U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin announced Sunday on Twitter that he has tested positive for COVID-19. Austin met with President Biden on Tuesday, Dec. 21, more than a week since he ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was admitted to Walter Reed Medical Center on New Year's Day for complications from an elective medical procedure, the Pentagon said Friday. The short statement did not ...

South Korea and the United States will hold high-level defense talks in Seoul next week as the two allies seek to advance discussions on the transfer of wartime operational control to the Korean ...

A three-star general serving on the Pentagon’s Joint Staff has been pushed out of his position following months of sustained ...

After former President Joe Biden was sworn into office in 2021, he picked a seasoned veteran with a very long resumé to head ...

President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesdayintroduced his nominee for defense secretary despite some lawmakers' concerns about naming a recently retired military officer to the key civilian Pentagon post.

American and Philippine defense secretaries unveiled a task force designed to deter Chinese coercion in the South China Sea ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has chosen retired General Lloyd Austin for defense secretary, Politico reported on Monday, citing three people with knowledge of the ...

A senior Army general is retiring from his Pentagon role after less than 18 months, while an Admiral was moved out of an R&D position.