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WASHINGTON (AP) Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was released from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Tuesday, ending his second stay since surgery to treat prostate cancer, and he has resumed his full duties, the Pentagon said. Austin, 70, has had ongoing health issues since undergoing surgery in December. He was taken back to […]
Leah Millis/ReutersDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been released from the hospital after a several-day stay at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, according to the Pentagon.Austin was released Tuesday afternoon at approximately 3:30 p.m. “following consultation with medical staff,” a statement said, adding he had “resumed his full functions and duties” as of 5:00 p.m. and is “recovering well.”The Deputy Secretary of Defense, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the White House, an