Austin, the first Black defense secretary, ends his term marred by ...
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 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. He retired as a highly decorated four-star ...
Austin, the First Black Defense Secretary, Ends His Term Marred …
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 ...
United States Secretary of Defense - Wikipedia
The United States secretary of defense (SecDef) is the head of the United States Department of Defense (DoD), the executive department of the U.S. Armed Forces, and is a high-ranking member of the federal cabinet.
Austin Thanks Service Members, Families During Farewell Address
20 hours ago · Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., hosted an Armed Forces Farewell Tribute honoring Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va.
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 ]
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....
Lloyd Austin | Biography, Education, Experience, & Secretary of Defense ...
3 days ago · Lloyd Austin (born August 8, 1953, Mobile, Alabama, U.S.) is the United States secretary of defense. He assumed this position in January 2021, two days after Pres. Joe Biden’s inauguration.
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Secretary of Defense; Deputy Secretary of Defense; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; ... The United States has rallied the world to support the brave defenders of Ukraine, and the ...
Austin, the first Black defense secretary, ends his term marred by ...
1 day ago · Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a Department of Defense Commander in Chief farewell ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo ...
Press Release - President-elect Biden Nominates Retired Four …
Dec 8, 2020 · WASHINGTON - Today, President-elect Joe Biden announced that retired four-star General Lloyd J. Austin III will be nominated to serve as the 28th United States Secretary of Defense.