WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was diagnosed with prostate cancer in December and underwent a minimally invasive procedure, Walter Reed National Military Center officials said in a statement on Tuesday. The latest announcement came one day after the White House...
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin participates in a meeting with Canadian Defense Minister William Blair at the Pentagon on May 13, 2024 in Arlington, Virginia. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will resume his duties after successfully undergoing an elective medical procedure at Walter Reed National ...
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday he never directed anyone on his staff not to tell the White House he’d been hospitalized and takes full responsibility for keeping President Joe Biden in the dark for weeks that he’d been diagnosed with prostate cancer. (Feb. 1) 2 of 6 | De...
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin vowed Tuesday that the U.S. will continue to support Ukraine’s war effort against Russia.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu spoke over the phone on Friday in their first call since Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine. A U.S. official, quoted by Reuters on condition of anonymity, described the tone of the hour-long ...
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and underwent a prostatectomy late last month, Fox News has learned.(Ian Waldie/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Per Walter Reed, Austin recovered uneventfully from his surgery and he was returned the following morning. His prostate ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin underwent a medical procedure at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Friday evening and has resumed duty after temporarily transferring power to his deputy, Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said in a...
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was taken to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Sunday afternoon following symptoms of an "emergent bladder issue," according to the Pentagon. He has since transferred his duties to his deputy. He underwent what doctors at Walter Reed described as "non-...
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin called former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Thursday, just two days afterhe was firedby Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Austin told Gallant that he was “a trusted partner and friend” and one whose “expertise, professionalism, and seasoned judgme...
Washington— Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized to treat an infection that was related to earlier surgery for prostate cancer, his doctors said in a statement released by the Pentagon on Tuesday. The statement from officials at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center provides new...