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In this Sept. 16, 2015, photo, U.S. Central Command Commander Gen. Lloyd Austin III, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Obama administration is preparing a major overhaul of its failed effort to train thousands of moderate Syrian rebels to fight the Islamic State group, shifting from preparing rebels for frontline combat to a plan to embed them with established Kurdish and Arab forces in northeastern Syria, U.S. officials said. The discussion of a new approach comes a day after Austin, told Congress that the $500 million effort to train 5,000 moderate Syrian rebels in a year had yielded "four or five" new fighters after another 50 or so were captured, wounded or fled in their first encounter with extremist militants. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Lloyd Austin picked by Joe Biden as defense secretary nominee

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2015, photo, U.S. Central Command Commander Gen. Lloyd Austin III, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Biden will nominate retired four-star Army general Lloyd J. Austin to be secretary of defense. That's according to three people familiar with the decision who spoke on condition of anonymity because the selection hadn't been formally announced. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

AP sources: Biden picks Lloyd Austin as secretary of defense

By ROBERT BURNS, MICHAEL BALSAMO and JONATHAN LEMIRE and ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2015, photo, U.S. Central Command Commander Gen. Lloyd Austin III, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Biden will nominate retired four-star Army general Lloyd J. Austin to be secretary of defense. That's according to three people familiar with the decision who spoke on condition of anonymity because the selection hadn't been formally announced. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

AP sources: Biden picks Lloyd Austin as secretary of defense

By ROBERT BURNS, MICHAEL BALSAMO and JONATHAN LEMIRE and ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press

President Obama (center) and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. (left) greet Gen. Lloyd Austin, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, on the apron at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

White House faults decorated U.S. general’s handling of ISIS as he departs

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Gen. Lloyd Austin, who oversees military operations in the Middle East, told Congress on Tuesday that he is worried about how the removal of pertinent State Department and military staff from Yemen has further inflamed concerns about the future of counterterrorism operations in the region. (Associated Press)

U.S. Yemen evacuation weakens relations, terrorist fight: Mideast commander

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

At a Senate hearing Tuesday, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey asked Congress to end sequestration and boost defense spending by $38 billion next year. (Associated Press)

Defense Department pushes for end to sequestration cuts

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commander of U.S. Central Command, updates reporters at the Pentagon about the military campaign against Islamic State militants in Iraq, Friday, Oct. 17, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Lloyd Austin, CENTCOM commander: ‘We are making progress’ in Islamic State fight

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Kurdish forces, known as peshmerga, retook parts of Mosul Dam on Sunday, less than two weeks after Baghdad's vital water source was captured by Islamic State fighters. (Associated Press)

Gen. Lloyd Austin: Iraq’s battle for Mosul will take place before summer

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Plans for Texas park a nod to black community

By CATY HIRST - Associated Press

President Obama (center) and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. (left) greet Gen. Lloyd Austin, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, on the apron at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama, Biden welcome home U.S. commander in Iraq

By Julie Pace - Associated Press

Iranian arms allegedly used against U.S. troops

By Robert Burns - Associated Press

U.S. troops might stay in Iraq past withdrawal date

By Robert Burns - Associated Press

U.S. changes military commanders in Iraq

By Rebecca Santana - Associated Press