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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 the Czech Republic's Defense Minister Jana Černochová to the Pentagon at 11 a.m. EDT 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 10:10 a.m. EDT; have proof of affiliation and two forms of photo identification. Security screening at this location will close promptly at 10:30 a.m. EDT. Journalists with a Pentagon access badge, and whom have entered the building prior to 10:10 a.m. EDT, may go through security screening at the River Entrance to obtain their wristband; please obtain your wristband at the River Entrance by 10:35 a.m. EDT. All journalists covering the ceremony, including those with a Pentagon access badge, must be in place no later than 10:45 a.m. EDT. 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 the Czech Republic's Defense Minister Jana Černochová to the Pentagon at 11 a.m. EDT 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 10:10 a.m. EDT; have proof of affiliation and two forms of photo identification. Security screening at this location will close promptly at 10:30 a.m. EDT. Journalists with a Pentagon access badge, and whom have entered the building prior to 10:10 a.m. EDT, may go through security screening at the River Entrance to obtain their wristband; please obtain your wristband at the River Entrance by 10:35 a.m. EDT. All journalists covering the ceremony, including those with a Pentagon access badge, must be in place no later than 10:45 a.m. EDT. 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 is traveling.

Deputy Secretary of Defense
Kathleen H. Hicks

The deputy secretary is traveling.

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

Department of Defense Deputy Chief Information Officer for Cybersecurity and Chief Information Security Officer David McKeown discusses the role of automation in protecting the "need to know" at 11:45 a.m. EDT at the FedScoop UiPath Together annual automation summit for public sector, Waldorf Astoria, Washington, D.C.

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.

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger speaks at 4 p.m. EDT at an in-person and virtual event at the Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, D.C. Register at brookings.edu.
 

DoD Postings: May 23, 2023