Following the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. will hold an on-camera press conference in the Pentagon Press Briefing Room at 12:30 p.m. EDT today, May 20, 2024.
There will be 60 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.
Wi-Fi will be available in the Press Briefing Room. A screen in the foyer in the 2D972 entrance will have the new password.
The briefing will be livestreamed on Defense.gov, “X” (formerly Twitter) and Zoom. It will also air on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.