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Today in DOD

Today in DOD for April 30, 2024

April 29, 2024

Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Christopher Mahoney (7:55 a.m. EDT); Deputy Commandant for Information Lt. Gen. Matthew Glavy and Cyber National Mission Force Commander Maj. Gen. Lorna Mahlock (12:30 p.m. EDT); and other Marine Corps officials speak at Modern Day Marine 2024, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C.

National Guard Bureau Chief Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, Army Reserve Chief Lt. Gen. Jody J. LTG Daniels, Navy Reserve Chief Vice Adm. John Mustin, Marine Forces Reserve Commander Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, and Air Force Reserve Chief Lt. Gen. John P. Healy provide testimony at 10 a.m. EDT at a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense hearing on the National Guard and Reserves fiscal 2025 budget request, The Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy Dr. John Plumb discusses "Securing Space at the Nexus of Diplomacy and Defense" at 11:40 a.m. EDT at the Meridian Space Diplomacy Forum 2024, 1630 Crescent Place NW, Washington, D.C. The event will be livestreamed at https://diplomacyforum.meridian.org/

Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Director Dr. Stefanie Tompkins, and other senior officials speak at 1 p.m. EDT at a virtual National Defense Industrial Association event on fiscal 2025 Department of Defense budget priorities. Register at ndia.org.

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin, and Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman provide testimony at 2 p.m. EDT at a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense hearing on the Air Force and Space Force fiscal 2025 budget request, The Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Readiness Policy and Oversight Dr. David J. Smith, and other officials provide testimony at 2:30 p.m. EDT at a Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel hearing on Department of Defense efforts to ensure servicemembers' access to safe, high-quality pharmaceuticals, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.

Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James J. Mingus, Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. James W. Kilby, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Christopher Mahoney, Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James C. Slife, and Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. Michael A. Guetlein provide testimony at 3 p.m. EDT at a House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee hearing on the fiscal 2025 budget request for military readiness, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.  

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Dr. William LaPlante, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy Dr. Vipin Narang, Navy Strategic Systems Programs Director Vice Adm. Johnny Wolfe Jr., and Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration Lt. Gen. Andrew Gebara provide testimony at a House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee hearing on the fiscal 2025 budget request for nuclear forces and atomic energy defense activities, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.