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Lloyd James Austin III (born August 8, 1953) is a retired United States 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 ]
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Lloyd Austin: January 22, 2021 [2] (Confirmed January 22, 2021, 93–2) [RC 1] — — Deputy Secretary of Defense. Kathleen Hicks: February 9, 2021 [3] (Confirmed February 8, 2021 by voice vote) [V 1] — — Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs. Chris Meagher: September 9, 2022 — John Kirby [4] January 20, 2021 May 27, 2022
The Pentagon Inspector General released a scathing report about Defense Secretary Austin’s failure to quickly disclose his hospitalization in early 2024.
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Lloyd Austin, the US secretary of defense, has transferred duties to his deputy after he was moved to a critical care unit for treatment of symptoms indicating a possible “emergent bladder issue ...
Lloyd Austin: Joe Biden: Gregory M. Kausner [21] 2 August 2021 [20] – 7 February 2022 (Performing the Duties of) Lloyd Austin: Joe Biden: Andrew P. Hunter: 7 February 2022 [22] – 15 April 2022 (Performing the Duties of) Lloyd Austin: Joe Biden: William A. LaPlante: 15 April 2022 [23] – present Lloyd Austin: Joe Biden
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was released from the hospital after spending two weeks there to treat complications from surgery for prostate cancer he kept secret from senior Biden administration ...