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Advisory
Immediate Release

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley Press Conference Tomorrow, Oct. 12

Oct. 11, 2022

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley will hold an on-camera press conference on Wednesday, Oct. 12, at 11:30 a.m. EDT at NATO Headquarters, Belgium, following the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting. This will be the sixth of such meeting of defense leaders from around the world since Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine.
 
The press briefing will be livestreamed on defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.
 
The Secretary of Defense will be providing opening remarks for the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at 7 a.m. EDT; his remarks will be livestreamed on defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.

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