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Today in DoD

Open Press Events

Press Events Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III

The secretary provides remarks at a Hall of Heroes induction ceremony at 11 a.m. EDT for Medal of Honor recipient retired Army Capt. Larry L. Taylor at Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Arlington, Virginia. The event will be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.

Secretary of Defense
Lloyd J. Austin III

The secretary provides remarks at a Hall of Heroes induction ceremony at 11 a.m. EDT for Medal of Honor recipient retired Army Capt. Larry L. Taylor at Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Arlington, Virginia. The event will 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 provides remarks at 10 a.m. EDT at the Department of Defense's annual Suicide Prevention Awareness Recognition Ceremony at the Pentagon. The ceremony, honoring exceptional efforts to increase suicide prevention awareness and engagement, will be livestreamed on DVIDSHub.net.

The deputy secretary participates in a fireside chat at 12:35 p.m. EDT at the in-person and virtual Defense News Conference, Ritz Carlton Pentagon City, Arlington, Virginia. Register at defensenews.com. Other speakers at this event include Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith (9 a.m. EDT); Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Dr. Ely Ratner (9:35 a.m. EDT); Department of Defense Office of Strategic Capital Director Jason Rathje (11:15 a.m. EDT); and Under Secretary of the Army Gabe Camarillo (1:35 p.m. EDT).
 

Deputy Secretary of Defense
Kathleen H. Hicks

The deputy secretary provides remarks at 10 a.m. EDT at the Department of Defense's annual Suicide Prevention Awareness Recognition Ceremony at the Pentagon. The ceremony, honoring exceptional efforts to increase suicide prevention awareness and engagement, will be livestreamed on DVIDSHub.net.

The deputy secretary participates in a fireside chat at 12:35 p.m. EDT at the in-person and virtual Defense News Conference, Ritz Carlton Pentagon City, Arlington, Virginia. Register at defensenews.com. Other speakers at this event include Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith (9 a.m. EDT); Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Dr. Ely Ratner (9:35 a.m. EDT); Department of Defense Office of Strategic Capital Director Jason Rathje (11:15 a.m. EDT); and Under Secretary of the Army Gabe Camarillo (1:35 p.m. EDT).
 

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

Dr. Mara E. Karlin, performing the duties of deputy under secretary of defense for policy, provides testimony at 10 a.m. EDT at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on "AUKUS: A Generational Opportunity to Deepen Our Security Partnerships with Australia and the United Kingdom," Dirksen Senate Office Building SD-419, Washington, D.C.

Principal Director for Resources & Analysis Mark Gorak, Office of the Chief Information Officer, joins panel discussions on building a digital workforce (10:25 a.m. EDT) and building a strong security culture for that digital workforce (11:25 a.m. EDT); and Zero Trust Portfolio Management Office Director Randy Resnick joins a panel discussion on what's next for the nation and cybersecurity (3 p.m. EDT), at the Billington Cybersecurity Summit, Ronald Reagan Building, Washington, D.C.

Army Gen. Charles A. Flynn, commanding general, U.S. Army Pacific, discusses "Gaining Ground in the Pacific: The U.S. Army's Role in Campaigning against China," at 10:30 a.m. EDT at the Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. The event will also be livestreamed at hudson.org.

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Dr. Radha Iyengar Plumb discusses "Acquisition for Innovation" at 3 p.m. EDT at an in-person and virtual Center for Strategic and International Studies event, Washington, D.C. Register at csis.org.
 

DoD Postings: September 6, 2023