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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 Georgian Defense Minister Juansher Burchuladze to the Pentagon at 10:30 a.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 9:40 a.m. EST; have proof of affiliation and two forms of photo identification. Security screening at this location will close promptly at 10 a.m. EST. Journalists with a Pentagon access badge, and whom have entered the building prior to 9:40 a.m. EST, may go through security screening at the River Entrance to obtain their wristband; please obtain your wristband at the River Entrance by 10:05 a.m. EST. All journalists covering the ceremony, including those with a Pentagon access badge, must be in place no later than 10:15 a.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 Georgian Defense Minister Juansher Burchuladze to the Pentagon at 10:30 a.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 9:40 a.m. EST; have proof of affiliation and two forms of photo identification. Security screening at this location will close promptly at 10 a.m. EST. Journalists with a Pentagon access badge, and whom have entered the building prior to 9:40 a.m. EST, may go through security screening at the River Entrance to obtain their wristband; please obtain your wristband at the River Entrance by 10:05 a.m. EST. All journalists covering the ceremony, including those with a Pentagon access badge, must be in place no later than 10:15 a.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 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

Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Dr. Ely Ratner provide testimony at 9:45 a.m. EST at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on "Evaluating U.S.-China Policy in the Era of Strategic Competition," Dirksen Senate Office Building SD-419, Washington, D.C.

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Hemispheric Affairs Melissa Dalton; Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Of Defense For Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Jedidiah Royal; Navy Vice Adm. Sara Joyner, director, Force Structure, Resources And Assessments, Joint Staff (J8); and Army Lt. Gen. Douglas Sims II, director for Operations, Joint Staff (J3), provide testimony at 10:15 a.m. EST at a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense hearing on "The People's Republic of China's High Altitude Surveillance Efforts Against the United States," Dirksen Senate Office Building SD-192, Washington, D.C.

DoD Postings: February 9, 2023