00:00And today I want to talk about the paratroopers of the United States Army 82nd Airborne Division.
00:05When the President or the Secretary need immediate, scalable, and lethal combat power in CENTCOM or elsewhere,
00:12the All-American Division answers the call.
00:15The 82nd is the core of our nation's immediate response force and ready to deploy within hours of notice.
00:22These paratroopers are capable of accomplishing any mission in any environment,
00:27constantly training, constantly ready to jump from Air Force aircraft into ground combat
00:33and seize key terrain if ordered to do so, just like their predecessors did in Sicily and Normandy in World
00:40War II,
00:40or to secure or enable the follow-on forces to flow into theater as they did in Grenada or Panama.
00:48They can do the range of missions from counterinsurgency to counterterrorism operations to power projection,
00:54as they have many times over the course of the history of this great division.
00:59They can do all these things because they're incredibly well-trained, well-equipped, and well-led,
01:06but also because of the indomitable spirit of the All-American paratrooper.
01:11Every single one of them volunteered for this role, volunteered to go to airborne training, and volunteered to serve.
01:18But this division is now more than just a formation that we use for forcible entries.
01:24For example, just today, they are out there coordinating, integrating, and synchronizing land, air, space, sea, and cyber forces
01:34using joint all-domain command and control.
01:37They use next-generation tactical networks that are AI-enabled to augment intelligence and operations,
01:44and they seamlessly synchronize all of these effects and are doing so in support of Project Freedom as we speak.
01:52The relentless focus on technical innovation allows the commanders out there in the field to see, sense,
02:01and understand the opportunities that are in front of them, along with the associated risks,
02:06and make smart decisions out on the objective.
02:09With incredible courage, tenacity, and grit, they are going all the way every day,
02:16and whenever the nation calls on them, they are there to answer the call.
02:20We are grateful for their service and their leadership.
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