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Senior Military Official and Senior Defense Official Hold a Background Briefing

MAJ. GEN. PAT RYDER: All right, well, good evening, everyone. Thanks very much for joining us this evening, so short notice. I'm Major General Pat Ryder, Pentagon Press Secretary, and I'll be facilitating tonight's background briefing on multinational strikes against military targets in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen intended to further disrupt and degrade the capabilities that the Houthis have used to threaten global trade and the lives of innocent mariners. Please note tonight's call is on background, which means you may attribute the comments of our briefers to a Senior Defense Official and a Senior Military Official. Appreciate your help with that [REDACTED]. Please note I'll call on r...