Washington: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin returned to work at the Pentagon Monday, the Defense Department said, following a hospitalization for complications from cancer treatment that he initially failed to disclose to the president and Congress. Austin — whose return comes a day after a deadly attack on American troops in the Middle East — … Read more
Austin, a 70-year-old career soldier, initially underwent minor surgery to treat cancer on December 22. Washington: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is likely to make a “full recovery” from prostate cancer and his prognosis is “excellent,” two doctors said after he was seen at Walter Reed hospital for a follow-up appointment. Austin controversially kept US … Read more
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been released from Walter Reed Medical Center after weeks of backlash over his decision to keep his hospitalization a secret ― even from the commander in chief. The Pentagon said that Austin was released Monday after consultation with the medical staff, as first reported by The Associated Press. On the … Read more
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin testifies before a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan at the Rayburn House Office building on Capitol Hill on September 29, 2021 in Washington, DC. Olivier Douliery | Afp | Getty Images Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is still hospitalized following doctors’ … Read more
US President Joe Biden said Friday he remained confident in his Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. Washington: US President Joe Biden said Friday he remained confident in his Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, though he lamented the Pentagon chief’s lapse in judgment in keeping him in the dark over his ongoing hospitalization. Austin has been hospitalized since … Read more
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks to the press on August 18, 2021, at the Pentagon in Washington, DC. Olivier Douliery | Afp | Getty Images The Defense Department’s inspector general has launched a formal investigation into Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s failure to notify the White House and Congress of his emergency hospitalization. The inspector … Read more
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a meeting with Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles and British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace at the Pentagon in Washington, U.S., December 7, 2022. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized since Jan. 1 for complications following a surgery to treat prostate cancer, officials at … Read more
The White House said on Monday that there is “no plan” to fire Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin after the top military leader waited several days before informing the public, Congress, Pentagon officials and even the president that he is being hospitalized. Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and … Read more
U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin speaks to the media after a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base on April 21, 2023 in Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany. Thomas Lohnes | Getty Images White House officials on Monday reinforced their support for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, who is under fire for failing to … Read more
Lloyd Austin took responsibility for the delays in releasing the information. (File) The sudden hospitalisation of US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin last week has caused a row after the Department of Defense failed to disclose this news even as Washington faces a growing crisis in the Middle East. Although Mr Austin was hospitalised on January … Read more
