Maj. Gen. Patrick S. Ryder, a Pentagon spokesman, stressed in a statement the government pored through the records before reaching its conclusions.
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The official notifications about Mr. Austin’s health scare were delayed because his chief of staff, Kelly E. Magsamen, was ill and unable to make the calls until Thursday, Gen. Ryder said.
Kathleen Hicks didn't know why she was in charge for days as Lloyd Austin furor mounts
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