Lloyd Austin

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks at the Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore June 1, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Edgar Su
USA

Pentagon chief strongly backs women in combat: 'It is 2024'

The Pentagon in 2013 lifted a longtime ban on women serving in front-line combat positions

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks at the Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore June 1, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Edgar Su
World+Biz

Philippines, United States to sign military intelligence-sharing deal

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin poses as he arrives for a meeting of foreign ministers of the U.S., Britain, France and Germany on Afghanistan at NATO's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, April 14, 2021. Kenzo Tribouillard/Pool via Reuters/File Photo
Middle East

Pentagon chief tells Israel that US is 'well-postured' against Iran

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attend a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany, September 6, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Heiko Becker
Europe

US says deep strikes in Russia no game-changer after Zelenskiy plea

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin poses as he arrives for a meeting of foreign ministers of the U.S., Britain, France and Germany on Afghanistan at NATO's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, April 14, 2021. Kenzo Tribouillard/Pool via Reuters/File Photo
Middle East

US publicly announces submarine move to Middle East amid Israel-Iran tensions

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin poses as he arrives for a meeting of foreign ministers of the U.S., Britain, France and Germany on Afghanistan at NATO's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, April 14, 2021. Kenzo Tribouillard/Pool via Reuters/File Photo
USA

Pentagon chief revokes plea deals with three Sept. 11 suspects

The Pentagon is seen from the air in Washington, U.S., March 3, 2022, more than a week after Russia invaded Ukraine. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Hamas-Israel war

US to send more warships, fighter jets to Middle East to bolster defences

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks at the Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore June 1, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Edgar Su
Middle East

Austin says Middle East war not inevitable, seeks to 'take temperature down'

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin holds a news conference on the day of a NATO Defence Ministers' meeting at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium June 15, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
World+Biz

Pentagon chief urges Israeli consensus, action on settler violence

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin answers reporters questions at the Pentagon as the US military nears the formal end of its mission in Afghanistan in Arlington, Virginia, US July 21, 2021. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
USA

US Defense Secretary Austin contracts Covid-19

A pregnant U.S.-trained Afghan pilot, who is being held at a sanatorium and who asked that her face and name be concealed due to security concerns, poses for a photo in Tajikistan October 5, 2021. Picture taken October 5, 2021. Handout via REUTERS
South Asia

Pregnant Afghan pilot who voiced fears to Reuters moved to Tajik hospital

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a joint statement with India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh (not pictured) following their meeting in New Delhi, India, March 20, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
World+Biz

Austin makes first Israel visit by Biden official, Iran on the agenda

President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for Secretary of Defense Retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin laughs at a joke made by Sen Jack Reed (D-R.I.) during his confirmation before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, US, January 19, 2021. Greg NashPool via REUTERS
World+Biz

Austin breaks barrier as first Black US defense secretary