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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 provides keynote remarks at 8 a.m. EDT at the 2024 Microelectronics Commons Annual Meeting and NSTC Symposium, Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C. Other speakers include Department of Defense Microelectronics Principal Director Dr. Dev Shenoy (8:20 a.m. EDT); Office of Strategic Capital Director Dr. Jason Rathje (9:10 a.m. EDT); and Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall (9:30 a.m. EDT).

Deputy Secretary of Defense
Kathleen H. Hicks

The deputy secretary provides keynote remarks at 8 a.m. EDT at the 2024 Microelectronics Commons Annual Meeting and NSTC Symposium, Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C. Other speakers include Department of Defense Microelectronics Principal Director Dr. Dev Shenoy (8:20 a.m. EDT); Office of Strategic Capital Director Dr. Jason Rathje (9:10 a.m. EDT); and Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall (9:30 a.m. EDT).

Press Events Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen.Charles Q. Brown, Jr.

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

Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Air Force Gen.Charles Q. Brown, Jr.

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

Press Events Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm.Christopher W. Grady 

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

Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Navy Adm.Christopher W. Grady 

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

Additional Open Press Events


Army Lt. Gen. Steven W. Gilland, superintendent, U.S. Military Academy, speaks at 9 a.m. EDT at a virtual Washington Post Live event on Saluting America's Veterans. Register at washingtonpost.com.

Thomas Browning, performing the duties of assistant secretary of defense for mission capabilities; and Bob Stephenson, director for capabilities and resource integration (J8), U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speak at 1 p.m. EDT at an in-person and virtual Hudson Institute/National Defense Industrial Association event on "Advancing Joint Experimentation to Solve Operational Problems," 1201 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. The event will be livestreamed at hudson.org.

Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder briefs the media in the Pentagon Briefing Room (2D972) at 2:30 p.m. EDT. The briefing will also be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.

DoD Postings: October 29, 2024