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Advisory
Immediate Release

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks Travels to Colorado

Feb. 2, 2024

Attributable to Pentagon Spokesman Eric Pahon:

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks departs on Sunday, January 4, for US Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) headquarters at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado. 

At 12:00 p.m. EST on Monday, January 5, the Deputy Secretary will preside over the USNORTHCOM change of command between Gen. Glen VanHerck and Gen. Gregory Guillot.

The event will be livestreamed on DVIDS (www.dvidshub.net/webcast/33582) and on defense.gov.

Hicks Deputy Defense Secretary Northern Command