Gen. Paul Funk, commander of Army Training and Doctrine Command, will conduct the review of the January 2020 attack that killed three Americans and wounded three others.
Austin's first talks in Israel since he became Pentagon chief in January come as the United States seeks to leverage Middle East diplomatic progress made by the Trump administration.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday discussed with his Philippine counterpart China’s recent positioning of “militia vessels” near the Philippines in the South China Sea.
Navy Hospitalman Casey Nutt and Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Carlos Portugal were shot in the incident. Portugal remained in critical condition as of Wednesday.
Biden has inched so close to the deadline that his indecision amounts almost to a decision to put off, at least for a number of months, a pullout of the remaining 2,500 troops.
The Pentagon's press secretary said the U.S. government was aware of reports from the Ukrainian military of Russian troop movements on the eastern border, but he offered no details.