Latest "Lloyd Austin" stories

US seeks to ramp up munitions production for Ukraine, Israel

Secretary Austin outlined U.S. production constraints and made the case to Congress for more funds to ramp up munitions production for Ukraine and Israel.

By Bryant Harris

6 weeks ago

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and President Joe Biden listen as Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi speaks during a virtual meeting at the White House in April 2022.

Austin, Blinken set to make case for White House defense supplemental

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Oct. 30, 2023.

By Leo Shane III

6 weeks ago

Defense Secretary Austin’s salary cut to $1 under GOP budget plan

Democratic lawmakers decried the move as a childish political attack.

By Leo Shane III and Bryant Harris

2 months ago

Austin urges nations to dig deep, give Ukraine more air-defense kits

The U.S. defense chief said the 31 M1 Abrams tanks promised months ago will soon begin arriving in Ukraine, as has been expected.

By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

3 months ago

Senators press Pentagon on new medical system’s recruiting impact

A letter to the Defense Department Wednesday seeks answers on how the Genesis military health system, and the need for more waivers, affects recruiting.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz and Irene Loewenson

3 months ago

For Maui vets, troops, the future remains unclear after Lahaina fires

The wildfire then swept toward the historic town of Lahaina, Hawaii, where Perry and his wife had lived for seven years.

By Zamone Perez

3 months ago