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Press Events Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III

The secretary is traveling. His joint press conference at 6:30 a.m. EDT with Minister of Defense Juansher Burchuladze in Tbilisi, Georgia, will be shown at 10 a.m. EDT on Defense.gov and Channel 2 in the Pentagon.

Secretary of Defense
Lloyd J. Austin III

The secretary is traveling. His joint press conference at 6:30 a.m. EDT with Minister of Defense Juansher Burchuladze in Tbilisi, Georgia, will be shown at 10 a.m. EDT on Defense.gov and Channel 2 in the Pentagon.

Press Events Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks

The deputy secretary has no public or media events on her schedule.

Deputy Secretary of Defense
Kathleen H. Hicks

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Press Events Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen.Mark A. Milley  

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Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army Gen.Mark A. Milley  

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Press Events Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen.John E. Hyten  

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Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Air Force Gen.John E. Hyten  

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DOD Postings: October 18, 2021

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Retired Army Gen. Colin L. Powell, who was an ROTC cadet, rose to become the first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the youngest, and later served as secretary of state, died today at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Maryland.
U.S. support for Georgia's territorial integrity and sovereignty is unwavering, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said after a meeting with Georgian Defense Minister Juansher Burchuladze.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Georgian Defense Minister Jaunsher Burchuladze launched the Georgia Defense and Deterrence Enhancement Initiative aimed at helping the nation develop a more effective defense and become more interactive with NATO.
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III is traveling to Europe to reassure allies and partners of America's commitment to their sovereignty in the face of Russian aggression.
Throughout her career, Heidi Shyu was no stranger to discrimination. The under secretary of defense for research and engineering, shared some of her early experiences and advice in the workplace in a Women in Technology summit. 
Aside from the competence of its troops, America's greatest military advantage is the ability to deploy and sustain service members anywhere in the world, and U.S. Transportation Command is at the heart of that capability, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.
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Katie ''Happy Color'' Kortman, who lives in Japan with her military family, will be one of the 16 contestants on the Emmy-winning show, 'Project Runway,' for a chance to win the $250,000 grand prize.