KATHLEEN HICKS: FIRST FEMALE DEPUTY DEFENSE SECRETARY OF THE U.S.

Highlights

• Hicks, an ex senior Pentagon official is currently leading the Biden’s transition team at the Defense Department

• President-elect Biden in a statement announced Kathleen Hicks as his nominee for the deputy defense secretary, while Colin Kahl for the No.3 post

• Recently Biden had selected retired General Lloyd Austin, who led the US troops into Baghdad in 2003 and went up to the ....