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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. Before retiring from the military in 2016, Austin served as the 12th commander of United States Central Command (CENTCOM), beginning in March 2013. [ 1 ]
The United States secretary of defense (SecDef) is the head of the United States Department of Defense, the executive department of the U.S. Armed Forces, and is a high-ranking member of the federal cabinet. [5][6][7] The secretary of defense's position of command and authority over the military is second only to that of the president of the ...
Recorded October 3, 2017. James Norman Mattis (born September 8, 1950) is an American military veteran who served as the 26th United States secretary of defense from 2017 to 2019. A retired Marine Corps four-star general, he commanded forces in the Persian Gulf War, the War in Afghanistan, and the Iraq War.
New Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, the first Black person responsible for overseeing the nation’s armed forces, says his life experience has readied him to tackle extremism in the military’s ...
Beginning late on January 1, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized and in an intensive care unit, yet no one in the military chain of command seemed to know about it until January 5.
The following 9 pages use this file: Cabinet of the United States; Foreign policy of the Joe Biden administration; List of African-American United States Cabinet members
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is scheduled to make an official visit to Cambodia, one of China's closest allies in Southeast Asia, after holding talks with his Chinese counterpart at an ...
Description General Lloyd James Austin III, 2016.jpg. English: Gen. Lloyd James Austin, III, Commander, United States Army Central Command, poses for a portrait in the Army portrait studio at the Pentagon in Arlington, VA, Apr 4, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Monica King/Released) Date. 4 April 2016, 10:04:59.