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Today in DOD

Today in DOD for May 5, 2021

May 4, 2021
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Acting Secretary of the Army John E. Whitley and Army Chief of Staff Gen. James C. McConville provide testimony at noon EDT at a virtual House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense hearing on the fiscal 2022 Army budget.

Navy Adm. Charles "Chas" A. Richard, commander, U.S. Strategic Command, provides keynote remarks at 12:15 p.m. EDT at the online Center for Strategic and International Studies Project on Nuclear Issues Capstone Conference. Register at csis.org.

Karen Durham-Aguilera, executive director for Army National Military Cemeteries, Arlington National Cemetery, provides testimony at 2:30 p.m. EDT at a virtual House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies hearing on the year ahead. 

Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby briefs the media in the Pentagon Briefing Room (2D972) at 3 p.m. EDT. The briefing will also be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.

John D. Hill, performing the duties of assistant secretary of defense for space policy; and Space Force Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander, Space Operations Command, provide testimony at 3 p.m. EDT at a joint House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces/House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Development, International Organizations and Global Corporate Social Impact hearing on "Creating a Framework for Rules Based Order in Space."