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Today in DOD

Jan. 10, 2018
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Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis, Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. have no public or media events on their schedules.
 
Adm. Philip S. Davidson, commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, provides a keynote address at 8:30 a.m. EST; Vice Adm. David C. Johnson, principal military deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition, Rear Adm. William J. Galinis, program executive officer (PEO) Ships and Rear Adm. John Neagley, PEO Littoral Combat Ships participate in a shipbuilding panel at 10:15 a.m. EST;  Vice Adm. David C. Johnson, principal military deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition, Rear Adm. Mark Whitney, fleet maintenance officer, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, participate in ship maintenance panel at 2:15 p.m. EST; and Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer speaks at the annual banquet at 8 p.m. EST at the Surface Navy Association's 30th Annual National Symposium, at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, 2799 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, Virginia.
 
Pentagon Chief Spokesperson Dana W. White and Joint Staff Director Lt. Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. brief the media at 12 p.m. EST in the Pentagon Briefing Room (2E973). Foreign journalists without a Pentagon building pass must plan on being escorted from the River Entrance Pedestrian Bridge only, or, if arriving at the Pentagon Metro Entrance Facility, must contact 703-697-5131 a minimum of one hour prior to your arrival. Please arrive no later than 45 minutes before the briefing if coming by Metro. U.S. journalists without a Pentagon building pass will be picked up at the River Entrance Pedestrian Bridge or the Pentagon Metro Visitors Entrance only. If arriving by Metro, please contact 703-697-5131 a minimum of one hour prior to your arrival, and plan to arrive no later than 30 minutes before the event; have proof of affiliation and photo identification. Please call 703-697-5131 for escort into the building. The briefing will also be streamed on www.defense.gov/live.
 
Army Lt. Gen. Alan R. Lynn, director, Defense Information Systems Agency, speaks at 12 p.m. EST at the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) Washington, D.C. Chapter luncheon at the Army Navy Country Club, 1700 Army Navy Dr., Arlington, Virginia.
 
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Personnel Policy Anthony Kurta speaks at the Pentagon Force Protection Agency Human Trafficking Awareness Day seminar at 1 p.m. EST in the Pentagon Auditorium (BH650).