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Feb 24, 2021 · 5 minute read. Updated 3:07 PM EST, Wed February 14, 2024. Link Copied! Greg Nash/Pool/Getty Images. CNN — Here’s a look at the life of US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. Personal. Birth...
Jan 22, 2021 · Alex Brandon/AP. 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...
Lloyd J. Austin III is the secretary of defense in the Biden administration. The Senate confirmed Austin on January 22, 2021, by a vote of 93-2, making him the first Black secretary of defense in U.S. history. [1]
Jan 22, 2021 · Lloyd 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.
Dec 8, 2020 · Austin, a retired four-star Army general and West Point graduate, would be the first African-American to lead the Pentagon, the world's largest employer with more than 2.2 million servicemembers...
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 22, 2021 · WASHINGTON — 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...
