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Open Press Events

Press Events Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III

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Secretary of Defense
Lloyd J. Austin III

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Press Events Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks

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Deputy Secretary of Defense
Kathleen H. Hicks

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

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

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

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

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Additional Open Press Events


Army Gen. Paul M. Nakasone, commander, U.S. Cyber Command, director, National Security Agency, and chief, Central Security Service (9 a.m. EDT); and Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert J. Skinner, director, Defense Information Systems Agency, and commander, Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network (noon EDT), provide keynote remarks, and other officials speak at AFCEA TechNet Cyber 2023 at the Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland. The remarks will also be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., and Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman provide testimony at 9:30 a.m. EDT at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the posture of the Department of the Air Force in review of the fiscal 2024 defense authorization request and the Future Years Defense Program, SD-G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.

Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth and Army Chief of Staff Gen. James C. McConville provide testimony at 10 a.m. EDT at a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense hearing to review the fiscal 2024 budget for the Army, Dirksen Senate Office Building 192, Washington, D.C.

Army Maj. Gen. Johnny K. Davis, commanding general, U.S. Army Recruiting Command, discusses "Recruiting with Success" at noon EDT at an Association of the U.S. Army webinar. Register at ausa.org.

Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder briefs the media in Airmen's Hall (Pentagon 4th floor, Apex 9/10) at 2 p.m. EDT.  The briefing will also be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.

Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Randy A. George, Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa M. Franchetti, Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. David M. Allvin, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith, and Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. David D. Thompson provide testimony at 2:30 p.m. EDT at a Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness hearing on the current readiness of the Joint Force, SR-232A Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy Dr. John Plumb; Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisitions and Integration Frank Calvelli; and Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. David D. Thompson provide testimony at 4:45 p.m. EDT at a Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Force hearing on Department of Defense space activities in review of the fiscal 2024 defense authorization request and the Future Years Defense Program, SR-222 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. The hearing will also be livestreamed on Defense.gov.

DoD Postings: May 2, 2023