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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks sits with another person on a stage with flags behind them.

Council Chat

Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks participates in a fireside chat with National Public Radio host Mary Louise Kelly at the Leadership Council for Women in National Security 5th anniversary gala at the Italian Embassy in Washington, D.C., June 12, 2024. The council is a bipartisan community of women and men who have served in senior leadership roles and share a commitment to ensuring U.S. security and foreign policy leadership reflects the full diversity and talent of the nation.

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