Lloyd Austin
US State Department asks Congress to approve sales of tank munitions to Israel
Middle East
December 9, 2023
US State Department asks Congress to approve sales of tank munitions to Israel
CNN — The US State Department has asked Congress to approve a sale of tens of thousands of munitions for…
US to take military action if conflict expands in Middle East: Secretary of Defense
Middle East
October 23, 2023
US to take military action if conflict expands in Middle East: Secretary of Defense
The US will not hesitate to take military action if conflict expands in the Middle East, US Secretary of Defense…
Contact Group will support “fight for freedom over the long haul”
World
February 14, 2023
Contact Group will support “fight for freedom over the long haul”
The United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that the Ukraine Contact Group will support Ukraine’s “fight for…
US “optimistic” that Germany will send Leopard tanks to Ukraine, defense official says
World
January 19, 2023
US “optimistic” that Germany will send Leopard tanks to Ukraine, defense official says
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will be “pressing the Germans” to allow their Leopard tanks to be transferred to…
US is not preventing Ukraine from developing long-range strike capabilities, defense secretary says
World
December 7, 2022
US is not preventing Ukraine from developing long-range strike capabilities, defense secretary says
The US is not working to prevent Ukraine from developing its own long-range strike capabilities that could potentially target inside…
NATO chief, US defense secretary reiterate support for Ukraine ahead of ministers meeting
World
October 13, 2022
NATO chief, US defense secretary reiterate support for Ukraine ahead of ministers meeting
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reiterated their support for Ukraine ahead of a meeting of…
US defense secretary say Ukraine is “making progress” on the battlefield
World
October 3, 2022
US defense secretary say Ukraine is “making progress” on the battlefield
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said he believes Ukraine is “making progress,” in the Kherson region of the country…
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says NATO at “critical juncture”
World
June 16, 2022
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says NATO at “critical juncture”
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the suffering in Ukraine could end immediately if Russia ends “its reckless war of…
US orders 7,000 more troops to Europe following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
World
February 25, 2022
US orders 7,000 more troops to Europe following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
(CNN)US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin deployed an additional 7,000 US troops to Europe on Thursday following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,…
Pentagon chief orders review of 2019 Syria strike
Middle East
November 30, 2021
Pentagon chief orders review of 2019 Syria strike
WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered a four-star general to review a 2019 strike in…