Defense+secretary | search
Click here to view Defense+secretary news from 60+ newspapers.
Bookmark or Share- Lloyd Austin Confirmed as Defense Secretary - The New York TimesThe Senate confirmed Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III as defense secretary in a 93-2 vote, filling a critical national security role in President Biden’s cabinet and making him the first Black Pentagon...
- Lloyd Austin - WikipediaLloyd James Austin III (born August 8, 1953) is a retired United States Army four-star general who has served as the 28th and current 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]
- Lloyd Austin | Biography, Education, Experience, & Secretary of Defense ...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.
- Senate Confirms Austin, Installing First Black Defense SecretaryWASHINGTON — Lloyd J. Austin III was swiftly sworn in as secretary of defense on Friday, filling a senior national security position in President Biden’s cabinet, one briefly threatened by...
- Pentagon adds new details about defense secretary's hospital stay ...WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon released new details Sunday about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s continued hospitalization, saying he had a medical procedure Dec. 22, went home a day later and was admitted to intensive care Jan. 1 when he began experiencing severe pain.
More
