Confirmation Hearing Kathleen H. Hicks appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, Feb. 2, 2021, during a hearing to consider her nomination to be deputy secretary of defense. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (1.08 MB) Tags: deputy secretary, hearings, hicks Photo By: EJ Hersom, DOD VIRIN: 210221-D-DB155-005.JPG Photo Gallery