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Open Press Events

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter is traveling. Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work has no public or media events on his schedule.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. provides remarks and presents the Newman's Own awards to various private organizations that support veterans and their families at 1:30 p.m. EDT, in the Pentagon Hall of Heroes (2D1040), Arlington, Virginia.

Air Force Col. John Dorrian, spokesman, Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR), briefs the media live via DVIDS at 11 a.m. EDT in the Pentagon Briefing Room (2E973), to provide an update on operations. Foreign journalists without a Pentagon building pass must plan on being escorted from the River Entrance Pedestrian Bridge only, or, if arriving at the Pentagon Metro Entrance Facility, must contact 703-697-5131 a minimum of one hour prior to your arrival. Please arrive no later than 45 minutes before the briefing if coming by Metro. U.S. journalists without a Pentagon building pass will be picked up at the River Entrance Pedestrian Bridge or the Pentagon Metro Visitors Entrance only. If arriving by Metro, please contact 703-697-5131 a minimum of one hour prior to your arrival, and plan to arrive no later than 30 minutes before the event; have proof of affiliation and photo identification. Please call 703-697-5131 for escort into the building. The briefing will also be streamed live on www.defense.gov.