the 3rd cavalry regiment and their commander, colonel jonathan byrum. [cheers and applause] brigadier general austin renforth. where's austin? austin? thank you, austin. [applause] thanks, austin. everyone at the special operations joint task force. thank you. where the hell are they? [cheers and applause] and all personnel who reside at camp havoc. you know what that means, camp havoc. also joining us this evening is the u.s. ambassador to iraq douglas silliman. douglas, thank you very much. great job, douglas. great job. [applause] the courageous men and women at al asad air base are on the leading edge of our fight to vanquish america's terrorist enemies. you know that. the other reason i'm here today is to personally thank you and every service member throughout this region for the near elimination of the isis territorial cally nate -- caliphate in iraq and in syria. two years ago when i became president, they were a very dominant group. they were very dominant. today they're not so dominant anymore. [cheers and applause] great job. i looked at a ma