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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 ]
Lloyd Austin (born August 8, 1953, Mobile, Alabama, U.S.) is the United States secretary of defense. He assumed this position in January 2021, two days after Pres. Joe Biden’s inauguration.
Secretary of Defense. Full image. Lloyd James Austin III was sworn in as the 28th Secretary of Defense on January 22, 2021. Mr. Austin is the principal assistant to the President in all...
Lloyd J. Austin III is the 28th secretary of defense, sworn in on Jan. 22, 2021. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., Austin served 41 years in uniform, retiring as a...
General Austin commanded United States Forces – Iraq from September 2010 through the completion of OPERATION NEW DAWN in December 2011. Most recently General Austin served as the 33d Vice Chief of Staff of the Army from January 2012 to March 2013.
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Lloyd J. Austin III is the 28th secretary of defense, sworn in on Jan. 22, 2021. Austin served 41 years in uniform, retiring as a four-star Army general after three years as commander of U.S...
Lloyd J. Austin III is the secretary of defense in the Biden administration. The Senate confirmed Austin on January 22, 2021, by a vote of 93-2, making him the first Black secretary of defense in U.S. history.
Austin, a retired four-star Army general and West Point graduate, would be the first African-American to lead the Pentagon, the world's largest employer with more than 2.2 million...
Lloyd James Austin III (1953- ), a native of Mobile, Mobile County, is the first Black citizen to be named U.S. Secretary of Defense. The retired four-star general was nominated for the post by the incoming presidential administration of Joseph R. Biden and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in January 2021. He previously served in many roles in the ...