Lloyd James Austin III (born August 8, 1953) is a retired United States Army general who served as the 28th United States secretary of defense from 2021 to 2025 in the administration of President Joe Biden.

Lloyd James Austin III served as the Secretary of Defense from Jan. 22, 2021, to Jan. 20, 2025. Mr. Austin was the principal assistant to the President in all matters relating to the...

Jan 20, 2025 · Lloyd Austin (born August 8, 1953, Mobile, Alabama, U.S.) was the United States secretary of defense (2021–25). He assumed this position in January 2021, two days after Pres. Joe Biden’s inauguration.

Dec 15, 2024 · Earlier this month, Lloyd Austin, the nation's first African American secretary of defense, returned to West Point, the institution that forever changed his life. "When I first came to...

Lloyd James Austin III (born August 8, 1953) is an American retired four-star general. He was the 28th United States Secretary of Defense from 2021 to 2025 during the Joe Biden administration. He was an Army officer and was the 12th commander of United States Central Command (CENTCOM). Austin was the first Black commander of CENTCOM.

Dec 8, 2024 · VIENTIANE, Laos —From his first memo on the job, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has centered the tending and extending of ties with America’s allies and military partners. One busy...

Jan 17, 2025 · Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon on May 20, 2024, in Washington. (Kevin Wolf/AP) Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will bid farewell Friday to the forces ...

Jan 15, 2024 · US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has been released from hospital and will perform his duties remotely as he continues to recover from treatment for prostate cancer, the Pentagon has said....

Mar 29, 2023 · Lloyd James Austin III was sworn in as the 28th Secretary of Defense on January 22, 2021. Mr. Austin is the principal assistant to the President in all matters relating to the Department of Defense and serves on the National Security Council. Mr. Austin was born in Mobile, Alabama, and raised in Thomasville, Georgia.

Dec 8, 2020 · WASHINGTON - Today, President-elect Joe Biden announced that retired four-star General Lloyd J. Austin III will be nominated to serve as the 28th United States Secretary of Defense.