 U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin continued his visit in Israel on October 13 at an unidentified Tel Aviv airfield where he met with U.S. troops and checked in on a shipment of supplies for the Israeli Defense Forces.He told the troops he appreciated their work and said that the Israelis would likely need a lot more stuff. Earlier in the day, Austin said that the Pentagon was ready to deploy more military aid to Israel as Israeli forces prepare for a likely invasion of Gaza in response to a devastating attack by militant group Hamas. We just wanted to come by and say thanks to both of our teams that are working hard to get much needed security assistance and to our allies here who are working hard to defend their sovereign territory. Who's the loadmaster? That's Sergeant Lawrence here. You the senior loadmaster? Yes, sir. All right. I know when you guys put this on, you were checking it twice, right? Absolutely. Sergeant Taylor? Hi, Taylor. Hey, Sergeant. How many minutes? All right. Again, I really just wanted to come by and say thanks from me, thanks for the view from the President of the United States, thanks from the leadership of Israel. Again, you're playing a big part in a really, really important endeavor here. And Israelis are doing what they need to do to protect their sovereignty and protect their people. They're going to need to do a lot more. They're going to need a lot more stuff. And some of you guys will probably pass through here three or four times. But I really appreciate what you're doing and thanks for doing it so well. Keep up the great work.