Moving between positions of government and private enterprise has become a common practice for this linkage. U.S. current Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, for example, served as a member of the board of directors for multiple companies, including the U.S. defense conglomerate Raytheon, after retiri...
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a Pentagon press briefing at the Pentagon on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf) WASHINGTON (AP) — An internal review blames privacy restrictions and staff hesitancy for the Pentagon's failure last m...
Testifying to the US Congress House Armed Services Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is alleged to have revealed evidence that Washington has plans for direct military involvement with Russia. [ ... ] Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made this allegation on Friday having seen a transcript of ...
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday it was still too soon to point a finger and a full investigation was needed. "In terms of the attack - or the damage to the pipeline, at this point I think there's a lot of speculation," he said. WHY SABOTAGE A PIPELINE? German...
What is Operation Prosperity Guardian? On Dec. 18, in Israel, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced a new joint military operation aimed at addressing "security challenges in the southern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, with the goal of ensuring freedom of navigation for all countr...
"I don't have the capability to go out and extend operations currently into Kabul," Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters Wednesday. The president had been scheduled to leave for his home in Wilmington, Delaware, Friday afternoon following his speech, but the White House announced midday...
In response to the attacks, last month Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Operation Prosperity Guardian, where the U.S. and more than 20 other countries have created a protective umbrella for the commercial vessels that are not re-routing and decide to transit the Red Sea. ...
The flames were extinguished by Secret Service agents and Mr Bushnell was taken to a local hospital. No embassy staff members were injured. Major General Patrick Ryder, a Pentagon spokesperson, said the incident was a "tragic event" and that Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin was fol...
Pentagon chief spokesman John Kirby said Thursday that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's main concern is getting as many service members vaccinated as possible. "What he would tell these individuals if he had the chance to speak to them directly is to get the vaccine, if they are medically elig...
Israel’s intelligence agency, was behind the attack that blacked out the facility just one day after Tehran launched new advanced uranium enrichment centrifuges, and as U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was in Israel speaking about the United States’ “enduring and ironclad” commitment to...