Nov 13, 2024 · Hegseth will succeed Secretary-General Lloyd Austin III, the nation’s first Black Secretary of Defense, a historic choice made by President Joe Biden in 2021. Austin, 71, is a four-star...

Nov 13, 2024 · If his appointment is confirmed by the Senate, Hegseth would replace current defense secretary Lloyd Austin, a retired four star general.

'Fox & Friends Weekend' co-host Pete Hegseth discusses the mystery surrounding Sec. Lloyd Austin's hospitalization that was kept from the Biden administration for days.

1 day ago · HEGSETH: That was a made-up boogie man to begin with. PRICE: The antiextremism initiatives were started by President Biden's secretary of defense, Lloyd Austin, in response to the January 6 ...

Dec 6, 2024 · Republican Georgia Rep. Mike Collins questioned Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's qualifications amid DOD nominee Pete Hegseth's controversy.

Dec 4, 2024 · WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin took a swipe Wednesday at President-elect Donald Trump's embattled choice to succeed him at the Pentagon, Pete …

Nov 20, 2024 · Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Wednesday defended women serving in the military and, specifically in combat roles, amid growing scrutiny of comments by his would-be successor, Pete Hegseth.

Dec 5, 2024 · Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin rebuked an argument from his possible successor, Pete Hegseth, that women should not be in combat while addressing West Point cadets.

Dec 4, 2024 · Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin rebuked his potential successor for his opposition to women serving in combat roles, saying it would be wrong and counterproductive to undo decades of progress.

Nov 20, 2024 · Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin gave an impassioned defense of women in combat on Tuesday following Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Defense, arguing that the United States "should not have women in combat roles."