Kathleen Hicks goal was to hear from the soldiers serving in Alaska about life on base in the 49th state.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska - U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks visited Interior Alaska on Monday, May 24, to discuss with local soldiers the challenges they face.
“Coming to Alaska is really gathering information that the folks here in Alaska, our servicemembers, are feeling here, bringing that in and making sure we understand how the policies that we’re undertaking in Washington affect the population that we have here,” she said. There, she toured barracks 3415, speaking with enlisted soldiers about life in Alaska. Hicks said it was “incredibly helpful to hear first-hand from those servicemembers about their experiences and their family members’ experiences, and how it affects their ability to be focused on mission every day.”
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