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Open Press Events

Press Events Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III

The secretary; Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Michael J. McCord provide testimony at 10 a.m. EDT at a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense budget hearing, 2359 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. The hearing will also be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.

Secretary of Defense
Lloyd J. Austin III

The secretary; Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Michael J. McCord provide testimony at 10 a.m. EDT at a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense budget hearing, 2359 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. The hearing 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, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, and Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Michael J. McCord provide testimony at 10 a.m. EDT at a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense budget hearing, 2359 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. The hearing 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, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, and Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Michael J. McCord provide testimony at 10 a.m. EDT at a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense budget hearing, 2359 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. The hearing 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


Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Management and Comptroller Caral Spangler and Army Budget Director Maj. Gen. Mark S. Bennett speak at 7 a.m. EDT at an Association of the U.S. Army Coffee Series event, 2425 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Virginia.

Air Force Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, commander, U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command; and Army Gen. Laura J. Richardson, commander, U.S. Southern Command, provide testimony at 9:30 a.m. EDT at a Senate Armed Services Committee posture hearing, Dirksen Senate Office Building SD-G50, Washington, D.C. The hearing will also be livestreamed on Defense.gov.

Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Dr. Celeste Wallander; Army Gen. Erik Kurilla, commander, U.S. Central Command; and Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command, provide testimony at 10 a.m. EDT at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on military posture and national security challenges in the Greater Middle East and Africa, Rayburn House Office Building 2118, Washington, D.C. The hearing will also be livestreamed on Defense.gov.

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall speaks at 2 p.m. EDT at The Hill online event "The Future of Defense: The Next Frontier for Military Flight." Register at thehill.com.

Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy, and Environment Rachel Jacobson; and Army Deputy Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Kevin Vereen, G-9, provide testimony at 2 p.m. EDT at a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies hearing on Army military construction and family housing, Rayburn House Office Building 2358C, Washington, D.C.

Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Gilbert R. Cisneros Jr., Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Agnes Schaefer, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Franklin R. Parker, and Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Alex Wagner provide testimony at 3 p.m. EDT at a House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing on the impact of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies, procedures, and training within the Department of Defense, Rayburn House Office Building 2118, Washington, D.C. The hearing will also be livestreamed on Defense.gov.

Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu and Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Dr. William LaPlante provide testimony at 3:30 p.m. EDT at a House Armed Services Cyber, IT and Innovation Subcommittee hearing on Department of Defense science, technology and innovation, Rayburn House Office Building 2212, Washington, D.C. The hearing will also be livestreamed on Defense.gov.

DoD Postings: March 23, 2023