A Senate Armed Services Committee hearing at 9:30 a.m. EDT considers the nomination of Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith for reappointment to the grade of general and to be commandant of the Marine Corps, Dirksen Senate Office Building SD-G50, Washington, D.C. 

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Dr. Radha Plumb and Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Ms. Sasha Baker conduct an on-the-record, off-camera media roundtable at 10 a.m. EDT in the Pentagon Briefing Room, 2D972, to provide updates on the Department of Defense's Foreign Military Sales Tiger Team and continuous process improvement efforts. 

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger discusses "Leading Change in a High-Stakes World" at 10 a.m. EDT at an in-person and virtual Heritage Foundation event, 214 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, D.C. Register at heritage.org.

Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh briefs the media at 2 p.m. EDT in the Pentagon Briefing Room, 2D972. The briefing will also be livestreamed on defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.