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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 is traveling.

Deputy Secretary of Defense
Kathleen H. Hicks

The deputy secretary is traveling.

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 is traveling.

Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Navy Adm.Christopher W. Grady 

The vice chairman is traveling.

Additional Open Press Events


Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro and Joint Staff Director for Strategy, Plans and Policy, J5, Vice Adm. Stephen T. Koehler provide keynote remarks at 8 a.m. EST at the Association of Old Crows International Symposium & Convention, National Harbor, Maryland.

Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder briefs the media in the Pentagon Briefing Room (2D972) at 1:45 p.m. EST.  The briefing will also be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Dr. William A. LaPlante, and Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael J. Schmidt, program executive officer and director, F-35 Lightning II Program, provide testimony at 2 p.m. EST at a House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces hearing to provide an F-35 acquisition program update, Rayburn House Office Building 2118, Washington, D.C.

DoD Postings: December 12, 2023