The secretary hosts an enhanced honor cordon and meeting welcoming Norwegian Defense Minister Bjørn Gram to the Pentagon at 11 a.m. EDT on the steps of the River Entrance. All journalists covering the arrival ceremony must obtain a wristband from security screening. Journalists without a Pentagon access badge must go through security screening at the base of the River Entrance Pedestrian Bridge, and will be escorted to the arrival ceremony from there. Security screening will begin at approximately 10 a.m. EDT; have proof of affiliation and two forms of photo identification. Security screening at this location will close promptly at 10:30 a.m. EDT. Journalists with a Pentagon access badge, and whom have entered the building prior to 10 a.m. EDT, may go through security screening at the River Entrance to obtain their wristband; please obtain your wristband at the River Entrance by 10:30 a.m. EDT. All journalists covering the ceremony, including those with a Pentagon access badge, must be in place no later than 10:45 a.m. EDT. Once security screening has been initiated at the base of the bridge, all journalists entering the building via the bridge for any reason, including those with a Pentagon facility access card not covering the arrival ceremony, must undergo security screening. Please call 703-697-5131 with any questions.