Defense Secretary Ash Carter testifies on Capitol Hill, April 28, 2016, in Washington. | Evan Vucci/AP Photo. By Kelly Hooper 10/25/2022 09:47 AM EDT.

Ashton Carter, who served as President Barack Obama’s final defense secretary, has died, his family said. He was 68. Carter, who led the Defense Department from February 2015 to January 2017 ...

Carter will be the fourth defense secretary to serve under President Obama. — -- The Senate today confirmed Ash Carter as the next Secretary of Defense with a vote of 93 to 5. Carter, who was ...

Ash Carter, former U.S. secretary of defense, addresses an audience, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, at a forum called "Perspectives on National Security," at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, ...

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter testified in a marathon confirmation hearing on Wednesday, offering his views on everything from how the United States should handle Islamic State militants to what ...

Then Defense Secretary nominee Ash Carter attends a nomination hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Feb. 4, 2015, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Ash Carter, who served as a U.S. defense secretary during the Obama administration, died late on Monday at the age of 68 after a sudden cardiac event, his family said in a statement on Tuesday.

— -- Defense Secretary Ash Carter has acknowledged he made "a mistake" after coming under fire for using a personal email account for official purposes. Carter said he used his iPhone to send ...

Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon, June 30, 2016. AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File. Ashton B. Carter, a longtime adviser on nuclear and strategic policies who ...

Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter, who served in the post under former President Obama, has died at 68, his family announced Tuesday. Carter is survived by his wife, Stephanie, and his children ...

WASHINGTON – Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter, who served in the final two years of the Obama administration, died Monday, according to a statement from his family.