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United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin attends a joint press conference with Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur at the Ministry of Defense after their meeting in Tallinn, Estonia, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) ** FILE **

Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin makes unannounced visit to Baghdad, vows continued fight against ISIS

By Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

Ukraine Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov, right, speaks with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at a NATO defense ministers meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Tara Copp)

Pentagon chief Austin: Get ready for Ukraine’s offensive operations in the spring

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, right, meets with Canada's Minister of National Defense Anita Anand, far left, at the Pentagon in Washington, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Recovery continues for floating debris from crafts shot down by U.S. jet fighters

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Nov. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Chinese officials refusing Defense Sec. Austin’s calls after balloon shootdown: Pentagon

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a meeting of the Workers' Party of Korea at the party headquarters in Pyongyang, North Korea on Dec. 30, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

North Korea warns of ‘overwhelming nuclear force’ to counter U.S.

By Kim Tong-Hyung - Associated Press

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, right, shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin during a meeting at the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. Austin on Tuesday said the United States will increase its deployment of advanced weapons such as fighter jets and bombers to the Korean Peninsula as it strengthens joint training and operational planning with South Korea in response to a growing North Korean nuclear threat. (South Korea Presidential Office/Yonhap via AP)

Much left unsaid as Pentagon chief Austin reassures South Korea on alliance

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

A Leopard 2 tank is pictured during a demonstration event held for the media by the German Bundeswehr in Munster near Hannover, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. Germany faces mounting pressure to supply battle tanks to Kyiv and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is airing frustration about not obtaining enough weaponry as Western allies confer on how best to support Ukraine nearly 11 months into Russia’s invasion. Germany’s new defense minister welcomed U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to Berlin, declaring that German weapons systems delivered so far have proven their worth and that aid will continue in the future. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) **FILE**

Germany punts on Leopard 2 tanks for Ukraine

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, in Washington. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin listens at right. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Pentagon drops mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for troops

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Wreckage is strewn across a street at a railway service facility hit by a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 5, 2022. The rail service has had some 300 workers killed and 600 wounded in the nearly nine-month Russian invasion and the network has suffered thousands of attacks but says it still managed to run 85% of its trains on schedule last month. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) **FILE**

Lloyd Austin: U.S.-supplied air defense system has 100% effective rate in Ukraine

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this photo released by the U.S. Air Force, an Israeli Air Force F-15 Strike Eagle flies in formation with a U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer over Israel as part of a deterrence flight Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. Members of the Air Force and Space Force will now be able to tell others what pronouns they use in official correspondence under a just-adopted diversity policy change endorsed by the senior brass. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Jerreht Harris via AP)

Biden’s DoD pulls F-15 Eagles from Japan amid rising China threat: ‘Sends the wrong signal’

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, left, and Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough, applaud during the Military Women's Memorial 25th anniversary celebration, in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Finding jobs for military spouses remains a challenge for Pentagon leaders

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the Joint Staff of the Japanese Self-Defense Force, three F-15 warplanes of the Japanese Self-Defense Force, front, and four F-16 fighters of the U.S. Armed Forces fly over the Sea of Japan on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (Joint Staff of the Japanese Self-Defense Force via AP) ** FILE **

Plan to pull F-15 fighters from Okinawa sparks alarm in Congress

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin listens as South Korea's Minister of National Defense Lee Jong-sup, right, speaks in a joint news conference at the Pentagon, Thursday,Nov. 3, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Austin, South Korean defense chief issue stark warning after fresh North Korean missile barrage

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin talks during the press conference with Minister of Defence of Latvia Artis Pabriks during the press conference in Riga, Latvia, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Roman Koksarov)

‘Disgusting’: Republicans fume over Pentagon plan to pay for troops’ abortion travel

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary for Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks during a media conference after a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. NATO Defence Ministers are meeting in Brussels Thursday as the military alliance presses ahead with plans to hold a nuclear exercise next week as concerns deepen over President Vladimir Putin's insistence that he will use any means necessary to defend Russian territory. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)

Pentagon to pay travel costs, offer leave for service members who cross state lines to get abortions

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, right, shakes hand with Ukrainian Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov during a bilateral meeting ahead of another meeting of the NATO Council Defense Ministers at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. (Stephanie Lecocq/Pool Via AP)

Pentagon chief vows continued support for Kyiv in meeting of Ukraine’s Defense Contact Group

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin talks during the press conference with Minister of Defence of Latvia Artis Pabriks during the press conference in Riga, Latvia, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Roman Koksarov)

Goodbye, Fort Hood: Austin approves plan to nix Confederate names from U.S. military bases

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin talks during the press conference with Minister of Defence of Latvia Artis Pabriks during the press conference in Riga, Latvia, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Roman Koksarov)

Austin calls Putin’s nuke threats ‘irresponsible’

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the Armed Forces of Denmark, a view the disturbance in the water above the gas leak, in the Baltic Sea, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. Following the suspected sabotage this week of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines that carry Russian natural gas to Europe, there were two leaks off Sweden, including a large one above North Stream 1, and a smaller one above North Stream 2. (Rune Dyrholm/Armed Forces of Denmark via AP)

Pentagon chief: Too soon to determine responsibility for Nord Stream pipeline rupture

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Spc. Brady McNeil, a radiologist with the Vermont Army National Guard, draws up a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 during a vaccination clinic at the Brattleboro Area Middle School, April 14, 2021, in Brattleboro, Vt. The Army says it will start booting out soldiers who refuse to take the COVID-19 shot only days after yet another fully-vaccinated and boosted senior Pentagon official tested positive for the coronavirus. (Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer via AP, File)

House GOP urges Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to drop vaccine mandate on National Guard

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times