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...
a cyberattack was carried out on Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility.Reportsare that the Mossad, 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 ...
Name-checking Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin for the bloody withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, Hagerty said, “They've not been held to account.” MORE: Trump transition live updates "President Trump w...
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...
Mr. Biden said the U.S. has "no indication" Americans are unable to get to the airport, noting the U.S. has an "agreement" with the Taliban to let Americans through. But moments later, in a briefing with House lawmakers, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the Taliban have beaten Ameri...
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. ...
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...
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. ...
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...
Major General Patrick Ryder, a Pentagon spokesperson, said the incident was a "tragic event" and that Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin was following the situation. Image:Aaron Bushnell livestreamed the entire incident. Pic: Facebook/USAF recruiting quincy ...