Defense Discussion As part of a tour of the Midwest, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks greets the commander of U.S. Transportation Command, Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, upon arrival at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Aug. 17, 2022. During her tour of the Midwest, Hicks visited U.S. Transportation Command in Illinois, Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, the Air Force Research Laboratory in Ohio, and Perdue University in Indiana. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (3.87 MB) Photo By: Lisa Ferdinando, DOD VIRIN: 220817-D-BN624-0711.JPG Photo Gallery