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Open Press Events

Press Events Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III

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Secretary of Defense
Lloyd J. Austin III

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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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Press Events Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm.Christopher W. Grady 

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Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Navy Adm.Christopher W. Grady 

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Additional Open Press Events


Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall III, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, and Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. Raymond provide testimony at 10 a.m. EDT at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the Air Force fiscal 2023 budget request, 2118 Rayburn House Office Building,  Washington, D.C.

Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer Michael J. McCord provides testimony at 10:30 a.m. EDT at a House Budget Committee hearing on the Department of Defense fiscal 2023 budget, 210 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, D.C. The hearing will also be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.

Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Andrew P. Hunter; Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs Lt. Gen. David Nahom; Acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition, and Senior Acquisition Executive for the F-35 Program Frederick "Jay" Stefany; Navy Rear Adm. Andrew Loiselle, director, Air Warfare Division; Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Mark Wise, deputy commandant for aviation; Air Force Lt. Gen. Eric Fick, F-35 Joint Program Office program executive officer; and Marine Corps Maj. Gen. James H. Adams, deputy director, Requirements and Capability Development, J-8, Joint Staff, provide testimony at 2 p.m. EDT at a House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee hearing on the Department of Defense fiscal 2023 budget request for fixed-wing tactical and training aircraft programs, 2118 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.

Army Lt. Gen. Jonathan Braga, commanding general, U.S. Army Special Operations Command; Air Force Lt. Gen. James Slife, commander, Air Force Special Operations Command; Navy Rear Adm. Hugh W. Howard III, commander, Naval Special Warfare Command; and Marine Corps Maj. Gen. James F. Glynn provide testify at 2:30 p.m. EDT at a Senate Armed Services Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee hearing on U.S. Special Operations Command efforts to sustain SOF readiness, SR-232A Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. The hearing will also be livestreamed on Defense.gov.

Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Michael L. Connor and Army Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, chief of engineers and commanding general, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, provide testimony at 2:30 p.m. EDT at a House Appropriations Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee budget hearing, 2362-B Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.

Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby briefs the media in the Pentagon Briefing Room (2D972) at 3:15 p.m. EDT.  The briefing will also be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.

Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Gilbert Cisneros Jr.; Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Virginia Penrod; Dr. David Smith, performing the duties of assistant secretary of defense for health affairs; Executive Director of Force Resiliency Elizabeth Foster; Army Lt. Gen. Gary Brito, deputy chief of staff, G-1; Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm. John Nowell; Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Lt. Gen. David Ottignon, deputy commandant for manpower and reserve affairs; Acting Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services Gwendolyn Defilippi; and Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Personnel Patricia Mulcahy provide testimony at 3 p.m. EDT at a Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee hearing on Department of Defense military and civilian personnel programs, SR-222 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. The hearing will also be livestreamed on Defense.gov.

Acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition Frederick "Jay" Stefany; Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities Vice Adm. Scott Conn; Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Karsten Heckl, deputy commandant for combat development and integration, provide testimony at 4:30 p.m. EDT at a House Armed Services Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee budget hearing, 2118 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.

Navy Adm. James F. Caldwell, National Nuclear Security Administration deputy administrator for naval reactors; Air Force Global Strike Command Gen. Anthony J. Cotton; and Navy Strategic Systems Programs Director Vice Adm. Johnny R. Wolfe Jr., provide testimony at 4:30 p.m. EDT at a Senate Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee hearing on nuclear weapons programs, SD-G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.

DoD Postings: April 27, 2022