“The leaders … reaffirmed their unwavering support for Ukraine as it continues to defend against Russia’s aggression,” was all the White House said about the issue in its pro forma readout of the meeting. 

Because some components of the Storm Shadow are made in the U.S., Biden has been pressuring the U.K. to follow his lead and withhold permission out of concerns that it could trigger further escalation from Russia in the two-and-a-half-year war. “Ukraine has a right to self-defense, and we’ve stood united,” Starmer said before leaving for London.

In comments before the Friday meeting, Biden insisted he wanted to make “clear that Putin will not prevail in this war.” When asked about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s comment last week that the use of the longer-range weapons, including the U.S. Army Tactical Missile System, known as ATACMS, would mean the U.S. and NATO were “at war” with Russia, Biden replied, “I don’t think much about Vladimir Putin.” 

Pentagon officials have suggested the U.S. does not have sufficient inventory of ATACMS to make a difference in the war. Speaking to reporters at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama Friday, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said there is no single weapons system that is a “silver bullet.”

“One thing doesn’t determine the end of a conflict or the transition in that conflict,” Austin said. “Another thing that goes into that equation is what’s in the inventory, how much do you have in your magazine, what kind of risk do these countries accept as their inventory gets lower and lower? And then again, are there other types of capabilities that you can employ to accomplish those objectives?”

ZELENSKY: ‘THERE SIMPLY CANNOT BE ANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS’: In a fiery speech before the annual Yalta European Strategy conference Friday, Zelensky lashed out at the intransigence of the U.S. without mentioning Biden by name.

“Anyone who simply sees on a map where Russia strikes from on a daily basis, where Russia trains its forces and keeps reserves, where it locates military facilities and what logistics it uses – anyone who sees all this, clearly understands why Ukraine needs long-range capability,” Zelensky said. “We discussed this in detail with Antony Blinken and David Lammy, the U.S. secretary of state and the British foreign secretary, who were recently in Kyiv … There simply cannot be any unanswered questions about why Ukraine needs sufficient long-range capability.”

“Everyone knows where Russian missile launchers are being deployed, and what logistics routes are critical for the Russian occupation forces. All of this can be destroyed in a matter of months,” Zelensky said. “So, what is lacking to bring it to an end? Strength? Decisions? Or the will to do so?”

Zelensky also railed about the refusal of NATO countries to shoot down Russian missiles that are killing dozens of civilians daily and destroying Ukraine’s energy infrastructure ahead of winter. “If the allies are jointly shooting down missiles and drones in the skies over the Middle East, why is there still no similar decision to jointly shoot down Russian missiles and Iranian Shaheds over Ukraine?” he said. “When we raise this issue with our partners, which we do constantly, to be honest, everyone tries to talk around it.”

Zelensky noted only Belarus, a non-NATO country aligned with Russia, is actually shooting down Iranian-made drones. “​​I think this is truly humiliating for the strong democratic world.”

NATO MILITARY COMMITTEE CHAIR BACKS UKRAINE’S USE OF LONG RANGE WEAPONS TO HIT RUSSIA

NATO MILITARY COMMITTEE CHAIR BACKS UKRAINE’S USE OF LONG RANGE WEAPONS TO HIT RUSSIA

‘CAN WE PLEASE JUST MAKE THE INEVITABLE DECISION?’ Zelensky is not the only one growing more frustrated with the now-familiar pattern of repeatedly saying “no” to Ukraine, only to eventually relent after months of handwringing. 

In the U.K., five former defense secretaries and former Prime Minister Boris Johnson are urging Keir Starmer to approve the use of Storm Shadow missiles even if the Biden administration remains opposed, according to a report in the Times of London. The former defense secretaries include Grant Shapps, Ben Wallace, Gavin Williamson, Penny Mordaunt, and Liam Fox. 

The report also quoted “insiders” as saying that Biden told Starmer that he wanted to see Ukraine’s  “victory plan,” which Zelensky is expected to unveil at a U.N. General Assembly session in New York later this month.

The chorus of voices calling for Biden to lift the restrictions might best be summed up by retired Australian Army Maj. Gen. Mick Ryan, who wrote on his substack page, “Can we please just make the inevitable decision to help Ukraine here, and not repeat the drawn out, timid decision-making process that accompanied decisions around HIMARS, self-propelled artillery, tanks, Patriot, and F16s? The current slow-rolling escalation terror demonstrated by the Biden administration is helping Russia and encouraging China. It goes without saying that we really shouldn’t be doing either.”

OPINION: BIDEN DITHERS, WEAKLY, ON UKRAINE LONG-RANGE WEAPONS APPROVAL

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HAPPENING TODAY: FBI INVESTIGATES APPARENT SECOND ASSASSINATION TRY: The details offered by Palm Beach County, Florida Sheriff Ric Bradshaw yesterday afternoon were chilling. If not for the actions of a sharp-eyed Secret Service agent, former President Donald Trump might well have been shot by a sniper hidden in the bushes of one of his Florida golf courses.

“The Secret Service agent that was on the course did a fantastic job,” said Bradshaw. “What they do is they have an agent that jumps one hole ahead of time to where the President was at. And he was able to spot this rifle barrel sticking out of the fence and immediately engage that individual, at which time the individual took off.”

“In the bushes where this guy was is an AK-47 style rifle with a scope, two backpacks which were hung on the fence that had a ceramic tile in them,” he said. “And there’s also a GoPro on the fence there where he was intent on filming what was going on.”

The suspect, 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh, was arrested after a quick-thinking witness saw him run out of the bushes and jump into a black Nissan and managed to get a picture of the license tag. The car was pulled over by a Martin County Sheriff’s officer on I-95, and Routh surrendered without incident.

“My resolve is only stronger after another attempt on my life!” Trump said in a campaign message to his supporters. “I will never slow down. I will never give up. I WILL NEVER SURRENDER!”

SECOND TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT RAISES ALARMS ABOUT HIS LEVEL OF SECURITY

ROUTH’S UKRAINE CONNECTION: The suspect has a criminal history, including barricading himself inside a building with a machine gun in 2002, and for years was on a quixotic quest to join the war in Ukraine while presenting himself as a recruiter who wanted to help find volunteers for the war effort.

“Routh frequently posted on social media about the war in Ukraine and had a website where he sought to raise money and recruit volunteers to go to Kyiv to join the fight against the Russian invasion,” the Associated Press reported. 

Routh was interviewed by the New York Times in 2023 for an article about Americans volunteering to aid the war effort in Ukraine. He said at the time that he had spent several months in Ukraine in 2022 and was hoping to recruit Afghan soldiers who fled the Taliban. 

WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT TRUMP’S SECOND ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT

ISIS LEADERS CONFIRMED KILLED: The U.S. Central Command says it has confirmed that four ISIS leaders were killed in a combined U.S. and Iraqi security forces raid on Aug. 29.

The operation in western Iraq was previously reported to have killed 14 ISIS operatives, but in a Friday update, CENTCOM said four of the dead were senior ISIS commanders. 

The four were identified as Ahmad Hamid Husayn Abd-al-Jalil al-Ithawi, said to be responsible for all operations in Iraq, Abu Hammam, responsible for overseeing all operations in Western Iraq, Abu-Ali al-Tunisi, responsible for overseeing technical development, and Shakir Abud Ahmad al-Issawi, responsible for overseeing military operations in Western Iraq.

“CENTCOM remains committed to the enduring defeat of ISIS, who continues to threaten the United States, our allies and partners, and regional stability,” said Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, commander of U.S. Central Command, in a statement.

THREE AMERICANS SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER CONGO COUP ATTEMPT

THE RUNDOWN:

Washington Examiner: Opinion: Biden dithers, weakly, on Ukraine long-range weapons approval

Washington Examiner: Three Americans sentenced to death over Congo coup attempt

Washington Examiner: Will these wars never end?

Washington Examiner: Kamala Harris silent on plans for border and continuing Biden executive actions

Washington Examiner: 

Washington Examiner: Second Trump assassination attempt raises alarms about his level of security

Washington Examiner: Harris issues statement saying she is ‘deeply disturbed’ by assassination attempt on Trump

Washington Examiner: Biden expresses relief Trump is unharmed after second assassination attempt

Washington Examiner: What we know about Trump’s second assassination attempt

Washington Examiner: Vance says Trump in ‘good spirits’ after second assassination attempt

Washington Examiner: Vulnerable Republicans warn against ‘idiotic’ shutdown ahead of November election

Washington Examiner: Cory Mills spars with Bryan Steil over attaching SAVE Act to CR: ‘Didn’t run for Congress to do the status quo’

Washington Examiner: Trump flexes his muscle in Congress in preview of second-term power struggles

Washington Examiner: Taliban cracking down with stricter laws for Afghan women

New York Times: Ukrainian Troops Talk of Stiffer Resistance as They Fight in Russian Territory

AP: NATO military committee chair backs Ukraine’s use of long range weapons to hit Russia

AP: Nearly $6 Billion in Funding for Ukraine Will Expire If Congress Doesn’t Act by the End of the Month

The War Zone: MQ-9 Reapers Gathered in Florida, Simulated Fighting over South China Sea

CBS 60 Minutes: U.S. could be drawn into clash between Philippines, China as tensions rise 

AP: Israeli airstrikes kill 16 in Gaza, including 4 children, Palestinians say

AP: Germany begins conducting checks at all its land borders

Breaking Defense: State Clears Potential $4.1B KC-46 Refuelers Sale to Japan, $7.2B F-35 Stealth Fighters Sale to Romania

Air & Space Forces Magazine: Ready Forces in Middle East Deter Iran, Austin Says

Air & Space Forces Magazine: 4th Death This Year Sparks Worry at Kunsan

Breaking Defense: Drones, China, and Lots of Uniforms: What to Expect at AFA 2024

Defense One: As Air Force Mulls Next-Gen Fighter, Tanker Plans Hang in the Balance

Defense News: Massive Boeing Machinist Strike Hits KC-46 Tanker Production

Bloomberg: Air Force Eyes Lockheed Restitution for Defective Transport Plane Parts

Aviation Week: Lockheed Martin Warns About F-35 Contract Timing

Defense News: Pentagon Readies for 6G, the Next Wave of Wireless Network Tech

Air & Space Forces Magazine: Sneak Peek: Anduril Lifts Veil on Its Combat Drone Software

Air & Space Forces Magazine: Pratt’s New Software Aims to Extend Life, Enhance Performance of F-22 Engines

SpaceNews: Growing Pains in US Military’s Satellite Revolution

Air & Space Forces Magazine: Airpower En Español: Unique Air Force School Trains Latin American Partners

Air & Space Forces Magazine: Airmen at Risk of Temporary Pay Delay When Reenlisting

Air & Space Forces Magazine: Austin, Jill Biden Tout New and Improved Benefits for Troops at Maxwell AFB

National Security Journal: The Road to a $1 Trillion U.S. Defense Budget

National Security Journal: The B-21 Raider: The Stealth ‘Flying Computer’ Russia and China Hate

THE CALENDAR: 

MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 16

9 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 Secretary Frank Kendall and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin https://www.afa.org/air-space-cyber-conference

9 a.m. 1616 Rhode Island Ave. NW — Center for Strategic and International Studies and Stanford Next Asia Policy Lab symposium: “The New Cold War?: Congressional Rhetoric and Regional Reactions to the U.S.-China Rivalry” https://www.csis.org/events/new-cold-war

10 a.m. 1201 Pennsylvania Ave. NW — Hudson Institute discussion: “Russian war crimes and efforts to bring war criminals to justice,” with Oleksandra Matviichuk, director, Kiev Center for Civil Liberties https://www.hudson.org/events/conversation-russian-war-crimes

12 p.m. Santa Clara, Californian — House Armed Services Committee field hearing: “Fielding Technology and Innovation: Industry Views on Department of Defense Acquisition,” with testimony from Mark Valentine, president of global government business, Skydio; Brandon Tseng, co-founder, president, and chief growth officer, Shield AI; Shyam Sankar, chief technology officer and executive vice president, Palantir; Peter Ludwig, co-founder and CTO, Applied Intuition; and Richard Jenkins, founder and CEO, Saildrone, Inc. https://armedservices.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings Livestream at https://youtu.be/Zd_SZsI_jUA

1:30 p.m. —  Brookings Institution and Council on Foreign Relations virtual discussion: “Election ’24: What at Stake for U.S.-European Relations?” with Liana Fix, CFR fellow for Europe; Matthias Matthijs, CFR senior fellow for Europe; Constanze Stelzenmuller, director, Brookings Center on the U.S. and Europe; Tara Varma, visiting fellow, Brookings Center on the U.S. and Europe; and Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post national security reporter https://www.brookings.edu/events/election-24-whats-at-stake-for-us-european-relations/

6 p.m. —Jews United for Democracy and Justice virtual briefing: “Israel in Crisis,” with Gidi Grinstein, former secretary of the Israeli delegation to negotiations with the Palestinian Liberation Organization; and Ed Feinstein, rabbi at Valley Beth Shalom https://www.jewsunitedfordemocracy.org/event/

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

8:45 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