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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 and Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Dr. David A. Honey hold a press briefing at 10:30 a.m. EDT in the Pentagon Briefing Room, 2D972. The briefing will also be livestreamed on defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.

Deputy Secretary of Defense
Kathleen H. Hicks

The deputy secretary and Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Dr. David A. Honey hold a press briefing at 10:30 a.m. EDT in the Pentagon Briefing Room, 2D972. The briefing will also be livestreamed on defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.

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. Gary M. Brito, commanding general, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, provides remarks at 7:15 a.m. EDT at an in-person and livestreamed Association of the U.S. Army Coffee Series event, 2425 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Virginia. Register at ausa.org.

Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel Lt. Gen. Douglas Stitt; Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Personnel Vice Adm. Richard Cheeseman Jr.; Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel, & Services Lt. Gen. Caroline M. Miller; Marine Corps Assistant Deputy Commandant for Manpower & Reserve Affairs Dr. Michael Strobl; and Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Human Capital Ms. Katharine Kelley provide testimony at 1 p.m. EDT at a House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing on "Meritocracy in the Military Services: Accession, Promotion, and Command Selection," Rayburn House Office Building 2212, Washington, D.C.

Dr. Mara Karlin, performing the duties of deputy under secretary of defense for policy, joins an in-person and livestreamed panel discussion on "Algorithms for Our Arsenal: Artificial Intelligence and the National Defense Strategy" at 4:30 p.m. EDT at the Ronald Reagan Institute, Washington, D.C. Register at reaganfoundation.org.

DoD Postings: September 20, 2023