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Open Press Events

Press Events Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III

The secretary has no public or media events on his schedule.

Secretary of Defense
Lloyd J. Austin III

The secretary has no public or media events on his schedule.

Press Events Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks

The deputy secretary has no public or media events on her schedule.

Deputy Secretary of Defense
Kathleen H. Hicks

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

The chairman is traveling.

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

The chairman is traveling.

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


A Senate Armed Services Committee hearing at 9:30 a.m. EDT considers the nomination of Army Gen. Paul J. LaCamera to be commander, United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command/U.S. Forces Korea, Room SD-G50, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.

Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David H. Berger discusses "The Marine Corps and the future of warfare" at 10 a.m. EDT at a Brookings Institution virtual event. Register at brookings.edu.

Acting Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Energy Jennifer Miller, Air Force Director of Civil Engineers Brig. Gen. William Kale, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Joanne Bass, and Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force Roger Towberman provide testimony at 10 a.m. EDT at a virtual House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies hearing on Air Force quality of life and installations.

Army Gen. Richard D. Clarke, commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, provides keynote remarks at 11:45 a.m. EDT at the National Defense Industrial Association's virtual 2021 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference. Register at sofic.org.

Deputy Assistant Secretary Of Defense for Industrial Policy Jesse Salazar; and Navy Rear Adm. William Chase III, deputy principal cyber advisor to the secretary of defense, and director, Protecting Critical Technology Task Force, provide testimony at 2:30 p.m. EDT at a Senate Armed Services Cyber Subcommittee hearing on cybersecurity of the Defense Industrial Base, Room SR-222, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.

Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby briefs the media in the Pentagon Briefing Room (2D972) at 3 p.m. EDT. The briefing will also be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.

Army Gen. Stephen R. Lyons, commander, U.S. Transportation Command, provides testimony at 4 p.m. EDT at a joint House Armed Services Subcommittees on Readiness and Seapower and Projection Forces hearing on "Posture and Readiness of the Mobility Enterprise," Room 2118, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.

DoD Postings: May 18, 2021