The week ahead

Military cooperation and missile defense with South Korea, pilots' physiological episodes, Army cyber ops along with a National Guard update are among the events scheduled for this week.

Monday

Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs Heidi Grant speaks at a Center for Strategic and International Studies event on "U.S.-Korea Defense Acquisition and Security Cooperation."

Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense Organization Director Brig. Gen. Clement Coward speaks at a Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance event on "Layered Missile Defense Against North Korea."

Wednesday

The House Armed Services tactical air and land forces subcommittee holds a hearing on addressing physiological episodes in military aircraft.

Gen. Paul Nakasone, head of Army Cyber Command, and Gen. Raymond Thomas, head of U.S. Special Operations Command, are among the speakers at an Association of the United States Army "Cyber Operations and the Future Fight" event.

Missile Defense Agency Deputy Director Rear Adm. Jon Hill speaks at a CSIS event on ballistic missile defense.

Thursday

National Guard Bureau Chief Gen. Joseph Lengyel discusses "The Operational National Guard: A Unique and Capable Component of the Joint Force" at an Air Force Association "Mitchell Hour" event.

The Senate Armed Services Committee holds a hearing on U.S. policy and strategy in the Middle East.