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Lloyd Austin Fast Facts
1975 - Austin is commissioned as a second lieutenant in the US Army upon graduation from West Point. Over the next 20 years, he holds a number of leadership positions and is stationed at bases in ...
Austin, the first Black defense secretary, ends his term marred by Afghanistan but buoyed by Ukraine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is bidding farewell to the forces and personnel he's led through a tumultuous term.
The Washington Post22d
At inflection point, Pentagon chief holds final forum for Ukraine aid
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — More than two dozen times since Russia’s 2022 invasion, President Joe Biden’s Pentagon chief, Lloyd Austin, has gone around the table with his international ...
Zelenskyy and Austin use their final meeting to press Trump to keep supporting Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin used their final meeting Thursday to press ...
Washington Examiner22d
In Germany, Austin announces what could be final substantial US aid package for Ukraine
a coalition of some 50 donor nations that was the brainchild of outgoing Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. “Today marks my last contact group, and I am incredibly proud of what we’ve achieved ...
The Associated Press on MSN22d
US troops need to stay in Syria to counter the Islamic State group, Austin says
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) — The U.S. needs to keep troops deployed in Syria to prevent the Islamic State group from reconstituting as a major threat following the ouster of Bashar Assad's ...
UPI22d
U.S. unveils $500M in military aid at final Ukraine defense summit before Trump takes office
9 (UPI) --U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin answered a plea Thursday from ... Contact Group at the U.S. Air Force base at Ramstein in Germany. Advertisement The assistance package came as ...
The Columbian14d
Austin, the first Black defense secretary, ends his term marred by Afghanistan but buoyed by Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, right, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attend a meeting of the Ukraine Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 9 ...
Austin failed to tell Congress or the White House about his health problems as required, report says
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin attends a meeting of the Ukraine Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (Marijan Murat/dpa via AP) WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary ...
Newsday16d
Austin failed to tell Congress or the White House about his health problems as required, report says
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin attends a meeting of the Ukraine Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. Credit: AP/Marijan Murat In later text messages to ...
NBC222d
US troops need to stay in Syria to counter the Islamic State group, defense secretary says
If Syria is left unprotected, “I think ISIS fighters would enter back into the mainstream,” Austin said at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, where he traveled to discuss military aid for Ukraine ...
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Zelenskyy meets US Defence Secretary Austin in Germany
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin used their final meeting on Thursday to press the incoming Trump administration to not give up on Kyiv’s fight ...