The week ahead

Defense Secretary Ash Carter is scheduled this week to host senior foreign leaders to discuss accelerating the ongoing military campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Congress is out until September.

Monday

Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook is scheduled to brief reporters at 2 p.m.

Wednesday

Carter will host the counter-ISIL meeting at Joint Base Andrews, MD, to discuss the ongoing military campaign with invited leaders from 34 nations and NATO.

Thursday

The Defense Business Board is scheduled to meet to discuss strategies for easing the Defense Department's transition following the presidential election in November.

Lt. Gen, Jack Weinstein, the Air Force's deputy chief of staff for strategic deterrence and nuclear integration, is speaking at an Air Force Association breakfast.

Friday

The Center for Strategic and International Studies hosts a discussion on naval aviation.

The Center for Strategic and International Studies hosts a discussion on undersea warfare in Northern Europe.