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Dec. 10, 2020 U.S. President-elect Joe Biden said it was the right moment in U.S. history for his defense secretary nominee, retired Army General Lloyd Austin, despite concerns about the recently out-of-uniform soldier taking on a role reserved by law for civilians. The choice of Austin, who if confirmed would be the first Black U.S. secretary of defense, requires both houses of Congress to waive a law requiring the military s top brass to have been out of the armed forces for at least seven years before running the Pentagon. Austin, 67, retired in 2016. In announcing his pick in Wilmington, Delaware, Biden called Austin the right person for this job at the right moment.

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