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Open Press Events

Press Events Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III

The secretary is traveling.  While in Japan today, the secretary will join U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken for the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee (“2+2”), hosted by Japan’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Toshimitsu Motegi and Minister of Defense Nobuo Kishi, to emphasize that the U.S.-Japan Alliance has never been more resolute and resilient – the cornerstone of peace and security in a free and open Indo-Pacific in the face of long-term competition with China.

Secretary of Defense
Lloyd J. Austin III

The secretary is traveling.  While in Japan today, the secretary will join U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken for the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee (“2+2”), hosted by Japan’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Toshimitsu Motegi and Minister of Defense Nobuo Kishi, to emphasize that the U.S.-Japan Alliance has never been more resolute and resilient – the cornerstone of peace and security in a free and open Indo-Pacific in the face of long-term competition with China.

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

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

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

The chairman has no public or media events on his schedule.

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

The chairman has no public or media events on his schedule.

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

The vice chairman has no public or media events on his schedule.

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

The vice chairman has no public or media events on his schedule.

Additional Open Press Events

Air Force Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, commander, U.S. Northern Command; and Navy Adm. Craig S. Faller, commander, U.S. Southern Command, provide testimony at 9:30 a.m. EDT at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in review of the fiscal 2022 defense authorization request and the Future Years Defense Program, Room SD-G50, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.

Acting Secretary of the Army John E. Whitley provides opening remarks at 9:30 a.m. EDT; Army Chief of Staff Gen. James C. McConville provides keynote remarks at noon EDT; and other Army officials speak at the virtual Association of the U.S. Army 2021 Global Force Next.  Register at ausa.org.

Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict Christopher Maier, Director of Defense Intelligence (Collections and Special Programs) Neill Tipton, and the Defense Intelligence Agency's Defense Intelligence Officer for Cyber James Sullivan provide testimony on “Disinformation in the Gray Zone: Opportunities, Limitations, and Challenges” at 11 a.m. EDT at a House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations hearing, 2118 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.

Air Force Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, commander, U.S. Northern Command; and Navy Adm. Craig S. Faller, commander, U.S. Southern Command, brief the media at 2 p.m. EDT in the Pentagon Briefing Room, 2D972. The briefing will be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.

James F. Geurts, performing the duties of under secretary of the Navy, joins a Center for a New American Security virtual panel discussion at 1 p.m. EDT on "Crafting a U.S. National Technology Strategy."  Register at cnas.org/events.

Omar R. Lopez, director, Naval Criminal Investigative Service; Army Maj. Gen. Donna W. Martin, provost marshal general and commanding general, Army Criminal Investigation Command; and Air Force Brig. Gen. Terry Bullard, commander, Air Force Office of Special Investigations, provide testimony at 3 p.m. EDT at a House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing on military criminal investigative organization reform recommendations from the Fort Hood Independent Review Committee, Room 2118, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.

Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. David D. Thompson discusses "The Future of Space Force" at 3:30 p.m. EDT at a Foreign Policy Research Institute webinar.  Register at fpri.org.

DoD Postings: March 16, 2021