Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities Dr. Mara Karlin provides keynote remarks at 9:10 a.m. EDT at the virtual Middle East Institute (MEI)-CENTCOM Annual Conference. Register at mei.edu.

Space Force Lt. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, commander, Space Operations Command, speaks at 10 a.m. EDT at a virtual Schriever Spacepower Series event. Register at mitchellaerospacepower.org.

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities Dr. Mara Karlin provides testimony at 2 p.m. EDT at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing  on "Modernizing U.S. Arms Exports and a Stronger AUKUS," U.S. Capitol HVC-210, Washington, D.C. The hearing will also be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.