9:30 AM EDT
Hearings to examine the posture of the United States Central Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2026 and the Future Years Defense Program; to be immediately followed by a closed session in SVC-217.
Senate Armed Services Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/119th-congress/senate-event/337067
https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-testimony-on-the-posture-of-united-states-central-command-in-review-of-the-defense-authorization-request-for-fiscal-year-2026-and-the-future-years-defense-program
https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings
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9:30 AM EDT
Defense Secretary & Joint Chiefs Chair Testify on 2026 Budget Request
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Caine testify on military operations and President Trump's 2026 Pentagon budget request.
https://www.c-span.org/event/senate-committee/defense-secretary-joint-chiefs-chair-testify-on-2026-budget-request/433909
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9:30 AM EDT
Secretary of Defense HON Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, provide testimony at 9:30 a.m. EDT at a Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing on the Department of Defense fiscal 2026 budget request and the Future Years Defense Program, SD-G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. The testimony will be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.
Department of Defense
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2025-06-18/
https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/36388
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9:00 AM EDT
LIVE: Pete Hegseth Testifies at a Department of Defense Budget Hearing - 6/18/25
Right Side Broadcasting Network
https://rumble.com/v6uyqun-live-pete-hegseth-testifies-at-a-department-of-defense-budget-hearing-61825.html