The secretary, Secretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy and Army Chief of Staff Gen. James C. McConville provide remarks at a Hall of Heroes induction ceremony for Medal of Honor recipient Army Master Sgt. Matthew O. Williams at 11 a.m. EDT in the Pentagon Auditorium (BH650). Both U.S. and foreign journalists without a Pentagon building pass must be pre-registered in the new Pentagon Visitor Management System to attend this ceremony; plan on being escorted from the River Entrance Pedestrian Bridge or the Pentagon Metro Entrance Facility only. Please arrive no later than 45 minutes before the ceremony; have proof of affiliation and photo identification. Please call 703-697-5131 for any questions and escort into the building. The ceremony will also be streamed live on Defense.gov.
The secretary hosts an enhanced honor cordon welcoming Australian Defense Minister Linda Reynolds to the Pentagon at 3:30 p.m. EDT on the steps of the River Entrance. All journalists desiring to cover the honor cordon must obtain a wristband from security screening. Journalists without a Pentagon facility access card must go through security screening at the base of the River Entrance Pedestrian Bridge, and will be escorted to the cordon from there. Security screening will begin at approximately 2:50 p.m. EDT; have proof of affiliation and two forms of photo identification. Journalists with a Pentagon facility access card, and whom have entered the building prior to 2:30 p.m. EDT, may go through security screening at the River Entrance to obtain their wristband. All journalists wishing to cover the honor cordon, including those with a Pentagon facility access card, must be in place no later than 3:15 p.m. EDT. Once security screening has been initiated at the base of the bridge, all journalists entering the building via the bridge for any reason, including those with a Pentagon facility access card not covering the honor cordon, must undergo security screening. Please call 703-697-5131 with any questions.