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Today in DoD

Open Press Events

Press Events Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III

The secretary provides testimony at a House Armed Services Committee hearing ("A Review of Defense Secretary Austin's Unannounced Absence") at 10 a.m. EST, Rayburn House Office Building 2118, Washington, D.C. The hearing will also be broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.

Secretary of Defense
Lloyd J. Austin III

The secretary provides testimony at a House Armed Services Committee hearing ("A Review of Defense Secretary Austin's Unannounced Absence") at 10 a.m. EST, Rayburn House Office Building 2118, Washington, D.C. The hearing will also be broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.

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


Space Force Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, commander, U.S. Space Command; and Air Force Gen. Anthony J. Cotton, commander, U.S. Strategic Command, provide testimony at 9:30 a.m. EST at a Senate Armed Service Committee hearing in review of the fiscal 2025 defense authorization request and the Future Years Defense Program, Hart Senate Office Building SH-216, Washington, D.C. The hearing will also be livestreamed on Defense.gov.

Navy Rear Adm. Derek A. Trinque, director of plans, policy and logistics (J5/J4), U.S. Transportation Command, provides testimony at 10 a.m. EST at a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security hearing on port cybersecurity, 310 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, D.C.

Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder briefs the media in the Pentagon Briefing Room (2D972) at 2:30 p.m. EST.  The briefing will also be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.

DoD Postings: February 29, 2024