An official website of the United States Government 
Here's how you know

Official websites use .gov

.gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS

A lock ( lock ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Today in DoD

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 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


Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Michael L. Connor and Army Chief of Engineers Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon provide testimony at 10 a.m. EDT at a House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment hearing, 2167 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 

Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder briefs the media in the Pentagon Briefing Room (2D972) at 2 p.m. EDT.  The briefing will also be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.

Dr. Mara Karlin, performing the duties of deputy under secretary of defense for policy, speaks at 2 p.m. EDT at an in-person and virtual Brookings Institution event on "Implementing the 2022 National Defense Strategy," 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. Register at brookings.edu.

DoD Postings: October 24, 2023