Lloyd James Austin III (born August 8, 1953) is a retired United States Army four-star General who served as the 28th United States secretary of defense from 2021 to 2025 in the …

Jan 17, 2025 · 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. He …

Lloyd James Austin III served as the Secretary of Defense from Jan. 22, 2021, to Jan. 20, 2025. Mr. Austin was the principal assistant to the President in all matters relating to the Department...

Jan 8, 2024 · A statement from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Tuesday revealed after days of uncertainty that US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had been treated at …

Jan 15, 2025 · Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s failure to inform Congress or the White House as required when he was incapacitated due to treatment for prostate cancer and later …

Jan 15, 2025 · WASHINGTON — The Pentagon Inspector General released a scathing report Wednesday about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s failure to alert the White House and his …

Feb 13, 2024 · WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was released from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Tuesday, ending his second stay since surgery to …

Jan 15, 2025 · According to the Pentagon Inspector General's report on Austin's conduct during his hospitalization and the events surrounding the incident, Austin and Deputy Defense …

1 day ago · The agreements were approved by a senior Pentagon official who oversees the military court at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Brigadier General Susan Escallier, who Austin …

Jan 15, 2025 · WASHINGTON (Reuters) -An investigation released on Wednesday into U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's secret 2024 hospitalization found his desire for privacy drove …