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Today in DOD

May 9, 2018
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Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis  has no public or media events on his schedule.
 
Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan speaks at the Public Service Recognition Week Spirit of Service Ceremony at 11:30 a.m. EDT in the Pentagon Center Courtyard.
 

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. provides introductory remarks for Army Gen. Curtis M. Scaparotti, Supreme Allied Commander Europe and commander, U.S. European Command, as he receives the Atlantic Council Distinguished Military Leadership Award at 7 p.m. EDT at the Atlantic Council 2018 Distinguished Leadership Awards ceremony at the Ritz-Carlton, 1150 22nd St. NW, Washington, District of Columbia.  This event will be streamed live on YouTube.

Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Robert S. Karem, Marine Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command, and Army Maj. Gen. Roger L. Cloutier Jr., chief of staff, U.S. Africa Command, and lead investigating officer, brief the media at noon EDT on the results of the investigation into the Oct. 4, 2017 ambush in Niger in the Pentagon Press Briefing Room (2E973).  Both U.S. and foreign journalists without a Pentagon building pass must be pre-registered in the new Pentagon Visitor Management System to attend this briefing; plan on being escorted from the River Entrance Pedestrian Bridge or the Pentagon Metro Entrance Facility only. Please arrive no later than 45 minutes before the briefing; have proof of affiliation and photo identification. Please call 703-697-5131 for any questions and escort into the building. The briefing will also be streamed live on defense.gov/live.

Justin Poole, deputy director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, provides the keynote address at  10:35 a.m. EDT; and Army Maj. Gen. David G. Bassett, program executive officer, command, control and communications-tactical, U.S. Army, provides the closing keynote at 3 p.m. EDT, at the 2018 C4ISRNET Conference, Renaissance Arlington Capital View, 2800 South Potomac Ave., Arlington, Virginia.
 
Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. David L. Goldfein, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John M. Richardson and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva participate in the United Service Organizations Military Spouse of the Year Awards dinner, at 6 p.m. EDT at the Omni Shoreham, 2500 Calvert St. NW, Washington, District of Columbia.