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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was taken in an ambulance from his home to Walter Reed Army Medical Center after experiencing severe pain on Jan. 1, the Pentagon revealed on Monday.

It took the Pentagon 3½ days to inform the White House and even longer to notify the public. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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The defense chief is facing criticism for keeping his bosses in the dark.

The Pentagon's No. 2, Kathleen Hicks, was informed of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's hospitalization two days after she assumed some of his duties.

The Pentagon's No. 2, Kathleen Hicks, was informed of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's hospitalization two days after she assumed some of his duties.

The Pentagon's No. 2, Kathleen Hicks, was informed of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's hospitalization two days after she assumed some of his duties.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Monday for an elective procedure, developed undisclosed medical complications, and remained hospitalized on Saturday.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin remained in the hospital Sunday as more details emerged about key decision-makers, even President Joe Biden, being kept in the dark for days that the Pentagon chief had been in the intensive care unit at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

By Phil Stewart and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized since Monday for an unspecified medical ...