February 8, 2021 [link removed] copy and paste this link to read the alert on MDAA's website. Follow and Support MDAA ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ MDAA Alert Competence and Experience February 8, 2021 Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks. (DVIDS) Dear Members and Friends, “The United States is currently defended from existing intercontinental missile threats posed by countries such as North Korea by the U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). If confirmed, I would assess ongoing efforts to improve national missile defense, with a particular focus on improving discrimination capabilities and sensors for the detection of both ballistic and hypersonic missiles. “ “The missile threat posed by China is increasing. If confirmed, I look forward to developing a deeper understanding of U.S. force posture in the Indo-Pacific region and to working with allies and partners to enhance missile defense efforts in the region. Cooperation strengthens deterrence and provides assurance essential to U.S. allies threatened by missile coercion and potential attacks.” Last Thursday, the Honorable Kathleen Hicks, was confirmed by the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) to be the 35th United States Deputy Secretary of Defense. In a historic confirmation, Hicks will also be the first woman confirmed by the United States Senate to hold this powerful position for the Department of Defense. In her testimony, Deputy Secretary Kathleen Hicks made reference to the recent op-ed written by General Charles Q. Brown Jr., the U.S. Air Force chief of staff, and General David H. Berger, the U.S. Marine Corps commandant, in echoing General Brown and General Berger’s call for ushering in a new understanding of military readiness, stating that “the biggest challenge is the balancing of the readiness for challenges of today and preparing for the future”. Deputy Secretary Hicks’ confirmation comes at a time the U.S. faces an increasingly formidable growing missile threat both regionally and strategically over the past year of 2020. Our Nation and the World looks forward to Deputy Secretary Hicks’ competence and experience in addressing these most pressing challenges. Respectfully, Riki Ellison Chairman and Founder Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance Click Here to Join MDAA _____________________________________________________________________ MDAA is a non-profit, non-partisan tax-exempt 501(c) (4) organization. Our mission is to make the world safer by advocating for the development and deployment of missile defense systems to defend the United States and its allies against missile threats. We are a membership-funded organization that does not advocate on behalf of any specific system, technology, architecture or entity. Founded in 2002, MDAA is the only organization in existence whose primary mission is to recruit, organize, and mobilize proponents to advocate for the critical need of missile defense. Visit our website www.missiledefenseadvocacy.org for more information. Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance 515 King Street, Suite 330 Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: (703) 299-0060 Email: [email protected] Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance | 515 King Street, Suite 330, Alexandria, VA 22314 Unsubscribe [email protected] Customer Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!