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Lloyd Austin ends term marred by Afghanistan but buoyed by Ukraine
Defense Secretary Austin will bid farewell Friday following a term that included three major military crises, a global ...
Austin, the first Black defense secretary, ends his term marred by Afghanistan but buoyed by Ukraine
Austin retired from the Army in 2016 only to be asked to return to the Pentagon by President Joe Biden in 2021, making ...
The Lloyd void: Ukraine group wrestles with future after Austin leaves
Formed in the aftermath of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, the Ukraine Defense Contact Group has ballooned to 50-plus ...
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Defense Secretary Austin’s secrecy around his hospitalizations increased the risks to national security, watchdog says
The secrecy surrounding Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s hospitalizations in ... including text messages and classified emails, and included interviews with 44 witnesses — focused on ...
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Lloyd Austin ends term marred by Afghanistan but buoyed by Ukraine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a press briefing ... how weak our military is,” Austin said in an interview with The Associated Press. “You’ve just got to look at the things ...
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US troops need to stay in Syria to counter the Islamic State group, defense secretary says
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin outlines the necessity of U.S. troops in Syria to counter IS threats and stabilize the region ...