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Department of Defense

Austin kept prostate cancer, surgery complications a secret from everyone, even Biden – Associated Press

Photo: Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin makes a joint statement with Israel Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant, after their meeting about

LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP | Associated Press January 10, 2024

Biden Administration

Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin has been confirmed by the Senate as the next secretary of defense. AP Photo/Susan Walsh Dwight Stirling,

Dwight Stirling, Lecturer in Law, University of Southern California January 25, 2021

Biden Administration

Lloyd J. Austin, a West Point graduate who rose to the Army’s elite ranks and marched through racial barriers in a

Robert Burns and Andrew Taylor | Associated Press January 23, 2021

U.S. Government

President-elect Joe Biden will nominate retired four-star Army general Lloyd J. Austin to be secretary of defense, according to four people

Robert Burns, Michael Balsamo, Jonathan Lemire and Zeke Miller | Associated Press December 8, 2020

Politics

President-elect Joe Biden is facing escalating pressure from competing factions within his own party as he finalizes his choice for secretary

Anita Cohen December 3, 2020