Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is bidding farewell to the forces and personnel he's led through a tumultuous term.

The official also noted that "at every moment, either the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense was fully prepared to support the president." Austin acknowledged his office’s ...

The secrecy surrounding Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s hospitalizations in late 2023 and early 2024 “increased ...

The Pentagon Inspector General released a scathing report about Defense Secretary Austin’s failure to quickly disclose his ...

During his time Austin oversaw the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, led the more than 50-nation coalition supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia, and directed the most intense naval combat ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization ... A senior defense official told reporters Austin “made a mistake, he apologized and he committed to improving transparency and processes ...

The Pentagon on Monday swore in Robert G. Salesses as the acting secretary of Defense while President Trump’s nominee Pete ...

Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior” ethos to the Pentagon. Democrats had assailed him as unfit for the job, and his ...

Pete Hegseth was sworn in to lead the Department of Defense on Saturday, after a narrow vote in the Senate. The vote on Friday night was initially 50-50, with Vice President JD Vance then casting the ...

The secrecy surrounding Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ... Speaking about the report on Wednesday, a senior defense official said Austin has acknowledged that he’d “made a mistake ...