Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Thursday signed off on a plan to strip any mention of the Confederacy from U.S. military bases, including renaming the Army's legendary Fort Bragg and Fort Hood.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Thursday agreed with NATO officials that the damages to the Nord Stream pipelines running between Russia and Europe were the result of sabotage. But, during a press conference in Hawaii with his Philippine counterpart, Mr. Austin said it was too early to assign blame.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin picked an Air Force general to serve as the next Pentagon press secretary, a move that could spark controversy over the use of an active-duty military officer in a position that occasionally veers into the realm of partisan politics.
The U.S. is to blame for rising tensions in the Pacific, and America's Indo-Pacific strategy to further divide the region is "doomed to failure," a leading Chinese military official said Sunday.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with his Chinese counterpart for the first time Friday after their delegations arrived in Singapore for a defense summit in Asia.