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The day's open press events and other DOD happenings and announcements. March 3, 2021

Open Press Events

Press Events Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III

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Secretary of Defense
Lloyd J. Austin III

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Press Events Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks

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Deputy Secretary of Defense
Kathleen H. Hicks

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Press Events Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen.Mark A. Milley  

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Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army Gen.Mark A. Milley  

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Press Events Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen.John E. Hyten  

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Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Air Force Gen.John E. Hyten  

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Additional Open Press Events

Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby briefs the media in the Pentagon Briefing Room (2D972) at 2:30 p.m. EST.  The briefing will be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.

Department of Defense Chief Data Officer David Spirk provides keynote remarks at 8:15 a.m. EST at Federal Computer Week's virtual 2021 Digital Government Summit. Register at fcw.com/digitalgovernment.

Chief of Space Operations Gen. John "Jay" Raymond discusses the mission and accomplishments of the U.S. Space Force in its first year at a virtual 9 a.m. EST National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker event, which will be livestreamed at press.org.

Robert G. Salesses, performing the duties of the assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense and global security; and Army Maj. Gen.  William J. Walker, commanding general, District of Columbia National Guard, provide testimony at 10 a.m. EST at a joint hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, to examine the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, SD-G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.

Army Maj. Gen. Patrick B. Roberson, commanding general, U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, joins a panel discussion on Great Power Competition at noon EST at the Yale Special Operations Forces Conference 2021. Register at yaleconnect.yale.edu/jacksonsofcon/home/.

DOD Postings: March 3, 2021

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