Breaking News
secretary of defense
US to send $2.3 billion in crucial military aid to Ukraine ahead of next week's NATO summit
The Pentagon will send Ukraine a $2.3 billion military aid package ahead of next week's US-hosted NATO summit, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday – after increasing security measures for...
Lloyd Austin's chief of staff, blamed for Pentagon chief's hospitalization secrecy, to step down
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's chief of staff Kelly Magsamen – who took the heat for failing to tell the White House that the intensely private former Army general was hospitalized...
Pentagon chief leaves lawmakers confused, enraged over hold on weapons shipments to Israel: 'This is obscene'
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed the Pentagon has "paused" one weapons shipment to Israel but claimed the US had not made "final decision" on the shipment's future.
Defense secretary says US troops building Gaza aid pier can return fire if attacked by Hamas
Asked whether US troops who deploy to a temporary floating pier under now construction may return fire if attacked by Hamas fighters, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told the House Armed...
Pentagon sending Ukraine $6B in military aid — the largest package ever — with critical missile defenses
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday announced that the sending Ukraine its largest aid package to date – worth $6 billion – that will include vital Patriot missile defense systems...
Iranian proxies attack more US troops in Syria — as Blinken launches new crucial Mideast tour
Iran-backed terrorists launched two more attacks on US and allied troops in Syria over the weekend, according to officials — as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Saudi Arabia.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin apologizes for secret hospitalization, reveals why he didn't disclose diagnosis
"I did not handle this right," the Pentagon chief said.
Lloyd Austin returns to Pentagon four weeks after secret hospitalization
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin returned to the Pentagon on Monday, nearly a month after his secret hospitalization on Jan. 1 that he kept from his colleagues – and President Biden...
House panel demands Secretary of Defense Austin appear to explain hospitalization secrecy scandal
House Armed Services Committee chairman Mike Rogers in a letter Thursday summoned Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to testify before Congress Feb. 14 on his highly secretive hospitalization that shocked Washington...
Lloyd Austin 911 call reveals aide wanted no 'lights and sirens' and a 'subtle' ambulance pickup
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin took great pains to keep quiet the Jan. 1 medical emergency that landed him in the hospital for two weeks.
Ukraine will win the war — if the US helps, former NATO commander says
"If the West chooses to give Ukraine what they need to win, Ukraine will win this war," retired Gen. Phil Breedlove said.
First Dem in Congress calls for Lloyd Austin's resignation over hiding cancer surgery
House Armed Services Committee member and Iraq War veteran Rep. Chris Deluzio became the first Democrat in Congress on Wednesday to openly call for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's resignation.
Lloyd Austin's vanishing act is an indictment of the Biden admin's uselessness -- and sneakiness
In an age when it’s nearly impossible to go off the grid, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin managed it.
Israel vows to take on Lebanon's Hezbollah if diplomacy fails: 'We will not hesitate to act'
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant pledged that the Jewish state would "not hesitate to act" to wipe out the Iran-backed terror group, Hezbollah, in Lebanon.
Zelensky tells DC audience Ukraine troops watching Congress aid fight
"Every one of you here understands what it means for a soldier to wait for munition, waiting for weeks, months without knowing if support will come at all," Ukrainian President...
Recruitment-challenged Army invites back soldiers discharged for refusing COVID vax
The Army is inviting former soldiers discharged for refusing to receive the coronavirus vaccine to apply to re-join the service as it faces recruitment challenges.
Lloyd Austin visits Ukraine as US sends $100M more in dwindling aid
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made a surprise trip to Ukraine on Monday as US funding earmarked for military aid runs increasingly low, forcing the Pentagon to begin curbing its aid...
US sending unarmed drones over Gaza to help hostage rescue effort
The US military is flying unarmed drones over Gaza to help Israel in its efforts to recover more than 200 hostages taken there by Hamas last month, the Defense Department...
Ukraine and Israel won't win if US support stops: Defense Secretary
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday he does not believe either nation could win their respective wars without American help.
Pentagon deploys 900 more troops to Middle East in response to Israel-Hamas war
"The Department (of Defense) remains squarely focused on supporting Israel's defense needs in the wake of Hamas terrorist attacks, deterring a broader regional conflict and ensuring force protection for our...