221018-DC740-N-1019 SAN DIEGO (Oct. 18, 2022) Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks meets with Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific personnel during a visit to the San Diego-based command Oct. 18. The deputy secretary received briefs on Sea Hunter, a medium-displacement unmanned surface vehicle capable of long-range autonomous operations, and Project Overmatch, a high-priority Department of the Navy effort designed to deliver a more lethal, better-connected fleet of the future. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John B. Hetherington)