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Today in DOD

Today in DOD for March 12, 2024

March 11, 2024

Rebecca Zimmerman, performing the duties of assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense and hemispheric affairs; Air Force Gen. Gregory M. Guillot, commander, U.S. Northern Command and Northern American Aerospace Defense Command; and Army Gen. Laura J. Richardson, commander, U.S. Southern Command, provide testimony at 10 a.m. EDT at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on "U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in North and South America," Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.

Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Alex Wagner participates in a fireside chat at 10 a.m. EDT at a virtual Air & Space Forces Association "Air & Space Warfighters in Action" event. Register at afa.org.

Chief of Space Operations B. Chance Saltzman speaks at 2:05 p.m. EDT at a Defense One "State of the Space Force" digital event. Register at defenseone.com.

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.

Principal Director for Hypersonics Dr. James Weber; Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Development and Emerging Capabilities Dr. Michael Horowitz; Army Lt. Gen. Robert Rasch, director, Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology; Navy Vice Adm. Johnny R. Wolfe Jr., director, Strategic Systems Programs, U.S. Navy; and Air Force Lt. Gen. Dale R. White, military deputy, Office of the Assistance Secretary of the Air Force, Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, provide testimony at 3 p.m. EDT at a House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces hearing on "U.S. and Adversary Hypersonic Capabilities," Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.

Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Andrew P. Hunter and Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs Lt. Gen. Richard G. Moore Jr. provide testimony at 3:30 p.m. EDT at a House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces hearing on Air Force projection forces aviation programs and capabilities related to the President's fiscal 2025 budget request, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.