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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 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 provides remarks at 4 p.m. EDT at the National Defense Industrial Association's 2024 Missile Defense Conference, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, D.C. Other senior officials speaking at the conference include Air Force Lt. Gen. Heath Collins, director, Missile Defense Agency (8:40 a.m. EDT); Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy Dr. John Plumb (9:10 a.m. EDT); and Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu (10:45 a.m. EDT).

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

The chairman provides remarks at 4 p.m. EDT at the National Defense Industrial Association's 2024 Missile Defense Conference, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, D.C. Other senior officials speaking at the conference include Air Force Lt. Gen. Heath Collins, director, Missile Defense Agency (8:40 a.m. EDT); Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy Dr. John Plumb (9:10 a.m. EDT); and Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu (10:45 a.m. EDT).

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

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin, and Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman provide testimony at 9:30 a.m. EDT at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the fiscal 2025 budget request, Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.

Secretary of the Army Christine E. Wormuth and Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy A. George provide testimony at 10 a.m. EDT at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the fiscal 2025 budget request, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, and Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith provide testimony at 10 a.m. EDT at a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense hearing on the fiscal 2025 Navy and Marine Corps budget, Dirksen Senate 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. EDT. The briefing will also be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment Brendan Owens; Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment Meredith Berger; Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations and Environment Dr. Ravi Chaudhary; and Assistant Secretary of the Army for Energy, Installations and Environment Rachel Jacobson provide testimony at 3 p.m. EDT at a House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness hearing on Department of Defense energy, installations and environment programs, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. The hearing will be livestreamed on Defense.gov.

Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition, and Senior Acquisition Executive for the F-35 Program Nickolas H. Guertin; Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Andrew P. Hunter; Director, Operational Test and Evaluation Dr. Douglas C. Schmidt; Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs Lt. Gen. Richard G. Moore; Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for Aviation Lt. Gen. Bradford J. Gering; Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael J. Schmidt, F-35 program executive officer; and Navy Rear Adm. Michael Donnelly, director Air Warfare Division, provide testimony at 3:30 p.m. EDT at a House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee hearing on the Department of Defense fiscal 2025 budget request for fixed-wing tactical and training aircraft programs, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.

DoD Postings: April 16, 2024