our bases , 13:46.247 --> 13:49.234 both in and around the world . We 13:49.234 --> 13:51.583 absolutely will want to learn from this 13:51.583 --> 13:53.305 investigation . We do not want 13:53.305 --> 13:55.250 something like this to ever happen 13:55.250 --> 13:57.472 again on an army base . And so if there 13:57.472 --> 13:59.750 are things we can do to improve safety , 13:59.750 --> 14:01.861 we will take those steps , uh , but , 14:01.861 --> 14:03.972 but right now we're really early to . 14:04.263 --> 14:06.319 Mr . Secretary , thank you for being 14:06.319 --> 14:08.544 here with ABC News . Thanks for being 14:08.544 --> 14:10.984 here . How did the suspect get a gun , 14:11.064 --> 14:13.383 his personal gun passed security onto 14:13.383 --> 14:17.119 the base in ? Uh , as I just , uh , to 14:17.119 --> 14:19.063 your colleague , uh , we are still 14:19.063 --> 14:20.897 early in the investigation . The 14:20.897 --> 14:23.175 shooting happened yesterday . Um , CID , 14:23.175 --> 14:25.230 um , I can have him come up and tell 14:25.230 --> 14:27.230 you what we've learned so far . Our 14:27.230 --> 14:29.341 commitment is what we learned will be 14:29.341 --> 14:31.397 disclosed , it will be transparent . 14:31.397 --> 14:33.452 Justice will be brought on behalf of 14:33.452 --> 14:33.030 these victims in the community that was 14:33.030 --> 14:36.549 harmed . Good morning . 14:36.869 --> 14:39.036 Secretary mentioned , this is still an 14:39.036 --> 14:40.980 active investigation . We're still 14:40.980 --> 14:42.869 processing the scene with all the 14:42.869 --> 14:44.869 resources and capabilities that the 14:44.869 --> 14:47.036 Army's Criminal Investigation division 14:47.036 --> 14:49.710 has to offer , which is a mess . We've 14:49.710 --> 14:51.890 searched people in this entire region 14:52.590 --> 14:54.701 in light of the fact that we're still 14:54.701 --> 14:56.923 processing , I'm going to have to defer 14:56.923 --> 14:59.270 that question . Is it normal to have a 14:59.270 --> 15:02.429 personal gun on base here ? No , that 15:02.429 --> 15:05.330 would be a violation . Mr . 15:06.419 --> 15:09.239 Secretary Brian Young from CNN . Hey , 15:09.250 --> 15:11.250 how you doing ? You got a chance to 15:11.250 --> 15:13.472 meet with the families and obviously we 15:13.472 --> 15:15.417 won't have that chance . You got a 15:15.417 --> 15:15.299 chance to meet with them , talk to them . 15:15.940 --> 15:17.940 You seem very proud of how everyone 15:17.940 --> 15:20.162 reacted . Can you tell us what that was 15:20.162 --> 15:22.273 like meeting with the families ? What 15:22.273 --> 15:24.218 state are they in right now ? Uh , 15:24.218 --> 15:26.218 share what the public was concerned 15:26.218 --> 15:28.384 about these folks who obviously didn't 15:28.384 --> 15:30.551 serve the charge . Uh , it , it , uh , 15:30.551 --> 15:32.718 Ryan's heartbreaking , uh , sitting in 15:32.718 --> 15:34.996 there and , and seeing their , uh , uh , 15:34.996 --> 15:37.218 soldier , their daughter sitting behind 15:37.218 --> 15:39.250 them , um , struggling . Our hearts 15:39.250 --> 15:41.528 broke with them . We tried to hug them , 15:41.530 --> 15:43.474 we tried to , uh , convey from the 15:43.474 --> 15:45.363 president and the . President and 15:45.363 --> 15:47.419 Secretary of Defense that our entire 15:47.419 --> 15:49.363 nation mourns with them . We stand 15:49.363 --> 15:51.586 behind them . It has been only a couple 15:51.586 --> 15:53.641 of hours for them . I think they are 15:53.641 --> 15:55.808 still processing through it , but what 15:55.808 --> 15:57.974 we wanted to convey is we will be here 15:57.974 --> 16:00.252 with them every single step of the way . 16:00.252 --> 16:02.308 The United States Army is committing 16:02.308 --> 16:04.308 every resource we need to get these 16:04.308 --> 16:06.549 soldiers back into their formations as 16:06.549 --> 16:08.660 quickly as we possibly can . And then 16:08.660 --> 16:10.771 one of the things that we had said at 16:10.771 --> 16:12.882 the meeting earlier with the soldiers 16:12.882 --> 16:15.049 from this unit is . Uh , General Lucas 16:15.049 --> 16:17.105 and I were reflecting on this in the 16:17.105 --> 16:19.049 car ride . These kind of moments , 16:19.049 --> 16:21.216 especially if you've deployed , you've 16:21.216 --> 16:23.327 got to see them more frequently . The 16:23.327 --> 16:25.493 the trauma from them often doesn't hit 16:25.493 --> 16:27.605 for weeks or months on it . Like it , 16:27.605 --> 16:29.771 it , it doesn't come as quickly as you 16:29.771 --> 16:31.771 might think . And so what we try to 16:31.771 --> 16:33.993 encourage for all of our soldiers is to 16:33.993 --> 16:36.216 speak up , lean on each other , lean on 16:36.216 --> 16:38.216 your leadership , um , and , and we 16:38.216 --> 16:40.327 will provide the resources , the care 16:40.327 --> 16:42.605 and the love that they need to recover . 16:42.605 --> 16:41.940 General , can you take that on the low 16:41.940 --> 16:43.996 to real quick just about what it was 16:43.996 --> 16:45.996 like to meet with those families as 16:45.996 --> 16:48.051 well . Yes , sir . Thank you for the 16:48.051 --> 16:50.107 question . It's heartbreaking . Um , 16:50.107 --> 16:51.884 it's , it's painful to see them 16:51.884 --> 16:53.829 struggling with a , with a wounded 16:53.829 --> 16:55.829 family member . Um , they expressed 16:55.829 --> 16:57.773 that they were incredibly proud of 16:57.773 --> 16:59.829 their soldier as we are , um , and , 16:59.829 --> 17:01.884 and . They asked for prayers , so we 17:01.884 --> 17:03.940 appreciate all the prayers that have 17:03.940 --> 17:06.107 been sent away and we would ask you to 17:06.107 --> 17:04.579 CBS News here quick question for you . 17:04.589 --> 17:05.589 Can you describe 17:12.459 --> 17:15.150 the condition of those who were injured ? 17:15.160 --> 17:17.327 I know that there might have been some 17:17.327 --> 17:19.327 updates . I know generally you said 17:19.327 --> 17:19.140 yesterday they're expecting to be OK , 17:19.160 --> 17:21.216 but just . Nature of the injuries in 17:21.216 --> 17:23.382 life . Yes , sir . Thank you . Uh , of 17:23.382 --> 17:25.334 the 5 wounded soldiers , 3 were 17:25.334 --> 17:27.505 released yesterday , which is amazing 17:27.505 --> 17:29.616 considering the circumstances and the 17:29.616 --> 17:31.944 ranges of which they were engaged . One 17:31.944 --> 17:34.166 soldier remains as an inpatient here at 17:34.166 --> 17:36.333 Lynn Army right here in Fort Stewart . 17:36.333 --> 17:38.555 She's doing very well in high spirits , 17:38.555 --> 17:40.777 of course , she's got a little bit of . 17:40.777 --> 17:42.777 recovery . We're hopeful she may be 17:42.777 --> 17:45.000 released as early as this weekend , but 17:45.000 --> 17:44.949 that would just depend on how things 17:44.949 --> 17:47.116 heal up over the next couple of days . 17:47.116 --> 17:49.338 And we have one soldier that remains at 17:49.338 --> 17:51.393 Savannah Memorial Community Hospital 17:51.393 --> 17:53.505 who I visited with the secretary this 17:53.505 --> 17:55.727 morning . She's got a little bit longer 17:55.727 --> 17:57.949 road to recovery . The doctors are very 17:57.949 --> 17:57.550 positive , but I think it's going to 17:57.550 --> 18:00.310 take her a bit longer to recover , but 18:00.310 --> 18:02.310 they're very hopeful she's going to 18:02.310 --> 18:05.229 make a recovery . Lewis is there with 18:05.229 --> 18:08.599 NBC . I know you guys are prepared for 18:08.599 --> 18:10.810 scenarios like this when you go to war 18:10.810 --> 18:12.930 zones or on combat deployments , but 18:12.930 --> 18:15.170 have you gotten an opportunity to speak 18:15.170 --> 18:17.770 to some of the soldiers in this unit 18:17.770 --> 18:20.209 about how they're processing that this 18:20.209 --> 18:22.609 attack occurred from one of their own 18:22.609 --> 18:24.665 and how are you processing that as a 18:24.665 --> 18:26.831 leader ? Yeah , I think we trained for 18:26.831 --> 18:28.776 this on the battlefield and it's a 18:28.776 --> 18:30.942 different situation when it happens on 18:30.942 --> 18:33.109 insulation with one of your own . So I 18:33.109 --> 18:35.276 think over the upcoming days and weeks 18:35.276 --> 18:37.220 as the secretary said , people are 18:37.220 --> 18:39.331 gonna process this rules at different 18:39.331 --> 18:41.553 rates , and we know we've got to keep a 18:41.553 --> 18:43.553 very close eye on them and wrap our 18:43.553 --> 18:45.609 arms around them . We've got a great 18:45.609 --> 18:45.420 community here , a great response , and 18:45.420 --> 18:47.739 we saw from all the , the folks , the 18:47.739 --> 18:50.072 secretary recognized this morning , the , 18:50.072 --> 18:52.239 the support from the local community . 18:52.239 --> 18:54.489 Um , just to make , so we feel that 18:54.489 --> 18:56.267 this demonstrates that we train 18:56.267 --> 18:58.433 internally for the worst case scenario 18:58.433 --> 19:00.600 and our doctors and our medics and our 19:00.600 --> 19:02.711 soldiers responded exactly as we , we 19:02.711 --> 19:04.822 trained to do , and now our job is to 19:04.822 --> 19:07.045 make sure that we care for them as they 19:07.045 --> 19:09.156 work through this thing . And , and I 19:09.156 --> 19:11.267 just want to recognize that behind me 19:11.267 --> 19:13.267 to the right , uh , these are the 6 19:13.267 --> 19:14.989 soldiers which we were able to 19:14.989 --> 19:17.267 recognize that , um , and they , I , I , 19:17.267 --> 19:19.267 I mean this is sincerely as soon as 19:19.267 --> 19:20.824 possible . I , I am a . The 19:20.824 --> 19:22.768 administration and President Trump 19:22.768 --> 19:24.935 could not be more proud of them . They 19:24.935 --> 19:27.213 are everything that is good about this . 19:27.213 --> 19:29.102 They are the best among us in our 19:29.102 --> 19:31.324 country . They are the best among us in 19:31.324 --> 19:33.454 the army . Uh , they acted in a way 19:33.454 --> 19:35.565 that I think all of us hoped we would 19:35.565 --> 19:37.787 under fire , but they did , um , and so 19:37.787 --> 19:40.121 we are just so incredibly proud of them . 19:40.121 --> 19:42.232 We are so grateful for them . And one 19:42.232 --> 19:44.398 of the things we told them and their , 19:44.398 --> 19:46.510 um , colleagues is that we will stand 19:46.510 --> 19:48.676 with them as long as we need to , um , 19:48.676 --> 19:50.954 to get them back where they need to be . 19:50.954 --> 19:53.270 Russ By the VAT , uh , can , can you 19:53.270 --> 19:55.159 all give us a sense going forward 19:55.159 --> 19:57.214 what's gonna happen next where the , 19:57.214 --> 19:59.381 the criminal justice process goes ? As 19:59.381 --> 20:01.603 the suspect been actually charged yet ? 20:01.603 --> 20:03.659 And if so , what charges he facing ? 20:03.859 --> 20:05.989 The military system works . It , it 20:05.989 --> 20:09.670 does . Uh , 20:10.410 --> 20:13.030 suspect is currently in custody , um , 20:13.130 --> 20:15.380 and we are working through the Military 20:15.380 --> 20:17.213 uniform Code of Military Justice 20:17.213 --> 20:19.324 process at this time . Is he gonna be 20:19.324 --> 20:21.324 transferred to a military detention 20:21.324 --> 20:23.729 facility ? That is likely . Do you know 20:23.729 --> 20:26.729 when or which one ? You also talked 20:26.729 --> 20:28.785 about processing the scene . Can you 20:28.785 --> 20:30.729 tell us what's going on today with 20:30.729 --> 20:32.785 processing the scene ? I , I imagine 20:32.785 --> 20:34.840 you showcasings , pictures . Can you 20:34.840 --> 20:37.062 just describe that ? Certainly a tragic 20:37.062 --> 20:39.062 scene where our soldiers , soldiers 20:39.062 --> 20:41.369 trained , um , but the process of not 20:41.369 --> 20:44.040 seeing would normally encompass digital 20:44.040 --> 20:46.040 evidence , um , forensic evidence , 20:46.050 --> 20:48.106 trace evidence , all of those things 20:48.106 --> 20:50.328 which our team is currently doing . And 20:50.328 --> 20:52.550 was this captured on video since it was 20:52.550 --> 20:54.717 inside the . I can't comment on that . 20:55.619 --> 20:57.563 Just a point of clarification from 20:57.563 --> 20:59.563 yesterday , we were told you , uh , 20:59.563 --> 21:01.675 chain of command was not aware of the 21:01.675 --> 21:05.369 arrest , uh , for the DUI off base . Um , 21:05.390 --> 21:08.500 can you explain if you had been aware 21:08.500 --> 21:10.722 of what the procedure would have been ? 21:10.722 --> 21:12.889 Would he have been disciplined ? Would 21:12.889 --> 21:15.430 he have been taken out ? Um , because 21:15.430 --> 21:17.541 we are one day in the investigation , 21:17.541 --> 21:19.541 um , we can't reveal those kinds of 21:19.541 --> 21:21.763 things , I think , uh , what we try not 21:21.763 --> 21:24.041 to do is speculate or do hypotheticals , 21:24.041 --> 21:26.152 and so each soldier , each instance , 21:26.152 --> 21:28.263 uh , we take very seriously something 21:28.263 --> 21:30.486 like a DUI or another , um , um , issue 21:30.486 --> 21:32.652 that could occur in the community that 21:32.652 --> 21:34.708 impacts how we treat that soldier in 21:34.708 --> 21:36.652 our formations . Um , we , we want 21:36.652 --> 21:38.964 holistically , um , powerful and 21:38.964 --> 21:41.645 controlled and competent , uh , 21:41.655 --> 21:43.935 soldiers , and so , uh , we are 21:43.935 --> 21:46.244 constantly reflecting on our , uh , 21:46.255 --> 21:49.055 mechanisms , procedures as an army so 21:49.055 --> 21:50.833 that we're able to capture that 21:50.833 --> 21:52.999 information and soldiers accountable . 21:52.999 --> 21:55.111 Are they usually disciplined after an 21:55.111 --> 21:57.790 arrest ? Uh , it varies in case . Uh , 21:57.869 --> 22:00.329 any other questions ? We got time maybe 22:00.329 --> 22:03.969 for one more question . Yeah , uh , Jim 22:03.969 --> 22:05.691 Kovac from the Atlanta Journal 22:05.691 --> 22:07.636 Constitution , General , could you 22:07.636 --> 22:09.469 speak at all ? Just to give some 22:09.469 --> 22:11.770 insight at all acts of bravery that 22:11.770 --> 22:13.910 you've heard about in this episode . 22:14.290 --> 22:16.650 Yeah , sure . I , I think , uh , as the 22:16.650 --> 22:18.428 secretary mentioned , we have 6 22:18.428 --> 22:20.428 incredible soldiers behind us , but 22:20.428 --> 22:22.372 this is just representative of the 22:22.372 --> 22:24.849 larger formation . Um , once , once the 22:24.849 --> 22:26.960 shooter was identified and the threat 22:26.960 --> 22:29.127 was identified with that soldiers that 22:29.127 --> 22:31.405 immediately raced tackled that soldier , 22:31.405 --> 22:33.627 wrestled the gun away , so you know , a 22:33.627 --> 22:35.793 second non-commissioned officer jumped 22:35.793 --> 22:38.500 on top of stranding . could arrive and 22:38.500 --> 22:40.780 then simultaneously no one hesitated . 22:41.180 --> 22:43.124 Most of the soil was behind me and 22:43.124 --> 22:45.347 others in the crowd immediately started 22:45.347 --> 22:47.013 applying first stage and most 22:47.013 --> 22:49.180 importantly stopped the bleeding . And 22:49.180 --> 22:49.020 when we spoke to the surgeons in the 22:49.020 --> 22:50.853 hospital , it was clear that the 22:50.853 --> 22:52.909 actions they took primarily stopping 22:52.909 --> 22:55.020 that bleeding before they were loaded 22:55.020 --> 22:57.076 up in the ambulances and quickly arm 22:57.076 --> 22:59.187 medical certainly saved their lives . 22:59.187 --> 23:01.579 Are they back to work today ? I'm sorry . 23:01.660 --> 23:03.549 Are they back to work or are they 23:03.549 --> 23:05.716 taking some time off ? Well , today is 23:05.716 --> 23:07.938 the day that we focused on bringing the 23:07.938 --> 23:09.771 brigade and together so they can 23:09.771 --> 23:11.827 support one another , so we could of 23:11.827 --> 23:13.993 course get right back at it , but it's 23:13.993 --> 23:16.104 also a day where we're gonna focus on 23:16.104 --> 23:17.993 ensuring that they're getting the 23:17.993 --> 23:20.160 support . General Lubis , can you give 23:20.160 --> 23:22.382 us a general sense of how long this all 23:22.382 --> 23:24.382 happened from that first shot fired 23:24.382 --> 23:26.493 when your brave soldiers were able to 23:26.493 --> 23:28.716 tackle the gunman ? I can . Uh , it was 23:28.716 --> 23:30.882 an incredibly fast response , and I do 23:30.882 --> 23:30.829 attribute this to the training that 23:31.140 --> 23:33.084 this installation has done and the 23:33.084 --> 23:35.307 teams here have done . So approximately 23:35.307 --> 23:37.579 10:56 , the the incident was reported 23:37.579 --> 23:39.690 and that went out over sort of an all 23:39.690 --> 23:41.801 calls and that , that triggered a lot 23:41.801 --> 23:43.523 of . that trigger installation 23:43.523 --> 23:45.746 emergency medical services or police or 23:45.746 --> 23:47.968 fire , or emergency medical services to 23:47.968 --> 23:50.023 respond , but it's also monitored by 23:50.023 --> 23:51.801 the local community and then we 23:51.801 --> 23:55.349 requested assistance . At 11:04 , we 23:55.349 --> 23:57.182 locked down initial lockdown and 23:57.182 --> 23:59.516 installation , so that was pretty quick . 23:59.516 --> 24:01.682 That wasn't me , that was the director 24:01.682 --> 24:03.905 of EDS and the Garrison commanders that 24:03.905 --> 24:05.905 immediately made that call and that 24:05.905 --> 24:08.016 decision . At about 11:09 , emergency 24:08.016 --> 24:10.290 personnel were dispatched to uh to 24:10.290 --> 24:13.209 treat the wounded . At 11:35 , the 24:13.209 --> 24:15.431 shooter was apprehended by the soldiers 24:15.431 --> 24:17.431 in the long . Several behind us and 24:17.431 --> 24:19.810 several in the crowd that we recognized 24:19.810 --> 24:22.140 earlier . Um , so really what that 24:22.140 --> 24:24.939 means , we had about 13 minutes after 24:24.939 --> 24:26.883 that first report . We already had 24:26.883 --> 24:30.099 people , ambulances , fire , fish and 24:30.099 --> 24:32.939 game , um , military police responded 24:32.939 --> 24:35.217 and we're on the scene . And then , uh , 24:35.217 --> 24:37.489 we had local support from the amazing 24:37.489 --> 24:39.656 community here . We had the first SWAT 24:39.656 --> 24:41.767 team arrived from off posts within 20 24:41.767 --> 24:43.656 minutes on site , which is true . 24:43.656 --> 24:45.489 Incredible . So we're incredibly 24:45.489 --> 24:47.378 grateful for the support from the 24:47.378 --> 24:49.322 community . I'm incredible for our 24:49.322 --> 24:51.545 leadership that trained our soldiers to 24:51.545 --> 24:53.378 react this way . And then as the 24:53.378 --> 24:55.600 Secretary said , we're incredibly proud 24:55.600 --> 24:57.822 of the soldiers . Unfortunately that is 24:57.822 --> 24:59.933 all the time that we have . Thank you 24:59.933 --> 25:02.100 guys for coming . We're going to stand 25:02.100 --> 25:04.267 by . I think we have some time that we 25:04.267 --> 25:05.869 can talk to the . Um , but 25:05.869 --> 25:08.036 unfortunately that's , that's the time 25:08.036 --> 25:09.813 that we'll have with , um , the 25:09.813 --> 25:13.540 secretary and with . Thank you for 25:13.540 --> 25:13.619 coming . Thank you . Thank you .