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Jan 22, 2021 · Updated 2:45 p.m. ET. Lloyd Austin, a retired four-star Army general, has been confirmed by the Senate, making him the first Black defense secretary in U.S. history. The Senate approved...
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. During his 41-year career in the U.S. Army , Austin served as director of the Joint Staff , was commanding general of U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq ...
6 days ago · Lloyd J. Austin III is the 28th secretary of defense, sworn in on Jan. 22, 2021. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., Austin served 41 years in uniform, retiring as a...
Jan 22, 2021 · WASHINGTON — The Senate on Friday voted overwhelmingly to confirm the first Black secretary of defense, retired four-star Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, who first needed Congress to approve a waiver...
Jan 22, 2021 · The 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...
Jan 15, 2024 · US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has been released from hospital and will perform his duties remotely as he continues to recover from treatment for prostate cancer, the Pentagon has said. His...
Jan 15, 2024 · Jan. 15, 2024. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III was released from the hospital on Monday, after a two-week stay for complications from prostate cancer surgery that he had kept secret from...
