Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press Briefing

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 provi...