Defense Secretary Austin bids farewell, reflects on term marked by crises and change
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin bid farewell Friday to the forces and personnel he has led through a tumultuous term that had three major military crises, a global pandemic and a personal brush with cancer that became a flashpoint for the way it was mishandled.
Military bids farewell to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, following release of critical OIG report
During his time Austin oversaw the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, led the more than 50-nation coalition supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia, and directed the most intense naval combat operation since World War II in the Red Sea, following the Hamas attack upon Israel.
20h
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is bidding farewell to the forces and personnel he's led through a tumultuous term.
The United States will provide Ukraine with an additional $500 million in weapons and equipment in what’s expected to be the ...
Outgoing US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin proposes increasing defence spending by $50 billion for 2026, potentially pushing the budget beyond $1 trillion by 2030. The increase seeks to meet ...
2don MSN
The Pentagon’s watchdog, in a highly critical report released Wednesday, faults Austin for the communications failures early ...
Results that may be inaccessible to you are currently showing.
Hide inaccessible results
Feedback