Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen H. Hicks and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Christopher W. Grady will deliver opening remarks March 13 at 10:00 a.m. EDT in the Alternate Pentagon Briefing Room (Airman’s Hall, 4th Floor, Apex of Corridor 9 & 10).
Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer Michael J. McCord and Vice Adm. Sara A. Joyner, director, Force Structure, Resources and Assessment, Joint Staff will conduct a briefing March 13 at 10:40 a.m. EDT in the Alternate Pentagon Briefing Room (Airman’s Hall, 4th Floor, Apex of Corridor 9 & 10).
Under Secretary of the Army Gabe Camarillo and Director of the Army Budget Maj. Gen. Mark S. Bennett will conduct a briefing March 13 at 12:00 p.m. EDT in the Alternate Pentagon Briefing Room (Airman’s Hall, 4th Floor, Apex of Corridor 9 & 10).
Under Secretary of the Navy Erik Raven and Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Budget Rear Adm. John Gumbleton will conduct a briefing March 13 at 12:50 p.m. EDT in the Alternate Pentagon Briefing Room (Airman’s Hall, 4th Floor, Apex of Corridor 9 & 10).
Kristyn E. Jones, performing the duties of under secretary of the Air Force, and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget Maj. Gen. Mike A. Greiner will conduct a briefing March 13 at 1:40 p.m. EDT in the Alternate Pentagon Briefing Room (Airman’s Hall, 4th Floor, Apex of Corridor 9 & 10).
Vice Adm. Jon A. Hill, director, Missile Defense Agency, and Michelle C. Atkinson, director for operations, Missile Defense Agency, will conduct a briefing March 13 at 2:30 p.m. EDT in the Alternate Pentagon Briefing Room (Airman’s Hall, 4th Floor, Apex of Corridor 9 & 10).
There will be 50 chairs for reporters in the room. The seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Only one seat per news organization is authorized.
There will be no Zoom or dial-in options for this briefing. Additionally, Wi-Fi will not be provided.
The briefing will be livestreamed on defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.
Both U.S. and foreign journalists without a Pentagon building pass must be pre-registered in the Pentagon Visitor Management System to attend these briefings; please send your name, outlet and a good email to osd.pa.dutyofficer@mail.mil as soon as possible to ensure time to process the pre-registration request. Plan on being escorted from 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.
If you have any questions, please contact the Duty Officer.
** For awareness, the APBR will not be open for seating until 9 a.m.