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 ]
Austin, the first Black defense secretary, ends his term marred by ...
4 days 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 ...
Biden says Austin still has his confidence, but not revealing ...
Jan 12, 2024 · EMMAUS, Pennsylvania (AP) — President Joe Biden said Friday that it was a lapse in judgment for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin not to tell him about his hospitalization last week, but he still has confidence in his Pentagon chief.
Austin, the first Black defense secretary, ends his term marred by ...
4 days 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 ...
Lloyd Austin Confronts the Perils of Being a Private Man in a …
Jan 13, 2024 · For three years, President Biden has been just fine with the private nature of his media-shy, introverted defense secretary, Lloyd J. Austin III.
House Democrat from Pennsylvania calls for defense secretary to …
Jan 11, 2024 · Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pa., is publicly calling for the resignation of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin after he failed to inform the White House of his prostate cancer diagnosis and recent...
First Democrat in Congress publicly calls for Defense Secretary Lloyd ...
Jan 10, 2024 · Rep. Chris Deluzio of Pennsylvania is calling on Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to resign “due to lack of transparency,” the first Democratic member of Congress to do so.
Biden says Austin had judgment lapse by not telling him of ...
Jan 12, 2024 · President Joe Biden on Friday said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had a lapse in judgement by not notifying him of his hospitalization, but White House officials made a point in emphasizing...
Lloyd Austin’s preference for a low profile was seen as an asset by …
Lawmakers from both parties say the Pentagon needs to explain why Austin and his aides waited days before telling the White House he had been rushed to an intensive care unit.
Lloyd Austin | Biography, Education, Experience, & Secretary of …
4 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.