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Hicks Meeting

Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen H. Hicks meets with NASA astronauts Marine Corps Col. Nicole Mann, Koichi Wakata, Navy Capt. Josh Cassada at the Pentagon, Jun. 6, 2023.

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