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Lloyd J. Austin wins Senate confirmation as 1st Black Pentagon chief Associated Press Updated on:Jan 22, 2021, 11:10am EST Lloyd J. Austin, a West Point graduate who rose to the Armys elite ranks and marched through racial barriers in a 41-year career, won Senate confirmation Friday to become the nations first Black secretary of defense. The 93-2 vote gave President Joe Biden his second Cabinet member; Avril Haines was confirmed on Wednesday as the first woman to serve as director of national i...

Retired General Lloyd Austin became the nations first Black secretary of defence (Reuters photo) WASHINGTON: Lloyd J Austin, a West Point graduate who rose to the Armys elite ranks and marched through racial barriers in a 41-year career, won Senate confirmation Friday to become the nations first Black secretary of defence. The 93-2 vote gave President Joe Biden his second Cabinet member; Avril Haines was confirmed on Wednesday as the first woman to serve as director of national intelligence. B...

Channel3000.com January 22, 2021 10:14 AM By ROBERT BURNS and ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press Posted: Updated: Jim Lo Scalzo Secretary of Defense nominee Lloyd Austin, a recently retired Army general, speaks during his conformation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Washington. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via AP) Joe Biden has picked Antony Blinken to serve as his secretary of state. Blinken, 58, served as deputy secretary of state a...

Texas Guard soldier dies in Kuwait FacebookTwitterEmail 2of2 A Texas National Guards soldier died Tuesday in a non-combat related incident while supporting Operation Spartan Shield at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Staff Sgt. Timothy Manchester, 34, of Austin, had deployed in September with the 36th Infantry Division, Texas Army National Guard, headquartered in Austin./Show MoreShow Less A Texas National Guard soldier died Tuesday in what officials in Austin said was a non-combat-related incident while ...

Jan 22, 2021 Secretary of Defense nominee Lloyd Austin, a recently retired Army general, speaks during his conformation hearing Tuesday before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via AP) WASHINGTON (AP) — Lloyd J. Austin, a West Point graduate who rose to the Army’s elite ranks and marched through racial barriers in a 41-year career, won Senate confirmation this morning to become the nation’s first black secretary of defense. The 93-2 vot...

Lloyd Austin wins Senate confirmation as first Black Pentagon chief The 93-2 vote gave President Joe Biden his second Cabinet member.     President Joe Biden is looking for Lloyd Austin to restore stability atop the Pentagon, which went through two Senate-confirmed secretaries of defense and four who held the post on an interim basis during the Trump administration. [ PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS | AP ] Updated Jan. 22 WASHINGTON — Lloyd J. Austin, a West Point graduate who rose to the...

The 93-2 vote gave President Joe Biden his second Cabinet member. Avril Haines was confirmed on Wednesday as the first woman to serve as director of national intelligence. Mr Biden is expected to win approval for others on his national security team in coming days, including Antony Blinken as secretary of state. The president is looking for Mr Austin to restore stability in the Pentagon, which went through two Senate-confirmed secretaries of defence and four who held the post on an interim basi...

Texas Guard staff sergeant identified as soldier who died in Kuwait Staff Sgt. Timothy Manchester (Texas Military Department) The soldier who died in Kuwait Wednesday was a National Guardsman from Austin, Texas, according to the Pentagon. Staff Sgt. Timothy Luke Manchester, 34, died at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, in a non-combat related incident that officials say remains under investigation. No details about his cause of death were released. Manchester was assigned to Headquarters and Headquart...

WASHINGTON DC: Lloyd J. Austin, a West Point graduate who rose to the Armys elite ranks and marched through racial barriers in a 41-year career, won Senate confirmation Friday to become the nations first Black secretary of defense. The 93-2 vote gave President Joe Biden his second Cabinet member; Avril Haines was confirmed on Wednesday as the first woman to serve as director of national intelligence. Biden is expected to win approval for others on his national security team in coming days, incl...

Senate confirms Lloyd Austin making him the first black defense secretary as former general gets approved 93-2 Retired four star general Lloyd Austin will be Joe Bidens Defense Secretary and the first ever African American to lead the Pentagon Austin ran Central Command, which oversees forces in the Middle East and Afghanistan, until 2016 67-year-old West Point graduate had 41-year Army career  including vice chief of Army staff and commander of all forces in Iraq Is second member of Biden cab...