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The day's open press events and other DOD happenings and announcements. December 17, 2020

Open Press Events

Press Events Acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller

The acting secretary has no public or media events on his schedule.

Acting Secretary of Defense
Chris Miller

The acting secretary has no public or media events on his schedule.

Press Events Deputy Defense Secretary David L. Norquist

The deputy secretary has no public or media events on his schedule.

Deputy Defense Secretary
David L. Norquist

The deputy secretary has no public or media events on his schedule.

Press Events Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen.Mark A. Milley  

The chairman's appearance on the USO Military Virtual Programming (MVP) Holiday Special at 8 p.m. EST can be seen on the USO's Facebook and YouTube platforms.

Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army Gen.Mark A. Milley  

The chairman's appearance on the USO Military Virtual Programming (MVP) Holiday Special at 8 p.m. EST can be seen on the USO's Facebook and YouTube platforms.

Press Events Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen.John E. Hyten  

The vice chairman has no public or media events on his schedule.

Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Air Force Gen.John E. Hyten  

The vice chairman has no public or media events on his schedule.

Additional Open Press Events

Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond (12:15 p.m. EST); and Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Dr. Will Roper (1:30 p.m. EST), speak at TechCrunch's Space 2020 virtual event.  Register at techcrunch.com.

DOD Postings: December 17, 2020

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The Air Force made a special Christmas delivery to people living on some of the most remote islands in the world, airdropping more than 3,200 pounds of cargo as part of its 69th annual Operation Christmas Drop.
Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond said partnerships play an important role in the Space Force, and he'll work to cultivate those partnerships with allies, including Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, New Zealand, France, Germany and Japan.
With the first COVID-19 vaccine already in the arms of some health care workers, the Defense Logistics Agency is ready to ship doses for Defense Department employees outside the continental U.S. and the deployed U.S. Navy Fleet.
The Irregular Warfare Annex to the 2018 National Defense Strategy details how the department seeks to institutionalize and operationalize irregular warfare amid the ongoing recalibration of its focus on peer and near-peer adversaries. 
The Michigan National Guard will work to support hospitals and community health care organizations with logistical and medical assets to ensure the efficient delivery and administration of the COVID-19 vaccine.
By working together, DOD's Defense Innovation Unit and the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will help each other fulfill missions, understand new threats and solve challenges.
COVID-19 vaccine shipments are being delivered to every site identified by public health jurisdictions in Operation Warp Speed's first wave of shipments, the Health and Human Service secretary said.
Operation Warp Speed officials are eager to highlight their version of Tiberius — a software platform designed to guide the distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine. 
When it comes to geospatial intelligence, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is in the middle of a revolution, its director for operations said.
The Guam and Hawaii National Guard participated in a virtual subject matter expert exchange on COVID-19 with the Philippine armed forces as part of the Guard's State Partnership Program.