1975 - Austin is commissioned as a second lieutenant in the US Army upon graduation from West Point. Over the next 20 years, he holds a number of leadership positions and is stationed at bases in ...

We bend down to no one." Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin presented both President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden with the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said farewell to his department ... Charles Quinton Brown Jr. said before pinning the medal to Austin’s lapel. Brown praised Austin for his calm, collected ...

Defense Secretary Austin will bid farewell Friday following a term that included three major military crises, a global ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin looks on from the East Room of the White House during a Medal of Freedom ceremony on January 4, 2025, in Washington, DC. On Wednesday, Austin said that Syria ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Army Secretary Christine Wormuth both signed off last year on posthumously awarding a Medal of Honor to Serna, and the Pentagon sent Serna's records to the ...