News: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Today in the Department of Defense, March 23, 2016

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.

DoD Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure Paul M. Lewis provides testimony to the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the Administration’s plan to close the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility at 9:30 a.m. EDT, 2172  Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, District of Columbia.

Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environment Dennis McGinn discusses the recent discovery and findings concerning the Navy tug USS Conestoga at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration press briefing at 10 a.m. EDT, at the U.S. Navy Memorial, Naval Heritage Center, 701 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, District of Columbia.

Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher C. Bogdan, program executive officer, F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office, Michael Gilmore, director, Operation Test & Evaluation, and Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition Sean J. Stackley provide testimony to the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces on the F-35 joint strike fighter program and the fiscal year 2017 budget request at 10:30 a.m. EDT, 2118  Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, District of Columbia.

Top Stories

Watch Live at 1 p.m. EDT: Defense Secretary Speaks at U.S. Military Academy Defense Secretary Ash Carter is scheduled to speak to the corps of cadets at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. Story

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Secretary: Budget Includes New Investments, Enhanced Capabilities The Defense Department needs new investments, new posture in some regions and new and enhanced capabilities to address five strategic challenges, Defense Secretary Ash Carter told a House panel. Story | Photos | Statement | Special

• Carter: Budget Designed for Current, Future Fights
• Chairman: No Compromise on Iraq, Afghanistan Training
• Dunford: Cuts Lead to Underfunding in Critical Areas
• Full Event: Defense Leaders Testify on Budget Posture

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Deputy Secretary, Danish Defense Leader Discuss Security at Pentagon Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work and Danish Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Defense Thomas Ahrenkiel discussed the effort to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant during a meeting at the Pentagon. Story | Release | Special

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U.S. Service Member, Family Among Those Hurt in Brussels Attacks President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Ash Carter commented on the terrorist attacks in Brussels that impacted an American service member and his family and vouched support for Belgium. Story | Statement

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Defense Health Director: Budget Request Aligns with DoD Strategy Navy Vice Adm. (Dr.) Raquel C. Bono, appearing with the services’ surgeons general, outlined the military health care system’s priorities for 2017 before a House panel. Story

• Briefing: Health Agency Leaders Testify on Budget

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Carter Speaks at U.S. Military Academy

Defense Secretary Ash Carter is scheduled to speak to the corps of cadets at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y.

Source: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

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