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Open Press Events

Press Events Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III

The secretary and Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, deliver remarks about the end of the military mission in Afghanistan at 1 p.m. EDT in the Pentagon Briefing Room (2D972). Due to COVID social distancing concerns, there will be 30 chairs for reporters in the room.  The seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis.  Only one seat per news organization is authorized. The standard Zoom call-information will be published separately; calls after 12:55 p.m. EDT will not have an opportunity to ask questions.  The briefing will also be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.

Secretary of Defense
Lloyd J. Austin III

The secretary and Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, deliver remarks about the end of the military mission in Afghanistan at 1 p.m. EDT in the Pentagon Briefing Room (2D972). Due to COVID social distancing concerns, there will be 30 chairs for reporters in the room.  The seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis.  Only one seat per news organization is authorized. The standard Zoom call-information will be published separately; calls after 12:55 p.m. EDT will not have an opportunity to ask questions.  The briefing will also be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.

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 and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III deliver remarks about the end of the military mission in Afghanistan at 1 p.m. EDT in the Pentagon Briefing Room (2D972). Due to COVID social distancing concerns, there will be 30 chairs for reporters in the room.  The seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis.  Only one seat per news organization is authorized.  The standard Zoom call-information will be published separately; calls after 12:55 p.m. EDT will not have an opportunity to ask questions. The briefing will also 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 and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III deliver remarks about the end of the military mission in Afghanistan at 1 p.m. EDT in the Pentagon Briefing Room (2D972). Due to COVID social distancing concerns, there will be 30 chairs for reporters in the room.  The seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis.  Only one seat per news organization is authorized.  The standard Zoom call-information will be published separately; calls after 12:55 p.m. EDT will not have an opportunity to ask questions. The briefing will also 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

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger speaks at 11:30 a.m. EDT at a Center for Strategic and International Studies/U.S. Naval Institute "Maritime Security Dialog" webcast. Register at csis.org.

Army Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli, commanding general, U.S. Army Europe and Africa (11:30 a.m. EDT); Army Lt. Gen. James E. Rainey, deputy chief of staff G-3/5/7 (2 p.m. EDT); and Army Gen. James H. Dickinson, commander, U.S. Space Command (3:45 p.m. EDT), speak at the virtual 2021 Fires Conference in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Livestream available at https://sill-www.army.mil/fires-conference/.

Air Force Lt. Gen. Mary F. O'Brien, deputy chief of staff for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and cyber effects operations, speaks at 1:15 p.m. EDT at an Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association STEM "Women in the Workforce" onsite event at the Hyatt Regency Tysons Corner, McLean, Virginia.
 

DoD Postings: September 1, 2021