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Immediate Release

Department of Defense Press Briefings on the President's Fiscal Year 2021 Defense Budget

Acting Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Elaine McCusker and Vice Adm. Ron Boxall, director, Force Structure, Resources and Assessment, Joint Staff, will conduct a briefing Feb. 10 at 1:30 p.m. EST in the Pentagon Briefing Room (2E973).

Maj. Gen. Paul Chamberlain, director for Army budget for the assistant secretary of the Army for financial management and comptroller, will conduct a briefing Feb. 10 at 2:20 p.m. EST in the Pentagon Briefing Room (2E973).

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Budget Rear Adm. Randy B. Crites will conduct a briefing Feb. 10 at 3:10 p.m. EST in the Pentagon Briefing Room (2E973).

Air Force Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller Maj. Gen. John M. Pletcher will conduct a briefing Feb. 10 at 4:00 p.m. EST in the Pentagon Briefing Room (2E973).

Vice Adm. Jon A. Hill, director, Missile Defense Agency; and Michelle C. Atkinson, director for operations, Missile Defense Agency, will conduct a briefing February 10 at 4:50 p.m. EST in the Pentagon Briefing Room (2E973).

Both U.S. and foreign journalists without a Pentagon building pass must be pre-registered in the new Pentagon Visitor Management System to attend these briefings; plan on being escorted from the River Entrance Pedestrian Bridge or the Pentagon Metro Entrance Facility only. Please arrive no later than 45 minutes before the first briefing you wish to attend; have proof of affiliation and photo identification. Please call 703-697-5131 for any questions and escort into the building.