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Open Press Events

Press Events Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III

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

Secretary of Defense
Lloyd J. Austin III

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

Press Events Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks

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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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Additional Open Press Events


Navy Adm. Christopher W. Grady provides testimony at 10 a.m. EST at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to consider his nomination for reappointment to the grade of admiral, and to be vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Dirksen Senate Office Building SD-106, Washington, D.C.  The hearing will be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Pentagon Channel 2.

Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin H. Kahl participates in a 12:30 p.m. EST interview at a Defense One "Outlook 2022" digital event. Register at defenseone.com.

Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby briefs the media in the Pentagon Briefing Room (2D972) at 2:30 p.m. EST.  The briefing will also be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Ely Ratner provides testimony at 2:30 p.m. EST at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the future of U.S. policy on Taiwan, Dirksen Senate Office Building SD-G50, Washington, D.C.  The hearing will be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Pentagon Channel 2.

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro provides keynote remarks at 3 p.m. EST at a Navy commissioning ceremony for the future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118), an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The event will be livestreamed at https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/27385.

DoD Postings: December 8, 2021