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Kathleen Hicks

2022-07-20what this date marks is not recorded

Deputy Secretary of Defense; formally established AARO in July 2022, with Sean Kirkpatrick reporting directly to her as its first director. Before returning to government, she was a senior official at The Aerospace Corporation - a case cited in reporting on the Pentagon-industry revolving door.

In the UAP recordRuled into the unidentified-phenomena thread on 2 September 2026 from this entity's own name and role text, which contain: "aaro". An editorial classification of what thread this entity belongs to; it rests on no page and does not claim to. Neighbours were not used - see apply-subjects-2026-09-02.mjs for why.

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Deputy Secretaries of Defense 1949-2021already cited above
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…9 July 2017. Patrick Shanahan, 19 July 2017 – 23 June 2019. Kathleen Hicks, 9 February 2021 – present.

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  • → The Aerospace Corporation a reference; no pages of it are held
    elected to its Board of Trustees 11 December 2019; became Deputy Secretary of Defense 9 February 2021
    Deputy Secretaries of Defense 1949-2021
  • → AARO names a source we do not hold
    formally established it in July 2022
    DoD, Dep. SecDef memo establishing AARO, Jul 20 2022; AARO.mil
  • → Sean Kirkpatrick names a source we do not hold
    he reported directly to her as AARO's first director
    DoD, Dep. SecDef memo establishing AARO, Jul 20 2022; AARO.mil
  • ← SAPCO (SAP Central Office) names a source we do not hold
    the SAPCO director reports directly to the Deputy Secretary of Defense
    DoD Special Access Program Central Office (acq.osd.mil/sapco); FAS (sgp.fas.org) SAPOC reference
  • → SAPOC (SAP Oversight Committee) names a source we do not hold
    chairs the SAP Oversight Committee as Deputy Secretary of Defense
    DoD SAPOC/SRG structure (FAS sgp.fas.org; CDSE SAP student guide)
  • → AOIMSG names a source we do not hold
    established it Nov 23, 2021
    DoD/OSD(PA) AOIMSG establishment briefing, Nov 23 2021; AARO (Wikipedia)
  • ← David Norquist names a source we do not hold
    his successor as Deputy SecDef; each stood up a UAP office
    DoD leadership records; AARO (Wikipedia)

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Kathleen Hicks → The Aerospace Corporation
held a senior role there before returning to the Pentagon
elected to its Board of Trustees 11 December 2019; became Deputy Secretary of Defense 9 February 2021