MEDIA ADVISORY | April 2 Briefing with Vice Adm. Andrew Lewis, Commander, U.S. Second Fleet and Commander, Joint Forces Command Norfolk
EVENT:
Please join us on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, for a telephonic press briefing with Vice Admiral Andrew Lewis, Commander, U.S. Second Fleet and Joint Forces Command Norfolk. Vice Admiral Lewis will discuss the reestablishment of Second Fleet and planning discussions this week with European partners on the 47th annual exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2019, which will mark Second Fleet’s first time operating in the European theater since its reestablishment in 2018.
The exercise, in which 18 NATO and partner nations are scheduled to participate, will take place throughout the Baltic Region in mid-June 2019. Designed to enhance flexibility and interoperability and demonstrate resolve among NATO and partner forces to defend the Baltic region, BALTOPS 2019 will involve maritime
DETAILS:
Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Time: 10:00 CEST (Brussels) | 11:00 EEST (Lithuania) |08:00 GMT
Language: English
Ground rules: ON THE RECORD
Dial info: To be provided upon RSVP
RSVP: Please RSVP by clicking: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/telephonic-press-briefing-on-baltops-multinational-maritime-exercise-registration-59610963998
LOGISTICS:
- Callers should dial in to the conference call 10 minutes early.
- The operator will ask for your name, press affiliation, and location.
- Vice Admiral Lewis will give brief opening remarks, and then the moderator will open the floor to questions.
- Participants will be instructed to push the “*” and “1” buttons on their phones to enter the question queue. You may also submit questions in advance via email to TheBrusselsHub@state.gov.
- If you experience technical difficulties during the call, you may email TheBrusselsHub@state.gov to alert the moderator to any issues
- An audio recording of the call will be available for 24 hours after the call.