Austin, the first Black defense secretary, ends his term marred by ...
1 day ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin bid farewell Friday to the forces and personnel he has led through a tumultuous term that had three major military crises, a global pandemic and a personal brush with cancer that became a flashpoint for the way it was mishandled.. In a ceremony tinged with emotion, Austin heralded his troops as the “most lethal fighting force on Earth” and ...
Austin, the first Black defense secretary, ends his term marred by ...
1 day ago · WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin bid farewell Friday to the forces and personnel he has led through a tumultuous term that had three major military crises, a global pandemic and a ...
Lloyd Austin, the 1st Black defense secretary, ends ... - Washington …
1 day ago · WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin bid farewell Friday to the forces and personnel he has led through a tumultuous term that had three major military crises, a global pandemic and a ...
Lloyd Austin - Wikipedia
Lloyd James Austin III (born August 8, 1953) is a retired United States Army officer and current civil servant who has served as the 28th United States secretary of defense since January 22, 2021. Before retiring from the military in 2016, Austin served as the 12th commander of United States Central Command (CENTCOM), beginning in March 2013. [ 1 ]
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1 day ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will bid farewell Friday to the forces and personnel he has led through a tumultuous term that had three major military crises, a global pandemic ...
Lloyd Austin ends term marred by Afghanistan but buoyed by …
1 day ago · Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon on May 20, 2024, in Washington. (Kevin Wolf/AP) Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will bid farewell Friday to the forces ...
Austin, the first Black defense secretary, ends his term ... - News4JAX
1 day ago · WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will bid farewell Friday to the forces and personnel he has led through a tumultuous term that had three major military crises, a global pandemic and ...
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III - U.S. Department of Defense
The secretary of defense oversees the Defense Department and acts as the principal defense policy maker and advisor. Lloyd J. Austin III is the 28th secretary of defense, sworn in on Jan. 22,...
Austin failed to tell Congress or the White House about his health ...
3 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ‘s failure to inform Congress or the White House as required when he was incapacitated due to treatment for prostate cancer and later complications potentially raised “unnecessary” security risks, the Pentagon’s watchdog concluded in a highly critical report released Wednesday.. The inspector general’s report concluded there were no ...
Austin, the first Black defense secretary, ends his term marred by ...
2 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will bid farewell Friday to the forces and personnel he has led through a tumultuous term that had three major military crises, a global pandemic and a personal brush with cancer that became a flashpoint for the way it was mishandled. Austin, 71, spent 41 years of his life in a military uniform.