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Lloyd Austin, Biden s Pick for Secretary of Defense, Approved by Senate

The Tablet January 21, 2021 Biden’s Defense Secretary Pick an Accomplished Commander, Devout Catholic WINDSOR TERRACE The U.S. Senate has confirmed retired Army general Lloyd Austin to be the first African American secretary of defense. The Senate voted 93-2 Friday morning, Jan. 22, clearing the way for Austin, President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Department of Defense. Austin, a devout Catholic from South Georgia, has achieved numerous “firsts” in his more than four decades serving his nation as an Army officer. He is, for example, the first African American to command the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) which is how President Biden, then serving as vice president, came to know the general.

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Biden s Defense Secretary Pick an Accomplished Commander, Devout Catholic

Biden s Defense Secretary Pick an Accomplished Commander, Devout Catholic
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E-11A Accident Investigation Board Report Released > Air Combat Command > Article Display

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. Air Combat Command released an accident investigation board report today regarding the E-11A crash that occurred January 27, 2020, during which two pilots were fatally injured. The E-11A crashed in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, following a catastrophic engine failure. Both pilots, Lt. Col. Paul K. Voss, 46, and Capt. Ryan S. Phaneuf, 30, were assigned to the 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, and were conducting a combat sortie in support of Operation FREEDOM’S SENTINEL. Their mission, and the mission of the E-11A, was to serve as a Battlefield Airborne Communications Node, which allows different communication systems to share and relay voice, video, imagery and data between warfighters in the air and on the ground. BACN is often referred to as “Wi-Fi in the sky” and enables connectivity across multiple battlespace communication platforms.

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