| UKRAINIAN VICTORY PLAN 90% COMPLETE: Under pressure to show that Ukraine has a realistic plan to achieve its goal of pushing Russia out of its territory, President Volodymyr Zelensky says he will present his Ukrainian Victory Plan next week when the U.N. General Assembly meets in its annual high-level session. "The necessary steps for Ukraine have already been clearly defined. The steps designed to give us the strongest possible position to bring about peace, a real, just peace," Zelensky said in a video address Monday night. "Over 90% has already been written out. Together, this package can ensure the right development of the situation not only for Ukraine, but for everyone in the world who values international law." Zelensky says he will personally present the plan to President Joe Biden as he makes yet another appeal for permission to use U.S. weapons to try to blunt Russia's aerial attacks that have rained more than 4,000 bombs a month on Ukrainian cities. "Everybody is looking at the decision of the United States," Zelensky said in an interview that aired on CNN Sunday. "We wanted very much to use this weapon and just to attack these jets on the military bases, not civilian infrastructure, military base." "All our energy infrastructure, they destroyed 80% by these guided bombs, 80%," he told CNN's Fareed Zakaria. "We waited too long. Now Russia began to move that jets from 100, 150 kilometers, 300 to 500." "I will tell you that now we need more permissions," he said. "I'm ready to share it with President Biden. Then, of course I think it will be honest and right to share with two candidates, with Donald Trump, with Kamala Harris," Zelensky said. "I think that a lot of things depends on decision of the Congress of the United States." PUTIN ORDERS UP 180K ADDITIONAL TROOPS: In a decree issued Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an increase in his armed forces to 1.5 million troops, which would require 180,000 recruits, or conscripts, and would increase the overall size of the military to nearly 2.4 million. "Russian efforts to increase the size of the armed forces are part of a longer-term Russian objective that extends beyond the war in Ukraine and aims to increase the size and overall capacity of the Russian military via long-term, large-scale force reforms," the Institute for the Study of War said in its latest assessment of the war In Ukraine. "The September 16 decree will notably come into force on December 1, 2024, suggesting that Russian military authorities will increase recruitment and force-generation efforts to meet the 1.5 million combat personnel benchmark starting December 2024." Putin is facing a manpower shortage, which many inside Russia have blamed for the loss of territory in the Kursk border region to Ukraine’s surprise August offensive. Still, he has to be careful to avoid a repeat blowback of 2022 when hundreds of thousands of Russians fled the country to avoid being drafted. Putin is afraid of "one thing," Zelensky said in his CNN interview. "No leaders, no countries, no nothing. He's is afraid of his society. Russian people … if Russian people are in danger, if they don't have comfortable life, if they live without energy, like our people, they will understand the price of the war and they will be not happy with it. And they will begin to influence on him, on Putin." UKRAINE SHORT OF EVERYTHING: Despite the boasts from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin that the U.S. and its allies "have moved heaven and earth to get Ukraine what it needs," Zelensky says severe shortages have resulted in heavy casualties and territorial losses along the eastern front, where Russian troops have been advancing against outgunned and outmanned Ukrainian defenders. "They moved very quickly because we didn't have equipment," Zelensky told CNN. "You lose people because they are not in armored vehicles or in something like this. They don't have artillery, they don't have artillery rounds. To compare the number, Russia uses 12 rounds. We used one, one to 12." "After eight months pause in decision — before their positive decision of U.S. Congress — what we did during these all eight months, everybody has to understand. We used all we could. We moved what we have in reserves and what we have in storages or what reserves brigades, who we need now, what they had we took all their weapon," he said. "We need 14 brigades to be ready. Until now, we don't have from these package on brigades, we didn't equip even four." OPINION: BIDEN REWARDS RUSSIA ON STORM SHADOW MISSILES Good Tuesday morning and welcome to Jamie McIntyre's Daily on Defense, written and compiled by Washington Examiner National Security Senior Writer Jamie McIntyre (@jamiejmcintyre) and edited by Christopher Tremoglie. Email here with tips, suggestions, calendar items, and anything else. Sign up or read current and back issues at DailyonDefense.com. If signing up doesn't work, shoot us an email and we'll add you to our list. And be sure to follow me on Threads and/or on X @jamiejmcintyre. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP OR READ BACK ISSUES OF DAILY ON DEFENSE SECRET SERVICE CHIEF: 'I HAVE ORDERED A PARADIGM SHIFT': At an afternoon news conference in West Palm Beach, acting Secret Service director Ronald Rowe said that in the wake of two failed assassination attempts, the agency needs to recognize that it needs to adjust to the changing threat. "Yesterday afternoon, this country was reminded of the heightened and dynamic threat environment the United States Secret Service and its protectees face on a daily basis," Rowe said, noting that enhanced levels of protection for President Donald Trump and other protectees were in place Sunday when an apparent second assassination attempt was foiled. "Coming out of Butler, I have ordered a paradigm shift. The Secret Services protective methodologies work, and they are sound. And we saw that yesterday, Rowe said. "We need to look at what our protective methodology is. We need to get out of a reactive model and get to a readiness model." Rowe said the immediate need is for more people because the current Secret Service forces are being maxed out on overtime. "The men and women of the Secret Service right now, we are redlining them," he said. "You can't just give me money and say, hey, we're going to make sure that everybody gets overtime." MIKE POMPEO DISMISSES SECRET SERVICE HAVING 'RESOURCE PROBLEM' IN PROTECTING TRUMP 'HE'S NOT THE SITTING PRESIDENT': An offhand comment from Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw Sunday has raised questions about whether Trump is getting the same level of protection as President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. "At this level that he is at right now, he's not the sitting president. If he was, we would have had this entire golf course around it," Bradshaw said in explaining how the suspect managed to lie in wait in the bushes lining Trump's golf course. "Well, because he's not, security is limited to the areas that the Secret Service deems possible." "The Secret Service director briefed the task force last week that they had increased the level of protection for both Trump and Harris to the same level as Biden," said Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL), a member of the task force on the attempted assassination formed in July. "Yet we're hearing that disconnect from the Palm Beach County Sheriff." "I think both the Secret Service and the FBI have to get out of this paradigm of you get this when you're the current president, and you get this when you're a former," Waltz said on CNN. "What agents are telling me is that it's a budget issue, that DHS and Mayorkas set the budget, and they don't want to blow up the budget, you know, because President Trump has multiple residences, plays golf, and is an active campaigner. That's nonsense. They need to give him every protection and everything he needs and come to Congress if he needs more." "There's no doubt in my mind that there needs to be additional resources," Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), ranking Democrat on the task force, said in a separate appearance on CNN. "You can't expect people to be working 80, 90, 100 hours, weeks in perpetuity and for them to maintain the level of acuity and focus that we demand and expect of those agents." "You have a vice president who is a candidate, and you have a former president who is a candidate. So you have three individuals that need presidential-level security, which is the first time we've ever faced that situation," Crow said. "Acting Director Rowe came before our task force just last week and testified that his agents are, in his words, redlined, right? They have been working double overtime for over a year. You can't expect people to be working 80, 90, 100 hours, weeks in perpetuity and for them to maintain the level of acuity and focus that we demand and expect of those agents." JOHNSON DEMANDS THAT TRUMP RECEIVE 'EVERY ASSET AVAILABLE' TO PROTECT HIS LIFE U.S. TROOPS DEPART NIGER: With the exception of a small contingent left behind to guard the Embassy in Niamey, the last remaining U.S. troops in Niger have departed the West African country under an agreement reached earlier this year with Niger's ruling military junta. "This process began on May 19th following the mutually established withdrawal conditions," Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters at the Pentagon yesterday. "The effective cooperation and communication between the United States and Nigerien armed forces ensured that the safe, orderly, and responsible withdrawal was completed without complications by the mutually decided date of September 15th, 2024." The U.S. handed over its last military bases in Niger last month, including a drone base that was constructed five years ago at a cost of over $100 million. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER THE RUNDOWN: Washington Examiner: Ryan Routh faces gun charges after Trump assassination attempt Washington Examiner: Johnson demands that Trump receive 'every asset available' to protect his life Washington Examiner: Mike Pompeo dismisses Secret Service having 'resource problem' in protecting Trump Washington Examiner: Biden and Trump had 'cordial' call day after assassination attempt: White House Washington Examiner: Trump would-be assassin was subject of FBI tip in 2019 Washington Examiner: New allegations made about first Trump assassination attempt security failures Washington Examiner: Netanyahu on brink of firing Israel Defense Minister Gallant: Reports Washington Examiner: China releases American pastor wrongfully detained Washington Examiner: Illegal border crossings remain near lowest levels seen under Biden administration Washington Examiner: Opinion: Biden rewards Russia on Storm Shadow missiles Washington Examiner: Opinion: Abandoned by Biden, Philippines surrenders shoal to China AP: Suspect in apparent assassination attempt on Trump was near golf course for 12 hours, records show AP: US airs frustration with Israel's military about strikes in Gaza Stars and Stripes: Air Force Needs to Fix Big Gaps in Early Stages of European Attack Response, Analysts Say Air & Space Forces Magazine: PACAF Tracks China and Russia's Growing Ties—But Leaders Also See 'Limits' Air & Space Forces Magazine: USSF Intel Boss: China Now Has 1,000 Satellites on Orbit SpaceNews: Cybersecurity a Top Priority for Military Satellites as Threats Loom Defense News: How the Air Force Averted a Major Flaw in Its Drone Wingmen Approach Air & Space Forces Magazine: Kendall: New, Re-Imagined NGAD Could Cost Less Than an F-35 Air & Space Forces Magazine: Kendall Wants to Stay as Air Force Secretary Under New President The War Zone: Everything We Just Learned About the Supersized AGM-158 XR Stealth Cruise Missile Air & Space Forces Magazine: Air Force Could Scrap KC-135 Replacement If It Can Speed Up Next-Gen Tanker AP: US Coast Guard says Russian naval vessels crossed into buffer zone off Alaska C4RSINET: Pentagon to Oversee $3 Billion Effort to Strengthen Microchip Supply Air & Space Forces Magazine: 'We're Struggling': Leaders Say Air and Space Forces Need More Resources for Pivotal Stretch Air & Space Forces Magazine: Air Force Ups Recruiting Goals for 2025 After Hitting 2024 Targets National Security Journal: Inside the Afghanistan Evacuation in 2021: An Ambassador's Perspective National Security Journal: The U.S. Navy's Underfunded Mine Warfare Arsenal Is a Problem National Security Journal: Beretta M9: The Gun The U.S. Army Misses or Not?\ National Security Journal: Dassault Rafale: The Best Fighter Plane You've Never Heard Of National Security Journal: A Korean War Ending For the Ukraine War? THE CALENDAR: TUESDAY | SEPTEMBER 17 8:15 a.m. 201 Waterfront St., National Harbor, Maryland — Air and Space Forces Association 2024 Air, Space and Cyber Conference: “Achieving Decisive Advantage in an Age of Growing Threats,” with Air Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman; Gen. Gregory Guillot, commander, U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command; Gen. Timothy Haugh, commander, U.S. Cyber Command; Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander, U.S. Space Command; and Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, commander, U.S. Transportation Command https://www.afa.org/air-space-cyber-conference/ 8:30 a.m. 600 14th St. NW — Nextgov Cyber Defenders workshop: "Securing the nation infrastructure and data from cyber threats," with HHS Chief Information Security Officer La Monte Yarborough; Puesh Kumar, director of the Energy Department Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response; Sudha Vyas, chief cybersecurity architect, Defense Department Office of the Chief Information Officer; and Paul Blahusch, chief information security officer, Labor Department https://tinyurl.com/yc3t4eyr 9 a.m. 1201 Pennsylvania Ave. NW — Hudson Institute discussion: “Taiwan Democracy in the International Community,” with former Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, Hudson fellow; former Taiwanese Defense Minister Michael Tsai; Ngalim Tiunn, member of the Taiwan Legislative Yuan; Tom McDevitt, chairman, Washington Times; and Miles Yu, director of the Hudson Institute China Center https://www.hudson.org/events/taiwans-democracy 9 a.m. 2401 M St., NW — George Washington University Project for Media and National Security Defense Writers Group coffee-conversation with Jane Harman, chair, and Eric Edelman, vice chair, Congressional Commission on the National Defense Strategy RSVP, [email protected] 9:30 a.m. 216 Hart — Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the nominations of Air Force Lt. Gen. Randall Reed to be commander, U.S. Transportation Command; and Lt. Gen. Xavier T. Brunson to be commander, U.N. Command, Combined Forces Command, and U.S. Forces Korea. http://www.armed-services.senate.gov 9 a.m. 5151 Pooks Hill Road, Bethesda, Maryland — Institute for Defense and Government Advancement 2024 Hypersonic Weapons Summit, with Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO); and Lt. Col. Jared Thompson, chief, U.S. Strategic Command Global Strike Advanced Capabilities Integration https://www.idga.org/events-hypersonicweaponssystems 9 a.m. 1211 Connecticut Ave. NW — Henry Stimson Center discussion: “Strategy, Security, and Diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific,” with Australian Ambassador to the U.S. Kevin Rudd; and former U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon https://www.stimson.org/event/strategy-security-and-diplomacy-in-the-indo-pacific 10 a.m. 342 Dirksen — Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing: “Ensuring a Trustworthy Government: Examining the National Security Risks of Replacing Nonpartisan Civil Servants with Political Appointees" http://www.hsgac.senate.gov 10 a.m. — Wilson Center Global Europe Program virtual discussion: “Keeping the Lights On: The Battle for the Ukrainian Grid,” with Oleksandr Kharchenko, director of the Ukrainian Energy Industry Research Center; and Mariana Budjeryn, senior research associate at Harvard University Project on Managing the Atom https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/keeping-lights-battle-ukrainian-grid 10 a.m. — Arms Control Association virtual briefing: “Disarmament Summits to Reduce Nuclear Dangers,” with Scot Roecker, vice president for nuclear materials security at the Nuclear Threat Initiative; Ulrich Kuhn, head of the University of Hamburg Arms Control and Emerging Technologies Program; Kelsey Davenport, ACA director for nonproliferation policy; and Daryl Kimball, ACA executive director https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register 12 p.m. 1001 14th St. NW — Politico 2024 Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Tech Summit with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas; Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD); Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-CA); Arati Prabhakar, director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy; and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco https://www.politico.com/2024aitechsummit 3 p.m. — Jewish Institute for National Security of America virtual discussion: the National Defense Strategy Commission Report: "Is the U.S. Defense Strategy Sufficient?" with JINSA Distinguished Scholar Amb. Eric Edelman, vice chairman, 2024 Commission on the NDS; Mara Rudman, commissioner, 2024 Commission on the NDS, and former deputy assistant to the president for national security affairs; Roger Zakheim, commissioner, 2024 Commission on the NDS, and director, Ronald Reagan Institute; and John Hannah, JINSA senior fellow https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register WEDNESDAY | SEPTEMBER 18 8 a.m. 201 Waterfront St., National Harbor, Maryland — Air and Space Forces Association 2024 Air, Space and Cyber Conference, with “Achieving Decisive Advantage in an Age of Growing Threats,” Air Force Undersecretary Melissa Dalton; Gen. Anthony Cotton, commander of U.S. Strategic Command; Gen. Thomas Bussiere, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command; and Deputy Air Force Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Integration Lt. Gen. Andrew Gebara https://www.afa.org/air-space-cyber-conference 9:25 a.m. 5151 Pooks Hill Rd., Bethesda, Maryland — Institute for Defense and Government Advancement 2024 Hypersonic Weapons Summit Phil Hansen, project manager, hypersonic and ballistic tracking space sensor at the Missile Defense Agency https://www.idga.org/events-hypersonicweaponssystems 9:45 a.m. — Defense News webcast: "Modernizing to Meet Tomorrow’s Defense Needs," with Doug Bush, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology https://events.defensenews.com/modernizing-to-meet-tomorrows-defense-needs/ 10 a.m. 2118 Rayburn — House Armed Services Committee hearing: "The Findings and Recommendations of the Commission on the National Defense Strategy, with former Rep. Jane Harman D-CA, chair, Commission on the National Defense Strategy; and Eric Edelman, vice chair, Commission on the National Defense Strategy https://armedservices.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings 10 a.m. 14th and F Sts. NW — National Press Club discussion with the families of seven American hostages in Gaza, with Ronen and Orna Neutra, parents of American hostage and Israel Defense Force (IDF) member Omer Neutra; Jonathan Dekel-Chen, father of hostage Sagui Dekel-Chen; Ruby and Hagit Chenl parents of American hostage and IDF member Itay Chen; Adi and Yael Alexander, parents of American hostage and IDF member Edan Alexander; Liz Hirsh Naftali, great-aunt of former child hostage Abigail More Edan; and Hannah Siegel, niece of American hostage Keith Siegel https://www.press.org/events/npc-headliners-families-seven-american-hostages-gaza 10 a.m. 310 Cannon House — House Homeland Security Committee hearing: “A Country Without Borders: How the Biden-Harris Open Borders Policies Have Undermined Our Safety and Security" http://homeland.house.gov 10 a.m. — The SETA Foundation at Washington D.C. book discussion: Artificial Intelligence 'Arms Dynamics': The Case Of The U.S. And China Rivalry, with Gloria Shkurti Ozdemir, researcher, Foreign Policy Directorate, SETA Foundation; Kadir Ustun, executive director, SETA Foundation https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register 10:30 a.m. — McCain Institute discussion: “Defending American Democracy in the Digital Age,” with Rachael Dean Wilson, managing director of the Alliance for Securing Democracy and US Elections at German Marshall Fund; Jim Ludes, vice president for strategic initiatives and executive director of the Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy; Jane Andersen, executive director of Agenda for Arizona; Steven Richer, county recorder of Maricopa County; and Dianna Nanez, executive director of Arizona Luminaria https://www.mccaininstitute.org/resources/events 2 p.m. 2358-C Rayburn — Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe hearing: “Russia Imperial Identity,” with Botakoz Kassymbekova, assistant professor of modern history at the University of Basel; Philip Obaji Jr., Daily Beast correspondent; Timothy Snyder, Yale University history professor; and Maria Vyushkova, Buryat activist and scientist https://www.youtube.com/live/zKNxUx9_U9I 2:30 p.m. 216 Hart — Senate Intelligence Committee hearing: "Foreign threats to elections in 2024, roles and responsibilities of U.S. tech providers" http://intelligence.senate.gov 2 p.m. — Center for Strategic and International Studies virtual discussion: “Commercial Space for National Security: Integration and Institutional Change,” with retired Air Force Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski; and Mandy Vaughn, CEO and founder of GXO Inc. https://www.csis.org/events/commercial-space-national-security-integration 3 p.m. 419 Dirksen — Senate Foreign Relations Committee media event: "Marking nearly four years since the wrongful imprisonment of Hong Kong media mogul and democracy advocate Jimmy Lai,” with Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Ben Cardin (D-MD); and Sebastien Lai, son of Jimmy Lai [email protected] THURSDAY | SEPTEMBER 19 8 a.m. 7920 Jones Branch Dr., McLean, Virginia — Potomac Officers Club 2024 Intel Summit, with CIA Chief Technology Officer Nand Mulchandani; Matthew Ross, executive director of global integration, Defense Intelligence Agency; and Executive Assistant FBI Director Ryan Young https://potomacofficersclub.com/events 8:30 a.m. — The Hill virtual Future of Defense Summit: “Accelerating Innovation and Next-Gen Defense,” with Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NB); House Armed Services ranking member Adam Smith (D-WA); Rep. Robert Wittman (R-VA): Arnold Punaro, founder and CEO of the Punaro Group and chair of the National Defense Industrial Association; and Becca Wasser, senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security https://thehill.com/events/4816163-future-of-defense-summit 8:30 a.m. — Foundation for Defense of Democracies and Cyberspace Solarium Commission discussion: "America's Cyber Resiliency in 2024: A Conversation with CSC 2.0 Co-Chair Sen. Angus King," with Tom Fanning, former executive chairman of Southern Company; and former executive director retired Rear. Adm. Mark Montgomery, senior director, FDD Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation; and Sam Sabin, cybersecurity reporter at Axios https://www.fdd.org/events/2024/09/19/americas-cyber-resiliency 8:45 a.m. 1201 Pennsylvania Ave. NW — Hudson Institute discussion: "The report of the Commission on the National Defense Strategy,” with Eric Edelman, commissioner of the Commission on the National Defense Strategy; Mariah Sixkiller, commissioner of the Commission on the National Defense Strategy; and Rebeccah Heinrichs, director of the Hudson Keystone Defense Initiative https://www.hudson.org/events/conversation 9 a.m. — PunchBowl News in-person and virtual discussion: “The Future of Defense Aviation,” with Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-OK); Jill Albertelli, president of military engines at Pratt and Whitney; Anna Palmer, co-founder of PunchBowl News; https://events.punchbowl.news/futureof_bice/Sept19 10 a.m. 1616 Rhode Island Ave. NW— Center for Strategic and International Studies International Security Program and the U.S. Naval Institute for a Maritime Security Dialogue in-peron and virtual discussion: "America Warfighting Navy," with Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti; Seth Jones, CSIS senior vice president and ISP director; and retired Navy Capt. Bill Hamblet, editor-in-chief, Proceedings, U.S. Naval Institute https://www.csis.org/events/americas-warfighting-navy 11:30 a.m. — Center for Strategic and International Studies virtual discussion: “On Day One: A U.S. Economic Contingency Plan for a Taiwan Crisis,” with Eyck Freymann, nonresident research fellow, Naval War College China Maritime Studies Institute; and Hugo Bromley, affiliated research associate, Cambridge University Robinson College https://www.csis.org/events/day-one-us-economic-contingency-plan-taiwan-crisis 1 p.m. 2212 Rayburn — House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing: “Oversight of Extremism Policies in the Army," with testimony from Agnes Schaefer, assistant Army secretary for manpower and reserve affairs; and Lt. Gen. Patrick Matlock, deputy Army chief of staff https://armedservices.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings 3 p.m. 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW — Brookings Institution in-person and virtual discussion: "Great power competition and overseas bases," with Michael O'Hanlon, Knight chair in Defense and Strategy, senior fellow and director, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology, Brookings; Geoffrey Gresh, professor, College of International Security Affairs, National Defense University; Dawn Murphy, associate professor, National Security Strategy, National War College; Andrew Yeo, senior fellow and SK-Korea Foundation Chair in Korea Studies, Brookings; and Isaac Kardon, senior fellow for China Studies, Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace https://connect.brookings.edu/register-to-watch 4 p.m. 1779 Massachusetts Ave. NW — Carnegie Endowment for International Peace discussion: “The International Side of Industrial Policy,” with Deputy National Security Adviser Daleep Singh https://carnegieendowment.org/events 6:30 p.m. 2340 S St. NW— President Woodrow Wilson House discussion: “The challenges of American foreign and defense policy in a world in which America opponents and enemies are, if not allied, increasingly in alignment with one another,” with Eliot Cohen, chair in strategy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/woodrowwilsonhouse FRIDAY | SEPTEMBER 20 8:30 a.m. — Center for a New American Security virtual discussion: “Confronting the Axis of Upheaval,” with House Armed Services ranking member Adam Smith (D-Wa); Rep. Robert Wittman (R-VA), vice chairman, House Armed Services Committee; and Jonathan Lord, senior fellow and director of the CNAS Middle East Security Program https://www.cnas.org/events/virtual-event-confronting-the-axis-of-upheaval' 9:30 a.m. — Hudson Institute virtual discussion: “The Future of U.S. and Allied Hypersonic Missile Programs,” with Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO); Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE); Rep. Donald Norcross (D-NJ); Rep. Vince Fong (R-CA); retired Air Force Gen. Heather Pringle; former Joint Chiefs of Staff Vice Chairman Adm. James Winnefeld; former Assistant Defense Secretary for Space Policy John Plumb; and Mike White, former principal director for hypersonics in the Office of the Defense Secretary https://www.hudson.org/events/future-american-hypersonic-missile-program 10 a.m. Pentagon Parade Field — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. make remarks at the National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events | | | | "I've been closely watching the evolution of military for 15 years. China is not a future threat; China is a threat today." | | Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, speaking at an Air and Space Forces Association convention Monday. |
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