US Defense Secretary orders 20% reduction of army officers
- 06-May-2025
WASHINGTON: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a 20% reduction in the number of four-star officers, deepening cuts at the Pentagon that have shaken the Department of Defense at the start of President Donald Trump’s second term in office. Hegseth has long been vocal about how he views the senior-most ranks of the military as […]
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin back in hospital
- 12-Feb-2024
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was hospitalized in Washington on Sunday for treatment of “symptoms suggesting an emergent bladder issue”, a Pentagon spokesperson said. Austin, 70, later transferred the duties of his office to Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, Pentagon Press Secretary Major General Pat Ryder said in a statement. Both Republican and […]
COAS Gen Asim Munir, US defense secretary discuss regional issues
- 14-Dec-2023
WASHINGTON: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir held a meeting with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Syed Asim Munir is in the United States of America on an official visit. According to the army’s media wing, this is General Syed Asim Munir’s first visit to the USA […]
US defense secy discusses regional security with COAS Asim Munir
- 04-Oct-2023
The US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Tuesday telephoned Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir to discuss regional peace. According to a press release issued by the Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with Pakistan’s Army Chief General Asim Munir over the phone. […]
US defense secretary telephones COAS Asim Munir
- 14-Jan-2023
The Secretary of Defense Lloyd J Austin III telephoned Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir and congratulated him on his appointment, ARY News reported. The Secretary of Defense Lloyd J Austin III spoke by phone today with the new Pakistan Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir, a press statement of the US […]
Al Qaeda may seek comeback in Afghanistan, US Defense Secretary says
- 09-Sep-2021
KUWAIT: Al Qaeda may attempt to regenerate in Afghanistan following the American withdrawal from the country leaving the Taliban in power, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday while talking to reporters. “That’s the nature of the organization,” he said as a four-day tour of Persian Gulf states comes to conclusion. We are prepared to […]
Biden chooses first Black defense secretary in US history: sources
- 08-Dec-2020
President-elect Joe Biden has chosen retired General Lloyd Austin, who oversaw U.S. forces in the Middle East under President Barack Obama
US defense secretary denies decision to leave Iraq
- 07-Jan-2020
“There’s been no decision whatsoever to leave Iraq,” Esper told Pentagon reporters, adding there were no plans issued to prepare to leave.
US Defense Secretary Hagel to resign: officials
- 24-Nov-2014
WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will resign on Monday, senior officials told reporters, as the White House faced mounting criticism over its handling of the war against the Islamic State group and the campaign in Afghanistan.