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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

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

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

The chairman is traveling. His remarks at 11:30 a.m. EDT at the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation ceremony in Colorado Springs, Colorado, will be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.

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

The chairman is traveling. His remarks at 11:30 a.m. EDT at the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation ceremony in Colorado Springs, Colorado, will be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.

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

The vice chairman has no public or media events on his schedule.

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

The vice chairman has no public or media events on his schedule.

Additional Open Press Events


Department of Defense Deputy Chief Information Officer for Information Enterprise Danielle Metz participates in a panel discussion on "Enabling a Work From Anywhere (WFA) Workforce" at 11:15 a.m. EDT at the virtual FedScoop Network Transformation Summit 2021. Register at fedscoop.com.

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Environment and Energy Resilience Richard Kidd; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety and Occupational Health Amy Borman; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Environment Karnig Ohannessian; and Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Environment, Safety and Infrastructure Mark Correll, provide testimony at 1 p.m. EDT at a virtual House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense hearing on defense environmental restoration.  The hearing will also be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.

Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Eric M. Smith, commanding general, Marine Corps Combat Development Command; and deputy commandant for combat development and integration, speaks at 2 p.m. EDT at a Defense One digital event on the future of Navy modernization. Register at defenseone.com.

Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby briefs the media in the Pentagon Briefing Room (2D972) at 3:30 p.m. EDT. The briefing will also be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.

John Hill, performing the duties of assistant secretary of defense for space policy; Acting Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Darlene Costello; and Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. David Thompson provide testimony at 4:30 p.m. EDT at a Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces hearing on Space Force, and military space operations, policy and programs, Room SR-232A, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. The hearing will also be livestreamed on Defense.gov.

DoD Postings: May 26, 2021