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Today in DoD

Open Press Events

Press Events Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III

The secretary participates in a joint press availability at 4 p.m. EST at the State Department with Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Richard Marles, and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong following the 2022 Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations. The press availability will be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.

Secretary of Defense
Lloyd J. Austin III

The secretary participates in a joint press availability at 4 p.m. EST at the State Department with Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Richard Marles, and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong following the 2022 Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations. The press availability will be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.

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 Navy Adm.Christopher W. Grady 

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

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

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

Additional Open Press Events


Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans and Capabilities Dr. Mara Karlin speaks at 9:05 a.m. EST; and Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Kyle B. Ellison, vice chief of naval research, Office of Naval Research, speaks at 9:40 a.m. EST, at Defense Forum Washington 2022 at the International Spy Museum, Washington, D.C.

Department of Defense Principal Director of Space Policy Travis Langster speaks at 2 p.m. EST at a virtual Atlantic Council event on "Securing Space: Preparing for Future Space Contingencies." Register at atlanticcouncil.org.

DoD Postings: December 6, 2022