Austin's comments are the strongest statement from the military since Hegseth was tapped by Trump to lead the DOD.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin praised women for their military service in an interview with NBC News, calling them “some of the finest in the world.” “I have spent 41 years in uniform ...

The Chinese defense ministry declined an invitation for a meeting with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, who is in the Pacific region this week, the latest hurdle in a rocky relationship ...

Not on Austin’s official agenda, however, is a remembrance of Operation Barrel Roll and the start of the darkest chapter in Laos’s modern history. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ...

The Frank Lloyd Wright-designed J.J. Walser House in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Share Preservationists and an Austin neighborhood organization are rallying ...

Lloyd Austin, on one of his last trips to Asia as Defense Secretary, expressed regret Thursday that China chose not to meet with Southeast Asia defense ministers this week in Laos. At the same ...

VIENTIANE, Laos — Women and racial diversity are vital to the strength of U.S. armed forces, outgoing Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in an exclusive interview with NBC News as he prepares ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin gave an impassioned defense of women in combat on Tuesday following Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense ...

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Outgoing U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said the mines would be able to "slow down" the "dismounted forces" used by Russia to pave the way for mechanized forces.

I visited the Command and Control Fusion Centerin Palawan today. I also met with some American service members deployed to U.S. Task Force Ayungin, and I thanked them for their hard work on behalf of ...