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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 UK Secretary of State for Defense Grant Shapps to the Pentagon at 10:30 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 9:30 a.m. EDT; have proof of affiliation and two forms of photo identification. Security screening at this location will close promptly at 10 a.m. EDT. Journalists with a Pentagon access badge, and whom have entered the building prior to 9:30 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 a.m. EDT. All journalists covering the ceremony, including those with a Pentagon access badge, must be in place no later than 10:15 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 UK Secretary of State for Defense Grant Shapps to the Pentagon at 10:30 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 9:30 a.m. EDT; have proof of affiliation and two forms of photo identification. Security screening at this location will close promptly at 10 a.m. EDT. Journalists with a Pentagon access badge, and whom have entered the building prior to 9:30 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 a.m. EDT. All journalists covering the ceremony, including those with a Pentagon access badge, must be in place no later than 10:15 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 has no public or media events on her schedule.

Deputy Secretary of Defense
Kathleen H. Hicks

The deputy secretary has no public or media events on her schedule.

Press Events Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen.Charles Q. Brown, Jr.

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

Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Air Force Gen.Charles Q. Brown, Jr.

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

Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness Ashish S. Vazirani provides testimony at 10 a.m. EDT at a joint Senate Armed Services Committee/Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing on "Military to Civilian Transition: Ensuring Success After Service," Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy Dr. John Plumb provides keynote remarks, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Policy Richard Johnson joins a panel discussion, at 10 a.m. EDT at an in-person and virtual Brookings Institution event on the 2023 Department of Defense Strategy for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. Register at brookings.edu.

Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman participates in a virtual Center for a New American Security fireside chat at 1:30 p.m. EDT. Register at cnas.org.

DoD Postings: October 18, 2023