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The United States Secretary of Defense (SecDef) is the head of the United States Department of Defense (DoD), the executive department of the U.S. Armed Forces, and is a high-ranking member of the federal cabinet.
The U.S. Secretary of Defense oversees the Department of Defense and acts as the principal defense policy maker and adviser.
Lloyd James Austin III (born August 8, 1953) is a retired U.S. 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 ]
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III signed a new agreement aimed at enhancing the United States' logistics cooperation with Fiji as he closed out his 12th trip to the Indo-Pacific since...
Lloyd Austin is the United States secretary of defense. He assumed this position in January 2021, two days after President Joe Biden’s inauguration.
Secretary Austin’s trip builds on historic milestones and unprecedented cooperation with allies and partners to strengthen deterrence and secure a free and open Indo-Pacific region. AUSTRALIA. The United States, Australia, and Japan are taking decisive steps to deepen trilateral cooperation in the Indo-Pacific by:
The position of Secretary of Defense in the United States was established in 1947 with the National Security Act, which aimed to unify and coordinate the various branches of the military under a single executive authority.
View CNN's Fast Facts on Lloyd Austin and learn more about the US Secretary of Defense.
The secretary of defense is the highest ranking leader in the department and serves as the principal advisor to the president, the commander in chief of the armed forces, on defense policy.
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.