By JOHN VANDIVER | STARS AND STRIPES Published: April 13, 2021 STUTTGART, Germany — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday ordered an independent review of a militant attack that killed three Americans on a U.S. compound in Kenya last year. Austin, who recently completed an initial review of U.S. Africa Command’s investigation into the Jan. 5, 2020 attack, said he wants a deeper look into the deadly ambush at the small Manda Bay outpost. “An independent review will provide added insight, perspective, and the ability to assess the totality of this tragic event involving multiple Military Services and Department of Defense components,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said in a statement Monday.