Lloyd Austin

Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III warned Beijing against engaging in hostilities with U.S ... hospitalization. “I did not handle this right,” Lloyd J. Austin III said after ... Read More

Austin to travel this week to Ramstein Air Base to discuss more military support for Ukraine

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is traveling to Ramstein Air Base in Germany to meet Friday with allies and discuss further military support for Ukraine in its war with Russia, according to the ... Read More

Pentagon chief orders submarine to the Middle East, tells aircraft carrier to hasten its transit

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Defense Secretary ... said Austin and Gallant also discussed Israel's military operations in Gaza and the importance of mitigating civilian harm. The call comes a day after ... Read More

US's Austin says no one capability decisive in the Ukraine war

US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin has side-stepped Ukraine's demands to be allowed to use US longer-range weapons against targets in Russia. "I don't believe that one specific capability is going ... Read More

'Path to justice': Durbin urges Austin to rethink revoking 9/11 masterminds' plea deals

urged Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ... after years of litigation and appeals." Julia Johnson is a politics writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business, leading coverage of the U.S. Senate. Read More

U.S. announces submarine deployment to Mideast amid tensions

WASHINGTON >> U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered ... announce the deployment of a submarine. In a statement after Austin spoke with his Israeli counterpart, the Pentagon said Austin ... Read More

U.S. announces more aid for Ukraine at "critical moment" in war with Russia, but Zelenskyy says more is needed

Lloyd Austin announces more support for Ukraine at a "critical moment" in the war with Russia, as Zelenskyy says his partners' promises are unfulfilled. Read More

Ukraine's Defence Minister discusses military aid and Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting with US Defense Secretary

Ukraine’s Defence Minister Rustem Umierov has met with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin during his visit to the United States on 30 August. Source: Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh, as ... Read More

Durbin presses Defense Secretary on decision to revoke guilty plea deal for accused 9/11 plotters

(WAND) - U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, pressed U.S. Secretary of Defense ... Secretary Austin revoked the deal two days after it was ... Read More

U.S. orders missile submarine to the Middle East, beefs up security

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a guided missile submarine to the Middle East and is telling the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group to sail more quickly to the area ... Read More

U.S. beefs up posture in Middle East, warns an Iran-backed attack on Israel could come this week

U.S. Defense Secretary ... He said Austin and Gallant also discussed Israel’s military operations in Gaza and the importance of mitigating civilian harm. The call came a day after an Israeli ... Read More