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 history as the nation's first Black defense secretary.
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Lloyd Austin ends term marred by Afghanistan but buoyed by Ukraine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon on May 20, 2024, in Washington. (Kevin Wolf/AP) Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will bid farewell Friday to the forces ...
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin risked national security 'unnecessarily,' Inspector General says
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon Inspector General released a scathing report Wednesday about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s failure to alert the White House and his senior staff about his ...
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Secrecy around Lloyd Austin's hospitalizations raises national security concerns
Uh, and so, um, I'll just leave it at that. The secrecy surrounding Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s hospitalizations in late 2023 and early 2024 “increased unnecessarily” the risks to U ...