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Today in DOD

June 18, 2018
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Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis, Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. have no public or media events on their schedules.
 
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) James F. Geurts provides keynote remarks at 8 a.m. EDT at the American Society of Naval Engineers Technology, Systems and Ships 2018 conference, FHI 360 Conference Center, 1825 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, District of Columbia.
 
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Warfare Systems) Vice Adm. William R. Merz speaks at 8 a.m. EDT at a Navy League breakfast, Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City, 1250 South Hayes St., Arlington, Virginia.
       
Department of Defense Chief Management Officer John H. Gibson provides keynote remarks at 9:30 a.m. EDT at the 2018 Defense Communities National Summit, Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, District of Columbia.
 
The Senate Armed Services Committee will consider the nomination of Army Lt. Gen. Austin S. Miller to be general and commander, Resolute Support Mission, North Atlantic Treaty Organization; and commander, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, at a 9:30 a.m. EDT hearing, Room SD-G50, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, District of Columbia.
 
Army Col. Sean J. Ryan, spokesman, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR), briefs the media by video at 11 a.m. EDT in the Pentagon Briefing Room (2E973), to provide an update on operations. Both U.S. and foreign journalists without a Pentagon building pass must be pre-registered in the new Pentagon Visitor Management System to attend this briefing; plan on being escorted from the River Entrance Pedestrian Bridge or the Pentagon Metro Entrance Facility only. Please arrive no later than 45 minutes before the briefing; have proof of affiliation and photo identification. Please call 703-697-5131 for any questions and escort into the building. The briefing will also be streamed live on www.defense.gov/live.