{"id":1920308,"date":"2023-04-27T16:43:34","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T20:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-assisting-ukraine-on-its-counteroffensive-plans\/"},"modified":"2023-04-27T16:43:34","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T20:43:34","slug":"u-s-assisting-ukraine-on-its-counteroffensive-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-assisting-ukraine-on-its-counteroffensive-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Assisting Ukraine On Its Counteroffensive Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-assisting-ukraine-on-its-counteroffensive-plans%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1920308&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<h2 itemprop=\"headline\">US helping Ukraine craft war plan to surprise Russia in coming counteroffensive<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\">\n<p><b>\u2018THE UKRAINIANS ARE IN ARE IN A GOOD POSITION\u2019: <\/b><span>A<\/span>merica\u2019s top general in Europe, <b>Gen. Christopher Cavoli<\/b> \u2014 who is both the supreme NATO and U.S. European commander \u2014 has told Congress that the U.S. has been working closely with Ukraine on its plans for a counteroffensive against Russia, including ways to gain the element of surprise despite the fact the Russians and the whole world know the military operation is coming. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, we&#8217;ve worked on all that with them. And, of course, it wouldn&#8217;t be a surprise if we talked about it in public,\u201d Cavoli testified before the House Armed Services Committee yesterday. \u201cAny force can always use more of everything. But according to the modeling that we [have] very carefully done with them, the Ukrainians are in a good position.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><b><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense-national-security\/ukraine-has-almost-all-promised-military-vehicles\">UKRAINE HAS ALMOST ALL PROMISED MILITARY VEHICLES, NATO SAYS<\/a><\/u><\/b> <\/p>\n<p><b>ENOUGH TO WIN?<\/b> Cavoli\u2019s assurances came as the chairman of the committee, <b>Rep. Mike Rogers<\/b> (R-AL), questioned whether the Biden administration was providing Ukraine with everything it needs to win, not just improving its position on the battlefield. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m hopeful the coming counteroffensive will provide a final stinging defeat for Putin,\u201d Rogers said in his opening statement. \u201cBut that will require the president to stop being so reluctant to provide Ukraine with the capabilities it needs to be successful. His hesitation over being too escalatory has only prolonged the war and driven up cost in terms of dollars and lives.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>In his questioning of Cavoli, Rogers zeroed in on the Pentagon\u2019s massive stockpile of cluster munitions. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe U.S. military has over three million cluster munitions that can be fired from 155 Howitzers currently in Ukraine&#8217;s possession,\u201d Rogers said. \u201cAnd Russia is using these munitions right now against the Ukrainians. Can you please explain the battlefield military utility that giving Ukraine the DPICMs [dual-purpose improved conventional munitions] that we have would have in particular in places like Bakhmut?\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Cavoli answered without explaining the U.S. resistance to providing the munitions, which are banned by 123 nations, but not the U.S. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe call it dual purpose because it releases bomblets, some of which are anti-personnel fragmentation grenades, and some of which are shaped charges that attack vehicles from above,\u201d he said. \u201cIt&#8217;s a very effective munition. It&#8217;s very effective against mixed targets of personnel and equipment, especially when those targets are gathered into dense formations.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><b><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense-national-security\/cluster-bombs-effective-ukraine\">CLUSTER BOMBS WOULD BE &#8216;VERY EFFECTIVE&#8217; FOR UKRAINE, NATO COMMANDER SAYS<\/a><\/u><\/b> <\/p>\n<p><b>READ OUR LIPS: NO F-16s:<\/b> The recurring question of providing Ukraine with modern, 4th generation aircraft, such as U.S. F-16s, was again answered by the administration with a resounding \u201cnot at this time.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have focused with resources on the highest priority capabilities, and that has been air defense artillery and armor,\u201d testified <b>Celeste Wallander<\/b>, assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs. \u201cAnd aircraft, while on the list, Western modern aircraft is about eighth on the list.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat Ukraine really needs to do is control the airspace over its country and over its forces. And they&#8217;ve been doing that very effectively with ground-based air defense,\u201d said Cavoli. \u201cIt&#8217;s been very well served by ground-based air defense. They&#8217;ve also got some capabilities that we&#8217;ve married to their Soviet-era airframes for offensive operations.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Both Poland and Slovakia have recently given older MiG-29s to Ukraine to bolster its depleted air forces. \u201cThe contributions that some NATO allies have made of legacy Soviet aircraft have been helpful to the Ukrainians, because their pilots are trained on those aircraft. They know how to use them; they know how to maintain them,\u201d said Wallander. <\/p>\n<p><b><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense-national-security\/xi-zelensky-speak-russia\">CHINA&#8217;S XI AND UKRAINE&#8217;S ZELENSKY SPEAK FOR FIRST TIME SINCE RUSSIAN INVASION<\/a><\/u><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>Good Thursday morning and welcome to <i>Jamie McIntyre\u2019s Daily on Defense<\/i>, written and compiled by <i>Washington Examiner<\/i> National Security Senior Writer <b><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/jamie-mcintyre\">Jamie McIntyre<\/a><\/u><\/b> (<u><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamiejmcintyre\">@jamiejmcintyre<\/a><\/u>) and edited by <b><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/conrad-hoyt\">Conrad Hoyt<\/a><\/u><\/b>. <u><a href=\"http:\/\/bonginoreport.com\/mailto:jmcintyre@washingtonexaminer.com\">Email here<\/a><\/u> with tips, suggestions, calendar items, and anything else. Sign up or read current and back issues at<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/daily-on-defense\"> <\/a><i><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/daily-on-defense\">DailyonDefense.com<\/a><\/u><\/i>. If signing up doesn\u2019t work, shoot us an email and we\u2019ll add you to our list. And be sure to follow us on Twitter:<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dailyondefense\"> <\/a><u><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dailyondefense\">@dailyondefense<\/a><\/u>. <\/p>\n<p><b><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/daily-on-defense\">CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP OR READ BACK ISSUES OF DAILY ON DEFENSE<\/a><\/u><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe today to the <i>Washington Examiner<\/i> magazine and get Washington Briefing: politics and policy stories that will keep you up to date with what&#8217;s going on in Washington. <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribers.washingtonexaminer.com\/ecom\/mdc\/app\/live\/subscriptions?org=MDC&#038;publ=WS&#038;key_code=IC9WXNL&#038;type=S\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SUBSCRIBE NOW: Just $1.00 an issue!<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><b>HAPPENING TODAY: <\/b>South Korean President <b>Yoon Suk Yeol<\/b> will address a joint meeting of Congress this morning in honor of the 70th anniversary of the alliance between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea. <\/p>\n<p>The bipartisan invitation to speak was issued by leaders of both chambers, including House Speaker <b>Kevin McCarthy<\/b> (R-CA) and Senate Majority Leader <b>Chuck Schumer<\/b> (D-NY). Yoon\u2019s speech will be livestreamed at 10:30 a.m. at <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.speaker.gov\/live\/\">https:\/\/www.speaker.gov\/live<\/a><\/u>. <\/p>\n<p>Following the speech, Yoon is scheduled to have lunch at 1 p.m. with both Secretary of State <b>Antony Blinken<\/b> and Vice President <b>Kamala Harris<\/b> at the State Department before heading over to the Pentagon for a meeting with Defense Secretary <b>Lloyd Austin<\/b> at 3:20 p.m. <\/p>\n<p><b>US-ROK NUCLEAR AGREEMENT \u2018COMPLETE CONSULTATION\u2019:<\/b> The agreement announced yesterday by Yoon and <b>President Joe Biden<\/b> is as much about reassuring South Korea as it is about warning North Korea that an attack on its southern neighbor and the U.S. would be a disaster. <\/p>\n<p>As tensions have risen on the Korean Peninsula, public sentiment in South Korea began to build in favor of Seoul developing its own nuclear arsenal so it wouldn\u2019t be at the mercy of Washington\u2019s decisions about when or if a nuclear response was warranted. In return for remaining a non-nuclear military power, South Korea will get an increased nuclear presence in the form of periodic docking on U.S. ballistic missile submarines and enhanced consultation over the use of nuclear weapons in defense of itself. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s about strengthening deterrence in response to the DPRK&#8217;s [North Korea\u2019s] escalatory behavior and to and dealing with complete consultation,\u201d said Biden, who ominously warned, \u201cA nuclear attack by North Korea against the United States or its allies and partners is unacceptable and will result in the end of whatever regime were to take such an action.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Biden has reaffirmed his ironclad commitment to extended deterrence towards the Republic of Korea,\u201d said Yoon. \u201cOur two countries have agreed to immediate bilateral presidential consultations in the event of North Korea&#8217;s nuclear attack, and promise to respond swiftly, overwhelmingly, and decisively using the full force of the alliance, including the United States&#8217;s nuclear weapons.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><b><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/how-us-nuclear-submarine-visits-to-south-korea-are-focused-on-north-korea-and-china\">HOW US NUCLEAR SUBMARINE VISITS TO SOUTH KOREA ARE FOCUSED ON NORTH KOREA AND CHINA<\/a><\/u><\/b> <\/p>\n<p><b>ALSO TODAY: DETENTION HEARING FOR ACCUSED LEAKER: Jack Teixeira<\/b>, the 21-year-old Airman First Class charged with the damaging leak of an untold number of highly-classified documents, is due in a federal courtroom in Worcester, Massachusetts. <\/p>\n<p>Teixeira has been in jail since his arrest on April 14, and federal prosecutors are arguing he is a flight risk and should remain incarcerated until trial. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere simply is no condition or combination of conditions that can ensure the Defendant will not further disclose additional information still in his knowledge or possession,\u201d <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense-national-security\/prosecutors-say-alleged-leaker-serious-flight-risk-sought-destroy-evidence\">prosecutors said in court papers<\/a><\/u> filed ahead of today\u2019s detention hearing. \u201cThe damage the Defendant has already caused to the U.S. national security is immense. The damage the Defendant is still capable of causing is extraordinary.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Air Force has temporarily suspended the commander of the 102nd Intelligence Support Squadron of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, along with the detachment commander, <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense-national-security\/air-force-suspends-two-leaders-leak-unit\">reported<\/a><\/u> <i>Washington Examiner<\/i> defense reporter <b>Mike Brest<\/b>. <\/p>\n<p>The two leaders of the unit where Teixeira worked have also lost access to classified systems and information pending further investigation, <b>Ann Stefanek<\/b>, an Air Force spokeswoman, told Brest. <\/p>\n<p><b><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense-national-security\/air-force-suspends-two-leaders-leak-unit\">AIR FORCE SUSPENDS TWO LEADERS OF ALLEGED PENTAGON LEAKER&#8217;S UNIT<\/a><\/u><\/b> <\/p>\n<p><b>WHY SO FEW? <\/b>While U.S. allies Britain, France, and Germany have been airlifting hundreds of their stranded nationals out of war-torn Sudan, the U.S. has only seen a trickle of Americans evacuating by land to Port Sudan, an eastern coastal town on the Red Sea. <\/p>\n<p>Americans and dual nationals who have made it to Port Sudan can take a ferry to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Others have been flown out on the evacuation flights conducted by U.S. allies. The White House insists despite the estimates that there are roughly 16,000 U.S. citizens in Sudan, there just aren\u2019t that many U.S. citizens who want to leave. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will tell you that the universe of Americans, American citizens that have expressed a desire to leave and a willingness to move on short notice is a very small number,\u201d said NSC spokesman <b>John Kirby<\/b> on CNN yesterday. \u201cIt&#8217;s in the many dozens \u2026 And so because that population is so small, right now we&#8217;re focused on making sure that they have access to information to get on these ground routes.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Kirby acknowledged that \u201callies and partners\u201d have been opening up some seats on their planes for other foreign nationals, including Americans. \u201cAnd so we are providing that information for them as well. That may be another way to get out,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p><b><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense-national-security\/second-american-killed-sudan-conflict\">SECOND AMERICAN KILLED IN SUDANESE VIOLENCE, WHITE HOUSE SAYS<\/a><\/u><\/b> <\/p>\n<p><b>PROMOTIONS ADVANCE: <\/b>The Senate Armed Services Committee has voted by voice \u201cen bloc\u201d to approve and send to the Senate floor 1,279 military nominations in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force. The list includes 12 general officer and flag officer promotions. <\/p>\n<p><b>Sen. Tommy Tuberville<\/b> (R-AL) continues to block the promotion of 184 three-and-four-star senior officer promotions in an effort to force the Pentagon to rescind its policy of granting paid leave and reimbursing travel expenses for military women who need to travel to a different state to obtain abortion services. <\/p>\n<p><b>INDUSTRY WATCH: BOEING TAKES A HIT: <\/b>Boeing <u><a href=\"https:\/\/boeing.mediaroom.com\/2023-04-26-Boeing-Reports-First-Quarter-Results?_gl=1*w7bnqp*_ga*ODQwNTIzNDUyLjE2ODI1ODU3MTk.*_ga_3N2PEGZ4HD*MTY4MjU4NTcxOS4xLjAuMTY4MjU4NTcxOS4wLjAuMA..\">released its financial results<\/a><\/u> for the first quarter of 2023, and its defense sector suffered $211 million in losses, mostly because of a $245 million pre-tax charge on the KC-46A Pegasus tanker program, which the company said was \u201clargely driven by the previously shared supplier quality issue resulting in factory disruption and rework.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Overall revenue for the Defense, Space, and Security sector was $6.5 billion, up 19% from the same quarter last year. 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<\/p>\n<p><b><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/three-russian-aircraft-intercepted-over-baltic-sea-german-air-force-2023-04-26\/\">Reuters<\/a><\/u><\/b>: Three Russian Aircraft Intercepted Over Baltic Sea, German Air Force Says <\/p>\n<p><b><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2023\/04\/what-happens-if-turkeys-recep-tayyip-erdogan-dies\/\">19fortyfive.com<\/a><\/u><\/b>: What Happens if Turkey&#8217;s Recep Tayyip Erdogan Dies? <\/p>\n<p><b><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/cyber\/2023\/04\/26\/zero-trust-could-have-limited-pentagon-leak-navy-cto-says\/\">C4ISRNET<\/a><\/u><\/b>: Zero Trust Could Have Limited Pentagon Leak, Navy CTO Says <\/p>\n<p><b><u><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingdefense.com\/2023\/04\/boeing-hit-with-fresh-245-million-kc-46a-charge-erasing-defense-sectors-q1-profits\/?_ga=2.143409141.1119324173.1682390306-1274226541.1680032612\">Breaking Defense<\/a><\/u><\/b>: Boeing Hit with Fresh $245 Million KC-46A Charge, Erasing Defense Sector\u2019s Q1 Profits <\/p>\n<p><b><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airandspaceforces.com\/retirement-hinote-air-force-modernization\/\">Air &#038; Space Forces Magazine<\/a><\/u><\/b>: Days from Retirement, Hinote Warns That Air Force Modernization \u2018Could Come Off the Rails\u2019 <\/p>\n<p><b><u><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationweek.com\/defense-space\/budget-policy-operations\/why-usaf-wants-change-how-acquisitions-can-begin\">Aviation Week<\/a><\/u><\/b>: Why the USAF Wants to Change How Acquisitions Can Begin <\/p>\n<p><b><u><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingdefense.com\/2023\/04\/space-force-wraps-initial-plan-for-building-hybrid-commercial-military-outernet\/\">Breaking Defense<\/a><\/u><\/b>: Space Force Wraps Initial Plan for Building \u2018Hybrid\u2019 Commercial\/Military \u2018Outernet\u2019 <\/p>\n<p><b><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airandspaceforces.com\/pentagons-europe-f-16s-ukraine-russian-air-force\/\">Air &#038; Space Forces Magazine<\/a><\/u><\/b>: DOD Digs In: F-16s Not a Priority for Ukraine, Despite Russian Airpower <\/p>\n<p><b><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airandspaceforces.com\/electric-air-taxis-edwards-air-force-base-2024\/\">Air &#038; Space Forces Magazine<\/a><\/u><\/b>: \u2018Electric Air Taxis\u2019 To Begin Testing at Edwards AFB By March \u201924 <\/p>\n<p><b><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airandspaceforces.com\/air-force-bmt-naturalization\/\">Air &#038; Space Forces Magazine<\/a><\/u><\/b>: 14 Airmen Become US Citizens in New Basic Training Naturalization Process <\/p>\n<p><b><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2023\/04\/26\/13-marine-security-guards-helped-in-sudan-embassy-evacuation\/\">Marine Corps Times<\/a><\/u><\/b>: How 13 Marine Security Guards Helped In Sudan Embassy Evacuation <\/p>\n<h2>Calendar<\/h2>\n<p><b>THURSDAY | APRIL 27<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>7 a.m. 7920 Jones Branch Dr., McLean, Va. \u2014 Potomac Officers Club 2023 Industrial Space Defense Summit, with Assistant Air Force Secretary for Space Acquisition and Integration <b>Frank Calvelli<\/b>; <b>Vice Adm. Jon Hill<\/b>, director of the Missile Defense Agency; and Deputy Assistant Defense Secretary for Space and Missile Defense <b>John Hill <\/b><u><a href=\"https:\/\/potomacofficersclub.com\/events\/poc-2023-industrial-space-defense-summit\/\">https:\/\/potomacofficersclub.com\/events\/poc-2023<\/a><\/u> <\/p>\n<p>10 a.m. \u2014 German Marshall Fund of the U.S. virtual discussion: &#8220;The Elections in Turkey and Poland: How Domestic Corruption Undermines Democracy,&#8221; with <b>Cassandra Emmons<\/b>, democracy data analyst at the International Foundation for Electoral Systems; <b>Lisel Hintz<\/b>, assistant professor of European and Eurasian studies at the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies; and <b>Josh Rudolph<\/b>, senior fellow for malign finance at the GMFUS Alliance for Securing Democracy <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmfus.org\/event\/elections-turkey-and-poland-how-domestic-corruption-undermines-democracy\">https:\/\/www.gmfus.org\/event\/elections-turkey-and-poland<\/a><\/u> <\/p>\n<p>12 p.m. \u2014 Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments report release webinar: \u201cAir Power Metamorphosis: Rethinking Air Force Combat Force Modernization,\u201d with author <b>Chris Bowie<\/b>, CSBA non-resident senior fellow; <b>Thomas Mahnken<\/b>, CSBA president and CEO; and moderated by air power analyst <b>Jeremiah Gertler <\/b><u><a href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_7ZqK9snCSwmUn9KSVyayBw#\/registration\">https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register<\/a><\/u> <\/p>\n<p>12:30 p.m. 2118 Rayburn \u2014 House Armed Services Committee hearing: &#8220;Department of the Air Force FY2024 Budget Request,\u201d with testimony from Air Force Secretary <b>Frank Kendall<\/b>; Air Force Chief of Staff <b>Gen. Charles Q. Brown<\/b>; and Space Force <b>Gen<\/b>. <b>B. Chance Saltzman<\/b>, chief of space operations <u><a href=\"https:\/\/armedservices.house.gov\/hearings\/full-committee-hearing-department-air-force-fiscal-year-2024-budget-request\">https:\/\/armedservices.house.gov\/hearings<\/a><\/u> <\/p>\n<p>1 p.m. 2020 Rayburn \u2014 Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe hearing: &#8220;Church, State, and Russia&#8217;s War on Ukraine,&#8221; with <b>Epiphanius I<\/b>, metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine; <b>Most Rev. Yevstratiy Zoria<\/b>, metropolitan of Bila Tserkva; <b>Most Rev. Borys Gudziak<\/b>, archbishop of Philadelphia of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church; <b>Rev. Dr. Igor Bandura<\/b>, vice president of international affairs at the Baptist Union of Ukraine <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9837wUeGE7k\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch<\/a><\/u> <\/p>\n<p>3:20 p.m. \u2014 Defense Secretary <b>Lloyd Austin<\/b> welcomes South Korean President <b>Yoon Suk Yeol<\/b> to the Pentagon <\/p>\n<p><b>FRIDAY | APRIL 28<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>10 a.m. 2118 Rayburn \u2014 House Armed Services Committee hearing: &#8220;Department of the Navy FY2024 Budget Request,\u201d with testimony from Navy Secretary <b>Carlos Del Toro<\/b>; Chief of Naval Operations <b>Adm. Michael Gilday<\/b>; Marine Corps Commandant <b>Gen. David Berger<\/b> <u><a href=\"https:\/\/armedservices.house.gov\/hearings\/full-committee-hearing-department-navy-fiscal-year-2024-budget-request\">https:\/\/armedservices.house.gov\/hearings<\/a><\/u> <\/p>\n<p>4 p.m. 2212 Rayburn \u2014 House Armed Services Intelligence and Special Operations Subcommittee hearing: \u201cA Review of the Defense Intelligence Enterprise\u2019s Posture and Capabilities in Strategic Competition and in Synchronizing Intelligence Efforts to Counter the People\u2019s Republic Of China,\u201d with testimony from <b>Ronald Moultrie<\/b>, undersecretary of defense for intelligence and security; <b>Gen. Paul Nakasone<\/b>, commander, U.S. Cyber Command and director, National Security Agency; and <b>Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier<\/b>, director, Defense Intelligence Agency <u><a href=\"https:\/\/armedservices.house.gov\/hearings\/iso-hearing-review-defense-intelligence-enterprise-s-posture-and-capabilities-strategic\">https:\/\/armedservices.house.gov\/hearings\/iso<\/a><\/u> <\/p>\n<p><b>WEDNESDAY | MAY 3<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>10 a.m. 406 Dirksen \u2014 Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing: \u201cThe 2024 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget and implementation of Water Resources Development Act of 2022\u201d <u><a href=\"https:\/\/epw.senate.gov\">http:\/\/epw.senate.gov<\/a><\/u> <\/p>\n<p>3 p.m. \u2014 Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress virtual conversation with retired Australian Army <b>Maj. Gen. Mick Ryan<\/b>, author, <i>White Sun War, The Campaign For Taiwan<\/i>, a fictional account of a future war between the U.S. and China over Taiwan; and <b>Joshua Huminski<\/b>, director, Mike Rogers Center for Intelligence and Global Affairs <u><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/2016818676812\/WN_0eWCklHdSnyZIg_FTJkPlA#\/registration\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register<\/a><\/u> <\/p>\n<p><b>WEDNESDAY | MAY 3<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>3 p.m. \u2014 Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress virtual conversation on \u201cTaiwan, Ukraine and the future of war,\u201d with retired Australian Army <b>Maj. Gen. Mick Ryan<\/b>, author of <i>White Sun War: The Campaign for Taiwan<\/i>; and <b>Joshua Huminski<\/b>, director, Mike Rogers Center for Intelligence and Global Affairs <u><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/2016818676812\/WN_0eWCklHdSnyZIg_FTJkPlA#\/registration\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register<\/a><\/u> <\/p>\n<p><b>THURSDAY | MAY 4<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>4:15 p.m. \u2014 Hudson Institute virtual event: \u201cA Conversation with <b>Gen. Thomas Bussiere<\/b>, commander, U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command,\u201d with <b>Rebeccah Heinrichs<\/b>, Hudson senior fellow and director, Keystone Defense Initiative <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/conversation-with-gen-bussiere-tickets-624779029897\">https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/conversation-with-gen-bussiere<\/a><\/u> <\/p>\n<p><b>WEDNESDAY | MAY 10<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>2:30 a.m. EDT Brussels, Belgium \u2014 NATO\u2019s highest military authority, the Military Committee, meets in person at NATO headquarters, with opening remarks by Dutch Navy <b>Adm. Rob Bauer<\/b>, chair of the NATO Military Committee; and NATO Secretary-General <b>Jens Stoltenberg<\/b> <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nato.int\/cps\/en\/natohq\/news_214177.htm\">https:\/\/www.nato.int\/cps\/en\/natohq\/news<\/a><\/u> <\/p>\n<p>10 a.m. \u2014 Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies \u201cSchriever Spacepower Series,\u201d with <b>Maj. Gen. Shawn Bratton<\/b>, commander, Space Training and Readiness Command <u><a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellaerospacepower.org\/event\/5-10-schriever-spacepower-series-maj-gen-shawn-n-bratton\/\">https:\/\/mitchellaerospacepower.org\/event\/5-10<\/a><\/u> <\/p>\n<p>11:30 a.m. EDT Brussels, Belgium \u2014 Press conference with Dutch Navy <b>Adm. Rob Bauer<\/b>, chair of the NATO Military Committee; NATO Secretary-General <b>Jens Stoltenberg<\/b>; U.S. Army <b>Gen. Christopher Cavoli<\/b>, supreme allied commander Europe, and French <b>Gen. 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