You saw a lot of people run into friction in support of the Capitol Hill police. It came far too close. Something like this should never happen. This country has the talent and the resources to do anything. But the pre-planning and coordination and the intelligence were not really managed well, and we were not in a position to be successful that day as a country.

Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy

There was a breakdown over the last decade, these are hard lessons learned, but we're trying to dig out quickly.

Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy

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A lot of work remains, we just want families to know we're going... by Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy

A lot of work remains, we just want families to know we're going to get out of this.

Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy

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We don't know the size and scale of the problem, we are working with federal law enforcement to vet our people, obviously ones in particular supporting this operation. But you would do that in most cases.

Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy

There's too many people that are involved with the decision, and ultimately no one, one single person responsible.

Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy

This is a national priority. We have to be successful as an institution, we want to send the message to everyone in the United States and for the rest of the world that we can do this safely and peacefully.

Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy

We’re continually going through the process, and taking second, third looks at every one of the individuals assigned to this operation.

Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy

I directed the relief and or suspension of commanders and other leaders from the corps to the squad level.

Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy

We are looking at how we can use satellites to enhance the speed of targeting.

Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy