David Zier

I don't believe so.

I think they're hyper-focused on this.

And as I was saying earlier in the broadcast, that we're operating on a wartime footing for some time here with defense acquisitions, reaching out to private industry, making sure they deliver systems so things like the Bradley don't take 10 years to design in the Pentagon and get out there.

I think this is all part of a well-crafted plan.

And everything doesn't always go, you know, the way you want it.

But I think overall, this has been a resounding success, at least from a Pentagon's perspective.

And, you know, Hegseth was asked to testify before House Armed Services Committee on April 29th.

I'm sure they want to go in there with this thing buttoned up a little.

Thank you, Steve.

It means a lot.

You can follow me at Dave Zier on X and David Zier on everything else.

Thank you so much.

real America's voice and I witnessed that enthusiasm on the lines and our submarine builders and the ironworks it's unbelievable but I just wanted to ask you what's the status of the delivery of any hardened bunkers for additional protection for our troops and without getting too specific what kind of measures are we taking to protect some of the larger more strategic aircraft like the sentry and other

I was reminded about Iraq when Rumsfeld said, you go to war with the army you have, not with the one you wish you had.

And I was remembering the soldiers welding steel plates to the sides of the Hummers.

Now, they didn't have the advanced IEDs at that point, the liquid metal forming stuff that just cut our columns in half.

But I'm concerned, you know, covering the dignified transfer for Rav.

You know, I'm concerned about more lives being lost because these guys only have to get it right a couple of times and they can do major damage.

And I just thought it was really important when I saw the articles coming out that they were trying to streamline

deployment and delivery of hardened structures over there.