Lloyd Austin
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Oct- 2023 -15 OctoberMiddle East
US Sends Second Aircraft Carrier ‘To Deter Hostile Actions Against Israel’
The US is sending a second aircraft carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean "to deter hostile actions against Israel."
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Sep- 2023 -19 SeptemberAmericas
US Abrams Tanks to Enter Ukraine ‘Soon:’ US Defense Secretary
Ukraine will "soon" receive M1 Abrams tanks from the US as Kyiv's forces make "steady" progress in a counter-offensive against Russia, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said.
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Aug- 2023 -15 AugustAmericas
Third Top US Military Job Unfilled Due to Abortion Impasse
The US chief of naval operations stepped down, leaving an unprecedented three branches of the country's military without confirmed leaders due to a standoff with a single senator over Pentagon abortion policy.
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Jul- 2023 -30 JulyAsia Pacific
Australian Army Grounds Taipan Helicopters After Crash
Australia's military will ground its fleet of MRH-90 Taipan helicopters after a crash during multinational military exercises.
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29 JulyAsia Pacific
US to Help Australia Boost Missile Manufacturing
Washington will bolster its shrinking arms stockpiles by helping Australia develop a missile-manufacturing and exporting industry.
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14 JulyAmericas
US Military Pinned Down by Republican Fire on ‘Wokeness’
The clarion call over "wokeness" in the military has galvanized right-wingers nostalgic for an era before public life was hijacked, as they see it, by authoritarian progressives.
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Jun- 2023 -1 JuneAsia Pacific
US, Japan Modernizing Military Alliance: Austin
The US and Japan are working to modernize their military alliance in the face of threats from China, North Korea, and Russia.
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Mar- 2023 -28 MarchAmericas
Promotions Delay in Senate Harms US Military Readiness: Austin
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned that the Senate's delay in approving 160 military promotions will impact the readiness of American forces.
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9 MarchAfrica
Austin and Sisi Reaffirm US-Egypt Military Ties: presidency
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reaffirmed their countries' close military ties.
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Feb- 2023 -4 FebruaryAir
US Says Second Chinese ‘Spy Balloon’ Over Latin America
A Chinese spy balloon has been spotted over Latin America, the Pentagon said, a day after a similar craft was seen in US skies.
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