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Open Press Events

Press Events Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III

The secretary hosts an enhanced honor cordon and meeting welcoming Japan's Minister of Defense Yasukazu Hamada to the Pentagon at 4 p.m. EST on the steps of the River Entrance.  All journalists desiring to cover the arrival ceremony must obtain a wristband from security screening. Journalists without a Pentagon access badge must go through security screening at the base of the River Entrance Pedestrian Bridge, and will be escorted to the arrival ceremony from there. Security screening will begin at approximately 3:10 p.m. EST; have proof of affiliation and two forms of photo identification. Security screening at this location will close promptly at 3:30 p.m. EST.  Journalists with a Pentagon access badge, and whom have entered the building prior to 3:10 p.m. EST, may go through security screening at the River Entrance to obtain their wristband; please obtain your wristband at the River Entrance by 3:35 p.m. EST. All journalists covering the ceremony, including those with a Pentagon access badge, must be in place no later than 3:45 p.m. EST. 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 arrival ceremony, must undergo security screening. Please call 703-697-5131 with any questions.

Secretary of Defense
Lloyd J. Austin III

The secretary hosts an enhanced honor cordon and meeting welcoming Japan's Minister of Defense Yasukazu Hamada to the Pentagon at 4 p.m. EST on the steps of the River Entrance.  All journalists desiring to cover the arrival ceremony must obtain a wristband from security screening. Journalists without a Pentagon access badge must go through security screening at the base of the River Entrance Pedestrian Bridge, and will be escorted to the arrival ceremony from there. Security screening will begin at approximately 3:10 p.m. EST; have proof of affiliation and two forms of photo identification. Security screening at this location will close promptly at 3:30 p.m. EST.  Journalists with a Pentagon access badge, and whom have entered the building prior to 3:10 p.m. EST, may go through security screening at the River Entrance to obtain their wristband; please obtain your wristband at the River Entrance by 3:35 p.m. EST. All journalists covering the ceremony, including those with a Pentagon access badge, must be in place no later than 3:45 p.m. EST. 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 arrival ceremony, must undergo security screening. Please call 703-697-5131 with any questions.

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 provides remarks at 7 p.m. EST, and other senior officials speak throughout the day, at the Surface Navy Association 35th National Symposium at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia. 

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

The vice chairman provides remarks at 7 p.m. EST, and other senior officials speak throughout the day, at the Surface Navy Association 35th National Symposium at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia. 

Additional Open Press Events

Under Secretary of the Army Gabe Camarillo (8:20 a.m. EST); Army Deputy Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. John B. Morrison Jr., G-6 (9:05 a.m. EST); Army Lt. Gen. Maria R. Gervais, deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (12:15 p.m. EST); and other senior officials speak at the AFCEA NOVA Army IT Day 2023 at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner, McLean, Virginia.

Army Gen. Paul M. Nakasone, commander, U.S. Cyber Command; director, National Security Agency; and chief, Central Security Service, provides keynote remarks at 1 p.m. EST at a virtual Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board public forum on Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Section 702. The event will be livestreamed at pclob.gov.

Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder 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.

Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman participates at 5 p.m. EST in a virtual Space Force Association "Space Warfighter Talk." Register at ussfa.org.

DoD Postings: January 12, 2023