Lloyd J. Austin
DefMin Ciuca attending meeting of NATO defence ministers
Romania's Defence Minister Nicolae Ciuca is taking part February 17-18 in a virtual meeting of NATO defence ministers.
Austin wins Senate confirmation as 1st Black Pentagon chief
Lloyd J. Austin, a West Point graduate who rose to the Army's elite ranks and marched through racial barriers in a 41-year career, won Senate confirmation on Jan. 22 to become the nation's first Black secretary of defense.
Biden picks Lloyd Austin as secretary of defense
President-elect Joe Biden will nominate retired four-star Army general Lloyd J. Austin to be secretary of defense, according to four people familiar with the decision. If confirmed by the Senate, Austin would be the first Black leader of the Pentagon.
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Turkey, US agree on deployment of armed drones to ?ncirlik Airbase
Military officials from Turkey and U.S. have agreed to deploy armed drones to Adana?s ?ncirlik airbase to help in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL).
Is Turkey ready for the Mosul battle?
On March 9, Iraqi Shiite militias intensified their attack against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant?s (ISIL) positions around Tikrit, around 150 kilometers north of Baghdad, to save Saddam Hussein?s hometown from the hands of jihadists.
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US commander due to visit Turkey ahead of Mosul operation against ISIL
The commander of the U.S. Central Command, Gen. Lloyd J. Austin, will pay a visit to Ankara on March 11 ahead of a military operation in Mosul against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).