The Secretary of Defense receives Sweden’s Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon> US Department of Defense> Advisory
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III will welcome His Excellency Peter Hultqvist, Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Sweden, to the Pentagon in an enhanced ceremony of honor at 11:00 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 18, 2022.
All media outlets interested in monitoring the arrival ceremony must go through a security check and obtain a bracelet. Media without a Pentagon access badge must undergo security checks at the foot of the River Entrance Pedestrian Bridge and will be escorted to the arrival ceremony from there.
Security check will begin around 10:10 EDT; proof of affiliation and two forms of photo identification are required. Security check at this location will be closed immediately at 10:30 AM EDT.
Once a security check has been initiated, all media entering the building via the River Entrance Pedestrian Bridge, including those with a Pentagon card that does not cover the arrival ceremony, must undergo a security check.
Media with a Pentagon access badge and who have entered the building before 10:00 EDT, can go through security check at the river entrance to get their bracelet; please get your bracelet at River Entrance by 10:30 EDT.
All journalists wishing to cover the arrival ceremony, including those with a Pentagon access badge, must be in place by 10:45 EDT.
A printout of the welcoming comments and a reading will be published on Defense.gov.