One witness the Senate ought to call when it sits to decide whether to confirm General Lloyd Austin as secretary of defense is General James Mattis. He’s the only living four-star general to have been ...

President-elect Joe Biden named former General Lloyd J. Austin as his nominee for secretary of defense on Wednesday. If confirmed, Austin would become the first Black person to lead the Pentagon. At a ...

The retired Army general was confirmed Friday after being granted a waiver. Retired U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd Austin on Friday took over as the first black Pentagon chief shortly after being confirmed 93-2 ...

President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate Lloyd Austin, a retired U.S. Army general, to serve as secretary of the Department of Defense, Politico reported Monday. Austin would be the first African ...

Retired general needs a congressional waiver to take traditionally civilian role As a recently retired military general is Lloyd Austin the right pick to run the Defense Department under a Biden ...

President-elect Joe Biden sought to sell his choice for defense secretary, retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, to congressional Democrats who are balking at the prospect of waiving the requirement that ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The commander of U.S. military operations against Islamic State militants cautioned Friday against expecting quick progress in Iraq. Army Gen. Lloyd Austin said he believes the Iraqi ...

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon Inspector General released a scathing report Wednesday about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s failure to alert the White House and his senior staff about his hospitalization ...

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville is blocking the nomination of Lt. Gen. Ronald Clark that would promote him to four-star commander of the U.S. Army Pacific force, based on Tuberville’s concerns about the ...