Today in the Department of Defense, April 14, 2016

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work are traveling.  Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr.  has no public or media events on his schedule.

Army Brig. Gen. Charles H. Cleveland, deputy chief of staff for communication, Resolute Support Mission, briefs the media live from Afghanistan via DVIDS at 11 a.m. EDT, in the Pentagon Briefing Room (2E973) to provide an update on operations. 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 45 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 live on http://www.defense.gov.

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities Robert Scher, Adm. William E. Gortney, commander, U.S. Northern Command, and commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command, Vice Adm. James D. Syring, director, Missile Defense Agency, Rear Adm. Edward Cashman, director, Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense Organization, and Barry Pike, U.S. Army Program Executive Officer for Missiles and Space, provide testimony to the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces on missile defeat posture and strategy in review of the fiscal year 2017 budget request at 2 p.m. EDT, 2118 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, District of Columbia.