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Some Republicans have called for Lloyd Austin to be sacked or step down, but President Joe Biden has expressed confidence in his top defence official

Some Republicans have called for Lloyd Austin to be sacked or step down, but President Joe Biden has expressed confidence in his top defence official

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has yet to disclose why he has been at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for the past week.

The defense secretary remains in the hospital but is in “good condition” and conducting official business, the Pentagon spokesman said.

The Pentagon’s failure to disclose Mr. Austin’s hospitalization for days reflects a stunning lack of transparency about his illness, how serious it was…

Lloyd J. Austin III has been at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center since Monday, but is “recovering well and is expecting to resume his full duties,” the Pentagon said in a statement.

 

The head of the US Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, General Glen D. VanHerck, stated that the incident involving the downing of a... 23.12.2023, Sputnik International

The Pentagon is sending an additional 300 U.S. troops to the Middle East. "I can confirm they are not going to Israel," said Brig. Gen. Ryder.

The Pentagon said the airstrikes against facilities used by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and its proxies were in retaliation for recent rocket and drone attacks on American forces.