Lloyd James Austin III is an American retired four-star Army general who served as the 12th commander of United States Central Command. Austin was the first black commander of CENTCOM. On December 8, 2020, President-elect Joe Biden announced his intention to nominate Austin as Secretary of Defense. Read More
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the temporary repositioning of Florida National Guard troops out of Ukraine, said Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby in a statement on Saturday. ...
The United States is set to evacuate its embassy in Kyiv after National Security Adviser (NSA) Jake Sullivan warned of imminent fear of Russian invasion in Ukraine, local media reported on Friday (local time). ...
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin discussed security cooperation and threats posed by North Korea's weapons programs during a call with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said in a readout. ...
United States Secretaries of State and Defence, Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin, have promised to return for another congressional hearing on the challenges in Afghanistan following the US withdrawal, according to Senator Jim Inhofe's office. ...