Pentagon Press Secretary Holds an Off-Camera Press Briefing

PRESS SECRETARY JOHN F. KIRBY: Okay, three, two, one. I don't have a topper, so Bob, we'll go to you. Q: Hi, John. MR. KIRBY: Hello, sir. Q: A question about the recent blockage of the Suez Canal. I realize that's ended now but -- and I don't know if this is -- you've reviewed this previously but is -- has -- did it cause any operational issues for the U.S. Navy, including the movement of a carrier from the Med to the CENTCOM area? MR. KIRBY: Yeah, Bob, we talked about this a little bit yesterday. I'm -- I'm not going to speak to specific operational impacts. The only thing that I would add is that -- what I said yesterday, is that we always have – as a part of routine planning, we always ha...