Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is forcefully endorsing having women in combat roles and emphasizing the military's obligation ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told West Point cadets the women he had witnessed in combat had been "incredibly" capable, ...

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin welcomed the ceasefire agreed to by Israel and Lebanon, which went into effect at 4:00 a.m. Israel time on Wednesday morning. “The ceasefire announced by ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka held a joint news conference from Fiji, marking the first visit of a U.S. defense secretary to the island nation.

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Nov. 27 (UPI) --U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin placed pre-holiday calls on Tuesday and Wednesday to members of each branch of the U.S. military to wish them a happy Thanksgiving.

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 ...

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 to shortly exit the ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin called women in the military a strong asset in an exclusive interview with NBC News' Courtney Kube. Austin also said military women "make us stronger" and "better." ...

Last week during a summit with Asian military leaders and their international partners, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin unveiled a first-of-its-kind vision statement outlining the United States ...