Lloyd James Austin III (born August 8, 1953) is a retired United States Army general who served as the 28th United States secretary of defense from 2021 to 2025 in the administration of President Joe Biden.

Jan 17, 2025 · 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 …

Jan 20, 2025 · Lloyd Austin (born August 8, 1953, Mobile, Alabama, U.S.) was the United States secretary of defense (2021–25). He assumed this position in January 2021, two days after Pres. Joe Biden’s inauguration.

Lloyd James Austin III served as the Secretary of Defense from Jan. 22, 2021, to Jan. 20, 2025. Mr. Austin was the principal assistant to the President in all matters relating to the...

Jan 17, 2025 · Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will 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 ...

Jan 9, 2024 · Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has prostate cancer and his recent secretive hospitalization was for surgery and later to treat a urinary tract infection related to that operation, officials said Tuesday.

Dec 15, 2024 · Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin retired as a four-star Army general, after three years as commander of U.S. Central Command. CBS News. That job consists of non-stop closed-door meetings...

Lloyd James Austin III (born August 8, 1953) is an American retired four-star general.He was the 28th United States Secretary of Defense from 2021 to 2025 during the Joe Biden administration. He was an Army officer and was the 12th commander of United States Central Command (CENTCOM). Austin was the first Black commander of CENTCOM. [1]On December 7, 2020, Austin was nominated by President ...

Jan 17, 2025 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will 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. Austin, 71, spent 41 years of his life in a military uniform.

Jan 15, 2024 · Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was released Monday from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center following complications he suffered after undergoing surgery for prostate cancer, a Pentagon...