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Open Press Events

Press Events Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III

The secretary has no public or media events on his schedule.

Secretary of Defense
Lloyd J. Austin III

The secretary has no public or media events on his schedule.

Press Events Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks

The deputy secretary (2:45 p.m. EDT), and Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (5:15 p.m. EDT), provide remarks at the in-person and virtual Ash Carter Exchange on Innovation and National Security at the Waldorf Astoria, Washington, D.C. Register at scsp.ai/event/carter-exchange/. Other speakers include Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall (9 a.m. EDT); Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith (9:30 a.m. EDT); Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. (11:15 a.m. EDT); Defense Innovation Unit Director Doug Beck and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Director Dr. Stefanie Tompkins (2 p.m. EDT); and Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer Dr. Craig Martell (3:15 p.m. EDT).

Deputy Secretary of Defense
Kathleen H. Hicks

The deputy secretary (2:45 p.m. EDT), and Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (5:15 p.m. EDT), provide remarks at the in-person and virtual Ash Carter Exchange on Innovation and National Security at the Waldorf Astoria, Washington, D.C. Register at scsp.ai/event/carter-exchange/. Other speakers include Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall (9 a.m. EDT); Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith (9:30 a.m. EDT); Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. (11:15 a.m. EDT); Defense Innovation Unit Director Doug Beck and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Director Dr. Stefanie Tompkins (2 p.m. EDT); and Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer Dr. Craig Martell (3:15 p.m. EDT).

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

The chairman (5:15 p.m. EDT), and Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen H. Hicks (2:45 p.m. EDT), provide remarks at the in-person and virtual Ash Carter Exchange on Innovation and National Security at the Waldorf Astoria, Washington, D.C. Register at scsp.ai/event/carter-exchange/. Other speakers include Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall (9 a.m. EDT); Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith (9:30 a.m. EDT); Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. (11:15 a.m. EDT); Defense Innovation Unit Director Doug Beck and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Director Dr. Stefanie Tompkins (2 p.m. EDT); and Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer Dr. Craig Martell (3:15 p.m. EDT).

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

The chairman (5:15 p.m. EDT), and Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen H. Hicks (2:45 p.m. EDT), provide remarks at the in-person and virtual Ash Carter Exchange on Innovation and National Security at the Waldorf Astoria, Washington, D.C. Register at scsp.ai/event/carter-exchange/. Other speakers include Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall (9 a.m. EDT); Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith (9:30 a.m. EDT); Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. (11:15 a.m. EDT); Defense Innovation Unit Director Doug Beck and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Director Dr. Stefanie Tompkins (2 p.m. EDT); and Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer Dr. Craig Martell (3:15 p.m. EDT).

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

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.

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy Dr. John Plumb; Air Force Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, commander, U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command; Navy Vice Adm. Jon A. Hill, director, Missile Defense Agency; and Army Lt. Gen. Daniel L. Karbler, commanding general, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, provide testimony at 4:45 p.m. EDT at a Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces hearing on Department of Defense missile defense 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 remarks will also be livestreamed on Defense.gov.

DoD Postings: May 9, 2023