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Austin, the first Black defense secretary, ends his term marred by Afghanistan but buoyed by Ukraine
In a ceremony tinged with emotion, Austin heralded his troops as the “most lethal ... at a moment’s notice." Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin listens as President Joe Biden speaks about foreign policy ...
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Defense Secretary Austin bids farewell, reflects on term marked by crises and change
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin bid farewell Friday to the forces and personnel he has led through a ...
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Defense Secretary Austin’s secrecy around his hospitalizations increased the risks to national security, watchdog says
The secrecy surrounding Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s hospitalizations in late 2023 and early 2024 “increased unnecessarily” the risks to US national security, the Pentagon’s ...
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US troops need to stay in Syria to counter the Islamic State group, Austin says
FILE - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ... at the Foreign Ministry's Iikura guesthouse in Tokyo, Sunday, July 28, 2024. RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) — The U.S. needs to keep troops ...
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US troops must stay in Syria to maintain a 'foot on the throat of ISIS,' Austin warns
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has said American troops must remain in Syria to ... past that while he typically agrees with Trump's foreign policy, he thinks it would be a "huge mistake ...
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Austin, the first Black defense secretary, ends his term marred by Afghanistan but buoyed by Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin bid farewell ... In a ceremony tinged with emotion, Austin heralded his troops as the “most lethal fighting force on Earth” and told the ...
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US troops need to stay in Syria to counter the Islamic State group, Austin says
FILE - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a joint news conference with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa ...