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Open Press Events

Press Events Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III

The secretary provides opening remarks at a virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at 8 a.m. EDT. The remarks will be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon. After the meeting, the secretary and Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, will brief the media at 2:15 p.m. EDT in Airmen's Hall (Pentagon 4th floor, Apex 9/10). The briefing will also be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.

Secretary of Defense
Lloyd J. Austin III

The secretary provides opening remarks at a virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at 8 a.m. EDT. The remarks will be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon. After the meeting, the secretary and Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, will brief the media at 2:15 p.m. EDT in Airmen's Hall (Pentagon 4th floor, Apex 9/10). The briefing will also 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 and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III brief the media following today's virtual Ukrainian Defense Contact Group meeting at 2:15 p.m. EDT in Airmen's Hall (Pentagon 4th floor, Apex 9/10). The briefing will also be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.

Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army Gen.Mark A. Milley  

The chairman and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III brief the media following today's virtual Ukrainian Defense Contact Group meeting at 2:15 p.m. EDT in Airmen's Hall (Pentagon 4th floor, Apex 9/10). The briefing will also be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.

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

Acting Department of Defense Principal Deputy Chief Information Officer David McKeown (9:05 a.m. EDT); and Air Force Chief Information Officer Lauren Knausenberger (9:25 a.m. EDT), speak at the FedScoop IT Modernization Talks at the Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City, Arlington, Virginia.

A Senate Armed Services Committee hearing considers the nominations of Ronald Keohane to be assistant secretary of defense for manpower and reserve affairs, and Nickolas Guertin to be assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition, Dirksen Senate Office Building SD-G50, Washington, D.C. 

Army Gen. James E. Rainey, commanding general, Army Futures Command (7:45 a.m. EDT); Army Chief of Staff Gen. James C. McConville (8:15 a.m. EDT); Army Secretary Christine Wormuth (8:50 a.m. EDT); Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Douglas Bush (9:25 a.m. EDT); Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman (10:15 a.m. EDT); Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael M. Gilday (10:50 a.m. EDT); Navy Vice Adm. William J. Galinis, commander, Naval Sea Systems Command  (11:25 a.m. EDT); Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. (11:50 a.m. EDT); Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Michael McCord (12:50 p.m. EDT); Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro (1:25 p.m. EDT); Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David H. Berger (2 p.m. EDT); Navy Vice Adm. Jon A. Hill, director, Missile Defense Agency (2:30 p.m. EDT); Rear Adm. Peter Stamatopoulos, chief, Navy Supply Corps (3 p.m. EDT); Air Force Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost, commander, U.S. Transportation Command (3:15 p.m. EDT); Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Dr. William LaPlante (3:45 p.m. EDT); Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu (4:20 p.m. EDT); and Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall (4:55 p.m. EDT), speak at the McAleese FY2024 Defense Programs Conference, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, D.C. 

Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Gilbert Cisneros Jr.; Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness Shawn Skelly; Thomas Constable, performing the duties of assistant secretary of defense for manpower and reserve affairs; Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Lester Martinez-Lopez; Executive Director of Force Resiliency Elizabeth Foster; Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Agnes Schaefer; Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Franklin Parker; and Assistant Secretary of the Air Force For Manpower and Reserve Affairs Alex Wagner provide testimony at 3 p.m. EDT at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on military and civilian personnel programs, Russell Senate Office Building SR-222, Washington, D.C.

Army Maj. Gen. Anthony W. Potts, program executive officer, Command, Control, Communications - Tactical, provides keynote remarks at 3 p.m. EDT on "Network Communication: Supporting the Army of 2030," at the Satellite 2023 Conference, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C.

DoD Postings: March 15, 2023