1975 - Austin is commissioned as a second lieutenant in the US Army upon graduation from West Point. Over the next 20 years, he holds a number of leadership positions and is stationed at bases in ...
To counter risk from adversaries like Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, and proxies such as the Houthis and Hamas, we maintain the Department of Defense. The DOD includes the Joint Chiefs of Staff, ...
Defense Secretary Austin will bid farewell Friday following a term that included three major military crises, a global ...
Hegseth's confirmation is a narrow victory for Trump and supporters who want to see a warrior and change agent lead the ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will bid farewell Friday to the forces and ... action — for leading troops from the front in the initial 2003 invasion of Iraq. Advertisement Article ...
Current Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, a retired Army four-star general, also commanded troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and was awarded a Silver Star, the nation's third-highest award for valor ...
An array of previous secretaries have had combat service, dodging bombs and leading troops into the fight, including current Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin who led the invasion into Iraq.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin bid farewell Friday to the forces and personnel he has led through a ...
The U.S. military’s recruiting troubles came just as it was attempting a fundamental shift in its mission. For decades, the ...
As the Senate slouches toward a vote on Pete Hegseth’s nomination as President Donald J. Trump’s secretary of defense, it’s ...