Today in the Department of Defense, October 5, 2015

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter is traveling.  Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. have no public or media events on their schedules.

Army Gen. John F. Campbell, commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, conducts a press briefing at 9 a.m. EDT in the Pentagon Briefing Room (2E973). Journalists without a Pentagon building pass will be picked up at the River Entrance Pedestrian Bridge only. 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.