Former Barack Obama Defense Secretary Ash Carter died at 68 due to a sudden cardiac event, his family said in a statement. Carter helped launch the strategy to roll back ISIS.
Former Secretary of Defense Ash Carter has died at the age of 68, his family members announced Tuesday. Carter was appointed under then-President Barack Obama.
Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter, who opened combat jobs to women and ended a ban on transgender people serving in the military, has died at age 68.